Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-06
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
MYSTERY SURROUNDING DEATH
OF SAM LUcKETT.
Said to Have Been Shot at Chester
brook, in Fairfax County,
July 4.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, July 6. 1904.
The remains Of Samuel Luckett, colored.
who was killed at Chesterbrook, Fairfax
county. July 4, were brought here this
morning and inferred in Douglass cemetery.
Those who came with the body from Ches-
Textbook brought a certificate from q cor
oner's Jury, signed by DIR. J. B. Anderson of
Lewinsvllle, in which the cause of death was
assigned as a pistol bullet wound inflicted
with murderous intent. No mention was
made OF the name of the person firing the
shot or any of the circumstances. and It
was inferred here that the fatal shooting
was shrouded In more or less doubt. DR..
Anderson could not be communicated with
at his office this morning when an attempt
was made to reach him over the telephone
At Fairfax Court House 1t was stated that
no prisoner had been brought to the TAIL
there on the charge of committing the muir
der, and so far as was known at the court
house no arrest had been made. Luckett
was twenty years Of age and unmarried.
He was the son of Robert Luckett.
United States Court.
The United States court for the eastern
district of Virginia, Judge Edmund wad-
dill presiding. opened today shortly before
noon in the new post Office building. Dis
trict Attorney Lewis of Richmond was
present to conduct the cases for the govern
ment. There will be no grand jury this
term and the session Is expected to be brief
petit Jury will sit during the hearing of
cases .hts afternoon and tomorrow. The fol-
lowing Is the docket: United States against
T. b. Berry indicted for retailing LIQUOR
without license; United States against
Charles 7. Dawson, indicted on the same
eSharge; United States against Anthony
intent 20 kill: United States against. Joseph
F. Bartini. indicted for making a false pen
sion claim, which constituted the criminal
list. A civil case on the docket was that of
the United States against Virginia F.
burke tor debt on postmaster's bond
General Matters.
Mrs Mary Lawler died last night after a.
lingering illness, at her home, 500 Gibbon
street. She was the wife of Mr. Martin
Lawler, who with several children survives
her. Mrs. Lawler was sixty-seven years of
age, and was born In Ireland, but she had
spent the greater portion of her life in this
city Arrangements for the funeral will be
completed later.
Cation presiding. Amos Robinson colored
forfeited s. collateral by non-appearance to
answer the charge of interfering with Off,
Ger Young in the discharge of his duty.
Jennie Payne, colored. charged with using
abusive language toward Sarah Lomax,
was required to pay $40 or serve forty days
in the work house.
While at work beside an engine in the
round house of the Southern railroad here
yesterday Thomas Berkeley of Haymarket,
Va: had one of his feet badly mashed by
falling rod from the engine. He was con-
veyed to the Alexandria Hospital His in
jury, while painful, was not considered
serious.
About thirty members of the Sunday
school of the Del Ray Baptist Church went
to Colonial Beach on the steamer Arrow
smith this morning on their annual excur-
sion.