The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-07-14
PRISONER IS HELD AS
ALEXANDRIA .ROBBER
CoIored Man Wore New Suit and
Had S169 in His Sock When
Captured.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, July 14-CoopeI
n liams, colored. was held by Justice
& ton in police court today for the Ac-
ii q Of the grand jury on a charge OF
a zaulting and robbing Albert Holzl en-
b. we'd at the plant of Robert Portner
B ewing Company. of 500 at midnight,
s. urday night. Jim Hill. colored, who
|w.s yesterday morning held on the same
of snse, was acquitted.
policemen Bell and kerns captured
N lliams after he returned from Wash
;cn yesterday afternoon loaded down
with new toggery. At the station house
BIZ was found in his sock.
liolzl identified Williams, after having
bn the morning identified Hill as the
roober.
"oliceman Bell told the court that VIII
Ii ms ran past the brewery 4 short time
a Ter the robbery. Winter Erupper also
te stifed that a man ran past the place
ter he heard cries OF robber. q.
Williams told the court that he had
So we'd most of the money and got part
% Il by gambling. He was unable, how
el er, to substantiate this statement.
" illiams is twenty-eight yeas old. and
e. me to Alexandria last February from
columbia, S. c.
Fire at $50 o'clock this morning par
tally destroyed eight. two-story frams
| te nement houses On the south side of
| NJ 1ntXomery street, between Columbus
and Alfred streets, occupied by colored
people The houses are known as $40
10 s24 The blaze started in house Sl2.
| It's origin is not known. All OF the
/ he Uses with the exception of one were
b. cupied. The principal damage was to
II q upper parts of the houses. Occu-
D. hts quickly removed their effects to
II a streets. At o'clock a second alarm
as sounded and the Columbia engine
mt to the fire and soon subdued the
he houses are owned by Thomas A.
|Groves. and the loss is covered by In
rsnce.
district Deputy Grand Patriarch w.
z on Clark. assisted by past CHIEF
| D. rriarchs of Marley Encampment, No.
Is Independent Order of odd Fellows.
/ Ia 81 night installed the recently elected
|offcers of the encamprent as follows:
II 5. Groves. chief patriarch: H.. E.
Y ebb. senior warden: F. w. Bartlett,
high priest: J. c. Morgan. junior wal
den: NJ. Watkins. financial scribe: A. 7.
Is ulivan. recording scribe; P. NJ. Brad
E1aw, treasurer.
me following appointive officers also
v ere installed: H. F. Mansfield, SEN
Il rel: II. c. Clark, inside sentinel: d. X.
Is znsbury. first watch: G. c. Trenary,
second watch; George ". Bontz third
v J. H.
~ E. Arnold and W. E. Latham,
g lards.
Christ P. E. Church was filled to
Ia erflowinc last night by the Scottish
F.te funeral services for William G. lie
Hew. thirty third degree Mason, which
y ere conducted by the officers of Rob
e. De Bruce Council. knights kadosh,
" ashington. Benediction was pro-
nounced by the Rev. w. J. Morton. rec
tor OF the church.
The body was sent today TO Strasburg.
Va. for burial. Thirty members of Old
Dominion Commandery- No Ii. knights
Templar. of which Mr.. lie Hew was
past commander. accompanied the body
70 strasburg acting as guard OF
honor. Floral offerings were handsome
and numerous among the pieces sent
being a beautiful emblem from the
4 rty-third degree Masons.
The funeral of George w. Harrison,
e Nty-six. who died yesterday. will be
IL 1890 o'clock tomorrow morning. from
h. family residence, is South Royal
Is ~eet. Services will be conducted by
he Rev Edgar Carpenter, rector of
h ace P. Z. Church. 4 widow and three
survive.
The funeral of Mrs. Lucy Haynes took
y ace this morning from her late home,
y North ST. Asaph street. Services
y re conducted by the Rev. DR.. Allison.
{ the Second Presbyterian Church. and
the Rev. Mr.. Clark, a BAPTIST minister.
he body Of Otis sunderline. eighteen
y a-s old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
F. 7derIine. of 4os Queen street, who died
? the Alexandria Hospital from typhoid
T. er. will be shipped tomorrow TO
{ Isntico. Va. for burial
eoroner's Jury. with V. {. Donald
? as foreman, last evening returned
2 verdict that John Warren Henry. a
{ OIL ored boy, came to his death by COM
I In contact with live wire on Sat
| day.
Dr. ". N. Smith has been reappointed
G member Of the State board Of health
The roof OF an unoccupied store build
1 az the southwest corner OF King and
= est streets collapsed last night
ANACOSTIA.
Al the July meeting of the Public