Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-18
ALEX ANDRIA AFFAIRS
BURNETT ON TRIAL FOR RECEIV-
ING STOLEN PROPERTY.
Funeral of VIM. J. Burroughs-Brewery
Directors Elected-General and
Personal Items
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
ALEXANDRIA. Va, October Is 1904
The session of the corporation court to-
day was taken up with the trial of Richard
Burnett indicted for receiving stolen prop
erty. Attorneys Lewis IL. Machen and X.
{. L. Moncure appeared for the defendant.
and the prosecution was opened by Com
monweaith's Attorney Samuel c. Brent.
The jury selected Is composed of the fol-
lowing: Messrs. G. L. Goods, Jerome Kauf-
mann, A. Sullivan, jr.: n. ID. Ashton, III. J.
Baker. Wayne Byers. NJ. Pretzfelder. c. 8.
7. Burke. ]. q. Cockey, f. Didzoneit, jr..
d. NJ. French and r. E. Knight.
Many witnesses have been summoned and
| it was expected this morning that the case
would be protracted. Burnett was indicted
for receiving two barrels of whisky that
had been stolen from the store of NJ. X.
O'Sulivan. on Patrick street. The case oc-
cupied several days of the session of the
corporation court in September but was
continued on account of the inability of the
jury to agree upon verdict
Funeral of MI Burroughs.
Funeral services over the remains of Will
lam ]. Burroughs, whose death occurred
Saturday, took place this morning at $3.50
o'clock from the residence of Mr.. Thomas
Burroughs, the father of the deceased, 22S
South Washington street From there the
funeral procession moved to st. Mary's
Catholic Church on South Royal street,
where mass or requiem was celebrated
The services were conducted by Rev.
Father IL. j. Cutler, the pastor. and were
attended by large numbers of friends of the
deceased, who well and favorably
known in Alexandria. The members OF
Fitzgerald Council. knights of Columbus
and the Machinists' Union, to both Of which
organizations MIR. Burroughs belonged, at
Ton nd fr, xndx- rtZ llaalf
Messrs. Herbert McCuen. William Green
wood, w. Ii. +. Kelley. DIR. Martin ID. De-
laney Mr.. Davis and Harry Quinn. The
interment was made in st. Mary's ceme-
terry.
General and Personal
The remains of william c. Wilmer.
whose death occurred Sunday in Anne
Arundel county, Maryland, were brought
here this afternoon and inferred in the
Presbyterian cemetery. Mr.. Wilmer was
a former resident of Alexandria, having
been engaged In the dry goods business for
about twenty-five years. In 1879 he re-
moved to Baltimore. He was about eighty
FIVE years of age.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
Of the Chr Heurich Brewing Company
was held In this city yesterday, when the
following directors were elected for the
ensuing year: Chr. Heurich, A b. Coopes,
Charles Meyer, A. DietZ, Leon Tobriner.
Charles Jacobson and C. II. Deiner. The
officers of the company will be elected at
a meeting of the directors next month.
Fl. L. Wheatley has been appointed to a
clerkship at the city post Office. Thomas
J. Mcfarland has been appointed substi-
tute clerk and Edward Power substitute
letter carrier
The will of Mrs. Susan Rafferty, has
been admitted to probate in the cospora-
ton court, and Edward Quinn qualified as
executor.
Mr. and Mrs CORTLAND H Smith of this
city will exhibit several of their finest
horses at the Richmond horse show, which
will open tomorrow.