Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-24
ALEXANDRIA AFT AIRS
JUNE TERM OF CIRCUIT COURT
TO OPEN MONDAY.
Case of State Against ]. Mariotte Hill
Scheduled for Hearing
General News.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. June "a, 1904.
The June term of the circuit court for
Alexandria county, Judge Charles E. NicOl
presiding, will open at 10 o'clock next Mon
day morning in the county court house on
Fort Myer Heights. Among the important
cases which will come up at this term will
be the case of the commonwealth against
]. Mariotte Hill. charged with conducting
gambling enterprise at st. Asaph. The
matter went over at recent hearing be-
fore Judge Nicol in this city on the ground
that the name set forth in the notice of
the petition of the commonwealth attorney
was not the true name of Mr.. Hill. The
case was set for the first day of the term,
when 1t will be called. though the hearing
may be deferred several days. Since the
proceedings in this city the pool rooms at
st. Asaph. where the warrant alleges that
gambling is being conducted have been put
into operate again. There are twelve
other warrants against promoters and en-
ployes of the st. Asaph establishment. but
they are all essentially the same, and a
final decision in one case 1t Is said, will
practically dispose of them all. Common
wealth Attorney Crandall Mackey has an
nounced his determination to push the pro-
ceedings without abatement until a ruling
Of the court is secured which finally settles
the question as to the legality under the
Virginia statutes of the business being con-
Quoted at st. Asaph.
During the coming term the grand jury
will investigate charges of stoning and flr-
Ing upon steam and electric trains near
Waterloo, Alexandria county. Several ar
rests have been made.
Several Town Weddings.
Miss Laura Janette Ferguson, daughter
of Mr.. William A. Ferguson, and Mr.. John
Turner Martin. popular young people Of
this city, were quietly married yesterday
TT>ica
pal Church. Only few immediate friends
witnessed the ceremony, which was per-
formed by Rev. Clarence Ernest Bail,
formerly rector Of the church. Miss Maisie
Lindsey, cousin of the bride, was maid of
honor and Mr. Joseph Schwarzman acted
as best man. Immediately after the cere-
mony Mr.. and Mrs. Martin left for
southern bridal tour. They will make thei1
future home in this city.
Miss Mabel Mason and Mr.. George c.
Baggett were married last evening at the
rectory of Christ Episcopal Church Rev.
William j. Morton performed the ceremony.
Later the bride and groom left to spend
their honeymoon in Asheville, N. c.
Miss Ella A Ward of Prince George
county, Md, and Mr. Joseph L. Smith OF
Kentucky were married Wednesday after
noon at the parsonage of the NJ. E.
Church South, Rev. j. P. Stump, pastor,
officiating
General Matters.
decree was entered in the corporation
court yesterday, Judge Barley presiding, in
the case of Roberta Hill against Mechanics
Building Association No. 3, referring the
matter to Walter U. Varney, commissioner,
for report. A decree was entered in num-
Der of cases of the city of Alexandria
against delinquent property owners, ap-
pointing Corporation Attorney Boothe spe-
cial commissioner to secure the property
recently sold.
Funeral services over the remains Of Mrs.
Elizabeth " Carson, whose death occurred
Tuesday, took place yesterday afternoon at
o'clock from her late home on Duke
street. Rev J. A. letters of Trinity M. T.
Church conducted the services, and the IN
terment was made in the old Methodist
cemetery.
About 700 people witnessed a close and ex-
citing base ball game at the old fair
grounds yesterday afternoon between the
Alexandria Athletic Association team and
the Congressional Library nine OF WASH
ington. The local players were ahead until
the last inning, when the visitors managed
to get in two runs, aided somewhat by the
gathering darkness, when they won out by
the score of to I.
Additional property for the construction
of extensive freight yards just outside this
city, in Alexandria county, have been pur-
chased by the Washington Southern Rail-
road Company. Tracts have been bought
from Messrs. John Cunningham, Irving
Brawner Firm Brawner, James Peverill,
John Marcher ]. B. Duncan, Edward j.
Roberts and Richard Roberts.