Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-18
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
POLICE INVESTIGATING DEATH
OF RICHARD MILLS
Special Correspondence of The Star

ALEXANDRIA, Va, November is. 1907.
Hughes King and Sarah Haskins. both
coIored, were given examination this
morning In the police court Justice Cation
presiding, on suspicion of being connect ted
with the killing Of Richard Mills, a negro
VINO was shot about two weeks ago in a.
mousse on Princess street. Twenty-one wit
nesses. including several policemen. were
called. and when all the testimony had been
heard Justice Cation referred both cases to
the grand jury. Policeman LyIes testified
to having heard a shot in the direction of
the house in which Mills was found about
U:30 O'Clock the night in question
Hurrying to the place he saw the Haskins
woman IN front of the door. She was cry
ing and seemed to be intoxicated The
officer said that Hughes King annea rcd
ABOUT tnat time and started home with the
woman, who was bareheaded The witness
stated mat he had ascertained that Mills
was rooDed OF his shoes and a pocket knife
Several colored men and women testified TO
having seen Mills and Sarah Haskins drink
ing IN barroom a short time before the
shooting.
The police have information leading IN the
peilef that the slayer of Benjamin Walker
colored, VINO was Shot near this city in
Alexandria county last Monday night was
negro laDorer, who was up to that time
employed in a nearby railroad construction
camp. 1t Is stated that the man boarded a
train for the south the morning after the
shooting, since when he has not been seen
or heard of here.
Tested the Law.
A verdict was rendered late Yesterday
afternoon by the Fairfax county iury in
the circuit court for this city, Judge NicoI
presiding, in the case of NJ. F. TIGER against
the city council. In which the plaintiff
sought to recover money paid into the city
trn
provements, the payment having been re-
quired, 1t was alleged, without authority of
law The jury was instructed by the court
that the tax was illegal and void and that
the city had no right to require the paw
ment of the money. The jury was also
instructed that verdict should be returned
Cor the plaintiff if the evidence showed
mat the payment was made under duress,
the determination of which question was
placed with the jury. Council for the plain
Tiff made motion for arrest of Judgment
and new trial. argument on which viii
be heard this afternoon.
General Matters.
Rev. J. II. S. Ewell of the Methodist Prot
estant Church was selected YESTERDAY at
ministers conference held in the mapsa of
the Second Presbyterian Church, to preach
the union Thanksgiving sermon The sorry
ices will be held in the Second Presbyteriar
Church at 1920 o'cloc.- THANKSGIVING morn.
ing
Ehe Epworth League of the NJ E. Cburcb
South held an interesting meeting last even
ing in the lecture room Of the church The
theme was An Evening with Our Hvmr
Writer'S" Many of the familiar HYMNS
were sung and sketches of the lives of tba;,.
authors were read.
Miss Anna T. Brady and Mr.. Charles n
Atwell. both of this city, were quietly mar
ried yesterday afternoon at the home of
the groom. 300 North Alfred street. by Rev
J. p. Stump of the M. e. Church South.
Miss Nettie S. Darling and Mr.. RAYMOND
r. Brown, both of this city, were married
Thursday evening at the parsonage of the
NJ. E. Church South Rev. ]. p. Stump per-
forming the ceremony.
In the Police Court this morning Charles
Churchill. colored. was fined 800 on the
charge of selling cocaine without a license
He was arrested by Officers Beach IyIes
and Garvey. In default of payment Church.
Ill will spend six months In the CITY iaiI
Revival services, which have been held
nightly at Trinity M. E. Church for some
time past, will be continued In the coming
week. The sermons are preached by Rev
]. A LETTERS. the pastor. More than q
score have professed conversion
The funeral OF Vivian v. Nails, the in
FAINT daughter of Mr.. James N. Nails, took
place this afternoon from the residence of
Mr.. Nails, 911 Duke street. Rev. j. P.
Stump conducted the services
The Alexandria German Club has been
reorganized for the season with the follow
ing executive committee Judge l.. C.
Barley, Harry Beverly, Douglas Stuart, j.
s. Douglas, jr.; DIR. Thomas B. Cochran.
Arthur Hertert, jr.; Eugene B. Taylor and
Marshall l.. King