The Washington herald., 1909-10-11
WASHINGTON HERALD BUREAU.


o'clock this afternoon and thirty-fye mta
were taken IN custody, and two wagon
loads OF beer and whisky. cards, and
other paraphernalia were seized
The raid was one Of the most spectacu-
lar that has been made in Alexandria IN
recent years and attracted considerable
attention among the crowds on the
streets Immediately following the raid.
the policemen proceeded 10 the respec-
tive places and gathered in the stock Of
/ liquors. beer. and other articles. which
now occupy haK a dozen cells at police
/ headquarters
The places raided include the Rambiers'
/ Club, in Cameron street. between Royal
and Fairfax streets. Alexandria Social
Club. over "a Greek lnchroom in King
street, and the establishment in King
/ street The alleged proprietor Of the
Gamblers club, William Roberts. fur
nshcd bond In the sum or so Tor mis-
appearance IN the Police Court Henry
Schlichtiug and Samuel Elliott, alleged
/ proprietors OF the Alexandria Social Club,
/ were held In the same amount and both
furnished the necessary surety shortly
after their arrest Clifton Pelton, alleged
I 10 be the proprietor OF the establish
meut at ~ King street. is being held in
| bond of the sum Of $50. At a late hour
| tonight he had not obtained a bonds
man.
| The majority Of the others taken I'm The
drag were held In cash bond OF s. and
SO. respectively. Before s o'clock all
/ but eight of the thlrty-fve men had given
{ bond for their appearance IN the Police
/ Court I'm the morning.
] The r-ufT on Tl4r0hIeref (Fluh
made by Chief Goods. Policemen Knight.
! Sampson. and Reid. As a result Of the
raid on this place twelve men were taken
/ IN custody Several made theIr escape
/ before the police could act Members
| OF this club, IL is alleged. had private
keys Chief Goods also had a key. but
/ * was unnecessary for him 10 use L.
/ for just as he and his men approached
/ the place the door leading 20 the palatial
I rooms of the club were swung open 10
/ let "a member out The approach OF the
/ bluecOats caused CONSERVATION among
\ the men present and there was
/ scamper among several for means of exit.
! Exactly al the same hour almost 20 the
minute a raid was made on the Alexan-
! dria Social Club. over the Greek lunch
room. Only five men were found there.
/ and conditions were serene. most OF those
present being engaged i'm reading news
/ papers and magazines. The alleged pro-
! prietors. Henry Schhchung and Samuel
I Elliott, were outside Of the place. This
/ raid WAS made by Acting Lieut. Roberts
/ and Policemen Roland and Garvey. Po-
/ licemau Roland was placed in the rear
. OF the place. and as hts companions en-
/ tered there was a scramble.
/ At the same time a raid was also being
made on the establishment at AZ King
/ street. Here fifteen men were caught in
I the drag by Lieut. Smith and Policemen
! Ferguson and Rawlett. II is alleged four
4 men were sitting at a table playing cards.
| and that $2s5 was taken from the table.
/ together with some cards alleged 20 have
/ been used by the players. The raid at
( this place also caused d Stampede. but
/ none succeeded IN eluding capture. An
( amusing story is told by the police Of
/ one Of the men. who was in an ante
/ room and who was overlooked by the DO
/ lice When he discovered the raid IN
! progress be remained quiet and waited
until the storm had subsidized Much to
\ his aStonishment, when he came out his
/ coat was missing. IL having been taken
\ by the police together with the other
/ articles captured Indignantly the man
/ walked into the police station and de-
| manded the return of his coat. This
proved his undOing, for he was put in a
/ cell and held with the others captured
/ in the drag
An unknown man, shortly before I
! o'clock this morning. hurled an empty
whisky flask at several passenger. aboard
4 the l2:5) o'clock electric train out Of
/ Washington just rs the train had passed
! Arlington Junction. The flask struck a
/ passenger on the rear platform on the
/ right shoulder, but did not iniure him.
\ A report o. the occurrence was al once
| made TO the conductor, and the train was
! brought TO a stop and Constable A. J..
/ Payne, Of Fairfax County, who was a
/ passenger, made an unsuccessful search
/ of the immediate vicinity.
Bids for the new house for Alexandria
! Lodge Of Elks are to be opened at noon
! tomorrow In view of the fact that
/ the specifications were given out only
/ a short time ago, it is regarded as more
/ than probable that the awarding Of the
! contract may he deferred for several
| days in order 10 give the bidders ample
/ time in which 20 submit their bids. The
| proposed structure will cost in the neigh
borhood Of $25,o0o.
! Mrs. Rebecca Collinsworth. widow Of
A. d. Collinsworth, died this morning
at her home. PIP South Henry street. The
/ deceased was a native of Pohick, Fair
| fax County. Va Her funeral will take
| place at o'clock Tuesday morning from
/ St Marys Catholic Church the inter-
ment TO be in 81. Mary's Cemetery.
stephen Davis was arrested this morn
ing on suspicion of having assaulted
/ Thomas d. Mclean a Washington fro
man. last evening in North Lee street
/ Davis left SO collateral for his appear
ance in the Police Court.
The delegates recently selected by r.
E. Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans, to
attend the grand State encampment N
Danville. Va, will leave for that city
tomorrow morning. They are: Edgar
Warfeld, ST, Booker Hall, J. r. zim-
norman. J. B. Spicer. and Alexander
| Lyles.
Mrs. Marian F. Hopkins, seventy-two
years old. widow of Joseph Hopkins. died
shortly after ) o'clock this m6rning at
her home, 723 Duke street. Mrs. Hopkins
was a native of Talbot County, Nd, but
had resided here most Of her life. Three
sons and one daughter survive. They are:
s. S. Hopkins, Of Waynesboro. Va: A.
Rigsby Hopkins, George ID. Hopkins. and
Mrs. William a. Moore. jr., of this city.
Funeral services will take place Tues
day morning at 10 o'clock from the resi-
| dence of her son, George d. Hopkins,