Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-18
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
CASE OF GEORGE MIDGETs IN
COURT OF APPEALA
s,eeia, correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. October 49, 1907.
When the case of William Johnson. alias
George Midgets, coored, charged with
the murder of Charles T. Smith, which &C.
Cured October 20, 1906, Is called for a
hearing before the state court of appeals
at Richmond, Va, November next, At
torney General William A. Anderson will
move that the writ of error granted by
the court of appeals May Is last be dis
missed.
Among other things, the attorney gen
eral says in a letter to Commonwealth
Attorney Brent: Il am convinced of your
view of the invaiidity of the bills of ex-
ception because they were not signed py
the Judge during the vacation of his court
Immediately succeeding the term at winch
the opinion to which exception is taken
was announced Is correct, and that the
writ of error would not have been award
ed had the fact appeared in the record.
Midgets was under sentence to be hanged
Nav "a last, but Attorneys Smith and
Rrumback secured n writ of error. the
condemned man is still confined In the jail
at Fredericksburg, Va
Visit of knights Of Columbus.
About thirty-five members of Fitzgerald
Council No. 459. Knights of Columbus.
visited Washington last evening. and the
degree team conferred the first degree on
a class Of candidates of Spaulding Council
at knights of Columbus Temple. street.
Following the initiation ceremonies
social session was held with Mr.. William
p Normoyle of Spaulding Council, wash
ineton. as chairman. During the evening
f1,ncheon was served and an interesting
musical and literary program Isn ,o reno tasm
conferred the degree: NJ. ]. McFariand.
grand knight: NJ. T. Dwyer. deputy grand
knight; H L. Wheatley, chancellor; Ihos.
c. Hoy, warden. ,.
,,,hlio prouerty, finance and general laws
last evening It was decided to advertise
for sale certain property owned oy the
city near the old canal locks ana AWARD
the same to the highest bidder IL was
stipulated. however, that the propeIay
shall be used for manufacturing purposes:
The action will be reported by the JOINT
committee at the next meeting or the city
council. The property Is wanted oy tne
Alexandria Distilling Company. OF Which
Milton 8. Fairfax is president, ana py AZ
paI1bea rers' Union, No. 1, gave a ball
last evening The members and their
friends danced until an cary hour TINS
Brief Mention.
Police Justice Cation announced today
that Linden L. Haddox, who yesterday
WAS sentenced to Serve the next two years
In a reform school on a charge OF shooting
Justus Schneider. jr.. will tomorrow he
sent away from the city, in consideration
of which sentence will be suspended Ar
rangements have been made to provide
home for the lad in another city, where
he will be in charge of relatives.
In the police court today Elizabeth Iur-
ner. colored, charged with assaulting and
ating Eddie Wells, was fined $40. Con-
ME Dixon, co'ored, charged with disor-
DERBY conduct and fighting. was acquitted.
The case of william Grady, colored,
charged with disorderly conduct and fight
ing, was continued. John Bryant and
Peyton Gray, both colored. were charged
with disorderly conduct and fighting. Gray
was fined IS and Bryant was acquitted
An alarm of fire at $50 O'Clock this
morning, which brought out TIE entire fire
department. was caused by defective
fiue in a tenement house situated on the
west side of Royal street between Wilkes
and Gibbon streets which was occupied
by colored people. The fire was extin-
guished before the arrival OF the fire de-
partment.
The estate of James w. Evans, deceased.
has been placed In charge Of City Ser
geant Robert H. Cox for administration.
Policeman Garvey yesterday found a
bicycle at the corner OF Prince and Pitt
streets. The wheel Is at police headQuar-
tiers awaiting a claimant.
Mrs. James A. Hu!fsh has returned
from the Jamestown exposition. and has
as her guest her aunt, Mrs. Thomas VIII
son Of Roanoke, and her uncle, Mr.. W. X.
Hall of Fredericksburg, Va.