The Washington herald., 1907-12-24
MidgetS Will Be Executed in
Jailyard January II.
FUNERAL OF THOMAS PERRY
Damage Suit OF Martha Ann Mills
Against Traction Company VIII BE
Heard Next MOnth-Rev. W. f.. Gard
ner, Former Principal of Episcopal
High school, to BE Buried To-day.
WASHINGTON HERALD BTREATr
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SO King Street
Alexandra, Va, Dec. =. with rwa,,,,-
three days before the Gaa ser for big
execution, George Midgets. alias wrHan
Johnson. stiu protests his snDoce,ce %
N crime for which he VIII fo-fef, rt.
life. it being for the murde. Of charles
T. Smith, which occurred Octt,er qo 1eas
Unless Gov Swanson intervnes. vbic5
is not regarded as probable. asdeets v,I
be executed in the city jail3-d JanU-
airy Il.
At the first Monday Of the (Ja,pau
term Of the Circuit Court for tis citv
the damage suit OF Martha Al MINIS
against the Washington. AIexan4a and
Mount Vernon Electric RailwaA Com
pany, suit TO recover damages L. rbs
sum Of 5000 for alleged Injuries. IN IA
heard. n the bill flied the plaiatF az
leges that she sustained injuries bbUa
a passenger on the defendant eornrf7v,s
cars July 80, 1907 bound from Was4ng-
ton 10 Luna Park
Thomas Perry's funeral occurred at1
O'Clock this morning az his home Ia
South Washington street Rev. P. b
Philips. rector Of st PauTs Protestai+
Episcopal Church. conducted the servicA
The interment was made in Ivy HA
Cemetery. Members Of R E. Lee Carp
Confederate Veterans, attended the flInl
eral in body. Those serving as paH1
bearers were Edgar Warield. G. ".
Ramsay. J. r Zimmerman, c. :. TayIor.
J. c Milburn. and Arthur Herbert
Rev W :. Morton conducted r5a
funeral Of Miss Mary P. s. Bruch at
O'Clock this afternoon at the home Of her
mother Mrs X c Bales. III Mort,
Columbus street The remains were PLACED
in the Henderson Walt In the Methods,
Protestant Cemetery.
The remains OF Rev William F. Gard
ner, who died al Dorsey SfIoward COUNTY
Nd. VIII be brought here tomorrow az
n.30 O'Clock and inferred in the Presbv-
terian Cemetery. The deceased was
principal Of the Episcopal High School.
west OF this city, from 1866 10 1870
An effort TO gain possession Of a big
turkey. said 10 be worth S2.50 from the
store OF Garrett < Monroe. this after
noon, got William Mansfield in the
tolls. and he is charged on the blotter
al police headquarters with the Of
Tense. and viii be given q hearing in
the police court tomorrow morning
The accused was crrested by Police
men Talbitt and Bell.
James Johnson. colored, is held a
prisoner at police headquarters on a
charge Of assaEiting and beating Is
ther johnson, also colored. The al
legged Ofense occurred nearly a year
ago Il is said that Johnson has been
living in Washington and only arrived
here this afternoon for the purpose Of
spending Christmas. He was shortly
afterward picked Up by Policemen Gil
and Nicholson.
Next Friday afternoon Alexandria
Lodge, No. 75S. Benevolent and Protec-
tive order OF Elks viii hold a Christ
mas reception from until 5 o'clock ar
the Eiks' hall Invitations have been
extended 70 the mothers, wives. and
sweethearts OF the members 10 at
tend
The Mutual Benefit Society held its an
nual meeting here to-day. and the fol-
lowing officers were chosen fo- the com
ing year: Charles Burnett. president:
J. r Ellis, vice president: W E Burch-
Held. secretary and treasurer.
1t is reported that the Old Dominion
Glass Company contemplates closing
down one Of its furnaces. temporarily.
commencing January / 1905 The close
down viii it is said. throw about 100
men out Of employment