Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-06
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Circuit Court Cases Tried and Decided
g Yesterday.
Both Feet of a Man Amputated-Other
Local Notes Of General
Interest.

The circuit court for the city. Judge c. e.
Nichols presiding disposed Of a number OF
cases yesterday, as follows:
John Ahern & Co. and Joseph Broders
agt Constant Ponnet; Judgment for plain
tiff in both suits. Bohea Improving Com
pany agt. c. II. Burroughs & Co.; Judgment
for plaintiff for s1443S. The rule against l..
w. Estes was dismissed on payment of GER
tain moneys into court. Grubb & Co. agt.
Mt. Vernon Fire Insurance Company; suit
ordered abated as to E. c. Joyner, and to
precede by w. F. Grub; exceptions taken.
In the chancery suit of White & Co. agt.
Farmers and Mechanics Insurance Com
pany, the receiver was ordered to turn over
books and policies belonging to the Mon
arch Fire Insurance, Company to the own
ers, and after the payment of fee to plain
tiffs' attorney, to invest the remainder of
the fund for one year, with real estate Sc
curity.
Court then adjourned until today.
Both Feet Auputnted.
Several weeks ago John Delehan, better
known as John the Baker, a well-known
character about the city. was sent to the
city aims house for treatment, being very
sick and unable to help himself after be-
ing picked up in an insensible condition on
North Alfred street, as mentioned in The
Star at the time. At the aims house he de-
veloped gangrene in both feet, and a few
days ago he was sent to the infrmary for
treatment. DR.. w. R. Purvis, who has
charge of the case, decided that the disease
was too far advanced to be reached with
medicines, and that the only thing that
could be done was to amputate both of the
diseased feet. The operation was perform
ed yesterday by Drs. Purvfs. Howard,
| Smith, Slaughter. Miller and Snowden, at
| the iniirmary, both feet being taken off be-
| tween the knee and ankle. The patient is
he
Attempted Hold-Up.
| There seems to be no end to the attempts
| Of persons to hold up people in this vicinity.
| There have been within the last week four
| highway robberies reported to the police
| station. Last night about o'clock Maj. L.
H. Janney telephoned to police headquar-
| tiers that while his milk wagon was on its
| way home after delivering milk in this city
| two men halted the driver when near Hooff' $
| Run bridge and demanded MIN to hold up
| his hands; but the driver was too quick for
| them. Putting the whip to his horse. he
easily got away, as the men did not at
tempt to follow. He could give no descrip-
| ton of the men, but says that they were
| white and that they were strangers to him.
| The police are making every effort to catch
| these men, and, if caught, they will be pun
| ished to the full extent of the law.
The Rule Dismissed.
Mr.. L. w. Estes, the secretary and treas
urer of the Farmers and Mechanics Insur-
apce Company, who was held for contempt
Of court in failing to turn over to the re-
ceiver certain moneys he had drawn out
of bank after the court had appointed re-
ceiver and who was given until yesterday
to comply with the order, came into court
yesterday and turned over to Receiver Tay-
lor S2,2J0, the amount taken from bank.
Last Monday Mr.. Estes plead that his
father, who was president of the company,
would not let him have the money. On the
payment of the money the rule against Mr..
Estes was dismissed and he was discharged.
Fire Company Elects Officers.
The Old Friendship Fire Company. which
vas organized in 17T5 by George Washing
ton, at its meeting at the engine house
or Alfred street, elected the following off,
GERS for the ensuing year: E. z. Downham.
president; VIM. H. Smith. vice president;
C. o. Supple. recording secretary; P. F. Cor
man, financial secretary; Capt. James F.
Webster, first commander; Nimrod Now
land, second commander. and Augustus
Butts, treasurer This is one Of the Oldest
OF Organizations in existence today. They
have il their house the old original hand
engine which the father of his coun-
try helped to put out many fire with.
Police Court.
The police report last night as being clear
and cold. No prisoners, and fourteen
| dodgers in the station house. At an extra
session of court held last night Mayor
Thompson disposed of the following cases:
James, alias Barney Richards, jr., charged
with breaking open the hatchway of the
| oyster boat Ella Hill and stealing basket
of oysters therefrom, was fined 81: James
| Richards, ST., charged with disorderly con-
| duct and using abusive and threatening
| language toward John Jasper, colored, was
| fined 81.
a#" Notes.
The regular monthly meeting of the Co
| lumbia Steam Fire Engine Company was
| held last night at their house, on St. Asaph
street, with W. A. Smoot in the chair
| Only routine business was transacted.
| In the corporation court yesterday Eliza
| beth Taylor was appointed Administrative
of the estate of Elizabeth A. Lyles. de-
ceased.
| The regular monthly meeting of the Re-