Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-06
FOR ETERNAL PEACE ALEXANDR|AAFFA|
Stranger Passes Worthless
Check on a Clothing Dealer.
POSED AS A WORKINGMAN
Left Goods He Had Purchased and
Disappeared-Federal Grand
Jury Indictments.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

| Special Correspondence of The Star.
/ ALEXANDRIA. Va, January 6. 1911
NO funds here" was the Endorsement
accompanying check for ST. returned
| from the Citizens National Bank which
stranger passed last Saturday evening
on Abe. Eisensten, d dealer in clothes
and notions. 307 King street The strang-
er purchased $500 worth of goods, and
after making his purchase told Eisenstein
that lie would go up, the street and get
his check cashed and return for the
goods.
Eisenstein asked him the amount Of
the check. which he said was ST. The
storekeeper, not wishing to discommode his
customer, volunteered to cash the check
and gave the stranger the remainder of
the money less the amount of the pur-
chase.
The stranger left the goods in the store,
saying he would return for them later.
No trace of the man has. since been seen.
and the check being returned EisenSteln
realizes that the same old game has been
worked on him as on hundreds of others
who cash checks for strangers. A de-
scription of the man has been furnished
the police. 1t is believed that he is
stranger. Eisenstein says he would be
The check was dated December 81 and
purported to be signed by II. h. Field.
a lumber dealer. although it looked more
like H. r. Field. 1t was made payable
to c. w. Miller and bore that indorse-
ment on the back.
The man pretended to he an employe of
the mill of III. X Field & Co. telling the
storekeeper that he had just been paid
off.
Berry Case About Ended.
The case of T. 4. Beery. charged with
taking letters and their contents from
the mail, will. it is expected, go to the
jury in the United States court for the
eastern district of Virginia this after
noon. This case was begun last Tuesday.
and many witnesses have been heard.
The grand jury is still in session. al
though it is probable that it will complete
it's laborS this afternoon. The jury, be-
fore adjourning for the day. yesterday
afternoon returned three indictments. as
follows: III. II. johnson, using the mails
for fraudulent purposes; Norman Hof-
heimer hindering and obstructing deputy
collector of internal revenue in the dis
charge of his duty; John William Robin
son, for mailing a letter of an improper
character.
No true bills We're returned to these
cases presented: William \. Egts, hinder
MS anu obSti uSlIHS OcputS COilcCtcI VI
internal revenue in the discharge of his
duty; Joseph Weiderman and ]. NJ. Har-
low, failure to efface and obliterate in
ternal revenue stamp from package.
A sneak thief yesterday afternoon stole
S33, which was secreted under the cash
drawer. at the store of Eugene c. Sam
born, 1920 Queen street. A report of the
robbery was made to the police this morn
ing, who arrested a young white man
on suspicion of having committed the
theft and recovered from him SO III
which he had in his possession at the
time. The case will be called for trial in
the Police Court tomorrow morning.
K. of C. Third Degree.
The third degree of the order will be
conferred upon a large class of candidates
of Fitzgerald Council, No. 453. knights
of Columbus. at o'clock Sunday after
noon, at st. Mary's Hall. The degree will
be given by a team from Baltimore. 1t is
expected that a large number of visiting
knights from Washington and Baltimore
will be in attendance.
A Christmas entertainment for the
wives, daughters and children of the
members OF Alexandria Council. No. 5.
Fraternal Order of Americans, was held
last evening at Sarepta Hall, and during
the evening a musical and literary proc
gram was given, which was greatly en-
joyed by those present. The hall was
filled to it's capacity. At the conclusion
of the. entertainment prizes were given
the little ones. The recently elected off,
GERS of the order were publicly installed
by Deputy State President G. N. Cradlin
George Mason Council, No. 1718. Royal
Arcanum. has elected the following Off
GERS: ]. E. Pettey. regent; w. F. Baker,
vice regent; G. II. Schwab, past regent;
T. H Fegan, orator; NJ. J. Mcfarland,
secretary; Frank Warfield, collector;
Frank Creighton, treasurer: c. M
Schwab. chaplain; J. J. Hanratty, guide;
Henry Astryke. warden; John Nugent
sentry; c. j w. Summers and C. H.
Callahan, trustees.
Amateur Lawyer Not Fined.
E. ]. Harrison. charged with practicing
law without license was acquitted in
the police court this morning. The court,
in summing up the case, told Harrison
the fine for such an offense is $3.50, and
thought the imposition of such fine
would not be to the advantage of any one
Harrison claimed that he simply told a
friend who asked him his opinion in a
case being tried before a Justice of the