Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-29
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
ASSOCIATION OF
THE CITY REoRGANIzES.
Bill of Exceptions in Case of George
Midgets-Other Matters Of
Interest
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. April %. 1907.
The Ministerial Association of this city
met this morning al the Methodist Episco-
| pal Church South and reorganized. electing
Rev. Edgar Carpenter, rector of Grace
Protestant Episcopal Church. president. and
Rev. G. l. Humphreys, pastor of the Meth
odst Protestant Church, secretary.
Rev. Joseph r. Sewer, pastor of the Sec
| ond Presbyterian Church; Rev. w. w. Van
Arsdale, pastor of Trinity Methodist Epis-
copal Church, and Rev G. l. Humphreys,
| pastor of the Methodist Protestant Church,
| were admitted to membership.
1t was decided to hold meetings every
month at the study of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church South. The object of the as
ISOLATION is to promote interest in religious
ma tiers.
against the Washington. Alexandria and
Mount Vernon Electric Railway Company
to recover 5000 for being elected from a
car operated by the defendant company, is
being heard in the circuit court for Alex
andria county today, Judge Harrison of the
seventeenth judicial circuit, presiding.
Case of George Midgets.
ne bill of exceptions in the case of Geo.
Midgets, alias William Johnson, co!oced in
Jail at Fredericksburg. Va, under sentence
to be hanged in this city May ~ next for
the murder of Charles r. Smith, will be
considered this week.
1t was at first thought that the bullet in
Midgets leg, which WAS recently removed
by Dr. w. j. Chewing, the Jail physician
at Fredericksburg, Va, would be largely
instrumental in securing a new trial for
the condemned man. Upon removing the
bullet it ascertaned that 1t was not
the caliber which it was thought TO be.
hence it is said to be unlikely that II VII
have any effect on the situation.
When Midgets was tried for the murder
of Smith and asked to explain the wound
in his leg he told the court that the bullet
fired at him during row in WElch he
participated about an hour prior to the muir
der The prosecution contended that the
bullet in his leg was a I'D caliber, and that
Midgets was shot as he ran away after tie
murder had been committed. 1t was hoped
by his attorneys that the bullet was n
calber. a only this pattern of a bullet was
fired during the alteration in Which he
elaine he received mis- wound The hopes
of Midgets' attorneys, it is stated, were
somewhat blasted when tie bullet was re-
moved and it was ascertained that 1t was
between a % and .32-cal'ber bullet.
Ark in the River.
No action. it is stated, was taken yester-
day by the Maryland authorities in refer
ence to the ark anchored in the Potomac
river, OH Jones olHt, opppS!IS 'ii'' N'hs'
where gambling is alleged to be conducted.
1t is reported that the ark did an unusu-
ally large business all day yesterday. and
the little steamer Barthodi was kept busy
transporting passengers to and from the
ark.
In the police court today the following
cases were disposed of: James Dorsey,
colored charged with assaulting and beat
ing Victoria Brown. colored, forfeited 50
ct,art god
with assaulting and beating Abraham Nc
Corkle colored, fined So; Tim Madden and
Elmer Lewis. charged with disorderly con-
duct and fighting. fined So each; Mary
James. colored, charged with drunken and
disorderly conduct, fined So; Samuel Cant.
colored charged with assaultng and beat
ing Thomas Burden colored. fined SO;
William Hansborough, charged with as
saulting and beating Lizzie Johnson, for
feted So collateral.
In the corporation court today George w.
Bontz was appointed administrator of the
estate of James l.. Eowson. The de-
ceased left an estate valued at $1,000.
John 7. Harrison. Samuel II. Lunt and d.
Harry Appich We're appointed appraisers.
Mrs. Julia Lewis, widow of Franklin
Lewis. died yesterday at her home near
Manassas Va The deceased was about
seventy-five years of age Funeral ar
engagements have not Yet been completed.
Brief Mention.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Massachusetts Breweries
Company, held today. the following di-
rectors were chosen to serve for the en-
suing year: Charles Plaff. James D.
Casey. Frederick A Alley, j. r. Clark. A.
c. Ratshesky, NJ. Burke. S. Calm, Arthur
II. Alley and Edward Ruhl.
The police are investigating what is
thought to have been a deliberate at
tempt to burn two small frame dwelling
houses on the west side of Lee street
between Queen and Princess streets
about l o'clock yesterday morning. Po-
licemen Henderson and Jones, who We're
pa ssing the houses. discovered a blaze
iii an alley between the two structures.
They eXtinguished the fire.
The congregation of the Methodist
Protestant Church is making arrange
ments for Il reception in honor of the
new pastor. Rev. G. I. Humphreys at the
church next Friday evening.
Revival services conducted during the
past week at the First Baptist Church
by Rev. G. p. Staley. pastor of the North
west Washington Baptist Church, will be
continued this week.
The remains of former Mayor George
L. Simpson which were placed Temporal
rily in the Henderson vault in the Meth
odist Protestant cemetery, yesterday
were inferred in the Presbyterian ceme-
terry.