The morning times., 1895-10-29
TO MAKE LAW RESPECTED
Leonard Marbury Special States
Attorney for Alexandria County.
Jury Respecting hDerelict
Justices of the Peace.

There was something of a sensation. In thu
! Alexandria county court yesterday wheI
Judge Chichester, in his charg,
to the grand jury. Instructed then
to look into certain charges that
had been made againsti The justice.
OF the peace or the county, WHO were cited
to appear with their books and papers
before the Jury. 1t Is alleged that the
administration OF justice ip the county is
but farce, and it is also a notorious fact
that but few, If any, OF the Justices ever
1 turned over To the State the money ihey
collected for fines, ETC., and it was 10
these charges that Judge Chichester re-
/ ferred.
The judge, before dIsnIissing the Jury,
said that the safety OF the people depended
upon the honesty OF the justices and lay
| officers, and IL on examination, it was
found that any OF the justices had violated
their oaths OF office they shouIl be removed.
| IL they were guilty or retaining fines col
| lectcd by them, 1t was embezZlement, a
felony, and the penalty would be milne
mcnt in the State prison. The jury then
! took the papers, etc.. and returned to
their room, and were still engaged in the
| examination of the magistrates accounts
| when, at 4 O'Clock yesterday evening, the
court adjourned.
Another sensation of yesterdays term OF
| the court was the appointment of Mr..
| Leonard Marbury, the States Attorney for
Alexandria City, as special attorney for
| the commonwealth In the county, and he
| will conduct all prosecutions in the future.
| The appointment is for one year, and is
made, II Is said In consequence of the CON
| timed illness OF Commemorative ATTORNEY
Johnson. Mr.. n arbury VIII at once begin
proceedings against all the lawbrea kers
| in Alexandria county, and will endeavor to
restore law and order.
The Alexandria police authorities yes
terday received a communication from
Lieut.. Hollinberger, chief OF the Wash
ington detective bureau, requesting them
to look out for seven bicycles which have
been stolen In Washington since the first
of October. and which have not yet been
recovered by the Washington police.
The police nave also been asked TO look
out FOR n gold watch and a lot of tewelry
which was stolen from the house of DR.. H.
ID. Harper In Kingston, N. c., on October
1S. The Officers have all been instructe ed
to keep n sharp lookout for these stolen
articles.
DIR. Edwin Buchanan, former resident
of Alexandria, died very suddenly in Seat
tie, Washington. where he has been prac-
ucing his profession for some years. DIR.
Buchanan was the son OF the late Robert
Buchanan, OF this city. and IL q brother
Of Mrs. Annie A. Kemp. On his gradua-
tion from Georgetown College about eight
years ago he was appointed a physician
In the Indian service, and after some years
OF service resigned to enter upon private
practice I'm the city of Seattle. He leaves
a wife, but no children.
The grand jury in the Alexandria county
court, with W. A. Whallen as foreman yes
terday found true bills on indictments as
follows: John West, indicted for an as
sault with intent to Kill; Wm., alias Buck
Taylor, charged with breaking into the
Actors Club House at Four Mile Run, he
tween tins city and Washington, and steal
ing n gun, pistol, and some other arti-
cles. and Richard Colvert. Tor an assault
on Edward Duncan.
Judge Chichester refused to confirm the
report of the commissioners appointed to
condemn land for the Washington, Alex
nadria and Mt. Vernon Railway in Alexau-
dria county, in the matter OF the land of
Judge Norton, Alexandria. and new COM
missioners were appointed to view the
land. .-- ..,.-.
The funeral of Mr. J.. Edward Pierpoint
took place yesterday from his home on
Cameron street. Rev. ID. j. KEN, of the
Gibbon Street Chapel, conducted the funeral
service. The interment was in the Meth
odist Protestant cemetery, aud MesSrs. B.
Wheatley, Jr., R. ]. Daingerfield, A. A.
varied, Thos. Robinson X Al. Latham,
and Frank ] Pollard were the pall-bearers.