The Washington herald., 1909-08-27
WASHINGTON HERALD BUREAU.

e5 King Street
Alexandria. Va, Aug.s 26.-Merchandise
valued at between $500 and $780, supposed
to have been stolen from a Southern
Railway freight car. has been recovered
by Special Detective NJ. L. Psnkey, Chief
Goods. and Policemen Roberts and Mich
olson. Harvey Robinson. suspected OF
being implicated In the robbery, is under
arrest, and another man suspected OF
knowing something Of the case is being
held as a witness. When their cases were
called il the Police Cour. this morning
they were continued until August 80. 10
give the police an opportunity 10 make
further investigation into the case.
The goods. consisting OF sixteen cases.
were found beneath a freight car in the
northeastern section OF the city last
night II Is believed that the thieves
( stole them from a freight car al the
Washington and Ohio freight depot and
carried the plumber TO the place where
/ II was found.
/ Detective Pankey. after finding the
goods, reported the matter TO the police.
and he subsequently took in custody
/ Harvey Robinson. Robinson, he says. at
first resisted arrest, but he was soon sub
! lice headquarters. An investigation OF
! the theft is now being made by the
railroad in order 10 ascertain II anything
is missing.
Politicians. so 20 speslI, are Just now
up in the air. over the appointment Of
a supervisor OF census for the Eighth
Congressional district. ard II reports are
[ q
solution OF the appointment as they were
ten days ago. although II IS a well-known
| fact that efforts are now being made to
effect a compromise on one candidate.
| Rumor has 1t that the overtures thus
far made have been unavailing. and this
being the case. 1t is regarded by those
familiar with the situation. that the plum
will eventually 60 70 a dark horse" aS
| forecasted in The Washington Herald
several days ago.
| Speculation is now rife as to who the
dark horse" viii be. Some say that
Robert NJ Frazier. Of Warrenton, Va,
win be the man, and the claim is based
upon what its supporters term inside in
| formation" Notwithstanding the state
ments made by the knowing ones. the in
| terest in the fight is on the increase, and
the candidates are working overtime In
order to land the plum.
For a little more than four years and
three months Robert Proctor, a negro,
remained away from Fairfax County, fol-
lowing the alleged theft OF two suits Of
clothes A warrant for Roberts arrest
was iss ued few days thereafter. or to
be exact. May II. 1906, charging him with
the larceny OF the clothes from another
negro named Matthew Proctor. The
strong desire TO return 10 his former en-
vironments brought Robert once more
back to the scenes of his former child
| hood. This proved 20 be his undoing.
for another warrant had been issued for
his arrest t being a renewal of the first
warrant, and il was only issued August
last Finally Robert sought employ
ment at a local fertiliz!ng mill. and It was
hero that the eagle eye Of Constable A
J. Payne. Of that county, caught him.
Robert was THIS afternoon given a hear
ing before Justice Wright, of Mount YER
non district, that county, and he was
sentenced TO serve six months in the
county jail, to which there was added a
fine Of S.
Uncle Sam wants an assistant, Class 2,
! III k4O 4Ndho4 OboNA hoAoAJf O. . otN-eA Va
81. 400 per year, but even this princely
salary has not yet lured any applicants
to stand a competitive examination.
which he demands. for the position. The
examination was to have been held in
this city to-day. but the few who could
be counted with less than two fingers.
who had made application, failed to show
up. Now Uncle Sam win be compelled TO
hold another examination at some future
date. with the view Of securing some
one to take the job. It is the impression
| that the examination put up by Uncle
Sam is q little too stiff" to those who
would Ike to be placed on his payroll.
Herbert c. Morton. residing at 1os
North Fairfax street. was badly bitten
on the right wrist this morning by a
vicious dog. Mr.. Morton was walking
along the street at the time. After
ward he went to his home where his in
juries were dressed by DR.. Z. A. Cor
man. Mr. Morton is employed at the
store OF II. d. Kirk & Son.
Fred Hannick. a one-legged man, thirty
I'VE years old. who claims washington as
his home. and Fred Hannick, forty-two
lyears old, who says his homo Is In