Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-03
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Police Arrest Harvey Davis on
Larceny Charge.
SAY HE STOLE A. WATCH
Suspected of Having Committed
Other Thefts-To Bury Albert
Stuart Tomorrow.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA,. Va, January 5, 1910
The case of Harvey Davis, charged in
a warrant issued by the police with the
larceny of a watch from William Cossa-
bone. was continued i'm the police court
today until Saturday morning. Davis
bond has been fixed at $3.50. He will be
represented by Attorney Leo p. Harlow.
Davis. the police say. has been identi-
fled by several youths as the man who
sent them to various places for articles.
including overcoats and watches. which
were given to them in a number of in
stances.
man has been successfully working
what has been dubbed the '.'fimlfam''
game here for more than month. His
method was to send youths to homes and
direct them to ask for certain articles
which the owners were not wearing In
the majority of instances the articles
were given the boys and the man would
give the lad : cents for his trouble and
vanish. Mr.. CoSSabOne'S watch was Sc
cured in the foregoing manner.
Davis. however. claims that his arrest
is case of mistaken identity. Up to
the present the police have been unable
to locate any of the missing articles. The
arrest of Davis was made i'm Washington
He was brought here last evening by
Policemen Young and GarveY
The January term of the circuit court
for this city, Judge ]. B. r. Thornton
presiding. convened this morning The
docket was called and cases set for trial
as follows: Peter T. Harrington against
the city council of Alexandria. to recover
damages for the loss of horse which
several months ago died as a result of
falling in a trench at Queen and Column
bus streets, January >; f. L. Sinclair
against Fairfax & Co. January 6; H.
Noel Garner against Harry E. Poss, jan
uay g.
Dinner to Young People.
The members of the Young Peoples So
ciety of Christ Evangelical Lutheran
Church of Washington were last evening
delightfully."- entertained at a dinner at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs Hugo Herfurth
on King street. who were assisted in
receiving by Mr.. and Mrs. George S.
Herfurth and Miss Pauline Herfurth.
The dining rooms were ,attractively
decorated for the occasion with Christ
mas green's. while tiny incandescent
lights of various colors added. to the gem
eral attractiveness of the rooms.
: During the evening vocal and instru-
mental program was. given and games
were INDUCED in. Those present from
Scott, Miss Lula Hastung. George Phlug-
er, Mr. and Mrs. o. SOlem, Miss Anna
Gaede, Miss Ida Gaede, Miss Lena Heit- |
muller George Heitmuller,. Miss Lena |
Thill, Edward Landhaft, Miss Ella Heit- |
muller. P. G. Paulson. Miss Anna Heit- |
muller. Mrs. Jones, Miss Louise Schmidt, |
Miss Ursie Keller, F. G. Unham, Miss |
Lula Miller, E. E. Phoebus. Albert |
Groupe, w. B. Ahlgren. H. F. Sedgwick.
Mrs. Alex. H. Semmes has sent out
cards for a young peoples tea Thursday, |
January ), from to Z, to meet the Dart
mouth Dramatic Club. The Dartmouth |
players will appear in David Garrick"
Friday evening at the New Willard
Miss Dorothy McCauley entertained
party of friends at her home New Year
eve in honor of her guest, Miss Cecilia
Lazarus Of Philadelphia. Several inter-
esting games were played, for which
prizes were awarded to Miss Lenore
Murray. Miss Isabelle Kelloes, Miss
Josephine WOlhaupter. Mr.. Frank Loci
Ter and Mr.. Jerome Burke.
The guests were Misses Lenore Muir
ray. Katherine Burke. Helen Kalstron,
Annie Fitzhugh, Mildred Lithgow,
Josephine Wolhaupter, Isabelle Kelloes,
Dorothy Sweeny, Frances Everat and
Undine Babcock. Messrs. Raymond Clark. |
Cecil Smith. Elmer Kintz, Allen. Edelin,,
Jerome Burke. Louis Dietrich, Herbert |
Shinn Harry Mouisier. Howard Brooke,
William Ellis Frank LOefier and Ward |
Scott. The out-of-town guests were Miss
Isabelle Kelloes Of Jersey City and Miss |
Dorothy Sweeny of New York.