The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-24
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REPORTED
Wave of Crime Reaches Peak
Over Weekend in Old
Virginia City.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, March "a
The wave Of robberies which has
been sweeping this city reached its
highest point over the weekend,
when eleven robberies were re.
ported to the police and several
reports were made Of attempted
robberies.
John Peir and George Martin,
both colored, who were arrested
Saturday afternoon after a chase by
Officer Thomas s. Snelllngs, ATE
charged with having committed five
Of the robberies. 1t is alleged that
the men stole a bottle of perfume
from the Temple Pharmacy: shoes
from the Feeder Shoe Store, 619
King street: dress from Max
Sporting, SIS King street; ties from
Jones & Ridgely, SIT King street,
and socks from Swan Brothers, AZ
and 43T King street.
Peir and Martin were sentenced
to serve ninety days each in jail on
the charge of petty larceny by Judge
Frederick G. Duvall in police court
this morning.
Policeman Patrick Magner left for
Manassas, Va, this morning to
-
charged with having robbed the
cash register OF Thomas Meltis, VA
King street, Of $3.50. Wells was
EMPLOYED as clerk by Meltis.
John S. Taylor, president and
treasurer of the Mt. Vernon Park
Company, Inc, was robbed Saturday
night of a watch, a platinum chain
and two suits of clothes. Mr.. Tay.
hn n.
bile pull away from his home in the
middle of the night and it is sup
posed that the thieves escaped in
the car.
A. w. Wiley, Of Potomac, Va re-
ported to the police that his house
had been entered early Sunday
morning or late Saturday night and
$26 stolen.
Julian Poss, 91s King street, re-
ported that seven chickens had been
stolen from his back yard Saturday
night.
A truck belonging to the Zero
Ice Cream Company Of Washington
driven By A. II. Davis, was robbed
Of ice cream valued at $3.50 while
1t was standing on the liver road
near Alexandria yesterday morn
ing.
John NJ. Reed reported an at.
tempt had been made to enter his
music store on King street Satur.
day night. He stated that when
he went to his store on Sunday
morning he found a hammer and a
| screwdriver in the vestibuIe and
| marks on the door where someone
had tried to break in.
Tho VNnli0n O1n1au niNnn%A~ - D,sA
lie Safety Paul B. Morton, are at
tempting to give protection to the
outlying districts of the city, as well
as the city proper. Another warn.
ing was issued by Morton yesterday
that the people be careful in lock.
ing up at night At several places
where the robberies have occurred
the thieves have found easy access
through unlocked windows and
doors.
j. w. Musselman. twenty-five, Of
1854 Fourth street northwest, Wash.
ihgton, a member of the Wash.
ington police force, is being held
under 1920 bond for his appearance
in Police Court here tomorrow morn.
ing to asnwer the charge of driv.
ing an automobile while under the
influence of liquor
Police records charge that Mus
selman was driving an automobile
through the busiest section Of the
city yesterday afternoon at the
rate of forty miles an hour. He
was arrested by Officer Thomas 8.
Snellings after a chase of over
eight blocks.
Mrs. Ida Belle Chauncey, fifty.
two, wife of l.. P. Chauncey, died
at her home 513 South Henry
street Saturday night at TAO.
Funeral services will be held at
the home Tuesday Afternoon at 2
o'clock. Interment will be in Bethel
Cemetery