Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-06
Al EXANDR|A AFFAIRS
Suit in Equity Filed by Mrs.
Carlyle Herbert Smith.
HER HUSBAND Defendant
Nature of the Proceedings Not Yet
Disclosed.
CASH FOUND IN EXCAVATION
Two Local Organizations Hold An
nual Observation-Disclosures Trial
Postponed-GeneralN News.
ASH FOUND IN EXCAVATION

ALEXANDRIA, Va, December 6, 1905.
suit in equity was filed today in the
circuit court for Alexandria county by
Mrs. Carlyle Herbert Smith against her
husband, CORTLAND H. Smith. 1t is made
returnable on the second December rule
day, which will be next Monday. The bill
has not been filed. but will, it is stated, be
presented on the rule day. Attorney John
NJ. Johnson represents the plaintiff and At
torneys Norton & Boothe represent the
defendant. The nature of the action is not
revealed in the recorded memorandum.
Counsel for both parties, when seen this
morning, declined to make any statement
as to what the suit is intended to accom-
plish.
For several weeks past it has been
rumored that domestic troubles existed be-
tween Mr. Smith and his wife, which would
probably get into the courts.
Whether the suit will be tried in cham
bers as is generally the custom in this
jurisdiction, or whether 1t will be heard in
open court has not yet been stated. but 1t
is understood to be the wish OF those most
intimately concerned to have the former
method followed. and this, it Is said. will
probably be done. The hearing Will be be-
fore Judge Charles E. Nicol. One OF the at
torneys stated that a satisfactory settle
ment will be effected, which the court will
be asked to confirm.
Mr.. Smith and his wife, who was Miss
Herbert Of Baltimore, were married in Bal
timore several years ago and the affair was
one of the social events of the season. Since
their marriage they have resided at the
Hampton stock farm, about three miles
west of this city. Mr. Smith Is one of the
most widely known horsemen in Virginia A
few years ago he sold the larger part of his
horses to parties in New York for large
sum.
Money Found by Grave Digger.
The finding Of money in the bowels of the
earth while digging a grave in a pauper's
cemetery was the unique experience of Da-
vid Davis, a colored man Of the old school,
who has been sexton Of Penny Hill ceme-
terry for the past quarter of century. The
sexton was engaged in digging grave Sat-
urday last in the cemetery when he espied
something that resembled coin and he
quickly extracted the sum of So cents from
the bottom of the excavation. The coins
found consisted of three quarters one 10
cent piece and three large pennies. The
quarters bore the date of 1853, as did also
the 10-cent piece. The pennies were da ted
1900. Davis carried the money home and
shortly thereafter had all Of it highly pol
ished. He disposed of one of the 25-cent
pieces for the sum Of 90 cents. He says,
however, that he will keep the remainder as
souvenirs. The sexton says the money fell
from beside another grave when he had dug
down into the ground five feet. He is at a
loss to explain just how 1t got there.
Election Of Officers.
Alva Aerie, F>raternal Order Of Eagles,
last night at it's annual meeting elected the
following officers to serve for the ensuing
year: Samuel Bendheim. past worthy pres
ident Thomas Chauncey, worthy president;
George L. Simpson, worthy vice president;
Ernest Deahl, worthy chaplain; Joseph H
West, worthy secretary; w. Wallace West,
treasurer; Walter Hughes, worthy inside
a N rf htrn ID
guard.
At meeting of the Friendship Firemen's
Association held last night the following
officers were elected to serve for the ensu-
ing year: E. E. Downham, president; Fred
erick j. Paff, vice president; w. T. Emer-
son, treasurer; ]. Y. Williams, secretary;
yer. trustees; P. F. German. ]. F. Webster,
p. Dtdszoneit, James Travers, committee
on engine; P. M. Bradshaw BENJAMIN
Wheatley, w. w. Ballenger committee on
application.
Hearing Again Postponed.
The trial Of John Robinson and his son,
]. Harvey Robinson, charged with having
goods in their possession alleged to have
been stolen from the Southern Railway
Company, was postponed for the fourth
time last evening at the instance of Com
monwealth Attorney Samuel G. Brent ow-
Ing to the absence of a witness, who Is said
to be Of some Importance to the prosecu-
ton. 1t was stated that this witness is
now in Tacoma, Wash. Justice Cation con-
tinued the case until next Saturday after
noon at o'clock.
General Matters
In the police court this morning Thomas
Smith was fined $3.50 on a charge of as
saulting Rose Adams. The sum of So was
assessed against John Hughes, charged
with drunken and disorderly conduct. An
ME Johnson and Lena Brookes, both COL
ored. were arraigned to answer a charge of
trespassing on the property of the Southern
Railway Company. The evidence elected
was to the effect that they had been pick
Ing up pieces of coal. Both Of the accused
were dismissed.
The funeral of Miss Elizabeth Beach, who
died yesterday morning, will take place at
o'clock tomorrow afternoon from the resi-
dence of her sister, Mrs. George w. Stearns
102 South ST. Asaph street The burial will
be in the Methodist Protestant cemetery.
The oyster supper given under the aus
pices of the Woman's Auxiliary Of r. E.
Lee Camp. Confederate Veterans, last night
at Lee Hall was well attended. Another
| supper will be served tonight. The proceeds
will be used for purchasing headstones to
go over the graves of confederate dead
Trolleyman Ulysses Roberts son of Po-
| liceman Roberts, is i'll at his home. 325 Pitt