Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-23
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
JUDGE BARLEY ORDERS SPECIAL
GRAND JURY.
Cases on Criminal Docket to Be Con-
Observation-Disclosures to Celebrate
Wesley Anniversary.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va, June %, 1903.
Judge Louis c. Barley of the corporation
court has ordered a special grand jury to
meet tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock TO
consider cases now on the criminal docket.
The most important of these is the case Of
Thomas Blanahan, colored, charged with
the murder of John Green, also colored.
Green was shot to death late Saturday
night, the 18th instant In Upper Queen
street. Blanahan admits having done the
shooting, but claims that it was done in
self-defense. The statements of the pris-
oner to that effect were directly contra
dicted by the evidence adduced before the
coroner's jury and in the mayors court.
Blanahan was captured in Washington
Sunday morning following the day of the
murder. Since his hearing before the
mayor he has been confined in the city Jail
Another case to be investigated by the
grand jury tomorrow is that of William
Thomas. colored, charged with being an
accessory before the fact. 1t was testified
in the police court that Thomas had coun
seled Blanahan to shoot Green In the pro-
gress of the quarrel between the two Owl
a colored woman named Lizzie Ford. Those
summoned to serve on the jury are: II
Strauss, r. H. Havenner, N. P. T. Burke,
S. H. Lunt, George Z. Price, Samuel Bousif
John May, Charles Sherwood and Elmer
Arrangements for Celebration.
Arrangements have been completed for
the celebration to be held by the local
Methodist churches tomorrow evening in
honor of the 2OOth anniversary of the birth
of John Wesley. The gathering will take
place in the Methodist Protestant Church
on North Washington street and will be
called to order at o'clock by Mr. Neville
Ar lob INV a
the Methodist Protestant Church will de-
liver a address on Wesley Preacher"
Mr.. r. p. W. Ciarnett of the NJ. E. Church
South will discuss Wesley as Christian,
and Rev. j. A. LETTERS of Trinity M. E..
Church will speak on the subject of Yves
ley as a Reformer."
Similar services will be held Sunday af-
ternoon at 3 o'clock In the M. E. Church
South in South Washington street. Mr..
Oscar Baggett of Trinity Church will have
for his theme Incidents from the Early
Childhood of John Wesley Rev. Mr.. Tam
blyn of the Free Methodist Church will dis
cuss What Young People Owe to Meth
odism;" Mr.. Harry Hantzmon of the Meth
odist Protestant Church will speak on
"Wesley's Preparation for His Ministerial
Career" and What Young Man Can Do
will be the subject of address by Mr..
William B. Smithers of the NJ. E. Church
South.
General and Personal.
The funeral of Mrs. Amelia Travers, who
died Sunday morning, took place yesterday
afternoon at 5 o'clock from the residence
of Mr.. Peter Hoy, in Prince street. Rev.
]. A. Jeffers of Trinity NJ. E. Church con
Quoted the services, and the pallbearers
were John, George, Robert and Charles
Travers, all grandsons of the deceased, and
Messrs. John Hoy and Charles Kell.
Miss Grace H. Starkey of Bluemont, Va,
and Mr.. Heaton P. Lunsford of this city
were married last night at the rectory of
Grace Episcopal Church. Rev. Clarence e.
Ball, the rector, performed the ceremony.
Miss Mary Gusts Lee, who has been the
guest of Mrs. P. T. Yeatman at her home
in North Washington street, will sail from
New York for Europe next week.
Mrs. Hattie T. Daingerfield and daugh-
ter. Miss Belle, have gone to visit Mrs.
Daingerfield's daughter, Mrs. Love, wife of
Lieutenant James M Love, U. s. A, at
Fort Smelling, MINI.
Richard Coleman was before Mayor
Simpson in the police court this morning on
the charge of using abusive language. He
was assessed So. The same fine was i'm
posed on Charles Palmer, colored, charged
with assaultng Sarah Lomax. John Green,
colored, also got taxed for s. for commit
ting an assault upon Albert Harris.
Mr.. Jack Barrett has Just returned from
Atlanta Ca. where he has been studying
electrical engineering in the Georgia School
of Technology.