Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-07
ALEXANDRIA Aft AIRS
Negro Footpad Gets $12 by
< Use Of Revolver.
BELATED CITIZEN ROBBED
Polish Workmen Killed by Fall
From Trestle-Citizens Ready
for Election.
BELATED CITIZEN ROBBED
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

| Special Correspondence Of The Star.
| ALEXANDRIA. Va, November Z. 1910.
| Edward Baumgardner, living near Ivy
Hill cemetery, west of this city, was at
tackled at an early hour yesterday morn
| ing by negro highwayman while OH his
way home and was relieved Of S12.
Arriving at a point near the overhead
bridge east of the Union passenger rail-
way station Baumgardner was accosted
| by strange negro, who asked him what
time the next train left for Washington.
Baumgardner replied he did not know,
whereupon the negro asked him what
time it was. Mr.. Baumgardner pulled out
his watch for the purpose of complying
with the request, and as he did SO the
negro thrust a pistol in his face and told
him to turn over his cash. Mr.. Baum
gardner gazed into the muzzle of the pis-
toll for a moment only before he delivered
the money and the negro decamped
The robbery was this morning reported
to the police, who are investigating.
Workman Accidentally Killed.
| Enrico Cocopson, a Pole, about thirty
years old, employed by the Columbia
| Granite Company of Alexandria county,
was killed some time Saturday night by
| fainng through a trestle which spans d
| sman stream on the Great Falls and Ola
Dominion railway. Death is supposed to
have been instantaneous. The DOuy was
| found yesterday morning by coiored
| men. The trestte where the accident
| occurred Is ABOUT 20 yarus west ol moss
| Ign.
A cOroner's jury, summoned by DR..
| Stuart p. Ashton of Alexandra county.
| with Jacob birch as foreman, returned
| a verdict that CocopsOn came to his
g.
known address of the deceased was o4
James street, New York. Tne body viii,
| be buried in Alexandra county tomorrow
morning.
Election Plans Complete.
All is in readiness for the election to-
morrow. The polls will open at sunrise
| and close at sunset. AS stated, Repre-
| sentative c. c. Carlin is without Oppose
| ton. and the principal interest centers IN
certain amendments to the constitution
which are submitted to vote. The in
dications are that there will be a. very
light poll. The saloons will close at sun
| set this evening and remain closed until
sunrise Wednesday unoer the Virginia
law. The banks will also be closed.
Tug Eugenia Sinks at Wharf.
| The tug Eugenia, owned by w. A.
| last at the wharf, foot of Princess
street. going down in about twelve feet
of water. At the time there was no on.
| aboard her but a colored man employee
as a cook, who, seeing the thrush o.
| water, made a hasty retreat from his
berth and escaped.
The tug is beng pumped out today ano
will be raised some time this afternoon.
The damage done to the vessel, 1t is
l chi mill "a fSryn1x C1i
cause can be assigned for the sinking O.
| the boat.
Circuit Court Convenes.
The November term of the circuit court
for this city was opened this morning
| by Judge l.. c. Barley of the corpora
ton court, in place of Judge j. B. T.
| Thornton, who Is holding court i'm King
George county. No business was dis
posed of. and an adjournment was taken
| until November IA next.
General Mention.
George E. Henry. four. years old,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.. William u.
Henry of Brick Haven, Alexandria coun-
| ty, died yesterday at the home of her
parents. Her funeral will take place to-
| morrow afternoon.
| u UuSlIieSS uleetIllS Oh
| Lodge OF Elks will be held at its han
| tonight.
| The Washington Southern Railway
| Company this morning began using Its
new freight station near the Union de-
pot. The old freight station at Cameron
and Henry streets has been closed.
| A business meeting or X. r.. Lee Camp.
| Confederate Veterans, will be held at its
hall at o'clock tonight. One of the
membe.s will read a paper on war remi-
| nisceEces.
| The Womans Auxiliary of r. +. Lee
Camp Confederate Veterans, will hold
meeting at $50 O'Clock tomorrow even
| ing.
The first OF the second course of Rel
nicker lectures will be held at 400
O'Clock this afternoon at the Episcopal
Theological Seminary, west of this city.
1t will be delivered by Rev. j. ]. Lanier
Rirmin gham Ala.