Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-18
ALEXANDRIA.
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THE COMING MCRDER TRIAL.
The trial Of jefferson Phillips for the murder
Of George S. Smith on Cameron and Royal
Streets in this city, is set for Thursday the 18th
Of October. The prosecution will be conducted
by Mr.. Leonard Marbury, the commonwealth
attorney, and Messrs. John NJ. johnson and
James IL. Cation, and Messrs Samuel G.. Brent
and Ed. Burke are the attorneys of the accused.
The questions which arise on the call of the
jury will occupy the early part of the trial. and,
as opinions have been formed almost univer-
sally in reference to the case in Alexandria, it
is likely that jury will be summoned from
abroad. 1t is understood that the defense of
Phillips will allege that Smith had done him
great wrong, and that the intelligence of the
wrong newly communicated to him put him be-
side himself and made him temporarily insane,
so that when the shooting was done he not
i'll his right mind. The trial will be one Of very
great interest here
HURT ON THE RAILROAD.
John Hill, Washington painter, is at the in
Urinary here with his left leg amputated at the
thigh. He was found at Edsolrs bridge, on the
Virginia Midland road, lying half unconscious
on the rocks beside the stream very much
bruised and with Elangled leg, and WAS brought
here and his leg amputated by DR.. Boarman of
Washington and DIR. q Brien Of this city. Hill
says he was jolted off Midland train on
Wednesday night.
LICENSING A MINISTER.
In Washington any minister Of the gospel
may perform the marriage ceremony. but in
this city the minister Us we'll as the bride and
groom have to be licensed. The method of
creating q minister an officer of the state,
qualified to make marriage. is that the min
lister who wishes to be authorized to celebrate
marriages III Virginia shall produce in court
proof of his ordination and oil his being III
regular communion with the religious society
OF which he is reputed member, and giving
bond in the penalty Of $500. This the Rev.
". II. McAllister. the new minister Of the
Trinity VI. <. Church. did in the corporation
court yesterday, and the court made an order
authorizing him TO celebrate marriage any
where Ill the state.
CORPORATION COURT.
The corporation court. Judge Norton. is still
in session, devoted TO civil suits and probate
business. In the case Of Leadbeater, guardian,
against Grimes ana others order has been
made appointing Leonard Marbury special
commissioner with authority to make deed.
A final decree has been made in the case of
Conway against Conway. On the probate side
OF the court the will Of the late YIN. Fl. Muir
was admitted to probate. He gives his estate
to his widow, who qualified as executrix.
NOTES.
Mr.. Noble Lindsay has been elected president
of the Northwest Alexandria Company vice b.
Wheat resigned.
The fire wardens are about to buy 600 feet Of
hose for the fire department.
SmashlnG Things In Her Husbands Store.
About 4SO o'clock yesterday afternoon loud
cries and the sound of crashing of glass at the
bric-a-brac and oriental goods store of Kimon
Nicolaides on street west of 18th attracted u
crowd to the place. Officer OrianI appeared
ON the scene and took Mrs. Nicolaides in Gus
tody. Mrs. Nicolaides was at the time armed
with long stick with which she WAS demolish-
ing the goods in the store and had broken the
plate glass window. The proprietor was pres
ent and said that his wife was insane At the
station house when the officer entered a charge
of profanity against Mrs. Nicolaides he asked
that she be held until her sanity could be in
quired into. Miss Lewis. the matron, took her
in charge and Mrs. Nicoaides told story of
her husbands infatuation of a young girl on
whom. she said, he spent his money. She
could not, she said, bear the idea of his infa.-
uation for her. She denies that she is insane.
but says the treatment received by her is
enough to drive one crazy. She appears to be
extremely jealous Of her husband. Mrs. Nico-
ladies had been an inmate of Mt Hope near
Baltimore till recently.