Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-11
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
FIFTY-THREE WITNESSES SUM-
MoNED BEFORE GRAND JURY.
Investigation of Curtin Murder
Police Court Business-General
and Personal News.
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special correspondence OF lne SUIT
ALEXANDRIA. Va. June IL. 1909
The regular grand jury term OF the corr
poration court convened at IL o'clock this
morning. with Judge Louis c. Barley pre-
siding. Commonweaith's Attorney Samuel
@. Brent has had ffty-three witnesses sum-
moned. who will be subjected to a rigid
examination by the grand jury. and II suf-
f1cient evidence is secured against any OF
the prisoners now held In connection with
the Curtin murder indictments will be re-
turned.
Jack Ryan. who was held by Justice Ca
ton to await the action of the grand jury.
has also been summoned before Il as a wit
ness In the Curtin case.
The case of John Dogan. held for petit
larceny. third ofrense. will be investigated
by the jury.
The increase In the use Of cocaine among
many colored residents of Alexandria will
also, 1t is said. be brought to the attention
of the jury.
The following compose the grand Jury:
Messrs. l.. Mex. Bell. John Leadbeater 70.
{. Graham, J. d: Normoyle, Henry Bladder.
John w. May. F. ]. Pollard, III. X. Field.
George d. Hopkins, F. s. Harper, H. F.
Robertson and N. p. I. Burke
Police Court Hearings
Jesse Cole, colored, was arraigned in the
assauting Nettie Cole. also colored. DIR.
Albert s. Johnson. who attended the wo-
man. testified that she had a bad cut across
her right cheek and another over her fore
head, in both of which II was necessary to
use stitches. and that she was otherwise
badly bruised. Several other witnesses tes-
titled to seeing Jesse knock the woman
down and kick and beat her. Justice Moore,
who was presiding during the absence Of
Police Justice Harry b. Cation, continued
the case.
Jake Brooks colored. was charged with
assaulting and beating Rose Johnson also
colored. Jake was assessed $40 George
Brooks and his wife, Mary Brooks, were
charged with being drunk and disorderly
upon the streets and were fined SIS each
George Griffin. Richard Acton and Phil
lip Wright charged with disorderly con-
quot, failed to respond to their names and
forfeited their collateral In the sum of rs
each.
Ike Edney, colored. charged with gam
bling, had his case continued.
Children's Day Observed.
Children's day exercises were held yes
yesterday by the First Baptist and
the Methodist Protestant Sunday schools
respectively. At the Methodist Protestant
Church the services were held at II clock
In the morning; at the Baptist Church the
pastor, Rev. Dr. w. F. Fisher preached a
special sermon to the children in the morn
ing, but the children's exercises were not
held until the hour for the evening service
In both churches the program was credit
ably rendered.
Preachers Association Meets.
The last meeting of the Washington Dis
trict Preachers Association of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church before the summer
vacation was held at 1870 o'clock this
morning at Trinity Methodist Episcopal
Church on South Washington street A
short business session was held, during
which routine BUSINESS pertaining to the
district was transacted, after which SER
mon was delivered by Rev. DR.. S. r. MUIR
ray, the pastor of Union Methodist Episco-
pal Church of Washington. The ladies of
the church, served the visiting ministers
with lunch at noon.
General Mention.
Miss Florence Rae Eichberg. daughter OF
! Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Eichberg of Alexandria.
| and Mr.. Bernard w. Ehrman OF Washing
ton, ID. c., were married at noon today at
the homo OF the brides parents at ll<
North Washington street. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Dr. Simon of
Washington. Mrs. Max Jean Fay a sister
OF the bride. was matron OF honor, and Mr..
Benoit Dreyfus of Washington was best
man Following the wedding breakfast the
bride ana groom left for a northern tour
A freight engine In charge of Engineer
Jonn Coleman was overturned In the yards
saturday night. due. 1t is said, to a spread
Ing raih Mr.. Coleman was badly bruised.
but escaped serious injury.
Among those who will attend the grand
encampment OF Odd Fellows to be held AZ
Harrisonburg tomorrow are Messrs Daniel
r. Stansbury, Philip NJ Bradshaw, W. w.
Sherwood and A. ]. Butcher as representa-
uves of Potomac Lodge No. IS. Independ-
ent Order of Odd Fellows
Mr.. James w. Wills of Alexandria will
represent Alexandria Council No. So Junier
Order Of United American Mechanics. at
the presentation of the battalion flags by
that order to the battleship Virginia which
will take place at the Norfolk navy yard
Thursday After the presentation the
members of the order will be shown through
the shipyard there.
The annual excursion OF the Young
Mems Sodality Lyceum will take place
Thursday. The steamer ST. Johns will be
used In the trips to and fromuRiver View
Mr.. Isaac Kell O'Brien, student In the
engineering department of the University
of Virginia, has returned to his home in
Alexandria for the summer vacation.