Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-07
ALEXANDRIA
Bold Robbers Operate Next
Door to Police Station.
ESCAPE WITH THEIR LOOT
Jury Still Pondering Over Moncure.
Offutt Damage Suit-City
Council Meeting.
Special Correspondence of The star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
| ALEXANDRIA. Va. January 6, 1911.
| Two robberies occurred last night or
early this morning In places next door
/ to police headquarters. The thieves had
a weakness for gas meters and the par
ties robbed were Mrs. Georgianna Hay
den and Mrs. Fannie Cook Both con-
duct eating houses adjoining the police
station.
| There is but one wall between Mrs.
Hayden's eating house and the police
station and then comes an areaway of
! ten feet for entrance to the market. Fac
ing Mrs. Hayden's lunchroom is Mrs.
Cooks establishment. The thieves in
both instances emptied the prepaid gas
meters of their contents. Mrs. Cook said
this afternoon that she thought there
was about So in her meter. and was of
the opinion that there was an equal
amount in the meter in the kitchen of
Mrs. Haydens place.
The robbers evidently were not afraid
Of attracting the attention Of the police.
for they broke open both meters about
the same time without causing an alarm
and made their getaway safely.
The police are investigating both rob-
berries. although a report of the occur
rences was not made by police headquar-
ters it being believed that 1t would be
best to keep the matter quiet in an ef-
fort to locate the thieves. The news
leaked out this afternoon.
Jury Still Celebrating.
After celebrating twenty minutes this
afternoon. the jury of the United States
court in the damage suit Of r. c. 1.
Moncure of Alexandria county against
Ynohro # ff,rt< nP hol
not reached a verdict, and was discharg-
ed by Judge Waddill until Monday morn
ing next at 1890 o'clock.
Final arguments were made this after
noon. and the case was given to the
jury shortly after 5 o'clock. For the
comp ainant arguments were made by
Attorneys Brent and Wampler, and for
the defendants by Attorneys E. E. Gar
rett of Leesburg. Va, and Thomas Daw-
son of Rockville, Md.
The object Of the suit is to recover
damages in the sum Of 5000 for injuries
suit Of an assault at Rockville Nd. jan
uary % last. The trial opened yester-
day.
City Council to Meet.
City council will get down to business
at meeting which will be held Tuesday
night next. Considerable business Of a
routine nature will come before the meet
ing. 1t is expected that Carroll Pierce.
who is a member Of the city school board.
will appear before a committee Of the
council and urge upon that body the ne
cessity Of the erection OF a new public
school building, he having been author
lied TO do so at a meeting of the school
board, held Thursday night last.
Issue of Dividend Checks.
Receivers for the Virginia Safe De-
posit and Trust Corporation are now
completing the work of preparing the
checks for the additional dividend of
10 per cent for the depositors of the
defunct concern, declared by the COR
poration court. They hope to have the
checks ready for mailing by January
Is. This will make a total OF 30 per
cent that the depositors OF this con,
dividend will mean q total distribu-
ton of $4,000 among about 5000 de-
positors.
Prayer Services in Churches.
The Protestant churches of Alexan-
dria will. during the coming week. OBJ
serve week of prayer. an annual event.
The ceremonies will begin Monday
and be concluded Friday. services be-
ing held at the different churches and
various ministers participating. The
program follows; Monday Trinity
Tuesday. First Baptist Church. Rev. G.
A. Luttreli: Wednesday. Second Pres
byterian Church. Rev. II. NJ. Canter;
Thursday. Methodist Episcopal Church
South, Rev W. F. Watson: Friday.
F. Langford. The services will be un-
der the auspices of the local minis
terial association of the city.
Hibernians to Gather.
1t is expected that large gathering OF
members Of the Ancient Order of Hiber-
mans will assemble at st. Mary's Hall at
S o'clock tomorrow night for the purpose
Of witnessing the exempli1cation OF the
degree work Of the order on class OF
twenty-five candidates. The degree team
of the Washington division will exemplify
the work.
General Items.
The case Of the Emerson Engine Com
pany. Incorporated. OF this city, against
Edward Hatch Of New York is fixed
for trial Monday next in the United States
court for the eastern district OF Virginia,
| Judge Waddill presiding. The complain
ant will be represented by Judge c. E.
Nicol and H. Gordon Miller will represent
| the defendant.
w. A. Anderson. jr.. and S. G. Blan-
| ton OF the Alexandria High School
| have arranged to open night school
| beginning Monday.
| Quarterly services will be held at
/ the Free Methodist Church tomorrow
| conducted by +. j. Santmire, presiding
| elder. There will be preaching at IL
| o'clock and a love feast at 2:30 o'clock
| and preaching at 1880 o'clock at night.
| The cases Of several white and col
! ored men held on suspicion Of being
implicated in the robbery Of freight cars
| at the Potomac railroad yards. Alexan-