Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-13
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
NEWS NOTES GATHERED IN THE
VIRGINIA CITY.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star
ALEXANDRIA, Va, February Is, 1908.
John Whalen. who was arrested last
Thursday on q warrant sworn out by Sarah
johnson charging him with forging her
name to check for $40 and passing 1t on
the Alexandria National Bank. was today
held to await the action OF the grand jury
by Justice Cation In the Police Court.
Whalen was first arraigned last Friday.
when his case was continued until the fol-
lowing morning. owing to the absence of
important witnesses, and again on Saturday
1t was continued until this morning, when
the action as stated was taken.
At the first hearing 1t was testified by
Mr.. Perry, the teller of the bank. that he
had paid the money to Whalen. but. upon
later examination of the check, he had dis
similar to the usual signature of the john
son woman. but was very good imitation
OF It.
A note, said to have been written by
alleged to have expressed penitence for
what he had done and promising to refund
the money, if she would not prose-
cute him, was also placed in evidence.
Attorney Robinson Moncure represented
Sarah Johnson and Attorney Aylett Nicoi
appeared for Whalen.
An entertainment is to be given tomor-
row night by Alexandria Lodge, No. 15S.
the lodge rooms at the corner of Prince and
Royal streets. to which ladies will be add
mitted by card The soloists will be Mrs.
Robert F. Downham. Miss Graves and
Messrs- j. Harris Franklin. George II.
Evans, Kenneth Ogden and X. L. Vented.
The entertainment will be In charge of
committee composed of Messrs. Louis E.
Shuman, Harry Fleischmann, G. F. Brad
ley, Frederick p. Russell G. T. Cation and
j. b. Fitzgerald.
Knights Of Columbus Lecture.
Pref. Monaghan of the Department of
Commerce and Labor has arranged to de-
liver a lecture tomorrow night at the Ly-
ceum Hall under the auspices of Fitzgerald
Council knights of Columbus His sub
ject will be Travels Through Ireland and
Belgium The lecture is open to the
public.
Charles Baltimore, colored was this
morning sentenced to a term of six
months in the city jail by Justice Cation for
stealing chickens from Mrs. James HAM
mersley. Joseph Parker, also coiored, who
had beer arrested in connection with the
larceny of the fowls, was also charged
with ATTEMPTING to sell a package of CO.
caine, and upon the latter accusation he
was fined $40, with ninety days in Jail in
default.
The will Of the late Mrs. Ellen Butter
more has been admitted to probate in the
corporation court and Michael A Ahern
has qualified as executor. Under the pro-
visions of the will the sum of $500 is be-
queathed to Father II. }. Cutler, pastor of
ST. Mary's Catholic Church, and the re-
mainder of the estate, which amounts TO
about So, 200, is to be divided among the
nephews. nieces and sister of the deceased.
Bernard Donnelly has been appointed
yard master of the Washington-SortheTn
railway in Alexandria, vice Thomas Spicer.
The latter has been transferred to Rich
mond, Va
Judge Barley of the corporation court OF
Alexandria was yesterday reelected by
the legislature for term of six years. In
a dispatch from Richmond it was stated
that both the democratic and republican
members of the iegis allure voted for all
the judges suggested by the democratic
caucus no nominations being made by the
republicans.
The following officers of the Cheeseman
Chemical Company Of Alexandra have
been elected for the ensuing year: Presl-
dent, A. H Agnew; vice president, Charles
G. Sauderson; treasurer, Louis Cheeseman,
and secretary, J. A. Eggborn.