Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-28
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Burglary of a Grocery on
North Royal Street.
DEAD MAN ON DOORSTEP
Coroner's Jury Adjourns Inquest I'm
til Tomorrow Horning-Reception
to Bishop Coadjutor.
DEAD MAN ON DOORSTEP
Special Correspondence OF The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, April rs, 1910
Within less than a square of police
headquarters a burglary was committed
either late last night or early this morn
ing, when thieves entered the grocery
of j. c. Milburn, 113 North Royal street,
and stole a number of articles. AN en-
trance was made by opening gate In
| the rear of the store and breaking the
panel of the back door. A large iron bar
in the back yard was used by the thieves
The thieves got away with a quantity Of
smoked meat and a coat in which was a
| fountain pen belonging to a clerk en-
ployed In the store. The clerk discovered
the robbery this morning when he opened
| the store It IS believed that other goods
were also taken.
| Found Dead on Doorsteps.
Andrew Jackson, colored. about thirty
/ FIVE Years old. was found dead at 3
o'cioc!, this morning sitting on the steps
of the house OF LIZZIE Grady. colored
North Fairfax street. where he boarded
The body was taken to Demaine's under
taking establishment and Coroner Moore
was notified. The latter is investigating
! the case and may hold an inquest. jack
| sons body was i'll an upright position on
| the steps Late last night he was brought
to the police station by another colored
man, who told the police Jackson was
ILL., He was advised to take him home.
it is said. Nothing further was heard
until a paseerby discovered the body this
morning.
j. c. Cheshire, who says he lives on
st. Georges Island, Nd. appeared In the
police court this morning and claimed ne
had been robbed OF SIS In a North Lee
street resort. A white man who was in
the place at the time was cited to appear
in court. The testimony given was to
the effect that this morning Cheshire's
empty pocketbook was found in the yard
Of the place. The man suspected OF the
robbery was acquitted.
Coroner's Jury Adjourns.
A coroners jury yesterday afternoon,
after hearing the evidence in the case
OF the negro found on the electric rail-
way track near Rosemont, who died
yesterday morning at the Alexandra
Hospital. adjourned until 10 O'clock to-
morrow morning In order to give the
police an opportunity to ascertain
whether or not there are any grounds
for suspicion of foul play. The matter
Is being investigated by the police. The
jury 10 composed OF August Oehlert,
foreman: Robert s. Barrett, Frederick
Klaus, Thomas L. Carter, Thomas A.
Fisher. Albert Dfenelt.
The local board of civil service eX-
aminers announce that the following
examinations will be held in this city
June /: Wireless engineer. Philippine
service salary, $4,000 a year: physician,
male Indian service, salary. $1,000
year and quarters: domestic science
teacher, Indian service. salary. $500
year: telephone operator. male. quar-
termaster's department at large, St.
Paul, Mimi. salary. $3.50 a year.
The Second Presbyterian Church was
last night again crowded. the occasion
being the evanselistic services being con-
Quoted by Rev. Dr.. Wexford. Mrs. Leta
SEWER Montague sang Lord. Make Me
Clean Within A feature OF the services
is the answering Of questions by the
preacher from 7:45 until o'clock nightly.
Questions are placed in box in the
vestibule.
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