Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-18
AFTER THE LAW BREAKERS
officials Of Alexandria County Resolved to
Stamp Out illicit Practices.
Frequent Arrests for Sunday Liquor
Selling-Resuftn of some OF
the Cases Heard.

| At the session of Justice Sellers court in
Rosslyn. Alexandria county. Va, this
morning, the case of George WOLF was
| brought up for selling liquor on Sunday.
| WOLF keeps road house on the National
| pike between Rosslyn and Fort Myer. The
arrest was made by Constable J. W.
Gaines, upon information sworn to by
Charles Jackson ard Eddie Jackson, col
ored. The boys. according to their story.
were walking up the road Sunday with two
girls when a crowd of roughs came out
| of the saloon and attempted to kdnap the
females. After the party had escaped the
boys went back to the place and bought
| some liquor. As they were both minors,
an additional charge was placed against
| WOLF At the trial this morning the de-
! PENDANT entered a plea of guilty. and the
\ minimum fine Of SIS and costs was imposed.
Under the law of the state. 1t Is said. the
lowest penalty is always imposed where
plea Of guilty is entered.
Alleged Attempt mt Bribery.
Later the Jackson boys made a state
ment, upon the strength of which another
| warrant may be issued for Louis Smith.
colored resident of Rosslyn, who drives for
| one Of the officers at Fort Myer. The Jack
| sons live In Washington, and, according to
their story, Smith came to them with SO
| in his hand. offering to give each $ IL they
would stay away from the tr1al. IhlS lney
refused to do.
Last week Justice Sellers tried Robert
Cunningham, who keeps saloon on the
main street in Rosslyn. at the corner OF
what Is known as Railroad avenue. The
charges were for selling Sunday and
selling to minors. The compliments were
| the two Jackson boys. plea of not guilty
was entered. but the defendant was held
Of $500. with the alternative of six months
in Jail, was imposed. In default Of the
fine the prisoner was committed to jail.
though notice was given that an appeal
| would be made. Cunningham was released
from Jail some time Saturday night, under
| bond of 500. furnished by John Killeea.
The arrest was made by Constable Gaines.
The appeal will most likely be heard at
the session of the county court, which will
convene Monday at Alexandria. The maxi
| mum penalty for selling liquor on Sunday
| is $780, or a years imprisonment. Cum
ningham's place was open last Sunday, as
! usual and the town officials were certain
that he was selling liquor. but all attempts
to make a case against him proved to be
| fruitless. Arrangements have been made
for an effort which, 1t Is said, will be more
successful next Sunday. in case anybody
| is given admittance to the place.
Witnesses Knew Nothing.
| The case of John w. Potter, who con-
| Quoted a saloon at Jackson City, was
| brought before Justice James H. Lane yes
| terday morning. He was charged with SELL
| ing liquor Sunday. October II. The war
rant for his arrest has been out for some
time, but he managed to evade apprehen-
sion until this week. NJ. c. Stevens was
associated with Justice Lane in trying the
| case. The witnesses for the Commonwealth
were William NJ. Winston. constable; Clay
ward Holmes and John Richardson, spe-
cial officers. They were called and exam
ihed upon oath. and they claimed they
knew nothing about the case. though all
admitted having been at Jackson City the
day named In the warrant. AS there was
no evidence to convict Justice Lane dis
missed the case.
Warrants are out for Joseph Thomas and
E. B. Wyatt. both of whom conducted sa-
looms at jackson City, and were charged
with selling liquor Sunday, October Ii.
1t was understood by the court that the
| men had permanently left the state. and
| the warrants were nolle pressed.
| :. - AAsault Case. =. -. --v
Another. case. disposed of yesterday by
Squire Lane was that Of Mary Turner
| who preferred charge OF assault against
Joseph Turner and Susan Turner, a brother
| and sister-in-law: Jennie Laskey and Gus
Jackson. The case against Joseph Turner
WAS dismissed. as was also that against
/ Susan Turner, end in the latter instance
| the cost was assessed equally against the
defendant a1d the plaintiff. Gus Jackson
and Jennie Laskey were held guilty. and
| the former fined $, the latter $3.50, costs
In both cases being assessed against the
defendants.
| The officers in that part of Alexandria
county which includes Rosslyn have been
making every effort in their power, it is
said. to stamp out lawlessness in the COM
munity, and they have been measurably
successful, in spite of threats of vengeance
upon the part of the offenders.