Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-01
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
PROCEEDINGS IN SUIT MvoLv-
ING ABOUT 100000.
fudge Nicol to Hear Arguments in the
Case-U. 8. Grand Jurors
Summoned.
Special correspondence Of Tho star.

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Attorney eugene B. Taylor. commissioner
TN chancery In the suit OF John r. Agnew q
Co. agents OF the Jackson Phillips Brick
Company. filed his report on tho case
In the circuit court for Alexandria city to-
day. which covered moro than 100 typewrit-
ten pages. The suit was Instituted In jan
nary to prevent tho sale OF the machinery
and real estate OF the defendant company
under a deed Of trust and an injunction was
issued by judge Nicol temporarily restrain
ing the sale.
City Sergeant Robert II. Cox was appoint
ed receiver and later the matter was refer
red by Judge Nicoi to Commissioner e. b.
Taylor to examine into the assets and
liabilities Of the defendant company and
make report to the circuit court. The deposit
lions OF witnesses. exhibits filed. Dceks and
bods OF the company and the claims OF
creditors made probably the largest record
ever filed In q suit in this city, amounting
to more tfrsn $500 pages and requiring an
express wagon to convey them to the court
The interests involved In the suit amount
to 100000.
The plaintiff and minority stockholders
are represented by Col. Francis L. Smith
and James r. and H. 3. Cation. The COM
pany and bondhoid ers and majority s.ock-
holders are represented By Attorneys Nor
tom & Boothe Of Alexandria and Malcolm
hear argument on tbs report In the near
future.
United States Jurors
The July term Of the United States court
for the eastern district Of Virginia will
convene on Thursday. July S. with Judge
Edmund Waddiii. jr.. presiding. The fol-
lowing petit Jurors haye been summoned:
Jesse Murray. George II. Simpson. Henry
Pierson Richard Gibson. T. +. Johnson,
Warren SullinRer. Joseph NJ. Goldsmith. A.
M. Garner. r. e. Maddox. Robert L. Smith,
w. H. Sadie. Edward Lee Kid, William
Woodward. Rudolph Rogers, Lewis IL.
Irving. F. c. w. Green. C. II. Sanford. w.
A. Jameson. e. 8. Rollins Or. Richard BID
good. w. Ryland Button. q. D. Shirley.
Rosey Whaling and =. w Jameson.
Rule to Show Cause.
In the corporation court today with
Judge Louis G.. Barley presiding in the case
Of Myers executors agt. Max Lansbursh
and others decree was entered directing
that a rule be issued against ]. c. Perry
to show cause why a lot should not De
sold In the cases of ]. A. Henderson aat
A. s. Henderson II. w. Smith was appoint
Lewis Peverill and Calvin Butts were up
pointed trustees of the Free Methodist
Church.
Last Rites Over Dead.
The funeral of J. Frank Cook. whose
death took place this morning at his home
on North Washington street. will be held
from his late residence at 10 O'Clock Mon
day morning The interment will be in the
Union cemetery. The services will be con-
Quoted by Rev Charles D. Bulla, the pastor
of the Methodist Church South. meeting
of the Columbia Steam Fire Engine Com
pany of which the deceased was memper.
was held tonight at which resolutions or
regret at his death were adopted. 1t was
also decided that the company should De
represented at the funeral. meeting OF
Alexandria Aerie Order OF Eagles OF
which the deceased was also member,
will be held tomorrow night for the pur-
pos of taking action on the death Of Mr.
Cook.
Funeral services over the remains Of Mrs.
Mary Kell viii be held at her late resi-
dence at SO7 Cameron street at O'Clock
Monday evening. The interment VII TO In
the Methodist Protestant cemetery. Rev.
Charles D. Bulia will conduct the services
General Items.
A meeting Of the congregation OF the Sec
ond Presbyterian Church has been called
for next Sunday Immediately after the
morning service to take steps looking to
the calling Of pastor for that church.
Since the resignation Of Rev. DR.. J. Crank
Brooke last January the church has been
without the services OF regular pastor.
During the month OF June the clerk of the
corporation court issued forty -eiEht mar
riage licenses. thirty eight to white and ten
to coiored persons. and recorded sly deecs.
The fines collected by Police Justice
Harry B. Cation during the month OF June
amounted to 5000. which Is considered the
record for any one month.
Rev. Father Richard L. Carne. formerly
OF this city. but now OF Old Point College,
will celebrate the 10 O'Clock mass at St.
Mary's Catholic Church tomorrow and will
subsequently preach a short sermon
Richard Gales. a coroled man employed
at the ship yard, dropped dead while OF
work there this afternoon. He was about
sixty-hve years Of age and had been en-
ployed on a scow.