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

Albert Hawkins, the young negro who
attempted to assault twelve-year-old Sadie
Sherier near L!ncolnville, in the county,
Monday evening, is still confined IN The
Jail in this city. but will have hearing
before the grand jury today. When seen
by 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 a dull and
hesitating way. When asked about the
girl he denied having seen her, and said
that he lad 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
gingerbread color. Capt. Smith said that
at 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 supply Of Winchesters, one of
the local papers had said. Keeper Timothy
Hayes told The Star reporter that the pris-
oner had made a partial confession to him.
Father Kencfck Dead.
Rev. Father J. ]. Kenefick, who was
widely known in Virginia as the hoy
priest" died yesterday at Fredericksburg,
at the age Of Twenty-Five years. Fa-
Their Kenefick was ordained priest
in Rome. In 1892 he was made as
sistant pastor of St. Mary's Church. Alex
andria, and few months ago was pla ced
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 we'll 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
than Father Kenefick enjoyed in this city,
especially among the young men of st.
Mays congregation. The Young Mems
Sodality Lyceum held a meeting last night
at their hall, on Duke street, and ap-
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 Washington
News The capital stock of the company
Is s15O,OOO, divided into shares of 800 each.
Mr.. Thomas L. Cockrell is named as the
local agent of the company and the Off
GERS are: Thomas H. Stevens president:
James l.. Caven, vice president: A. E. Has
brook, treasurer. and Nathan Greeley. sec
VI. ).
County Court.
In the county court, Judge D. NJ. Chi
chester presiding, number of condemna-
ton suits were disposed 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
continued in session this afternoon.
Morgan Withdraws.
Mr.. Thomas Morgan, one of the indie
pendent candidates for 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-
lican candidate. Mr.. Lewis is making
vigorous campaign, and his friends claim
that he will poll quite heavy vote. al
though all of them acknowledge that Mr..
May will probably be elected by large
majority.
\ 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 be held at Laurel,
Md, tomorrow, at which Senator German
and others will speak.