The Washington herald., 1913-11-22
STOLEN GOODS found
BY ALEXANDRIA POLICE
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Tobacco, Tools, and Other Articles
Located Through Efforts Of
Pinkerton Detectives.

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Pinkerton Detectives.
RAILROAD ROBBERY SOLVED
Alexandria, Va, Nov. 21.-Two large
wagon loads of cigars. cigarettes, to-
bacco. tools, and other articles, supposed
to have been stolen from a frelgnt car
of the washington-Southern RaiIWsy
Company at Potomac Railroad yaros'
Alexandria County, have peen recoe-
cred by the members Of the police oe-
partment. two Pinkerton detectives, ana
a number of railroad detectives, VINO
have been working on the case for some
time past.
The supposed loot was recovered at the
establishment Of George S. Finch
saloonkeeper, at the southeast corner o.
Royal and oronoco Streets.
Incidental with the raid the police ar
rested Edward Waters, barkeeper lor
Finch; Edward Harrison. Charles Sor-
reI, and John Peverill. the latter pc
ing arrested in Anacostta early TINS
morning and subsequently, brought mere
by Policeman Ferguson
The prisoners are charged with the lar
ceny of goods from the washington
Southern Railway Company in the war
rant issued for their arrest Tnere are
two others charged with the onense "a
the warrant, one being man who Is III
and could not appear AT heaoquarIefs
today, 1t was stated.
The four men arrested were prousnt
before Justice Cation in the police court
this morning and committed for ten days
in order that the case may be furtnef
investigated. Waters was represented ny
Attorney Robinson Moncure- He Is try
ing to arrange to give bail bond. Com
monweaIth's Attorney 8. G. Brent was
present in behalf of the State
In the raid on Finch's place yesterday
afternoon 1856 boxes of cigars, containing
twenty-five cigars each. were recovered
valued at $50
In the second raid made by the police
about noon on the same place total OF
sixty boxes containing 5000 cigarettes
quantity of chewing and smoking To-
bacco, two wheelbarrows, two trucks
five jacks. and other articles were re-
moved.
The wheelbarrows, the police say, bear
the stamp OF the Alexandra Fertilizer
and Chemical Company. Several rolls OF
felt roofing are supposed to have been
stolen from W. T. Gillingam.
1t is stated by the police that the
cigarettes were found over the top OF
the shelving of Finch's place.
The other articles were found in a
shed and outhouses Of the establishment.
II is stated.
1t is said that Harrison will be wit
ness for the State in the case, and Is
held as such.
For the past three weeks Pinkerton de-
tectives have been in Alexandra investi-
eating car robberies that have occurred
here and at the Potomac railroad yards.
a. -
dollars annually as result Of robberies
here. it is stated. The two Pinkerton
men who worked on the case were John
w. Erb. superintendent Of the Pinkerton
National Detective Agency, Richmond.
and Capt. A. G. Smith. Philadelphia.
Special agents of the railroad company
who also were engaged in working on
the case were A. F. Cannaday and
Reynolds. They. of course, were assisted
by the members OF the local police de-
partment.
John LawIer an old resident, died at
$50 o'clock this afternoon at his home,
315 Queen Street. at an advanced age.
He had been i'll only a short while. Law
Ter was a carpenter by trade. The fu-
neral arrangements have not yet been
made.
Mrs. Annie Eliza Wood, seventy six
years old, died today at the homeNo her
daughter, Mrs. J. w. Hook, 2O9 South
Patrick street. Her funeral will take
Alexandria Nest. No. 177s. Order OF
Owls tonight held an oyster supper al
the Young Peoples Building.
Horace Bailey's funeral took place al
o'clock this afternoon from the Episco-
pal Chapel at Baiiey's Cross Roads. Fair
fax County. Services were conducted by
the Rev. DR.. S. A. Wallis. of the Episco-
pal Theological Seminary.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary E. Allen
will be held at o'clock tomorrow after
noon at her home, northeast corner OF
Fairfax and Wilkes Streets.
c. o. Sipple in the Corporation Court
today. qualified as a justice of the
peace from the Fourth Ward. and Har-
ry Kirk qualified as q school trustee
from the Third Ward.
The Poultry Association Of North
ern Virginia will hold another meet
ing at o'clock Tuesday afternoon al
the office of Harrie White, secretary.
1t will be decided definitely whether a
poultry show will be held next month.
A fine Of $40 was imposed on G. w.
Howard, a nonresident, for assaulting
Berte Smith. The assault occurred
three weeks ago. The woman, as a re-
suit, still carries a scar over the left
eye.
An oyster supper was given at Lee
Camp Hall tonight by the Ladies' Aid
Society Of the Second Baptist Church.
Graham & Ogden have sold, for Mrs
Mary o. Payne, house 12s6 Prince Street.
to NJ. T. Dwyer.
Potomac Lodge of Odd Fellows tonight
conferred the second degree on two can
didates.
why am a Christian" was the sub.
ject Of q sermon delivered tonight by the
Rev. w. ]. Mcmillan at the evangelistic
service at the Second Presbyterian
Church. These services will be continued
next week by the Rev. DR.. John Lee ALI
son, pastor.
TRAINMEN MAY LOSE PASSES.
200, 900 Anxiously Await Decision
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