The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-19
LabOrer Convicted of Assault
in Alexandria County.
ATTACKED MRS. BESSIE WEIGH
J. T. Preston, of North Carolina,
becomes Secretary of Chamber of
COmmerce-Washing street VI.
Z. Church south 10 Hold Reunion.
Railroad officer Is Arrested.
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Alexandria. Va, Oct. 1S.-John Slsco. an
Austrian laborer, indicted for an alleged
attempted criminal assault upon Mrs
Bessie WEIGH was found guilty % as
sault and battery at late hour tonight
by jury in the Alexandria County Cir
cult Court and sentenced to serve three
months in jail. in addition to paying a
fine of $50 Final argument was concluded
shortly before Il O'Clock, and the jury de-
liberated about forty minutes before
reaching a verdict. The case had en-
gagged the attention OF the court all day
Sisco. who was employed as laborer
in quarry on the Virginia side OF the
Potomac, was charged with having at
tackled Mrs. WEIGH at her home in the
county. It was alleged that he attempted
to cut her with a razor.
Among the witnesses who were exam
ined in the afternoon were Mrs Welch
and the defendant. the latter testifylng
through an Interpreter. In the main they
contradicted each other. Sisco denying
the charge. but admitting that he had
been at the house and that a difficulty
had occurred between him and Mrs
WEIGH At the morning session DR.. Hugh
Hutchinson. who lives near the home Of
Mrs. Welch. testified that he had been at
tracted TO the place by cries Of murder
and upon Fastening 10 the premises with
a shotgun in his hand had been Informed
by Mrs. WEIGH that Sisco had attempted
to assault her Dr Hutchinson said he
placed the man under arrest. A little son
Of Commonwealth Attorney Crandal
a-L- ais
screams of murder issuing from the home
Of Mrs WEIGH The evidence of Frank
WEIGH, a son of the complaining witness,
was To the effect that Sisco had been a
frequent visitor at Mrs. Welch-s home.
and that be had, on the occasion I'm ques-
lion, threatened to Kill the witness unless
he went to the brewery II Rcsslyn and
obtained some beer
Much interest was shown In the case.
as under the Virginia statute the extreme
penalty for the Offense charged is death
Strong pleas for the defendant were made
IN the summing up arguments by Att0r-
neys Lewis II. Machen and Richard G.
l.. Moncure, while Commonwealth Attor-
ney Mackey, for the prosecution. asked
that the full punishment bc imposed
Judge Charles f. Eicol presided during
the trial
The case was brought 10 the attention
OF the Austro-Huugarian embassy. which
took sufficient interest in il to assign an
attache to inquire into the facts.
Mr.. J. T. Preston. Of High Point. y.
c.. has accepted the position of secretary
Of the Alexandra Chamber of Commerce.
TO which he was recently elected
The Alexandris Chamber Of Commerce
was recently organized. an impetus being
given 10 the movement to that end by the
booming OF commercial interests in Great
er Washington.
Mir Preston is we'll known here. where
for several years he was the agent II
the Southern Railroad Company.
Arrangements have been made for the
annual reunion Of the officers. teachers.
scholars. and friends Of the Washington
Street Methodist Episcopal Church. South.
next Sunday. ~ II o'clock a. IN. gpociaI
services viii be held for the school and
the congregation. and at the evening ser
vices, beginning at 80 O'Clock. an ad-
dress Will be delivered by Mr.. ". W.
MILAN, of Washington. Mr. James =.
Alexander is superintendent % the sun
/ day school. Mr.. T. J. Pollard. assistant
superintendent and Mr.. Y \. Slaughter.
secretary.
Special Officer Woodward. Of the South
ern Railway Company. was arrested this
evening by officer Lyles on warrant
charging him with assaulting Frederick
Brooks who claims 10 hail from Sheffield
England. Brooks was before the police
court yesterday on the charge 81 tres
passing on the property OF the railroad
It is alleged that Woodward struck him
over the head with an iron bolt The
defendant left collateral for his appear
ancc in court tomorrow morning.
A man giving his name as d. s Hill
and stating that he Is a drummer for a
Baltimore mercantile house. was arrested
here this evening by officer Young on The
charge of doing business without a license.
He was released 10 appear before Justice
Cation in the Police Court tomorrow
morning.
The funeral Of Mrs. Rachel Y. Padgett.
whose death occurred last Wednesday.
viii take place tomorrow afternoon at .
O'Clock, from her late residence, $40 King
street. Mrs. Padgett was the widow Of
William l. Padgett.
Mr.. Ernest N. Domaine. who recently
graduated in the engineering department
of the University of Virginia. has gone to
Phoenix. Ariz., where he will engage in
copper mining.