Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-14
Chief Goods Hastens Out.

In the meantime Alexandria was COM
municated with and Chief Goods OBJ
tanned the consent of Mayor Fisher TO
join in the search for the robbers. Mr.
Goods. accompanied by Sergt. Scott, Pc
licemen Nicholson. Garvcy, Reed and
kerns. accompanied by Mayor Fisher and
his brother Corporation Attorney Fisher.
some carrying Winchester rifles, pro-
cured one of the fastest automobiles in
the city and proceeded at a rapid gait to
the store.
Before they arrived. however the bat
tie between the robbers ana officers of
the law of Fairfax county had been
pulled or AS the officers approa ched
the scene they could hear the exchange
OF shots.
On their arrival the Alexandria officers
together with the posse of deputies of
Fairfax county, secured the surrounding
country for the robbers. but without
avail. For nearly two hours the entire
country was gone over. but no trace of
the men could be found.
While the firing was at it's height the
robbers fed out of the back door and
made off in a nearby field, going down a
deep ravine. The superstition is that the
men took a freight train and at once
left. the Scene of action.
In the opinion of officials the men were
professional yeggmen, who entered the
store to get a small amount of loot to
temporarily tide them over
Hooff Trial Begins.
The second trial OF Lewis Hooff. for
mer secretary and general manager of
the defunct Mercantile Railway Building
and Loan Association was begun shortly
after I'D clock this morning in the cor
poration court before Judge l.. G. Barley,
with jury from Fredericksburg, Va
Practically all the witnesses who testified
at the former trial have been summoned
The case will occupy several days.
Hoof is being tried On an indictment
charging him with the larceny of 500 of
currency, the property of the Virginia
Safe Deposit and Trust Corporation
witnesses for the state are being hea rCl
today, the first witness called being J. Z.
cov1ngton. assistant cashier of the Gull
PEPPER National Bank. He was followed
by Mrs: NJ. Z. Angelo. who formerly was
a boohkeeper al the Mercantile Associa-
ton No new testimony developed at
the morning hearing.
The following jury from Fredericksburg
was quickly chosen: George p. King w.
~ Bell. j. Fred Brown. n. b. Mussel-
man. II. l.. MCGEE. f. \. Scion, j. j.
Garner. John A. White. E l.. Jones. j.
r. Leith, j. W. Genther and j. III. Md
Cleton
Hoof is being represented by Attorneys
John l.. Jeffries, Norfolk. and John Lee
Lynchburg. commemorative Attorney
S. q. Brent is conducting the prosecu-
ton
The chamber of commerce. at it's an
nual meeting held last night. elected the
following officers for the ensuing year:
Carroll Pierce. president: James NJ. Dun
can. vice president: j. t. Preston, secre-
tary and treasurer.
These directors We're elected: George s.
Fcench, C. s. T. Burke. John Leadbeater
George D. Hopkins. T. G. Smith, A. d.
Brockett. NJ. l.. King. W. \. Smoot jr
j. y. Williams. Carroll Pierce. n. Kirk,
jr.. j. NJ. Duncan. Worth Hulfish r. S.
Jones and W. w. BaIlenger
The sum of 800 was appropriated to-
ward paying off the cost of installing a
| modern heating plant in the Children's
Home.