The Washington herald., 1922-07-20
STATE FURNISHES
ALEXANDRIA WITH
SIX MOTORCYCLES
Additional Machines Give
Police Department To
tai of Eight.
TO ARRIVE TO-DAY
Searching for Negroes Ac-
cused of Attacking Store
Owner With Bottle.
THE HERALD BUREAU,
A. 9. Doniphan.

THE HERALD BUREAU,
A. 8. Doniphan,
727 King Street.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, July 1s.-
Through the efforts of Mayor J. M.
Duncan, the Alexandria police de-
partment soon will have six addi-
tionas motorcycles, increasing the
total to eight machines. The an
nouncement was made tonight by
the mayor at a meeting of the
board of police commissioners.
A letter received by Mayor Dun
can from H. @. Shirley, chairman
of the State highway commission.
stating that his request for the ad-
ditional motorcycles to be used for
State and city police work had been
received and that he had instructed
Col. Bolbie to turn over the num-
ber of machines to the city. They
are expected tomorrow.
This news was received with
qualification by the board as the
city council had been asked recently
police with three new motorcycles.
At the request of the Southern
Railway Company the following
J. d. Rand, w. b. Hardy, r. s. Cof-
and z. w. Payne.
The following employees of the
Alexandria Water Company were
<rfx
George N. Cradlin. and E. d. WILL
Jams.
1t was decided to have the final
inspection by the present board of
the department on August 81 at
police headquarters.
The police are hunting for two
young colored men who late, last
night went into the grocery store
of B. Gelfand. SIS years old, at 401
wnke street, and struck him over
the head with a milk bottle when
he was about to furnish them with
soft drinks.
He sustained an ugly scalp wound
and was treated at the hospital by
DR.. NJ d. Delaney.
In police court today. John Lucas,
colored, driver of the automobile
that struck and fatally injured
Clarence woolyard last Sunday
night, was held for the action of
the grand jury. His bond was fixed
at $4,000. Lucas Is in Jail. Six wit
nesses testified. Attorney Ashby
Bladen appeared for the accused.
and the prosecution was conducted
by Commonwealth's Attorney How
ard W. Smith.
Between sixty and sixty-five vol
unteer hremen of the city will at
tend the annual State fremen's
convention which will be held in
Hampton. Va. August "a, 25 and Is.
The companies will elect delegates
and alternates to the convention.
The local companies plan to par
ticipate in the parade which will
be held in connection with the
convention.
A former wife and his present
wife appeared to testify today in
Police Court against Albert Har-
rison. charged with intoxication
and trespassing. Mrs. Maude Har-
rison. who divorced him three years
ago. being the complainant. She
claimed he sent some of his be-
longings to her home yesterday
without her permission. She lives
at 314 North. Pitt street. Mrs.
Irene Harrison, 313 South Patrick
street, told Judge Duval that she
wants Harrison to keep away from
her home. The court fined Harris
$40 and put him under a peace bond
in the sum Of 800.
Alexandria Lodge of Elks will
hold a special meeting at 8 o'clock
Monday night, when a class of
twenty-five will Initiated.
In Police Courtstoday a continu-
ance until next Monday was grant
ed In the case of Walter Ford, who
Is alleged to have stabbed Edward
N. Furr with pitchfork on July IL
Edwin Gentry has offered a part
of the property of the Richmond
Fredericksburg and Potomac Rail-
road at Union Station for a play
grounds. and Robert F. Downham
has offered his lot west of the
Union railway station for the same
purpose.