Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-09
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
GENERAL AND PERSONAL NEWS
OF OLD DOMINION CITY.


ALEXANDRIA, Va, September 8, 1907.
But little interest is manifested by the
general public in the democratic senatorial
primary which will be held in this district
tomorrow, but the several candidates and
their more ardent supporters are still active
and will continue until the polls close to-
morrow afternoon. The primary will be
conducted under the rules that governed
the recent congressional primary, and in
this city the voting Will be at the regular
polling places. The candidates for the
nomination for the state senate are Lewis
II. Machen, who is now serving his first
tenn in the senate and asks for another
term, and Alexander ]. Wedderburn and
r. Ewell Thornton, both of Fairfax county.
During the campaign which will close to-
morrow Messrs. MaChen and Wedderburn
have met in joint debate at a number of
places throughout the district, while Mr..
Thornton has depended upon personal ap-
pealS to the voters and has made but few
public speeches. Messrs. Machen and We'd
de burn will have their final joint debate
| tonight, when they Will appear before the
voters of Alexandria county at the court
house on Fort Myer Heights. Each of the
candidates claims to BE- in the lead, AID
| 1t is impossible to predict with any degree
| OF certainty what the result will be.
Brief funeral services were held yester-
| day morning over the remains of Catherine
| Foste: at the home of her husband, James
| Foster, 404 North Alfred street, and the
| DOQS was InSN SillpptQ TO fnlldQelDnla 1Or
interment.
Cooperation Court.
The September term of the corporation
| court, which has been designated for the
trial of criminal cases only, commenced
| this morning with Judge l.. c. Barley on
| the bench and jury In attendance. The
| first case called was that of the common
| wealth against Harvey Robinson, under in
| dictment for the larceny Of a quantity of
| copper wire from the Western Union Tele-
| graph Company. The case of the common
wealth against Charles Markell, indicted
| for completely in the same robbery, Will be
| called next.
| Robinson is represented by Attorney Ed
| mund Burke of Washington and Markell by
Attorney Charles Bendheim of this city.
| Commonwealth Attorney S. G. Brent is
| conducting the prosecution. The case of
! the commonwealth against Tannie Trigger,
| charged with assault. is set for trial Thurs
| day. special gxand jury will be sum-
| moned tomorrow to take up several GRIM
| inal cases that are pending.
| Patrick Owens, a native of the Emerald
| Isle, a veteran of the civil war and at pres
| ent an inmate of the Soldiers Home at
| Washington, was before the police court
this morning, charged with being drunk on
| the street and with unbecoming conduct t.
| Patrick assured the court that he was not
bad at heart. but admitted that he had
| been too drunk yesterday to have very
| distinct TecOllecllOn OF all tnat happened.
| He was dismissed with the understanding
| that he will not drink too much the next
| time he visits Alexandria. Sunday night
| owens insisted upon the three officers on
| duty at headquarters having supper at his
| expense, and ordered four meals from a
| nearby restaurant.
! John Penn, who vas arrested on suspicion
| of stealing brass from the Southern rail-
| way, had his case continued, and James
| Brown, coiored. who escaped from the
| chain gang recently had twenty days
added to his previous sentence.
| When Clerk SnOwden of the city school
| board and his assistants commenced issuing
| public school permits in the Alexandria
| Light Infantry armOry at . O'Clock this
| morning the building was besieged by a
| crowd of women and children. Chief Goods
| and two policemen were on hand to prevent
disorder and keep the applicants in line as
| far as possible.