Evening star., 1896-07-28
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Gases Of Importance in the Different
Courts.
Horse Thief Held for Trial-Local
Notes Of Interest to All
Glasses of Citizens.

The July term Of Alexandria county
court, Judge ID. NJ. Chichester, convened
In this city yesterday.
Mr.. R. c. Smith was authorized to sell
Baltimore city stock and invest proceeds
in Baltimore and Ohio railroad bonds.
Washington. Alexandra and Mt. Vernon
Electric Railway Company against Alfred
Peters; report Of commissioners confirmed
and order of distribution OF funds.
c. F. Jackson against Lucinda Jackson:
dismissed at plaintiffs cost.
The will OF Eleanor Koone was admitted
to probate. and NJ. Z. Church appointed
administrator w. w. A, and J. c. Koone
qualified as committee for P. H. Koone.
In the matter of the application bye. NJ.
Adams ct al for new road from Prince
street extended to the Leesburg turnpike,
the report OF the receivers. which was in
complete. was ordered TO be filed and new
commissioners, Messrs. John Robertson, j.
w. Slater. b. NJ. Rothery. w. A. Schle-
vogt and E. b. Van Every were appointed
to make map. ETC., and report as to cost OF
opening road.
In the land condemnation proceedings of
the Washington, Arlington and Falls
Church Railway Company against Dulaney
and Whiting. trustees. the award previous
| ly made was set aside, and Messrs. Frank
Hume. W. N. Febrey, w. H. Torreyson
John Slater and J. w. Clark were appoint
ed commissioners to ascertain and report
| the amount Of damages for the right of
way through the land.
The following cases were set for trial:
Grant Smith. colored. indicted for murder;
continued for defendant.
John Nelson. indicted for the murder Of
BENJAMIN Hines; set for third day of Sep
tember term.
Harris and Trout. indicted for malfeas-
ance In Office as Justices, continued until
| hrst day of September term.
Mr.. j. c. Whitehead was appointed
guardian Of the grandchildren of Robert
Dyer. deceased.
Court then adjourned for the term.
Corporation Court.
In the corporation court. Judge ]. X. NJ.
Norton presiding. yesterday the following
| business was transacted: The hearing of
the motions to revoke the licenses of W.
| H. Breuner. Thomas Downey, Mrs. NJ. X.
Rice and Michael O'Neal, who have been
| fined in the police court for selling whisky
on beer licenses. were set for Thursday as
| also that CT Ruth Carroll indicted for in
1antlclde The case of Ernest Travers in
dicted for breaking into and robbing rail-
| road car or lot Of Shoes was continued
| until the October term, and the case of
John Nelson, indicted for housebreaking,
| was continued, as Nelson is now in Gus
tody In Washington. The case Of Quaie VS..
washington, Alexandria and Mt Vernon
| electric railr road suit for damages grow
| ing out Of the loss of leg by plaintifr. was
| continued for defendant. Mr. E. S. Rock
well OF Washington was admitted to prac-
| tice In this court Mr. c. H. Callahan was
| appointed and qualified as deputy commits
| sioner Of revenue The will Of William Da-
| Wis was adrnitted to probate, and his moth
er. to whom the property of the deceased
was left, qualified as executrix. The will
| of A. J. Hall was admitted to probate and
T. F. Hall qualified as executor. The de-
ceased left his property to his wife during
her life. Court then adjourned.
Police Court.
Mayor Thompson this morning disposed
| of the following csses: John Langley, ar
rested Dy Officer Wilkinson, charge drunk
| In street: fined 81. Louise Timberlake and
Bessie Verey, both colored arrested by
Officer "a Wis charge, disorderly and fight
ing; fined $ each. in default of which they
| will spend the next thirty days down on
the 1arm. James Jackson, colored, arrest
ed by Ohcer Davis, charge, assault and
beating his wife. Emma Jackson; fined 81
or thirty days. William Breen arrested by
| Officer Goods. charge; assault and beating
Mr.. F. H. Simpson: fined s.. Charles Pines
James Pollard and Gabrella Lee all col
ored. arrested by Officers Beach and Young.
| charge. assault and beating W. H. Will
Jams. colored; Pollard fined IS and pines
| and Lee $3.50 each.
Alexandria County COmmfssiOners'
Meeting.
meeting of the Alexandra county su.
| pervisors was held in this city at the court
| house on Columbus street Yesterday after.
| noon.
deed for two acres of land located at
Fort Myer Heights. on which to erect a
! new county court house. was presented to
the board by Messrs. Trimmer & Robertson.
who have donated the land. The deed was
placed In Commonwealth Attorney John
hands
Inc question OF dlsposing of the county's
! interest in the old court house in this city
was discussed. but no definite action was
| taken. An additional special levy of >
| cents on the 800 for the expenses of re-
moving the court house was ordered The
annual levy was fixed as follows: 35 cents
on the slOO for county purposes for schools
Jefferson district, 30 cents on the 800:
Arlington district, 40 cents; Washington
district 80 cents; and for road purposes
JEFFERSON district, % cents on the 500: Ar
| ltngton district, 40 cents. and Washington
| district 30 cents: and tithe 50 cents
Bids for working the roads were ordered
| to be received and opened on August IS.
| after which the meeting adjourned.
Horse and Thief Both Caught.
A horse belonging to Mr.. J. w. Brown
| was stolen from it's pasture in Fairfax
| county, about a mile west of this city, Sat-
| urday last. Sunday evening a man named
Washington was arrested in Washington
| with the horse in his possession. Although
| he had clipped the animals name and tail
| and dyed its markings Mr.. Brown fully
| recognized the animal. Constable William
| Webster went to Washington yesterday to
| bring the man to Fairfax for trial, but he
refused to come without extradition pa
pers. A telephone message was received at
| police headquarters from Washington city
| stating that the man had changed his
mind and would come to Virginia without
the eXtraditon papers. Constable Webster
again went after the prisoner today. He
| will be given a hearing before Justice kir-
| by Of Fairfax county this afternoon.
Robbed Fruit Store.
The fruit store of Richards & Bro, on
King street just east of Royal. was en-
| tered by thieves some time Monday night
| who helped themselves to a quantity of
fruit. but got nothing of much value. The
thief or thieves made an entrance by fore
| ing open a window in the back building
which facec on an alley. The robbery was
reported at police headquarters, and this
morning Officer Atkinson arrested Harry
Grant, a small colored boy, and locked him
up at the station house. charged with be-
Ing one of the guilty parties. He will be
given a hearing before the mayor tomor-
row morning at s o'clock.
Charter Granted.
Judge J. K M Norton of tho cornora