Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-10
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
OF WILL OF MRS. FRAN
CEs P. sMooT BEGUN.
Rebate Case Against Virginia Railroad
Officials Goes Over-Semi- Monthly
Meeting of City Council.

A suit to determine the legality of the
will of Mrs. Frances P. Smoot In which
property valued at about $4,000 is involved,
was begun this morning at II o'clock in
the corporation court, Judge Louis c. ar
ley presiding. From the form of the 4er
entered by the court for the hearing, it ap-
pears that the proceedings were not insti
tuted essentially to contest the will, but
rather for the purpose of having it's valid
lty decided The hearing was ordered upon
motion of Attorney Samuel G. Brent coun-
sci for Miss Ella Rose Smoot one of the
nenefciaries Of the will. The will was filed
LOT probate December 1. 1905. and Rev. w.
Strother Jones was named as executor.
others receiving requests and concerned
IN the proceedings instituted are Minnie
c. s. Jones, Mary c. s. Burch and her
husband, Francis NJ. Burch, j. Smoot Jones
ana Mary F. Snoot, an infant, for whom
guardian.
Attorneys Francis l.. Smith and J. X. NJ.
Norton appeared counsel for Rev Mr.
Jones and his wife and Mr. Burch and his
wife, while Attorney Taylor appeared in the
interest of the Infant, Mary F. Smoot.
There was considerable delay in OPEN
ing the proceedings and it was nearly noon
before the jury was sworn. The following
George H. Harlow, R. w. Arnold, e. Gold
smith, r. NJ. Graham, j. Matthews, w. II.
Helimuth. B. Baer, jr; Henry Bladder NJ
A. Ahern and Louis Shuman. The case was
in progress when this report closed
Corporations Also Indicted.
The trial of William II. Bosley, who, as
stated In The Star, was indicted yesterday
afternoon in the United States court here
on the charge of granting an illegal re-
bate, will not be heard at this term of
court but will be called at the session
Of 10 in oh lot
of February. Mr.. Bosley is president of
the Suffolk and Carolina Railway Company
and resides IN Baltimore, where, it Is said,
he Is prominent In commercial and bank
ing interests The grand jury also re-
ported indictments against the Suffolk and
Carolina Railway Company and the Gay
violating the interstate commerce laws. 1t
Is set forth in the indictment against Mr..
Bosley that in October, 1904, he, as presi-
dent of the Suffolk and Carolina Railway
Company. granted substantial rebate to
the Gay Manufacturing Company for the
transportation of quantity of lumber from
Center Hill, N. c., to Suffolk, Va 1t was
charged that a reduction of so cents per
LOCO feet of lumber had been allowed on
the regular schedule of rates as published
and certified to the interstate commerce
commission. The Indictment alleged that
this rebate had been granted on 4S9,5 $40 feet
of lumber, making total amount of S24476
of the alleged subsidy. On motion of Dis
trfct Attorney Lewis processes were issued
against the two corporations.
In statement concerning the case the
interstate commerce commission says:
From the testimony taken before the In
terstate commerce commission last Octo-
Der 1t appeared that the Gay Manufactur-
ing Company was engaged in shipping logs
from various stations on the line of the
Suffolk and Carolina Railway Company to
Suffolk. the northern terminus Of the road,
upon which the president of the railway
company, who was also president of the
lumber company, directed a rebate of %
cents per thousand feet from the cost OF
transporta ton, which was paid by the traf-
fic official In charge to the Gay Manufactur-
ing Company This evidence was referred
to the Department of Justice for prosecu-
ton by direction of Attorney General
Moody, with the result stated"
Meeting Of Council.
The regular semi monthly meeting OF the
city council, held last night was unusually
brief and but little business was trans
acted. There were no committee reports
and no new business on the clerks desk
when the common council was called to
order. In view of that situation the chair
man directed that the board of aldermen be
notified that the common council was ready
to adjourn, but before the instructions were
carried out several members prepared reso-
iutionD and the session was continued for
g short time. II is said that the councilmea
were unWilaing to have tho record show
that thsre was uoktdng dnue at the meet