Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-17
ROCKVILLE NEWS
Council and Electric Railway Com
pany Complete Agreement.


Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Nd. November II, 1905.
After having been at loggerheads fol
nearly two years, the mayor and council oil
Rockville and the Washington and Rock
vile Electric Railway Company have come
to terms and the company will be allowed
to extend its road into the corporate limits
Of Rockville A special meeting of council
was held last evening. with the mayor pres
ent An ordinance was adopted. that had
previously been agreed upon by the railway
people and the town officials. Under the
provisions of this ordinance the road will
be extended as far as the court house with
in few days, and must be built throughout
the entire length of the town within two
years and six months. The maximum speed
at which the cars will be allowed to run is
eight miles an hour. There are a number
of other conditions, such as requiring the
company to keep the streets traversed by
it's road in repair, etc.
1t will be remembered that the road for
merly extended to the center of Rockville.
but the company's charter was declared for
feited because the company failed to keep
its contract with the town. Since that time
the terminus of the road has been just eas'
of the eastern limits of the town. The peo-
pie living here have become very tired OF
having to travel so far to board the cars
and the action of the council last evening
was in keeping with the wishes of the citi-
zens of the town generally. Within the
next few days the electric lighting plant,
which has been in course of rehabilitation
for the past month or more, will be COM
pleted and the lights will be turned on: For
several years. or ever since the electric
lighting plant was disabled by fire, the town
has been lighted by gasoline lamps, and the
change to electricity will be welcome one
to the citizens of the community.
Buildings costing nearly $l0o,OOO nave
wit no ma q hppn erected
vile and the town seems to be going TO the
front
The circuit court for this county has de-
cided that the mortgage tax law, which APP
plies to this county and other sections Oh
the state, is constitutional and that the tax
Is collectable. About year or more ago
Mr.. Benjamin II. Miller, one of the county S
most prominent citizens, declined to pay
bill for mortgage tax presented to him Dy
Mr. Stephen b. Lyddane, collector OF taxes
for the fifth collection district. His refusal
was for the purpose of having the validity
of the act decided, and he so informed the
collector. Several other gentlemen who
wanted the question passed upon by the
courts agreed to share with Mr.. Miller the
expense OF the litigation. Tax Collector
Lyddane instituted suit for the amount be-
fore Justice of the Peace Brewer at this
place and was given judgment in the sum
claimed. The case was appealed to the cir
suit court and the decision Is on this ap-
peal. Another point raised in the case was
party to collect the tax. and the decision of
the court on this point was held sub curia.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Richard Henry
Fur and Miss Carrie Lee Virts, both OF
Loudoun county, Va, visited Rockville and
were married by Rev. Ernest Wolf. pastor
of the NJ Z. Church South. the ceremony
taking place at the home Of the minister.
The same minister OBLIGATED at the mar
riage here yesterday of Mr.. Alfred M. Pr
quett of Baltimore and Miss Maude B. Will
liams daughter of Mr.. Thomas Williams
Of Cedar Grove, this county. Mr.. Frederick
H. Moreland of Washington and Miss Lib
bic A. kosek Of Chicago were married here
yesterday afternoon by Rev. Thomas II.
Campbell, pastor of the Baptist Church, at
the home of the minister
The circuit court at this place has for
the past few days been engaged in trying
appeal cases. Among those disposed of are
the following: Garrett Linthicum against
Charles NJ. Ward, verdict for Ward for
s11. 10: John Mcdonald against Walter Stew
art, appeal dismissed by appellant; Elias II.
Etchison against Alexander Small, verdict
for Small; Mortimer Ward against Garrett
Linthicum, judgment reversed and judg-
ment for Linthicum for one cent and costs;
William Hebron and others against Noah
f. Clark, judgment below reversed and
Judgment in favor of appellant for costs;
James D. Riley against John Posey, judg-
ment reversed and Judgment in favor of
Riley for costs: Mortimer L. Stottlemeyer
and William L. Stottlemeyer against David
The case against Deputy Sheriff William
r. Embrey, who shot James A Whalen at
Cabin John bridge, about II o'clock Monday
night, from the effects Of which he died the
following night, was given consideration by
the grand jury at this place today. A gen.
tleman who heard Whaen make his ante
mortem statement in Georgetown Univer-
sity Hospital testified and it Is understood,
the statement itself which was brought out
from Washington this morning, was also
placed before the jury. 1t is believed to
be probable that Embrey will have to an
swer the charge of murder.
Whalen's dying statement was in sub
stance as follows He and Embrey alighted
from the Same car at Cabin John bridge
and walked together along the road in the
direction of their homes. They engaged in
friendly conversation and upon reaching
Cabin John Bridge Hotel Whalen invited
EInbrey into the hotel. Embrey declined,
at the same time telling Whalen that he
was drunk. Whalen replied: Il am not as
drunk as You are" Warm words followed
and the men quarreled until within a short
distance of Embrey's home, when the
deputy threatened to shoot Whalen. The
latter asked him what he had done that
would make him shoot and Embrey Is al
leg to have drawn his revolver and fired.
Embrey then said to the wounded man.
the statement continues. II told you I'd
shoot you and I did" According to the
statement. Embrey then left Whalen and
did not return to look after him. He did,
however, notl1y Mr.. benson, VINO lived
nearby. what had happened and that gen.
tleman went In search Of Whalen. After
being shot. Whalen started to the electric
chr line, thinking he would be better off in
the hospital, but grew too weak to proceed
farther than the home of Mr.. Frank EN-
brey, relative of the officer. Here Mr.
Benson found him and, procuring a con-
veyance, Benson and Mr.. Frank Embrey
took the injured man to the electric cars
and sent him to Georgetown University
Hospital. Whalen declares that he did NOT
attack Eimbrey and that when shot he was
standing in front Of Embrey with his hands
by his side. He admitted that he had been
drinking some, but denied that he was
drunk.
The opinion is growing that there is
something behind the shooting that has not