Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-13
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
GENERAL NEWS FROM OLD DO
MINIoN CITY.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, December 49, 1906
Emmett B. Jones was arraigned in the
| police court this morning to answer a
charge of burglarizing the store of Andrew
Davers & Co.. at the southwest corner of
Oronoco and Patrick streets. Jones was
| asked by the court If he had any state
| ment to make, and he replied he had not
Justice Cation held him for the action of
the grand jury. Justice Cation took occa-
| sion after court adjourned to compliment
| Policemen Lyles and Beach for the expedi-
| tious manner in which they had worked
| up the case.
| The robbery occurred about midnight last
Tuesday. Jones effected an entrance, it
was testified. by breaking several stats in
the store window and then hosting the
J the store, testified that Jones secured three
| quarts of liquor and So or 81 in change.
The police recovered s3.O1 and one quart
| OF whisky from the prisoner when he was
lice allege that Jones admitted having COM
mitted the robbery. and the only excuse
that he could offer in his behalf was that
he was drunk at the time.
Jones Is about twenty-eight years of age
and Is carpenter by occupation.
Z. of G. Election.
At the annual meeting of Fitzgerald Coun-
Gil. No 459, Knights of Columbus, held last
evening at st. Mary's Hall, the following
officers were elected to serve for the ensuing
year: NJ. ]. Mcfarland. grand knight;
NJ. T. Dwyer, deputy grand knight; H. L.
Wheatley, chancellor; F. T. Quinn, re-
corder; James Callan, financial secretary;
Sylvester Breen, treasurer; w. F. x. Carne,
lecturer; c. NJ. Lennon. advocate; Peter
Schoeni, warden; Felix Driscoll, inside
guard; w. T. Cline. outside guard; w. H.
Whitcomb w. NJ. Donnelly and c. T. He'll
muth, trustees; w. H. Whtcomb and c. T.
Hellmuth, delegates to the state conven-
ton; NJ. T. Dwyer and e. A. German, M.
D., alternates
Minor Cases in Police Court
In the police court this morning Charles
Harris, colored, was charged with the theft
of chest of cheese from the store of E.
+. Lawler & Company. Harris admitted
his guilt. 1t was testified that the prisoner
was captured just as he was leaving the
store with the goods in his possession. A
fine of SO was imposed.
James johnson, colored, was charged with
assaulting Ella Johnson, also colored. The
prisoner explained to the courtsthat the con-
duct of Ella provoked him to such an extent
that he could not refrain from thrashing
her. The court was of the opinion that
johnson had acted indiscreetly. and fine
fault Of the payment of the fine johnson
went down for thirty days.
Alleged Violation Of q. S. Laws.
James NJ. Jackson, colored, yesterday af-
ternoon appeared before United States
Commissioner R. P. w. Garrett and gave
bond in the sum of 1000 for his appear
ance at the January term of the United
States court, which convenes in this city:
Jackson was recently held by the United
States commissioner at Fredericksburg, Va,
charged with violating the pension laws.
Jackson has been in the city jail for some
time past The accused is represented by
Attorney Robinson Moncure
Regarded as Insane.
John G. Gosseling, who lives at Del Ray,
Alexandria county, was this morning exam
ined by commission, composed by Drs. Ar
thur Snowden and Thomas Gibson and JUS
tice Pelton. The commission adjudged
Gosseling to be non compos mentis and he
will be sent to the state asylum, at Staun-
ton, Va. Gosseing is but sixteen years Of
age, and he came to Alexandria last even
Ing and told the police that he was going
to get married. Gosseling is said to be an
excessive cigarette smoker.
General Items.
A concert will be given at the opera house
tomorrow, evening for the benefit of st.
Mary's parsonage, by Miss Irene A. Die
terich, assisted by Miss Olive Demarest of
Washington.
The annual meeting of the Ancient Order
of Hibernians will be held this evening at
ST. Mary's Hall, at which time officers to
serve for the ensuing year will be elected
The junior branch of st. Andrews Broth
| erhood of Grace Protestant Episcopal
Church at its annual meeting elected the
following officers for the coming year: ].
| L. Jackson, president; Conway Brawner,
| vice president; Reginald Tatspaugh, secre-
| tary; Seldom Washington, treasurer.
The st. Johns basket ball team of WASH
| ington last evening defeated the Alexan-
| dria Athletic Association by a score Of 81
to 20. The game was played at Shuler's
Hall and was very interesting throughout
In the corporation court this morning
final decree for absolute divorce was en-
! tered in the case of Jessie NJ. Christensen
| against Nelson D. Christensen.
| Mr.. K. kemper, grand master of Masons
| of Virginia, last evening attended a recep-
| ton in Richmond, Va, in honor of Joppa
| Lodge No. 49, of that city.