The Washington herald., 1909-07-19
WASHINGTON HERALD BUREAU,

WASHINGTON HERALD BUREAU.
l95 South Royal Street
Alexandra, Va. July 1S.-The Alexan-
hria police were to-day engaged in an
Investigation of a hold-up and robbery,
Of which Hugh wylie, a shoemaker, was
the victim. wylie appeared at police
headquarters about midnight last night
and informed Lieut. Smith that he had
been attacked by two men at the inter-
section of Columbus and Queen streets.
robbed of IS, and knocked down and
kicked. Wylie showed evidences OF the
assault. and he was sent 10 the Office
Of DR.. Walter a Warheld, who found
that one OF the mans ribs had been
broken and that he was suffering also
from a number of bruises.
AS this was the first hold-up that had
occurred in Alexandra for some time,
the police were satisfied that 1t was not
the work Of professionals. The men
who assaulted Wylie, It was said. were
known to the officers. and II is expected
that they will be In custody before the
Police Court meets tomorrow morning.
Chief Goods, Of the Alexandria police
department, last night notified his force
that George Peverill. a street preacher.
who has made practice Of walking about
the streets early Sunday mornings dis
turbing the slumber of citizens, must
be arrested in the future IL he should
continue his practices For a number Of
years past PeveTilI has supplemented his
labors in behalf Of sinners by starting
out early In the morning crying, Wake
up! Wake up! Judgment day Is coming"
Peverill delivered sermons at the usual
time and places to-day. but refrained
from his usual early morning warning 10
the wicked.
The Alexandria city school board will
be called upon in the near future to select
a principal for Lee School for white girls
to I'LL the vacancy caused by the selection
Of Capt. William II. Sweeney for the po-
sitioa OF superintendent of schools. There
are several applicants for the position,
among them, it Is said, Prof. Henry =.
Malone. who has been a teacher in Carne
Graded School in Alexandria County for
the past five years. Prof. Malone is a
graduate of Georgetown University. and
is said to be a competent teacher.
Frank Latham, the superintendent of
NAAN @AANAeAtAAA Ia 6ao MoLhSt Is reported
seriously III at his home. 2l5 North Fair
fax street Il is feared that Mr. Latham
is threatened with an attack Of typhoid
fever.
The funeral Of Miss Mary Elizabeth
Goods. who died at an advanced age Sat
urday morning. took place this afternoon
from the Methodist Protestant Church in
North Columbus street The services
were conducted by Rev. J. NJ. Holmes.
D. D., the pastor OF the church. and the
pallbearers were six nephews Of Miss
Goods.
Funeral services for Eda Alma DiehI,
the eleven-yesr-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John P. Diehl. whose death oc-
CURED at the residence at Fort Hunt
saturday night, were held at that place
this afternoon.
quantity Of rubbish at the rear Of
Hellmuth Brothers store. corner Of King
and Columbus streets, caught fire from
some unknown cause about / o'clock this
afternoon, but the blaze was extinguished
by the fire department before any mate
rial damage had resulted. though two Of
the awnings on the Fairfax apartment
house were slightly burned by sparks
from one Of the engines