The Washington herald., 1914-06-15
Y. /. Higgins CAUGHT;
FACES GRAVE CHARGE
Arrested -Four Miles Below Alexandrs
on Accusation Of Choking
Little Girl.
DENIES KNOWLEDGE OF ACT

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Alexandria. Va, June h.-William L
Higgins, twenty-six. who b accused oi
choking Thelma Walker. ten-year-olc
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Walk
er. lool Gibbon street, was arrested short
| iy before I o'clock this afternoon neal
Holm Hall farm, Fairfax County, fouI
miles below Alexandra. The arrest wal
made by Policeman Bell. Higgins made
no effort to resist arrest. although the
police say he had pistol In his posses
sion.
Higgins declared he had no knowledge
concerning the charge made against him
and appeared Indifferent. Since Thursday
when the alleged attack was made, he
has been living in the woods in the vicin-
ity of where he was captured. He OBJ
tanned food from farm houses, he said,
and slept in the open at night.
c. D. Hughes and w. L. Shepherd. of
Washington, were arrested This after
, noon in Alexandria County by Special
Onicer r. z. Crane on charge of de-
molishing a fence Of Edward Duncan
with an automobile.
The officer said the machine ran into
the fence of Mr. Duncan In Poor House
lane and knocked down about thirty feet
of six-inch boards. The machine was
damaged to the extent Of $500.
Formal closing of the public schools
will take place at o'clock tomorrow
morning, when cards Of honor will be
awarded the pupils in the various grades
by Superintendent w. II. SWEENEY and
Clerk Harry Kirk. The Alexandria High
School will hold its exercises at o'clock
at night in the Westminster Building.
Alexandria Lodge, No. 75s Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks. held Flag
Day services this morning at its home.
Exercises were conducted by Exalted
Ruler George T. Cation and officers OF
the lodge.
The executive committee Of the Alex
andria Hospital building fund will hold
a meeting Tuesday night and turn over
to the board of trustees Of that institu-
ton the funds it has collected during the
progress of the campaign with the 5000
which will be given by the city. 1t Is hoped
about $4,000 will be turned over.
The body OF Frank G. Swaine. for
mer resident of this city. who died in
Washington last night, will be brought
here at $50 o'clock Tuesday afternoon
and buried in the Methodist Protestant
Cemetery. The deceased was seventy
three years old. His funeral will take
place from his home 1924 N street north
west. Washington, at o'clock Tuesday
afternoon.
The funeral Of Capt. Frank r. Roberts.
who died Friday night at Pomonkey
Creek. Md, will take place at o'clock
tomorrow afternoon from Wheatley's un-
dertaking chapel. Services will be con-
Quoted by Rev. G. A. Luttrell pastor OF
Trinity NJ. E. Church. Burial will be
made in Bethel Cemetery. Capt. Roberts
body was brought here at midnight last
night
At midnight Alexandria's segregated
district was closed permanently by order
of Judge L. c. Barley. of the Corpora
tion Court.
A large number of orphans of this city
will go to Marshall Hall Wednesday on
the excursion of Washington Lodge of
Elks The committee from the local
lodge to look after the Alexandria tots
is composed of James B. Martin. chair
man; Rev Edgar Carpenter, and Her
man Friedlander.
Beginning Sunday next and continuing
every Sunday during the summer months
there will be but two masses at St
Mary's Catholic Church. The first will
The police commissioners will hold a
meeting Wednesday night
ARRANGEMENTS have been made for a
garden party for the benefit of the Chill
dren's Home at Cameron and Alfred
streets June ..