Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-30
ALE DR4A'S NEW S
Albert Hawkins IP Partially Confesses to the
Crime Of Attempted Rape.

Albert Hawkins. the young negro who
attempted to assault twelve-year-old Sadie
Sherer near Lincolnville, in the county
Monday evening, is still confined IN The
Jail in this city. but will have a hearing
before the grand jury today. When seen
by a Star reporter yesterday in his cell in
murderer's row he did not seem to realize
the seriousness of his position, and an
swered questions put to him in dull and
hesitating way. When asked about the
girl he denied having seen her, and said
that he had been working for Mr.. Charles
Miller near the scene of the assault. He
says he is sixteen years old, but looks to
be every bit of eighteen or nineteen. He is
about four feet seven inches tall and of Il
gingerbread color. Capt. Smith said that
al no time had there been a suspicion that
the citizens of either county or city would
try to take the prisoner out of Jail and
lynch him. He also said that he had not
laid in a supply of Wnchesters, as one of
the local papers had said. Keeper Timothy
Hayes told The Star reporter that the prs-
oner had made partial confession to him.
Father kenefck Dead.
Rev Father ]. ]. Kenefick, who was
widely known in Virginia as the boy
priest" died yesterday at Fredericksburg,
at the age of twenty-nine years. Fa-
Their Kenefick was ordained priest
in Rome. In 1892 he was made as
sstant pastor of St. Mary's Church, Alex
andria, and a few months ago was pla led
in charge of st. Mary's Church, Frede:-
icksburg, of which he was pastor when he
died. Last Saturday the young minister
left this city in better health than for sew
eral months AS is well known, he had
several times been Frustrated and brought
near deaths door by gastric trouble, and
the disease terminated in his death. Few
clergymen have had more devoted friends
ti,I- +l,t ,;t
especially among the young men of St.
Mary's congregation. The Young Men S
Sodality Lyceum held meeting last night
at their hall, on Duke street, and APP
pointed committee to draft proper reSolu-
tons and also appointed a committee to
attend his funeral, which will take place
tomorrow The body will be taken to
Richmond for interment beside those Of his
parents.
Charter Granted.
Judge Norton of the corporation court
yesterday granted a charter of incorpora-
ton to the Washington News Association,
which PROPOSES to publish the Washingto
News The capital stock of the company
is $50, 900, divided into shares of 500 each.
Mr. Thomas l.. Cockrcll is named as the
local agent of the company, and the Off
GERS are: Thomas H. Stevens, president;
James T. caven. Tiee president; - a. p; Has
rotary The officers ate also the directors.
County Court.
In the county seourG Judge d. NJ. Chi
chester presiding1it,a Humber of condemna-
ton suits were dtspoSsd of yesterday. The
grand jury found Thomas Bowman guilty
of involuntary manslaughter, and fixed his
punishment at six months in Jail. Lille
Fields was found guilty of attempt at
grand larceny and her punishment fixed at
twelve months In jail. The grand jury
Morgan Withdrnws.
Mr.. Thomas Morgan, one of the indie
pendent candidates fot the house of dele
gates, has withdrawn from the fight, in
order. as he says to enable the republican
vote to combine on Lewis, the other repub-
ljcan candidate Mr. Lewis is making a
vigorous campaign, and his friends claim
that he will poll quite heavy vote, al
though all of them acknowledge that Mr.
majority.
A called meeting of the Mary Gusts Lee
Division, Daughters of the Confederacy
was held this morning at II o'clock at the
residence of Mrs. w. S. Greene. No. 81
North Washington street. Some unfinish
ed business was transacted.
The police will make their appearance
Friday with their new helmets and batons
The democrats of Alexandria and vicin
| ity have been invited to attend big dem
ocratic mass meeting to he held at Laurel
Nd tomorrow, at which Senator Gormar
and others will speak.