Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-07
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Unsuccessful Efforts to Recover Property
Alleged to Have Been Stolen.
Legal Proceedings suEgested-Instal1-
ization - General and Personal.
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ALEXANDRIA. Va, July Z, 1872
The effort of the local police department
to recover the horse and buggy alleged to
have been stolen from ]. III. Dabney. a col
ored undertaken of this city, and which was
disposed of in Washington, has as yet been
unsuccessful Yesterday afternoon Mayor
Simpson sent Sergeant Smith to Washing
ton for the purpose of securing the prop
erty. The sergeant had an interview with
District Attorney Davis, who. 1t is said, ex-
planned that the present holder of the horse.
Charles Lightbourn of No. 1871 AZ street
southwest, who had purchased the animal
from a liveryman could not be compelled to
surrender it, except by civil process.
This morning Sergeant Smith reported to
the mayor, who directed the sergeant to
confer with the commonwealth attorney as
to the ACCESSIBILITY of issuing a warrant for
the holder of the horse and securing a
requisition for his appearance before the
Alexandria office for trial.
Mayor Simpson takes the ground that
since Malachi Ballard, colored, charged
with stealing the property. has had his case
sent to the grand jury, the receiver OF the
horse could be held as an accessory.
Officers Installed.
Alexandria Council, No. 33, Jr. Q. U. A.
NJ, held a largely attended meeting last
night, at which the recently elected officers
were installed. Deputy State Councillor B.
L.
mony. The following is a list of the Off
GERS who will serve for the next six
months: W. D. Zimmerman jr., councillor;
o. H. Daniels, vice councillor; James IL.
Mansfield, recording secretary; f. &. Elliot,
financial secretary; G. H. Pickin, assistant
recording secretary; j. R. n. Curtin, treas
urer; r. H. Dowues, conductor; VIM. Penn,
warden: Ernest CornWell, inside sentinel
Lawrence Sanford, outside SENTINEL l.. D.
Lyles, trustee for eighteen months; ]. R.
n. Curtin, representative to state council.
Trustees Annual Meeting.
At the seventy-seventh annual meeting Of
the trustees of the Protestant Episcopal
Educational Society of Virginia, presided
over by Bishop White. and held recently
at the theological seminary near here, the
secretary's report showed that the society
had closed it's fiscal year with an indebted
ness of 81 ,O00.2U. Forty young men had been
added to the society's list during the year,
the amount expended in this connection
being $500, and the amount contributed
by churches and individuals, S7,35506.
United States Court.
In the United States court, Judge Edmund
Waddill presiding, after The Stars report
| closed yesterday afternoon, sentences were
pronounced upon the following prisoners
Sydney Lee Foster, colored, one year in the
| Raleigh. N. c., penitentiary for robbing
| the mails In this city; ]. E. Waters and
Frank Williams, both colored boys charged
With robbing the post Office at Wheatland,
| Va, six months in city jail. The case of
| Thomas Bagley, charged with violating DOS
| tai laws, was removed to Richmond for
| trial
| General Matters.
The Woman's Auxiliary of Lee Camp, c.
| V, has made arrangements for an excur-
| sion to River View the Goth instant to
| raise funds for improvements at the site
| OF the confederate monument on Prince
| street. considerable amount has al
| ready been subscribed to this end.
| In the corporation court yesterday Judge
| Norton granted a charter to the Capita
| Stone Company. the object of which is t.
! ington is president, and G. L. Boothe ioca
| agent; S20,GO is named as capital stock.
Only three ladies, including Mrs. E. H
| OBrien, chairman, responded last evening
| to the call for meeting of the woman's
| committee on parade in connection will
| the proposed SeSqui-centennial celebration
of Alexandria. 1t being the second unsuc
| cessful effort to begin work the committed
| disbanded.
| Mechanics Lodge, No. 3, knights o
| Pythias held the regular convention In thu
| lodge hall, Pitt street, last evening
| Mr.. D. X. Roberts of Cheny Lodge, No. 10
| Norfolk Va, was present and made an ad
dress.
The city school board held its regula
| meeting last night, but no business OF I'm
| portance was transacted.
1t is reported that outsiders, VINO one
| better odds than the regular bookmaker
at the St Asaph track, have been giVin
| the proprietors of that place much annoy
| ance of late.