Evening star., 1923-09-18
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, September Is
(SpeciaD.-In connection with the
hold-up of George Curtley, colored, of
Washington. on the Camp Humphreys
road, Fairfax county, the night of
July 20. a grand jury at Fairfax
Court House yesterday afternoon,
Judge S. G. Brent presiding, returned
an indictment against Richard Stuart
OF this city. They also indicted Will
liam Murray. Murray has not been
taken into custody. His address is un-
known. Francis Lash of this city.
who was held for the grand jury in
this case, appeared before the grand
jury. His case has been dropped as
far as the state is concerned. The
name of Murray never was mentioned
in the case before and the indictment
against him came as a surprise.
Curtley reported to the police that
his car. containing sixty gallons of
liquor. was held up on the Camp Hum
phreys road by three men. The car
was confiscated and the liquor taken,
he told the police. A few hours aft
but never found the liquor. A short
time afterward the police took Stuart
and Lash in custody.
Road Is Closed.
A coat of tarvia today is being
placed on the wooden bridge over Po-
tomac yards and, as a result, traffic
for Washington is compelled to de-
tour. The bridge will be closed for
two days, including today. Many
persons who started to Washington
this morning were compelled to de-
tour when they found the bridge bar
ricaded.
John NJ. Harlow, forty-one years
old. son of Mrs. Rose Harlow and the
late John NJ. Harlow. died shortly
after 10 o'clock last night at the
ohme of his mother. 202 North Royal
street. Death was due 10 paralysis.
The deceased was stricken about
three months ago while at his home
mothers home six weeks ago for
treatment. Mr.. Harlow for several
years had made his home in Wash
ington, and was a salesman for the
Lorillard Tobacco Company.
Mr.. Harlow, besides his mother,
Mrs. Rose Harlow. is survived by
three sisters and two brothers: Mrs.
M. p. Greene. this city; Mrs. r. j.
Hartigan, Washington; Miss Mary v.
Harlow, this city, and Messrs. George
4. and Edward A Harlow, this city.
Alexandria's historical pageant will
be presented tonight at the Cardinal
Athletic base ball park. 1t is entitled
Queen Esther" and Will be given
ton talent. The performance will be
repeated tomorrow night. Funds will
be for the Alexandria Fairgrounds.
The weaving of the threads of the
story will bring into view the cos
years ago in Egypt. The affair is
being staged by Frank Steele, Miss
Estelle Wentworth, and Miss Mar
jorie Webster is instructor of dane
ing.
thirteen years old, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John P. Crawford of Hume, Ar
lington county, one of three boys ia
tally injured in an accident last
Thursday. was due to compression of
the brain, caused by collision be-
tween an automobile and car of
the Washington and Old Dominion
railway, was the verdict of coro-
ner's jury. The jury met last night
at wheatleys mortuary chapel and
was presided over by DR.. T NJ. Jones.
Alfred Thompson was foreman:
Motorman w. H. Dodson testified
that he saw the automobile when
thirty feet from the crossing and cut
off his air. He was going between
six and ten miles an hour. Witness
declared the boys were going between
twenty-five and thirty miles an hour
and he did not think they were going
to stop. According to Dodson, two
of the boys were on the running
said. stopped about sixty or seventy
feet after striking the automobile.
Allan p. Hume said that following
the accident he stepped off the dis
tance from the north end OF the cross
ing to where the automobile was
dragged and il was about 120 feet.
others to testify were Conductor
L, NJ Hinton, DR.. S. B. Moore, II. B.
Hansborough. Charles Houchins and
Clifford winston, the last named col
ored. The last two employees of the
railway company, were on the car at
fhe time
The funeral of young Crawford was
held this morning at $3.50 o'clock from
ST. Mary's Catholic Church. Serv-
ices were conducted by Rev. Father
Olivet cemetery. Washington.
Form Auxiliary.
An auxiliary to the United Brother
hood of Carpenters and Joiners of
America will be formed at a meeting
which will be held Friday night at
1880 o'clock in the Carpenters and
Joiners' Hall, Prince and Royal
dressed by Fl. T. Colvin and Robert
Reichard. Harvey Wade. chairman
of the committee on arrangements.
will preside. The wives, mothers,
sisters and daughters of the carpen-
ters are invited to attend this meet
This will be the first time in the
history of the local organization that
an auxiliary has been formed. The
committee on arrangements Is COM
posed of Harvey Wade, chaixanan:
j. E. Wells. NJ. B. Thompson, w. p.
Kerrick, c. M. Houston and f. H.
Coleman.
The canvass to raise $4,000 over a.
period Of three years for the Chill
dren's Home Society of Virginia was
launched this morning by COM
mittee of fifteen men and five women.
The drive will end Thursday. The
final plans for the drive were COM
pleted last night at a meeting Of
the canvaSSers held in the lecture
room of the First Baptist Church.
1t is expected that a large crowd
tomorrow night will see Harry Gar
diner. the human fly" scale the
walls of the Alexandria Gazette
building and the Alexandria Ma
tional Bank building. He will start
his work at 1880 o'clock. The affair
will be under the auspices of Alex
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