Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-20
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
DELEGATION RETURNS FROM
VISIT TO GOV. SWANSON.
Action in Case Of Suspicious Charac-
ter"-Prisoners Escape From
the Chain Gang.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, August 20. 1907.
After hearing the claims of Attorney
John M. Johnson Of this city for the posi-
ton Of judge OF the circuit court for the
sixteenth judicial district, which were pre-
scented to him by State Delegate James r.
Cation, Judge J. X. NJ. Norton and Cor
poration Attorney Samuel P. Fisher, Gov.
Swanson yesterday announced that he
would take the matter under advisement.
The Alexandria delegation then returned
to this city. 1t is expected the governor
will make the appointment at an early
date. 1t was stated this morning that the
resignation of Judge Barley will not be
effective until September next.
Richard Washington. alias "Dick" Pines,
colored, in custody in Baltimore, will. 1t
is expected. be brought to this city tonight
or tomorrow, when he will be given a pre-
liminary hearing on charge of the larceny
of about 5000. Washington. it is charged.
took the money from William Roberts,
driver OF beer wagon. May 10 last.
washington was arrested by the Balti-
more authorities Sunday last, and yester-
day the local police received a telegram
that the prisoner had informed the Balti-
more police that he would return to this
city without requisition papers.
Arrest of Suspicious Character.
When the name of Herman Jett was
called in the police court this morning to
answer a charge of being a suspicious
character several witnesses testified that
the accused early last night was engaged
in trying doors and windows Of houses on
lower Prince street, and that he was also
stated that he came from Washington,
denied the charge and said that he had in
tended to take a steamer down the river.
Justice Cation sent Jett to Jail for twenty
days.
The following cases were disposed of in
the police court this morning: Mason
Smith. Lewis Smith and Edward McDer-
mott, disorderly conduct. forfeited so col
lateral each, Alice Callahan. drunk in the
street, $3.50; Georgeanna Thornton, col
ored. drunk and disorderly, $3.50: Bessie
Keys. colored, assaulting and beating Jen-
ME johnson. also colored. SO; Joseph
derby and fighting. $3.50 each; William
Lomax, colored. interfering with officer in
the discharge of his duty. $3.50; Charles
Webb coored, assaulting and beating his
wife, Mary Webb, So Arthur Mason, col
ored, assaulting and beating Mary Sanders
colored, forfeited s. cola teral: Luther Rob-
inson. colored, assauting and beating Jen-
ME Johnson, colored. s..
j. f. Brown, who resides on South Fay
cite street appeared in the police court
this morning as complainant against Mary
Matthews, colored. whom he accused of the
larceny of his watch and chain. The case
was continued until tomorrow morning, and
the police were instructed to make a rigid
search of the house occupied by the ac-
cused. The alleged theft occurred late last
night while Mr. Brown was in his yard.
Mary denied the charge, although Police
man Henderson told the court that when
she was at first taken into custody she
made a "bluffs about returning to her home
and securing the timepiece
Escape From Chain Gang.
Oscar. Nichols and Philip Twyman, both
colored, who were serving six months
term with the chain gang, yesterday after
noon made their escape with but compare
lively little difficulty. The men were con-
victed Of breaking the show window of the
store of Mr.. James Roche several weeks
ago. Alice Nesby and Lottie Gray, both
colored, who were serving short terms at
the workhouse under the vagrancy act,
also escaped yesterday.
telegram was received In this city yes
terday afternoon from Miss Ella Kirlin,
dated Baltimore. Nd, which requested
those in authority to embalp the body of
John Turner and hold until relatives ar
rive. Turner was accidently electrocuted
Saturday last. The remains are still at an
undertaking establishment. and it is ex-
pected that relatives of the deceased will
arrive here today and take charge of the
body.
Case of John Wright.
James E. Clements attorney for John
plant of delay in the Wright case, and the
expenses attending the keep of the prisoner
in Jail in Alexandria County, said that any
criticism Of Gov. Swanson about delay in
deciding on the petition for Communication is
unjust.
About eighty days ago. Mr.. Clements
added, Gov. Swanson first became officially
connected with the case. He reprieved the
prisoner until August 80, 1907. There is
nothing unusual about this and the time of
extension of ninety days is that invariably
taken by a governor in order to give the
important matter Of commutation of the
death sentence proper consideration and
investigation, and there is no ground what
ever for any criticism in the matter.
In regard to the expense of keeping
Wright in JAIL" Mr. Clements went on to .
say 1.-The erroneous statement has been
made that the cost of maintaining the pris-
oner in the Alexandria county Jail is $3.50
per month The charge for keeping and
supporting a prisoner in Jail in Virginia is
clearly fixed by statute not to exceed 30
cents day, and If there are ten prisoners
in jail, not to exceed SO cents a day.
The total cost of supporting a prisoner
in Jail should not exceed $12 per month"
Brief Mention.
Miss Brigdet Mulcair. about seventy-three
years of age. died yesterday afternoon at
deceased was a native of Ireland. The
funeral will take place from st. Marys
Catholic Church at s o'clock tomorrow
morning.
Mrs. Windsor W. Domaine and son, who
were at the jamestown exposition for sew
eral weeks past, have returned.
Mr.. Charles r.. Hooff, president Of the
First National Bank of this city, dislocated
his hip while at Atlantic City several days
ago. The accident was due to a fall.
Bank Named Defendant.
A suit for 5000 damages was filed in the
District Supreme Court today by NJ Sugar