Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-02
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
New U. s. District Attor-
ney's First Appearance.
FINED FOR ASSAULT
coLoRED CITIZENS 10 HONOR
McKINLEY's MEMORY.
Niece Of Late Governor Goebel Of
Kentucky WEEDS MI. e. J. Barron
General News.
FINED FOR ASSAULT
Evening Star Bureau,
Of King Street.


ALEXANDRIA. Va. Jan. 2, 1908
Judge L. L. Lewis Of Richmond, who was
recently appointed by President Roosevelt
as district attorney for the United States
court for the eastern district OF Virginia.
succeeding Gen. Edgar Allen, will appear
in this city for the first time In his official
capacity at the session of the United States
court which will open here Monday.
Judge Lewis has many admirers among
the people OF Alexandria and his appoint
ment to the attorneyship was gratifying to
citizens generally. and especially to those
connected with the district and circuit
courts. Mr.. Hugh Gordon Miller of Nor
folk. who was reappointed assistant dis
trict attorney. will also probably be pres
emit at this session of the court. 1t Is ex-
pected that number Of cases for violation
Of the United States pension and postal
laws will be heard. Judge Edmund Wad-
dill will preside.
Fined for Murderous Assault.
Clarence Anderson. colored. was before
Mayor Simpson In the police court this
morning on the charge of murderously as
saulting Henry Stevens, colored. with a
pistol. Anderson. who had been a fugitive
since the trouble between him and Stevens
about three weeks ago. gave himself ND at
the police station yesterday. A fine CT $50
was imposed. with the alternative of ninety
days on the chain gang. Stevens received
pistol wound. but was not seriously In
juIed.
Arthur Mankin was up on the charge OF
assaultlng his Wife. Mrs Hester Mankin
The evidence being against him. he was
assessed $40. and unless the fine is Do i'll In
cash 1t Will have to be settled by thirty
Gays on the chain gang.
A colored man named Josenh Cooner was
required to answer the charge of violating
the Jim Crow" law on the Washington
alexandria and Mount Vernon railroad. 1t
appeared from the evidence that, although
Technically guilty. he had not wilfully conn
mitted an infraction of the statute and he
was dismissed ~
Ferdinand Patton. charged with drunken
ness on the street. was sent to the gang for
twenty days.
In Memory Of Mckinley.
Several colored citizens met last evening
at the residence of Magnus L. Robinson.
COG South Washington street, for the pur-
pose Of arranging for celebration In honor
or the birthday of the late President Nc
kinley, January 20. 1t was decided to hold
the exercises In the William Mckinley Nor
mai ana Industrial School (colored) at 8
o clock in the evening
Dr. Charles Carroll Stewart of Washing
ton has been invited to deliver the Grafton
OF the evening, and the members of the
washington G. A. r. camps have been in
Nilcu " dtleHu Inc following the
members of the reception committee: M L.
Robinson. DIR. w II. Johnson. Rev r. b.
Robinson, William Bayne, W. b. Lewis jr;
A. w. Whaley and G. w. Stewart.
General Matters.
The funeral of Mrs ]. r. Brown whose
death occurred Wednesday morning, took
place this morning at $50 o'clock from her
late home in Alexandria county. The re-
mains were inferred In Ivy Hill cemetery.
Announcement is made of the marriage of
Elizabeth Goebel Sauntleman of Columbus,
Ohio. niece of the late William Goebel of
Kentucky. and Mr.. E. ]. Barron of this
city, which occurred October 8 last.
Miss Mary Elmer and Mr.. John Fronek,
both Of Washington. were married at the
parsonage of the First Baptist Church In
this city yesterday morning by the Rev. DR..
George L. Hunt
Miss Adrianna Allen, daughter of Police
man Allen, and Mr.. J. A. T. Shirley Of this
city surprised their respective families
Wednesday last by the announcement Of
their marriage. which occurred that day in
Washington. The couple received parental
blessings.
Miss Carrie NJ. Walker and Mr., Harry
Hoskinson of Gaithersburg. Nd. were mar.
ried in this city Wednesday, the Rev l.. ID.
Blakemore of Fairfax officiating.