Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-01
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Richmond Man Held Up and
Robbed by Three Negroes.
ONE SUSPECT CONVICTED
Victim Unable to Identify Two
Other Men Arrested-Plans
for Ferry Line.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. October 1. 1910.
Joseph s. Rose, about thirty years old,
whose home Is in Richmond, was held up
and robbed at the point of pistol at 1
O'Clock this morning at the overhead
bridge near the Union railway station by
two negroes, who relieved him of $3.50.
his watch and a memorandum book and
small pocket knife.
Immediately following the holdup Rose
walked down town and reported the rob-
berry to the police. About O'Clock this
morning Policemen Talbot, Nicholson and
Roland arrested Ellis West, William
Fountain and James Carter. all negroes,
on suspicion of having committed the rob-
berry.
When the case was called in the police
court this morning Rose positively iden-
titled West as the man who got the
money and who held the gun to his face,
but he was unable to identify the two
other men. Justice Cation sentenced West
to serve ninety days in jail for assault,
to which he added a fine of 800 and six
months for larceny. This will make
Vests sentence twelve months, which he
will spend on the state road force.
Rose was robbed of all of his money,
and did not have a. penny when he ar
rived at the police station. He was
given accommodation for the night.
Bonds for Ferry Line.
At meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce held yesterday afternoon it was
announced that bonds in the sum Of $1O,-
600 for the proposed ferry had been SUBJ
scribed for. committee, consisting OF
A. ID. Brockett, president of the Cham
Der Of Commerce; r. E. knight, president
Of the Retail Merchants, Association, and
]. T. Preston. secretary of the Chamber
Of Commerce, was appointed to handle
the entire matter regarding the bond is
sue and make all arrangements in con-
nection with same. The matter will at
once..be gone into, 1t is stated, and a
steamer will probably be secured in a
short time
In the police court this morning Lottie
Ford, colored, told the judge that An
drew Jackson, colored, drew a knife
across her throat and threatened to cut
1t. z She placed her hand satchel over her
throat to protect herself, and just then
jackson, she said, welded the knife. A
large slash. in the satchel was exhib-
tied; to the court and Jackson was fined
SO:
Ar fine of S. was imposed in the case
OF -JeS0t6@ LS0,- COlOTGQ, CudTScU Will DIS
saulting Gilbert Amos, colored, with a
knife. =. John Wabash, colored. charged
with assauiting Lawrence Jones, forfeited
IS collateral.
Funeral Of Mrs. Kidendaffer.
Funeral services over the remains Of
Mrs. Louisa E. Kidendaffer, who died in
Washington. took place at o'clock this
afternoon from her late home In Del Ray,
Alexandria county. Rev. w. j. Morton,
rector of Christ p. e. Church, conduct
ed the services, and the interment was
in Bethel cemetery.
The remains Of Mrs. Alice Louisa Hunt
ington, who died in Washington, were
brought here this afternoon and buried
in St. Paul's cemetery.
A coroner's jury is this afternoon en-
gagged in examining into the case OF En-
nest Fisher. colored, whose body was
found drowned in the Queen street dock
Wednesday afternoon last.
An interesting address on Korea, ac-
companied by stereopticon views, was de-
livered by Rev. ]. r. Sewer, pastor. last
night at the Second Presbyterian Church.
In the corporation court yesterday att
ernoon the viii of Isaac P. Force was
admitted to probate. The testator left
his estate to his wife, Mrs Sarah A.
Force.
The work preliminary to installing an
elevator in the city post ONCE building
has been begun.