Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-13
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Boys in Arrest, Charged With
Improper Conduct.
FOUR OTHERS IMPLICATED
Two Men Accused Of Robbery Held
for Action Of Grand
Jury.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.


Two white youths are in the hands OF
the police on a charge of improper and
disorderly conduct. and the police are
looking for four other boys who are
wanted on the same charge. In the ar
rest OF the two lads. who are under bond
in the sum of $25 each. the police are Of
the opinion that one of them imperso-
mated a policeman Tuesday night last tn
white woman.
morning the four other lads believed by
the police to be implicated went in hid
ing and at noon had not been captured,
although it is expected all will be cor
| rallied before nightfall. In which event
they will be given hearing in the police
court tomorrow morning.
The Coles woman is being held tenn
porarily by the police as a witness The
case will probably be called tomorrow
morning.
With the arrest of these boys the police
legged assault case in which the woman
mentioned is the complainant.
Suspected Of Robbery.
Charles. alias Buck" Shaffer and John
McCuen were held for the action Of the
grand jury in the police court today. fol-
lowing a hearing on suspicion of having
robbed Richard WEIGH of $1S.
According to WEIGH, he accompanied
the two men to q room over q saloon
in the northeastern section of the city
at o'clock yesterday morning. He fell
asleep. he said, and awakened at 3 o'clock
yesterday afternoon and found his money
gone. His pockets were turned inside
out and his pocketbook, minus its con-
1x-in he no 60 i'm
Ben Hamilton, colored xnan. testified
that he shaved two men In the room
where WEIGH was. The testimony OF
Frank Robey was that Shaier had re-
and that he. Shaffer. would not be Nc
Cuen's friend unless he divided the plum
der. Both Of the accused men denied
Samuel Soreli and Mary Gray. the lat
ter colored. charged with improper con-
duct, were fined so each.
John, alias Jumbo Bryant, colored.
got six punches of fish to sell. valued at
20 cents each from Frank Robey. and.
failing to make q settlement, he was
hailed into court and released upon pay
ing for the fish.
Other cases disposed Of follow: Grover
Jenkins, assaulting and beating Rose
Copper. continued: Victoria Baker,
threatening language to Nancy Robin
son. colored. acquitted; Ben Hamilton
and Noah Green, colored. gambling. the
FORMER nneQ 20 ana the latter 1OF1elIoO
IS collateral; Harry Dorsey and John
McCuen. disorderly conduct. fined IS
each; Mary Smith. colored, drunk on
the street. fined IS; Joseph Timbers.
Ellen Barbour and Lawrence Harris,
all colored disorderly and fighting,
hned IS each.
Discovery Day Celebration.
The celebration of Discovery day last
night by Fitzgerald Council. Knights
Of Columbus. with musical and liter
airy entertainment at the Young Mems
Sodality Lyceum Hall. drew a large
crowd.
Rev. Charles Warren Currier, d. D.,
of the Catholic Indian bureau. Wash
ington, delivered an address on the
life of Columbus In addition a musical
and literary program was given by
Washington talent.
Construction Company Chartered.
A charter has been granted by the
state corporation commission to the Alex
andria Construction Corporation. this city,
the objects Of which are a general real
estate business. The sum of $4,000 is
named as the capital stock. Onicers are:
S. l.. Monroe, president: Harry Aitche-
son. secretary and treasurer, who, with
Arthur j. Porter. the latter Of Clarendon,
Alexandria county, constitute the board
Of directors.
Eastern Star Chapter Organized.
Martha Washing Chapter Of the East
ern Star. with thirty-five members. has
been organized and officers elected as
follows: Mrs. Kate Carlin, worthy ma
tron; H. X. Field. worthy patron: Mrs.
Louise Shinn, associate matron Miss Cora
Cochran, treasurer; Mrs. Christiana
Bayles, secretary: Mrs. F. =. PAN. con-
ductress: Miss Lucy Graves. assistant
conductress Mrs. F. w. Latham, chap
lain; Mrs. Ef1e Wheatley, marshall: Mrs.
Frank w. Latham. Mrs. Bessie Ogden,
Mrs. Annie s. Davis. Mrs. Bertha Row
Ter. Mrs. George Schwarzmaun. for the
five points OF star: Mrs. Annie Pullman,
organist; Miss Rebecca Heisley, assistant
organist; George w. Zachary, sentinel.
General Matters.
Ofiicers chosen by the Alexandra Lii
brary are: Mrs. s. L. MonrOe. president:
Mrs. e. L. w. Howard, vice president:
Mrs. w. b. Smoot. treasurer; Miss May
Virginia Agnew. secretary: Miss Emily
Gibson. chairman OF purchasing commit
tee.
The work Of laying granite curbing on
the square on Alfred street between King
and Prince streets has been begun. AZ
soon as 1t IL completed tina square will
be paved with vitrined brick.
While William Roberts YVES engaged n
boiling tar to be placed on = seine at the