Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-10
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
IN ST. ASAPH POOL
ROOM CASES.
Judge Nicol to Hear Argument Tomor-
row-Citizens Honored by Demo-
Gratis at Richmond.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star


ALEXANDRIA, Va, June 10, 1904.
Judge Charles f. Nicol of the circuit
court, in vacation here, tomorrow after
noon will hear argument on the petition of
Commonwealth Attorney Crandall Mackey
of Alexandria county for a rule dismissing
the temporary writ of prohibition recently
granted by the court restraining Justice
Jonathan r. Hagan of Alexandria county
from sitting in trial in the case of James
NJ Hill, charged with conducting a pool
room and bookmaking establishment at st.
Asaph in violation of the gambling laws of
the state The hearing will take place in
the judges office at o'clock, and Is ex-
pected to be concluded within four or five
hours. Attorney Mackey will appear for
the county, and Attorneys Francis L.
Smith, c. c. Carlin and Edmund Burke, on
behalf of Mr.. Hill, will oppose the motion.
The outcome of the proceeding is awaited
with interest by the people of Alexandria
county and city. The st. Asaph pool rooms
are not now in operation, and under u
pledge made by Mr.. Carlin before the judge
at Manassas last Saturday the place will
not be opened for business until decision
has been made on the motion before the
court.
Alexandrians Chosen by Convention.
The people Of Alexandria have watched
with interest the Proceedir gS of the state
democratic convention in Richmond. The
selection OF certain representatives for this
district had been freely predicted and there
was no surprise at the announcement that
Mr.. c. c. Carlin OF tbs city had been
chosen presidential elector and Mr.. Frank
Hume of Alexandria county district dele
gate to the national, convention. The other
district delegate Is Mr.. ]. b. I. Thornton of
Manassas. Mr.. Gardner l.. Boothe OF this
city was reelected member of the eighth
district congressional committee. With Mr..
Boothe the committee now comprises
Messrs. G.. S. Shackelford, j. B. McCabe,
T. H. Lion and Grenville Gaines.
Applicant for Rhodes Scholarship.
The name of the successful applicant
from Virginia for he Rhodes scholarship to
the oxford University will be announced by
the. committee having the matter in charge
tomorrow Mr.. Beverly D. Tucker, jr., of
the Episcopal Theological Seminary. near
this city, is one of the four Virginians who
have successfully passed the examination
Mr.. Tucker is a graduate of the University
of Virginia, where he received his bachelor
of arts degree. His home Is In Norfolk, Va
The other applicants are Messrs. A. Paul
Bagby, W. A. Fleet and H. Lewis Brown.
General Matters.
Through their attorneys, s. G. Brent and
E. B. Taylor of this city, Messrs. F. H.
Firdley & Son of Washington have brought
suit in the circuit court for Alexandria
county against the Washington. Alexandria
and Mount Vernon Railroad Company for
the sum of 5000, which, 1t is alleged, rep
resents the damage done by one of the
wagons of the plaintiffs being struck by a
car of the defendant company.
Mrs. Martha E. McWilliams, wife OF
jones McWilliams, died yesterday after
nc on at her home on South Fairfax street.
Arrangements for the funeral will be COM
pleted later.
The me mbers of the Alexandria Golf Club
were entertained yesterday afternoon by
the board of governors of the club at tea
given in the golf house on Suffers Hill.