Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-04
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
CASE OF JOSEPH THOMAS BEFoRv-
GOV. SWANSON.
Progress of Work on George R. Hill
Memorial Building-General
News of Interest.

special correspondence of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. August 3. 1901.
1t is expected that Gov. Swanson will de.
eide prior to September 1 whether or not
Joseph Thomas, alias John Wright coiored
convicted of assaultins Miss Mabel Risley,
shall be hanged or be imprisoned for life.
Attorney James e. Clements. who repre-.
sents the prisoner. appeared before Gov.
Swanson May % last and the governor
granted respite OF ninety days In order
that he might have an opportunity OF thor.
oughly investigating the case. Prior TO tho
granting of the respite Attorney Clements
made an unsuccessful effort to secure a new
trial for his client before the state court Of
appeals Thomas Is confined In the jail of
Alexandria county.
Funeral services over the remains OF Mrs
Mary V. Becker, whose death occurred
Friday morning last at the residence of her
sister, Mrs. John Proctor. 800 North CO.
lumbus street. will be held at 30 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon at her late home The
remains will be placed aboard the ferry
boat at 2:15 o'clock and conveyed to WASH
lngton The interment will be In Rock
Creek cemetery. Washington.
Funeral services over the remains of Mrs
Maria Fleming. widow OF Edgar s. Flem-
ing. whose death occurred Friday night
last, Will be held next Monday afternoon
at 4:SO o'clock at 211 Cameron street The
interment will be in the Presbyterian ceme-
terry.
Progress on Memorial Building.
The work of building the George r. Hill
memorial structure for young people.
which Is being erected by the Methodist
Episcopal Church South, is progressing rap
idly. The brickwork OF the first story of tho
structure has practically been completed.
1t is understood that the Southern rail-
way will soon erect an iron fence to the
'hA fann
Will extend short distance on both sides
Of the masonry work Of the structure.
The property sold at public auction at
noon today was later withdrawn at the in
stance of those interested, it being stated
that the bids were too low. 1t Is expected
that the property will be disposed OF later
at private sale
The board of supervisors of Alexandria
county held meeting at the courthouse in
the county today. A number of bills wers
audited and ordered paid. and other 'busi-
ness of routine nature transacted
William and John Henderson were
charged IN Fairfax county today with as
saulting and using abusive language toward
John Hardbower. They We're fined $3.50
each The hearing was before Justice Trim
lett
The funeral OF Franklin, the infant SON
OF Mr.. and Mrs. r. 3. Cobean, who ed this
morning at his parents residence, 507 South
Henry street, will be held at 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning. hev. DR.. w. F. Fisher.
pastor of the First Baptist Church, will
offlciate.
Jonathan Matthews has sold to A Dam
lei of LoudOun county house and lot on
Seminary Hill west Of this city. John Wat
kins has purchased from DR.. George T.
klipstein house and lot on the north side
Of Fayette street The sales were made
through Luther Carter, real estate agent
Brief Mention.
August Koehler. a sign painter OF Cincin-
natl. Ohio. who. accompanied by his fam
lily. is making a trip around the world in
one-horse wagon. stopped In this city sew
eral days ago. He says he expects to COM
plete the trip In about seven years.
The work Of demoishing the old building
at the northeast corner of King and Column
BUS streets preparatory to erecting thereon
the Fairfax apartment house is rapidly
nearing completion. 1t is expected the work
of digging the foundation for the new
structure will be commenced about the mid
die of next week.
DR.. Crawford, dean of the Episcopal The
oioslcal seminary, accompanied by his Wife
departed this evening for Cobourg Canada
where he will spend the next two weeks.
Later he VIII go to Cupboard Island near
Portland. Me-, for the remainder OF his
vacation.
Rev. DR.. S. A. Wallis of the EpiscopaI
theological Seminary will conduct the sery-
ices at Christ Protestant Episcopal Church
tomorrow. At st. Paul's Church Rev /, r
Coombs will officiate The resident clergy
VIII occupy the pulpits at tie other
churches.