Evening star., 1914-07-13
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Albert HotzIer Identifies Col.
ored Man as Robber. :,
MIDNIGHT FUNERAL RITES
Washington Masons to Conduct
Services-Corporation Court
Convenes.
Special Correspondence Of IN. Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. July l3-Jim Hill.
colored. following a preliminary hearing
in the police court today on a charge cf
assaulting and robbing Albert Holtzler
Of 500 shortly before midnight Satur-
day. was held for the action OF the
grand jury.
Hotzler. who is a German. employed AZ
the plant OF the Robert Portner Brewing
Company, spoke through an interpreter
He positively identified the prisoner as
his assailant
According to Hotzler. he was knocked
down at Fairfax and N-ythe streets hv
the prisoner. who in the assault knocked
out two OF his upper teeth. Then. he as
serted. his money was taken. The money
stolen consisted OF eight twenty-dolla-
bills. three tens and two fves.
Hill emphatically denied he was Hotz-
ler's assailant and declared he had not
been out OF his house after 10 o'clock
that night. The prisoner wept az he was
led back to cell to await the action of
the grand jury.
Tho prisoner was arrested at o'clock
yesterday afternoon at his home by Po-
was made. but no trace OF the monsy
was found.
Services for W. G.. lie Hev.
The Scottish Rite Masonic services
for William q. lie Hew. thirty-third
degree Mason. who died Saturday
night. will be held at midnight tonight
in Christ P. E. Church. They will be
conducted by the officers Of Robert De
Bruce Council OF Kadosh. Scottish Rite
Masons OF Washington. for the officers
OF the local chapter.
church because the Masonic Temple.
where such services ordinarily are
held. would be unable to accommodate
the crowd. The body will lie in state
In the church until tomorrow morning
when at $50 o'clock II will be taken
on special funeral car to Strasburg,
Va. where the burial will be made.
Accompanying the body will be about
hfty members Of the Masonic craft.
Among those who will attend the serv.
Ices tonight will be a number Of thirty
third degree Masons. After the Ma
sonic services benediction will be pro-
nounced by Rev. W. J. Morton, rector
OF the church.
A special train will convey the
Washingtonians home.
tory Of the local Scottish Rite bodies
that such a service has been held in
James W Roberts funeral took place
at Cameron. Fairfax county Services
were conducted by Henry Wilbur OF the
Friends, Philadelphia, and Row DR.. s. A.
wallis OF the Episcopal Theological Semi
nary. Burial. which was private. was
made In Ivy Hill cemetery. The pail
bearers were Carroll Pierce. George e.
Wafneid. Julian T. Burke, jr.; Scott GIL.
iingham. Frank Wilkerson, J. w. Gatnea.
Urban B. Lambert and J. N. Gibbs.
Rites for Miss Sarah Germond.
The funeral Of Miss Sarah p. Germond
was held yesterday afternoon at the
home of Misses Thompson, Wellington.
Fairfax county. Services were conducted
by Rev. Mr.. France Of Trinity NJ E.
Church. Washington. The body was tax.
en- to PeekskiH, N. Y. for burial
Mrs. Lucy e. Haynes funeral will take
place at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning
from her late home. 120 North st. Asaph
street Services will be conducted BY
Rev. Dr.. John Lee Allison pastor OF
the Second Presbyterian Church, and
Rev. Mr.. Clark Of Manassas, Va.
A total OF 52.142 qualiied voters in
the state have signed the petition re.
questing Gov. Stuart to call a statewide
prohibition election September -. The
total number required to call the election
is 1906. The petitions will be present.
ed to Gov. Stuart tomorrow. when the
time limit expires.
evening attended the open air services
held. for the first time in the history Of
the church, on the lawn Of Christ p e.
Church They were conducted by Rev.
w. J. Morton. rector. and will be con-
tinued each Sunday during the sum-
mer. weather conditions permitting.
An organ recital in the church was held
Immediately following tho services. 1t
was given by Prof. James E. Bagley OF
Washington.
Eight Candidates Baptized.
Eight candidates were baptized last
night at the opening services Of the new
Second Baptist Church. King and Peyton
streets. Both services were largely at
tended.
A coroner's jury will meet at O'Clock
this evening at the Episcopal High School
for the purpose Of investigating the cir
cumstances attending the death of John
Warren Henry. a colored boy. who wes
killed Saturday afternoon by coming in