The Washington herald., 1908-06-15
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Alexandria, Va, June H-Jeter J. Pull
man, who conducts a secondhand fur
niture store at 1913 King street. was held
up and robbed in his store last night about
10 o'clock by two white men, who knock
ed Pullman in the head. and after taking
pistol and bicycle bell, decamped. Mr..
Pullman as soon as he recovered made
an outcry and the men were pursued,
but not caught
This morning Chief Goods Policemen
Henderson and Nicholson arrested Harry
Pattle. twenty mine years Of age, Of War
renton, Va, and Jake Pickard who
claims his home is in New York City.
and who says he is sixteen years old. on
suspicion OF having committed the rob
berry. The men were subsequently identi-
fed by Mr. Pullman as his assailants.
The prisoners were captured near the
Dyke, where a number OF tramps were
gathered.
Pattie denies the charge. The prisoner
says he was drinking last night and that
az one time he was in an insane asylum.
He added that he has been IN this city
for some time and was employed By the
corporation.
Pickard said that he and Pattie. whom
as knows as Harry Klein. entered the
place FOR The purpose OF purchasing a
shirt and that they left the store to-
sether, he going in one direction and his
companion another. Later he says. he
saw crowd pursuing a man whom he
believed was Patue lie denies being
implicated in the hoId-up
Charles Macrae. fourteen years Of age.
who lives about ninety miles down the
river on the Virginia side was accidentally
shot this morning about 10 o'clock. The
bullet was from a .S2 caliber revolver. and
penetrated the knee. Macrae was taken
TO The Alexandra Hospital, where his in
iurles were dressed by DR.. r NJ. Jones
The accident happened aboard the sailing
vessel Z. S. Croweu, which is anclored
az the wharf.
The annual closing exercises Of Wash
inEton public school. for BOYS. will bs held
az that school tomorrow morning az
O'Clock. The eNercises will be in charge
of Superintendent X. Kemper and HUI
bert Snowden. clerk Of the city school
board, and will consist OF the awarding
Of certificates and medals.
The closing exercises Of Lee school. for
girls. Will be held al that school Tuesday
morning. and the two colored schools viii
hold their closing exercises Wednesday
and THURSDAY
An interesting musical and literary pro-
gramme was a feature Of the exercises
az the chNdren's day services held to-
night al the Methodist Protestant Church.
The floral decorations were very pretty.
Appropriate children's day services
were also held at the First Baptist and
Trinity Methodist Episcopal churches. Al
the former church Rev Or Mencfee.
D. d. Of Washington, preached q spe-
cial sermon to the children.
Il has been suggested by a number Of
citizens that ropes should be stretched
al fires in this city. as is done else
where A. the IRE the other evening on
less hampered in their work bv The crowd
that surged toward the burning structure.
The remains % Margaret :. Knoxville.
fourteen years OF age. who dieG yester-
day at I722 F street northwest. Wash
lrgron. Will he brought here az O'Clock
tomorrow afternoon and buried in Union
Cemetery.
The morning services al the Methodist
Episcopal Church South to-day were con-
Quoted by Rev. w. V. Tudor. Of the Vir-
sinia Conference. At the First Baptist
Church the services were conducted by
Rev. Dr Menefee Resident clergy oc-
cupied the pulpits al the other churches.
Announcement was made at St Marys
Catholic Church that during the summer
months the last mass would be celebrated
at 10 o'clock. instead OF 1899 o'clock.
Arrangements have been made by the
young men Of the Bible class conducted
by Miss Penn. Of Bethany Methodist
Protestant Church, 20 have a lawn party
tomorrow evening beginning at O'Clock.
on the grounds of the Alexandria Golf
Club, west OF here. They will have as
their guests the members and friends Of
the church
The Council Of Jewish Women. Of this
city. will give their second annual ex-
cursion 10 Luna Park tomorrow night.
Arrangements are being made by the
members Of Alexandra Lodge Of Elks
10 attend the barn dance Of Washington