Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-07
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
JUDGMENTS ENTERED IN SUITS
AGAINST RAILWAY.
Amounts Awarded to Individual
Claimants-Novel Suit in Fair
fax County-Briefs.

Washington, Arlington and Falls Church
railroad, the outcome of the Clarendon
wreck, which occurred July 8 last, have
been settled as announced in The Star
yesterday, judgments for the sum of SOL
100 having been entered in the circuit
court for Alexandra county, Judge j. B.
t. Thornton, presiding, yesterday after
noon. The above amount represents
settlement of all the cases growing out
of the wreck. with the exception of two
those of A. Lincoln Smith. who seeks to
recover damages in the sum of SO O00
and Eleanor r. Sanford, who is suing for
the sum of $1,000. Both of these cases
will be heard at the regular December
term of the county court, which convenes
December 16.
Before court adjourned yesterday after
noon a motion was made for change of
venue in the cases pending against the
company. The court. however. continued
the matter until the December term. Fol-
lowing the wreck suits aggregating
49,, 900 were filed against the railway
company.
An order has been entered by Judge Ed
mund Waddill of the United States circuit
court for the eastern district of Virginia,
confirming the recommendation of the re-
ceivers and granting authority asked for
as t. the entry of Judgments, but ex-
pressly providing in the decree that no
judgments permitted by the receivers to
be entered shall have Ale same effect and
status as if they had been recovered
against the company after full trial before
the circuit court for Alexandria county.
The following attorneys represented the
various claimants: Capt. Crandal Mackey,
Machen & Moncure, w. G. Collins, Charles
Handler. William NJ. Ellison, E. w. R.
Ewing, Charles I. Simms R. Ewell Thorn
ton and Wv. Douglas. The stockholders
and receivers of the railroad company
were represented by Mossrs. Moore, Bar
bour & Keith and Judge Charles E. Nicol
Individual Judgments.
Judgments were awarded as follows:
Eliza Bailey, 5000: Clara M Warning,
administrative, $1,000; S. r. D:shman. 3d.
600; George NJ. Newall, $2915; Ada
Rhodes, $1,4OO; G. A. Darrell, $1,000;
George X Stuart, S1,5OO; John W. Mock,
s6.25O: T. B. Snoddy. $500; E. ]. Taylor,
$3.50; William L. Altdorfer, $3.50: c. l..
Blanton. 500; Lille Veitch, 500; Ida M.
Heath. 500. Stuart T. Ashton. jr.. $3.50;
Virginia Fields $50: Daniel w. Heath,
$50; John F. Veitch 500; H. D. Croker,
SIS; Lincoln Freeman, $500: Clement W.
Woodward. $500; ]. B. Blackburn, 81, 800;
John w. Veitch. $500; David c. Trott.
$3.50 Dallas Ball. 500; Jesse Middleton,
Chapman, $1,000; Arthur L. Cross. $3.50:
Harry C. Eddy. 81 3755: Wilbur Loveless,
So, $50; G. Ii. McKeehan, $1,000: Fred w.
Boyden, $500; Gustavus G. kundahl. $3.50;
D. Paul swope, $500: George L. Brist,
$500; Carl Hemming, $3.50; Patrick H. Nc
Nulty. $500; Charles Y. Hendler, 81. $50;
William NJ Ellison, $1,000: Lenvin A. XII
Der, $500: Mary V. Kilber, S2CO Eva Tay-
or 81 900; John w. Sebastian, 500; Reg
nald NJ. Hodgsen. SIS; Jane r. Golden,
cum, 500.
Claims Damages for Murder.
A suit of unusual interest has been filed
in the circuit court for Fairfax county to
recover damages in the sum of $4,000
against the estate of Silas w. Putnam
for the murder of Emma Beavers. which
occurred at Munson Hill, near Falls
Church. March "A. 1907. 1t is stated that
it is the first suit of its kind ever before
entered in the state of Virginia, and when
it is the first suit of its kind ever
some knotty legal points, which will
prove interesting, will come up for argu-
ment. The suit is styled Elizabeth Beav-
ers, Administrative of the estate of Emma
Beavers against John D. Payne, curator
of the estate of Silas w. Putnam. The
complainant is represented by Attorney
Leo P. Harlow of this city and Wolf
Rosenberg of Washington. Putnam shot
Mrs. Beavers. his housekeeper, March a
last, and then killed himself.
Annual Election.
At the annual Imeeting' of Mount Ver-
non Council, No.1, Daughters of America,
held at its hall last night, the following
officers were elected to serve for the ensu-
ing year: Mrs. Mary Beach, councillor;
Mrs. Fanny Risdon. associate councillor;
Mrs BERTHE Travers, vice councillor; Mrs.
Annie Perry, 'associate vice councillor; S.
A. Forrest, recording secretary; George
n. Cradlin, assistant recording secretary;
Mrs. j. H. Mansfield, financial secretary;
Mrs. Mary TIGER, treasurer; Mrs. Annie
Davis, conductor; Miss Nora Perry, war
den; Mrs. Jennie Simpson, inside sentinel;
Miss Alice Travers, outside sentinel; Mrs
Lizzie TIGER, trustee for eighteen months.
Among those present at the meeting was
Mr. J.. X. n. Curtin, who delivered an adj
dress. The council received an invitation
to attend a meeting of Independent Coun
ell, No. 3 Washington, which will occur
Monday night next.
Lost Suit Case Recovered.
Chief Goods of the police force was to-
day notified by Mr. Lewis T. Roof that
the suit case found by the Richmond Do
lice in that city was his property. The
cases. it was stated, was marked IL. T
H, Alexandria. Va Mr.. Roof stated
it was stolen from the Union passenger
railway station in this city last Thanks
giving day The theft was not reported
to the police. 1t is understood the case
contained quantity of valuables, many
of which are missing. The Richmond au-
thorities were today notified that the
owner resides here.
General Matters.
Funeral services over the remains of
Matthew J. Shuman, whose death oc-
CURED Thursday morning last, took place
at $50 o'clock this morning at St. Mary's
Catholic Church. Rev. Father Kelly, as
sistant pastor. off1ciated, and the inter-
ment was made in ST. Mary's cemetery
The pallbearers were: Joseph G. Gates,
George I. Cation, E. j. Fleming, Samuel
p. Fisher, Paul Fisher and French Simp-
son.
The following cases were disposed Of in
the police court this morning: Lewellyn
Lane. colored, charged with ill treatment
to horse. fined IS: Thomas Gallager,
stealing milk, 50: James Lucas, assault
ing and beating Malvina Clemmons, So.
final decree has been entered by
Judge Edmund Waddil,. in the United
States court for the eastern district of
| Virginia. in the equity cause of the Com
putting Scale Company, complainant.
against James Kinchloe and B. H. Ashby
Thompson, copartners. doing business
under the firm name and style of kinch-
loe & Co., defendants.
| Rev. Frank Rawlinson. a missionary
who has just returned from China. will
deliver an address at $3.50 o'clock tomor-
row afternoon before the Fannie Mercer
Missionary Society at the First Baptist