Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-07
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
GENERAL NEWS FROM NEARBY
OLD DOMINION CITY.


ALEXANDRIA. Va, July Z, 1906.
The whereabouts of William Cornelius
Kidd. the seventeen year-old son of ]. NJ.
Kidd of Alexandria, who is wanted FOR the
murder of his uncle NJ. s. Kidd, still re-
main a mystery to the members of the
Alexandria police and his family. Attorney
John NJ. Johnson, who has been retained by
the father of the missing boy TO conduct
his defense is endeavoring to locate his
client as II is his opinion that ii will be
the best thing for him to surrender to the
police and let his case come TO trial
1t is thought the boy has gone TO Lynch
burg. as he has relatives in that city, and
efforts are being made TO locate him should
he arrive there.
United States Court Adjourns.
In the United States court for the eastern
district of Virginia yesterday. with Judge
Edmund Waddill presiding an order was
entered appointing r. II. Cox, sergeant or
Alexandria. as the receiver in t. case Oh
the Alexandria National Bank against Will
lis c. Bates. and directing him to sell the
property in question. Sergt. COX ehleieo
into bond in the SUN of SLOW.
In the case of c. &. Gushing an order was
issued. upon the petition OF Chafles hliS
d Son the National Bank of Manassas anu
C. L. Hysou. directing that he appear IN
court on July Ii to show cause why the
prayer of the petitioners that ne be al
Judged an involuntary bankrupt should not
be granted. IT.. o.
the cail of the marshal, and court ADJOURN
ed for the term.
Police Court Items
Andrew I.omax. colorel. appeared at the
rolice station this morning and swore out
a warrant for the arrest of James Fegan'
whom he accused of having stabbed MIN
over the left eye. Lomax exhibited Sc
we're cut upon his forehead, which extended
almost to his eye. Policeman Beach snort
Iy after arrested Fegan, who stated that
I.omax had been in his saloon ana was
very disorderly He said the latter maue
some hostile demonstrations toward him
aud that he thereupon knocked him down
and kicked him. but denied having stabbed
him The case will be tried Monday
morning.
Isaiah Clark. Aaron Harris. James john
son. John Washington, Edward Clark ana
Frederick Thomas, all colored. We're ar
raigned in the police court TINS morning
on the charge of gambling. The boys were
arrested by Policemen Jones, Smith ana
Belts 1t was stated that Isaiah clark
and Aaron Harris had given Information
TO the police yesterday concerning crap
game in which all the prisoners are al
legged TO have INDUCED, but when question:
ed this morning they denied all knowledge
of the game Clark and Harris were fined
81 each and the rest were ulSrniSSSu.
Christopher Dewitt, arrested by Ponce
man Jones' was sent to Jail for ten days on
the charge of vagrancy. T. R. Dean was
charged with disorderly conduct in a sa-
loon run by Lee Lash. The proprietor tes-
titled that Dean had used threatening IAN
guage toward him, but that he had not
tried to put his threats mo execution
Dean was dismissed
General Matters.
The following teachers have filed appii-
cations with the school board for positions
in the Alexandria public schools; Miss "
Ada Grigg. for principal of Lee School for
Girls to succeed Mrs. Sallie Yates Nc
Daniel resigned; Miss Elizabeth w. King,
II. w. Rinker, Miss n. G. Edwards, Miss
Minnie Keys, Miss BERTHE G. Epps and MISS
jamie 4. Carter.
The following recently elected officers OF
James W. Jackson Council, NO 90. Junior
Order of United American Mechanics, were
installed Thursday night by Senior Past
Councillor w. X. Grifnth: Junior past
councillor, George NJ. Below; councillor,
Everett Rogers; vice councillor, Lucian
Cheshire: recording secretary. w. X Crit
fifth assistant recording secretary, 5. A.
Forrest: treasurer. r. L. Merchant finan-
cial secretary, j. S. Crupper, conductor j.
T. Rice; warden. Albert Hun; inside senti-
mel Frank Travers; outside sentinel, w. l..
Mullen; representative to state council, j.
S Crupper; alternate. James l. Rice, ana
chaplain, George Crump.