Evening star., 1901-07-13
AFFAIRS TN AL ExANDRiA
CASES SET For TRIAL IN CORPORA
TION COURT.
Evening Star Bureau.
No. 7O1. King street, :


ALEXANDRIA. Va. July 13, 1901.
The corporation court, Judge J. K M.
Norton presiding, will be in session Mon
day. The following cases, in which indict-
ments were reported this week. have been
set for trial on that date: Emmett Jones,
1or malicious cutting; George Parker, col
ored, Tor housebreaking; Thomas Staunton,
coiored. for forgery. and John Thompson.
coiored, for breaking and entering rail-
road car and stealing thereform. Staun-
ton was indicted for forging the name Of
Mr.. William F.. Brookes to check for IS
on the First National Bank, May 26, 1900.
The indictment against Emmet Jones
charges that he assaulted and cut Archt-
paid Huilet with intent to kill July IA.
1900 John Thompson is charged with
breaking into freight car in the yard of
the Southern railroad in this city and steal
ing a lot Of clothes of the value of $50.
There are also two Indictments against
Edward Miller for forgery and an indict-
ment against Frank Anderson for house
breaking and larceny. These cases cannot
YET be tried, however, as the men broke
jail May IL last and have not been re-
captured
1t Is stated that the recently elected
board OF health will hold meeting soon
ana organize for business. Several of the
new members have expressed the deter
mination to take steps to bring the board
more actively in touch with the duties
under Its charge. 1t Is said that the board
VIII arrange for meetings and adopt sys-
tematlc methods for dealing with the sani-
probability that the city council will be
requested to revise the laws covering that
branch of the city government.
The city school board has authorized the
committee on school houses and furnit ure
to have needed repairs made to the school
buildings during the summer vacation. At
the next meeting the clerk will report the
cost OF fifty new desks for one of the
rooms.
Albert and Harry Erickson. aged eleven
and twelve years, respectively, were sent
TO their homes at Milville. N. j., yesterday
afternoon by order Of Acting Mayor Paff.
ihe boys were runaways and had been
living In Fauquier county for some time.
Acting Mayor 'Paff presided at the ses-
sion OF the police court this morning. Mat
Williams was up on the charge of stealing
a coat from William Hansberger, but he
was dismissad The cases of several boys
charged withIcruaty to animals were also
dismissed.
There was a large attendance at the de-
votional meeting fUf the Epworth League,
M. E. Church South. held last nj mt in
the lecture HDom Of the church. The meet
ing was led by ME6J. Fred Peake of Brad
dock Heights au.
A letter was received at the police sta
ton this morning. from the police authori-
ties in Baltimore stating that a colored lad
named Samuel Beander. who ran away
from his hon1e here, had been detained in
that city The absence of the boy was re-
ported at police headquarters last night
Mr.. Ashbys Miller has received his com
mission as regimental quartermaster Of
the 18th Virginia Regiment. The commits
sion carries ahe rank of captain.
Mr.. J. Harris Efanklln of this city has
gone to Baltimore county, Nd, to spend
short timsxwith relatives.