Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-01
AT FAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Charge of Bribery Preferred Against a
Local Colored Attorney.
Reopening of Old Dominion Mills
Certificate Of Incorporation Issued
-GeneraI and Personal.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 80 King Street,
Bell Telephone No. LOG.


ALEXANDRIA, Va, March l. 1898.
During the progress of a trial in Alex
andria county court yesterday afternoon
a colored woman stated to Judge Love that
an Alexandria lawyer had visited her
house few days previously and offered
her five-dollar bill to absent herself from
the court house yesterday. Judge Love
asked her il she knew the name of the
lawyer. ana she replied that she did not.
She requested to look around the
court house and see whether or not she
could see the man. As soon her eyes
fell upon j. H. Sadler, a colored lawyer,
she said
That's the man that made me the Offer
Sadler was then asked by Judge Love
TO explain himself. He arose and most
emphatically denied the charge. He adj
mitted having called upon the woman, but
denied having made any such proposition
to her Judge Love told Sadler that as It
was a case of one persons word against
another. no action would be taken but that
ne would make further inquiry, and If the
charge was found to be true he would
prosecute him to the full extent of the
law. This ended the incident.
Sadler said to The Star reporter today
The episode of yesterday was nothing
more than a mere trick of the prosecuting
attorney to help on the case"
The Old Dominion Mills.
The Old Dominion flour mills. just west
of this city. are to be repaired and put in
operation again The property now belongs
TO Mr.. F. NJ. Hill. Mr. John Henry today
commenced cleaning out and repairing the
dam and the repairs to the mill will be
commenced at once and operations resumed
there at an early day
Charter Granted.
In the corporation court yesterday, Judge
J. K NJ. Norton presiding, charter of in
corporation was granted to ]. III. Small &
Sons Company OF Washington. The OBJ
jects of the company are to cultivate, buy
and sell flowers. The capital stock is ST.
300. and Mr.. j. H. Small is president. Mr..
g. L. Booth is the agent in this city.
Ed. Green Gives Himself Up.
Last night shortly after o o'clock tel
ephone message was received at the police
station stating that if Lieut.. Smith would
cal! at the home of Edward Green, colored,
he tGreen) would give himself up. The
lieutenant responded arrested Green and
locked him up at the station house. 1t
will be remembered that August IL last
a warrant was issued for Green's arrest,
charging him with gambling in Fairfax
county He. it is said, has purposely alb
sented himself from the city ever since.
When the case was called by Mayor
simpson in the police court this morning he
was released to appear Saturday before
Justice Triplett of Fairfax county Mr.
II. H. Blunt went on mis- bond in the sum
of 500.
Alexandria County Court.
The following business was transacted in
Alexandria county court yesterday. Judge
J. NJ. Love presiding:
The final account of ]. W. and Fl. B.
Phillips. executors of the will of l.. Annet-
ia, was approved.
F. Z. Anderson was admitted to practice
III this court
The resignation of w II. Payne as JUS
tice of the peace fof Washington district
was accepted.
The matter of the application of VIM
Torreyson for a new road was continued
till the next term.
In the matter of the application of G. N
Saegmuller for n road a process was
ordered issued against Mrs. Jewell
Commonwealth agt. VIM. Parker tres
pass appeal from q magistrates decision;
mol pros entered with consent of common
wealth's attorney.
Court adjourned for the term
General and Personal Notes.
The members of Emanuel Lutheran
Church will shortly commence the erection
of handsome edifice to replace the one
that now stands at the corner of Cameron
and Alfred streets.
Mr.. Florence T Mccarthy and bride have
returned from their bridal tour.
The trustees of the Theological Seminary
have requested Rev DIR. Crawford, who
has been making his home in Washington
during the winter, to return to his home on
the HILL