The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-25
At THE STATE CAPITAL.
News Items Of Interest to All
Virginians,
ALEXANDRIA COUNTY RACES.
The Massey Libel Suit. A Senator
for Counsel. Westnoreland
Club Reception. Court of
Inquiry. Arrested for
Prize Fighting.
py Southern Assoc,atoi Press.

There has Deen muCn TAX lately
about auuexiug Alexaudrln county
t" the District OF Columbia The
Washington people are suId to be
largely in favor OF tho proposition
Que reason why they dosire to ac
quIre the territory Is to break up
the lnwles.ness tuat exists on the
Virginia side of the Potomac. 1t is
so d that the officers of Alexaudria
county are unable to cope with the
evil.
MIR. Sam. g. Drent, n prominent
lnwyer. OF Alexandria, who WAS here
yesterday said the citizens of the
territory on thi, side of the river
are overwhelmingly opposed to on
neXatlOn aud the scheme will Ger
taInly not be Carried ont any tune
in the near future. There is 20
doubt of the fact that the Iegisn
ture will have lively subject to
tackle IN seeing to enuct laws TO
put down the alleged lawlessness III
AleXnudtin county.
Newspaper publishers especially
will watch with much interest the
proceedings III the libel suit brought
by AIR. Massey against the Norfula
Pilot, IL viii be the most notable
case of the sort that bus been III
Virginia courts IN mnuy years aud
very nble lawyers will conduct It.
The Virginia papers have had very
few libel suits on their hands. Gen
ernlly such ns they did have, ut
fracted little attention. For few
years pnst the Virginia Press Asso
citation has been trying TO secure
certain cnnuges III the libel law aud
at the lnsI session of the Legislature
the mater was brought before the
House Committee for Courts o.
Justice, but mat body, by a prncti
caIly unanimous vote, rejected iii,
blliS proposed. Ii has been stated
IN some of the uewspapers thni
among the counsel for tho Pilot
w"nid be n dist nguished United
States Senator. Hon. Charles Jnmcs
Faulkner, of West Virginu. j., no
doubt, the man. He is said to be II
warm personal friend Of MIR. Byrd.
OF Winchester, VINO is also being
oued.
There was n big reception at the
Westmurclnnd Club tonight. Some
6OO luvItatIout were seut out quo
from S O'clock until midnight the
elegant roums were crowded witt.
the representatives of tho wealth.
culture. fashion aud benniy OF
Richmond and other cities. Quit,
numner OF guests from distance
were present. tho members of til.
nnnrt mi
here attended. The rooms wett
handsomely decorated aud brli.
llnntlv lighted. a splendid supper
was served.
The Court of inquiry had long
sittlnHs again to day. but there werc
no new or startling Developments.
Several Witnesses were examined.
out their testimony was along til,
llue OF that given yesterday by Cnp
wayne Anderson. L WAS CHIEFLY u
recital OF the facts about the failure
OF the court martial 10 carry ont
Coi' Jones order, the court decd
lug That IT had no legnl stnndlrp.
All OF the wlinrSsrs were rIpidly
cross examined By counsel for Col
Jones. 1t Is believed that the cuur
VIII hnlIsy go INTO ma investigations
OF ali the troubles existing in t.,
regiment, aud then there viii b,
some decidedly inter estlng develop
ments.
The police today arrested Bob
Smith aud Henry Banks. two co oreu
boot blacks. charged with engasinl
III prize fight. They have long
been euemies aud last night some
white gentlemen belonging to tn,
sporting fraternity made no "A pnrse
and arranged for the youtns to set
Tie their trouble III Monticello Hal.
~ was sn exceedingly lively boat
i"e police Knew nothing OF the at
iair until tins morning.. A uuwsnn
per reporter and several other mr.
sons present have been summoned
10 testify III the 'sase. 1t is probabi,
That when 1t dc velops IN court who
tile promoters OF the tight were they
VIII he arrested charged with aidIun
and abettiug tie ALTAR.
Justice trut chtield made another
effort THIS mo fnlug toward gettl..p u
decision from tue Court OF Apuenl.
defining the extent of the iurlsdlc
ton OF the Police Court, Som.
time ago he tried case of nottv
larceny and sentenced the accuseu
TO jail for fifteen DAYS, with view
to nscettni ulng the sense OF the An
peliate Court on the question. INT
the atIor ney who WAS to carry thu
Gaze M was attacked by illness and
before his recovery the prisoners
time expired aud he was released
from jail. To day John ". Brown
o c"iored newsboy, was charged with
stealing copy of moruIug news
paper, the properly of DR., j. r
Smith, Brown bad been pnrloining
me paper, alter The carrier left 1t a,
lhe Doctors door, Tor some dnys
The physician laid trap for BIN