Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-20
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
MOUNT VERNON REGENTS TO BE
ENTERTAINED AT TEA.
Death Of an Old River Captain-Ver-
dict Of Guilty in a Cut
ting Case.
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Evening Star Bureau.
701 King Street,
Bell Telephone 106.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, May 20, 1908.
The ladies of the Society for the Restora-
ton of Historic Alexandria will entertain
the Mount Vernon regents at tea this
afternoon from $50 to $50 o'clock in the
old Carlyle House. The ladies of the
Mount Vernon Association will be met at
Mount Vernon. where the society has been
in annual session for several days past. by
committee from the Alexandria Historic
Association. which will journey to The
former home of Washington on a special
electric car rendered by the Washington.
Alexandria and Mount Vernon Railroad
Company. Upon arrival here the regents
Will be met by several of the officers of the
local society. and will be driven in open
carriages to the various points Of interest
about the city. Among the places to be
visited are Christ Episcopal Church. where
Washington attended religious services: the
home of the Friendship fire engine COM
pany, of which Washington was an original
member, and the room of the Alexandria
washington Masonic Lodge. over which
delivered at the Carlyle House by Nj.
Lewis H. Machen Of this city. who will
welcome the regents and explain the pur-
poses of the Alexandria Society.
Death Of Capt Forrest.
Captain James P. Forrest one Of the
leading nayigators Of the Potomac, was
discovered dead in his bed this morning
at his home, 3O5 Queen street. Death was
due to heart disease. A widow and sew
eral children survive him. Captain For
rest was apparently in his usual health
Yesterday and his death was entirely I'M
expected. He was about fifty-six years of
age He was native of Maryland and
mad lived In this city most of his life In
youth he studied medicine but later chose
HE on the water. AS captain operat-
ing on the Potomac river and Chesapeake
Day he was known as skillful navigator.
FOR some time he commanded the old
steamer Excelsior, which ran from Wash
funeral will be made later.
Thought Her Son Incorrigible.
colored woman named Miller bearing
small child on her arm and leading a
docile looking lad about ten years of age,
was ushered into the presence of Mayor
Simpson In the police court room this morn
ing On a. somewhat unusual mission She
was not long In explaining that the small
sized individual following her was the
enjoyment of perversity In a note which
was said to have been written by her hus-
Dand the mayor was given the following
lnIormauon: This woman wants her son
sent TO the reform school. He is the worst
In the world, and if you can put him away
1t will be good thing for the city" Yes.
he IS the worst in the world the mother
assented with sigh when Mayor Simn-
son had finished reading the missive aloud
He runs his step-father out of home,
jumps trains, climbs the mantel and breaks
up the clock. sticks sticks in the fire and
burns all my other children" This was
hardly half of the bad things that she said
the boy did and according to her state
ment 1t was not case that would yield
to the correction of the rod which, she
said. had been freely applied She was
really afraid she would have to kill him
II he remained longer under the parental
roof A stolid stare was about all the
mayor got when he asked the small boy
why he did not depart from the error of
his way. The mayor then directed the Of
fcers to communicate with the superin-
tendent of the colored reform school near
Richmond. ~
-. Verdict Of Guilty.
1t was almost II o'clock last night before
the jury in the corporation court, sitting
In the case of Harry Nicholson. indicted
for feloniously cutting Otto vogeIgesang,
finally agreed upon a verdict finding the
defendant guilty, with the understanding
that he would be sentenced to pay a fine
OF IS and to serve a term Of six months in
the city Jail. The case, which opened in
the morning. had not been concluded at 6
o'clock In the evening, and was taken up
again after an evening recess. At 10 o'clock
the case was given to the jury and a half
hour later 1t was announced that no agree
ment could be reached Having been again
sent back by the court the jury reported
disagreement an hour later. After con-
ference between counsel the verdict as
stated was returned. Attorneys C. c. Car
lin and Charles Bendhem appeared for
Nicholson and the prosecution was con-
Quoted by Commonwealth Attorney Samuel
G. Brent. Nicholson was charged with
cutting vogelgesang at the Alexandria
steam bakerys plant February 16 last.
General Matters.
The will of the late Mrs Honore Ryan
has been admitted to probate in the cor
porate court. DR.. M. D. Delaney qualified
as executor. The sum of 500 was left to
st. Mary's Catholic Church and most of
the remainder of the property was left to
the grandchildren Of the deceased. The
court appointed Messrs J. D. Normoyle,
w. H. Sweeney and J. T. Sweeney ap-
praisers.
Mr. James B. Cannon. who recently re-
signed the position of trainmaster of the
Washington division of the Southern rail-
road, left today for Hartford. Conn, where
he will be stationed as master mechanic of
the Poughkeepsie Bridge route of the Gen.
trail New England Railway Company, to
which position he has been appointed to
take effect the 23d instant. He was accom-
panied by his family.
Gertie Evans colored. got the worst of
three-cornered argument in the police court
this morning and had to pay 81. 80 for using
abusive and insulting language. Alice
Robinson and Lizzie Sheppard both thought
that Gertie had used more expressive Ian
guage than she was willing to acknowledge
So thought the mayor, and the nne was
accordingly imposed. Lee Level coloreo,
was assessed S. for assaulting Arthur