Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-08
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
LIST OF GRAND JURORS FOR COR
PoRATIoN COURT.
Joseph E. johnson Badly Injured by
Electric Car-General and
Personal News.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. July s, 1904.
The July grand jury term Of the corpor-
alton court, Judge Louis C. Barley presid-
Ing will open next Monday morning. The
following jurors have been drawn for this
term: Messrs. R. Lee Field, F. s. Harper,
o. F. Carter, D. W. Aitcheson, w. q. Balm.
H. Kirk, c. w. Moore, F. ]. Paff. c. H.
Yohe, c. c. Leadbeater and Thomas
Chauncey. In court yesterday a decree
was entered in the case of the city council
of Alexandria against Maria L. Benham
ct al, directing a pro rata payment OF
taxes decree was also entered in the
case of the city council of Alexandria
against the unknown heirs of William
Briggs, directing the city sergeant to put
the purchaser of certain property In pos
session thereof. James c. Gates was ap-
pointed guardian of Norvell Shirley and
Mary c. Hansborough was named admins
tratrix of the estate of the late George G.
Hansborough.
Injured by Electric Car.
While attempting to board a northbound
car on the electric railroad at the intersec-
ton of King and Washington streets yes
terday afternoon Joseph E. johnson, for
merly a conductor on the Pennsylvania
railroad, had both of his feet caught under
the wheels and was so badly injured that
amputation of part of both members was
necessary at the Alexandria Hospital,
where he was conveyed soon after the ac-
cident. He was taken first to the drug
store of Mr.. c. NJ. Lennon nearby and then
to the hospital The operations were per-
formed by Drs. Smith and Purvis.
Mr.. Johnson came here yesterday to at
tend the session of the United States court
as complaining witness in the case of An
thOny Simmons, indicted for assault with
intent to kill, and when the case was post
poned he left the court room for Washing
ton. 1t was in hurrytng to board the cleo
trio train for that city that the unfortunate
accident occurred.
General Matters
The United States court, Judge Edmund
Waddill presiding, adjourned for the term
yesterday afternoon. The last case dis
posed of before adjournment was that of
the United States against Virginia F.
Burke ct al, debt on postmasters bond
in the sum of $4,000. A verdict of SAC,
with interest from April %, 1903, was re-
turned by the jury. Attorney John NJ.
Johnson represented the defendants.
Funeral services over the remains of
Mrs. Mary Lawler, whose death occurred
Tuesday took place this morning at 0
o'clock from ST. Mary's Catholic Church,
where requiem mass was said. Rev.
dlIeT H. - cutter OInClateU, ana the In
terment was made in st. Mary's cemetery.
negro giving his name as William
Davis, and stating that he had come from
Fairfax county, was before Justice Cation
in the police court this morning on the
charge of entering the. house of Mrs. Mas
sic on Queen street in the night time He
was found in the house by a member of
the family and escorted to the police
headquarters. He told the court that he
had gotten into the residence by mis-
take and was dismissed with an admoni-
ton to get out of town Immediately
The base ball team of the Alexandria
Athletic Association will play the team
OF soldiers from the Coast Artillery at
Fort Hunt tomorrow afternoon at 80 on
the old fair grounds
Frank S. the infant son of Mr. and Mrs
Sephaus Sculer. died last night at the
nome OF his parents. 911 Oronoco street
Mr. X. d. Woolf has been Ill for several
days at his home near Braddock Heights
Alexandria county