The Washington herald., 1911-08-07
NEWS0FALEXANDRIA
Prisoner Leaves Lookup Via
Barred Window.
POLICE FORCE rs MYSTIFIED
After Being Allowed in Cell Cor
Edney Does HOudfnf Thriller
and Makes Ills Escnpc-POker
Players Are Caught in Raid.

Alexandria. Va. Aug. eff Isaac Ed
ney. diminutive negro, is ever again
caught in the tolls OF the Alexandria
police II is safe to say that he will be
guarded as carefully as the most des.
pcrate criminal, for they have come to
regard him as another Houdini. Edney
was arrested last night on a charge OF
disorderly conduct. and was locked up
in cell in the prisoners room.
After eating his breakfast at about
10 o'clock this morning, he called TO the
chief and asked that he be let into the
cell corridor in order that he might take
Il stretch" AS all the corridor win
dows are ten feet from the ground and
barred, this request was granted and he
was left alone for a moment. Chief
Goods being called to the telephone
Returning in about two minutes, the
genial chief was astOnlshed TO find the
room vacant.
As foot marks on the wall seemed to
indicate, Edney had taken a running
leap TO the window on the Market street
SIDE. ana in some manner managed
10 squeeze between the bars, which are
about six inches apart, and drop to the
ground below The police think II will
De no difficult matter to recapture the
man. as he was both hatless and bare
footed, besides being well-known
character about town
The city council had recently been
asked to see that the windows in the
station house were made more secure
but so far this has not been done
Funeral services for Miss Emily G.
Skidmore were held at the residence OF
her sister. Mrs. NJ. Drusilla Allen, 2O2
North Columbia street, at 10 o'clock this
morning. Rev. II. NJ. Canter officiated
The pallbearers were Henry X. Field
Edgar Warfield, sr., c. J. w. Summers
J. ]. Greene. James z. Alexander, and
NJ. L. Dinwiddie.
The funeral Of Marion, the three-year-
old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. George T.
Davis, was held from the family resi-
dence, 1863 Duke street, at o'clock this
morning, Rev. W. F. Watson officiating
1nterment was in Bethel Cemetery.
Ethel May Hedges. aged six months,
daughter OF William F. and Pinkey
Hedges, died at the home OF her par
ents, SOC South Patrick street, to-day.
Funeral services will be held at the resi-
dence tomorrow afternoon.
Less than 100 feet from the police
station and in full view of the passers-
by, four men were engaged in a poker
game in a corridor OF the Braddock
House, in Fairfax street, this after
noon. CHANGING to glance over, Chief
Goods could hardly believe his eyes, but
with a voice full OF emotion he COM
manded Officer Gill to accompany him,
and with firm and steady tread they
proceeded across the street and placed
the quartet under arrest. The men gave
their names as w. G. Weaver Lacey
Drake, Joseph Mullen, and James Pest
ridge. At special session of the Po-
lice Court, held this afternoon, Justice
Luther H. Thompson imposed fine OF
81 on-each. The pot, consisting Of %
cents, was conf1scated by the police.
Edward Travers, held by the coroner's
jury, charged with causing the death of
Mary Gallahorne, the aged seeress, will
be given a preliminary hearing in the
Police Court at o'clock tomorrow after
noon