Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-02
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
c. BURNETT FORMALLY
COMMITTED TO JAIL.
Court Refuses Further Stay and orders
Execution of Sentence-Gen-
eral and Personal

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, August 2. 1905
Richard c. Burnett. who was convicted
in the corporation court several weeks ago
of selling liquor without a license. ana VINO
was sentenced to imprisonment Tor term
of twelve months and to pay fine OF $5oo'
was committed to Jail yesterday, the stay
of execution which Judge Barley had
granted in the case having expired. Attor-
neys Machen and Moncure, counsel for the
defendant, asked the court for another stay
of execution until the decision of the court
Of appeals on the petition for new trial
should have been announced, but Judge
Barley refused to grant the request. He
stated that having granted two such re-
quests, he saw no reason for further In
diligence.
Word had been received that two judges
of the court of appeals had failed to fnd
any error In the record and that the mat
ter had been referred to Judge Whittie
who had not been heard from at that time.
Counsel for Burnett desired the execution
Of the sentence suspended until Judge
Whittle had time to render his opinion, but
Judge Barley held that to be insufficient
ground, stating that there was little reason
to believe that a writ of error would be
granted.
When the first stay allowed by the court
had expired another was granted at the
suggestion. 1t Is said of Judge Keith, the
president Of the higher court. Burnett had
been admitted to bail under bond in the
sum Of 5000.
Two More Years in the Islands.
The annual report Of Mr.. Hubert Snow
den clerk OF the city school board, out
lining the receipts and expenditures for
the fiscal year ending July 81, 1905, has
been completed. The figures are as fol-
frar he tato
from the city, s13,SO0; balance from the
preceding year, 81 cents; total receipts,
s2l .22SO5. Expenditures: Salaries paid
teachers, s17,16a.50; furniture and repairs,
s71O.SS: blackboards 50: salary of clerk.
$500: salary of treasurer. $780, janitors,
81 $40: insurance, s132; interest, $40: water
rent, $50; books, printing and advertising.
$53.31: crayonS, $12.96: disinfectants $4O5:
medals, SO: sundrles. s90.42: total expendi-
lures. sci, 1922, leaving a balance on hand
OF $115.33.
Death Of Mrs. Lambert.
Mrs. Laura Lambert. wife Of Mr. William
H. Lambert. died this morning about
O'Clock after long illness at the family
residence on Duke street between Pitt and
Royal streets. She was seventy-four years
Of age. Her husband and four children sur
vlve her. The children are Mr.. William F.
Lambert of the Citizens National Bank. of
lulS city MT arthur Lambert OF ST. Louis,
Mrs. Marshall of this city and Mrs. Bell of
Savannah. Ga. Mrs. Lambert was a Miss
Steer of Loudoun. Arrangements for the
funeral are not yet completed.
General Matters.
The annual report OF George w. Pettey,
chief engineer of the fire department, has
been submitted. showing that there were
thirty fires during the year that required
the services of engines and thirteen that
were combated with chemical extinguishers
Out OF a total of seventy-six alarms six
were false. The statement Is made that the
department Is up to the highest degree of
efficiency.
The report that Miss Barrett fell over
board In the Potomac yesterday from the
float Of the Old Dominion Boat Club Is in
correct.
James Phillips, the infant son Of Mr.. Geo.
Phillips, died last night at his fathers resi-
dence, 210 Franklin street.