Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-08
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
County Officials Searching for
Colored Marauder.
ABDUCTS FARM ANIMALS
Cow, Mule and Two Pigs His Plum.
der-Simmons Assault Case
Continued.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.


ALEXANDRIA. Va. August 8. 1910
strange negro. who it is alleged has
committed a number Of robberies Of live
stock in Alexandria county during the
past three weeks. II Is reported, is now
hiding in the woods in the vicinity OF
Hume Spring, that county. The county
| authorities have been notified. it Is said
| and the negro will, it is reported. be cap
tured soon.
A resident of the county stated this
| morning that the plumber supposed to
| have been stolen by the negro consisted
| of two pigs, one COW and a mule.
In each instance the negro, 1t is said
would dispose of the animals in other
parts Of the county to innocent pur-
chasers. who, after learning they had
been stolen, returned them to their
rtghtful owners.
The negro. it is said. has been living
on the proceeds of his thefts.
The case Of William Simmons
| charged with assaulting Miss Violet
McIntire. who lives at Quantico. Va,
continued owing to the absence Of Miss
McIntire. 1t was stated that as soon
as Miss McIntire appears Simmons will
be given a preliminary hearing. The
accused has retained Attorney Robin
son Moncure to defend him. Simmons
| he has not yet given bond.
Cases Disposed Of.
Other cases disposed Of were as fol
lows Wilmer Delapiane, vagrancy. sent
to Jail for twenty days; Henry Barnes
colored, disorderly conduct, forfeited col
lateral; William Kenney, drunk and dis
orderly, forfeited S. collateral; Bette
Holmes colored, disorderly conduct. fined
To- ~ ef
of gambling, fined S.: James Harris. viii
liam Brooks. and Richard Dawson. al
colored, charged with exceeding the speed
limit on bicycles. the former forfeited
collateral and the last named two fined
s. each; James Longbottom. drunk on the
street, acquitted; Ossie johnson, colored
disorderly conduct. fined S..
Dfsolderly conduct among number OF
white men, who are alleged to have had
a fight, created considerable excitement
street shortly after midnight Saturday
night. Police whistles were sounded. and
there were cries from neighbors for the
police. The police last night arrested
one white man and charged him with dis
orderly conduct. He forfeited s. col
lateral this morning.
AS a result of burns received Friday
afternoon last wihele playing with matches
Robert s. Barrett, jr.. the three-year-old
son Of Police Commissioner Robert s.
DdTTcLt, uleu ycStcTuoy at tAc
home Of his parents, 4OS Duke street.
Death of ]. E. Bayliss.
J. E. Bayliss. about thirty-five years
old, died this morning at the Alexandria
Hospital. following a brief illness of
typhoid fever The deceased was native
of st. Mary county, Md. The body will
be taken to that county for burial.
Albert j. Gaines funeral took place yes
terday afternoon from his home. Ills
Duke street. Rev. j. NJ. Holmes, pastor
Of the Methodist Protestant Church, con-
Quoted the services and the interment
was made in Bethel cemetery.
Eva Snellings, infant daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Sneilings, died yester-
day afternoon at the home of her par
ents, 633 South Patrick street. She was
one year and ten months old.
Announcement is made that there will
be a public meeting Of the Holy Name
Society Sunday night next at s o'clock at
the Young Mems Sodaiity Lyceum Hall,
at which time an address will be made
by the diocesan director of the society Of
Maryland. Members and their friends
are invited to be present
During q fight in the northeastern Sec
ton Of the city Saturday night last
Shorty Harris, a negro, was cut. Har-
ris' injuries are not serious. The affair Is
being Investigated by the police
An alarm Of fire shortly after IL o'clock
this morning was caused by the burning
Of some trash in an alley in the rear OF
Fairfax street between King and Cam
eron streets. The fire was extinguished
with a chemical extinguisher from the
Relief Hook and Ladder Company.