Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Proceedings in United States
District Court.
ACTION AGAINST RAILWAY
Presence of Tramps is Source of Ap-
prehension.
RESULT OF BASKET BALL GAME
Police Take Soldiers Into Custody
Charge of Assault-other
Matters of Interest.


Special Correspondence of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, January 2, 1907.
When the United States court for the
eastern district of Virginia adjourned this
evening the taking of testimony in the
case of the Alexandria National Bank
against the Willis G.. Bates Company of
Boston, Mass, had not been concluded, and
the case will, it is expected be given to the
jury Monday afternoon
The court today required the defendant
company to give security in the sum of
$1,000 the equivalent of a security which
the Bates Company had held against II. N.
Girard and which, it is said, had been re-
leased after it had been attached This or
uer, IL Is SAID restores the case to it's for
iher status Papers securing the amount
were executed in court this afternoon
AS previously stated, the object of the
SUIT Is to recover the sum of ..5o from
the Bates Company, representing the
amount OF drafi drawn by A. II. Bardine,
an aAesed agent for the company. The
Bates Company allege that Bardine was
not an agent for the company when the
transaction in question occurred
Inc decision of the referee in bankruptcy
was today reversed by Judge Edmund Wad-
dlll In the case of c. c. Cushing the court
ruling that the National hank of Manassas
De allowed to prove its claim of $1,000
against Mr. Gushing. The offer of the
referee
the ground that the bank was secured
creditor
The suit of Arthur G.. Williams against
tne washington, Arlington and Falls
Nhuicn RaliWav Company. to recover dam
ages IN the sum of $4,000 will be heard
Monday. In the declaration the plaintiff
alleges that he was improperly elected from
a car OF the defendant company while on
the Arlington reservation. Attorney Sam
uei G Brent represents the plaintiff, and
Attorney r. Walton Moore the defendant.
Tramps Cause Apprehension.
A large number of tramps are now camp-
ing in the railroad yards, at the western
end of the city, evidently on their wav 70 .
warmer climate, as is their annual custom
about this time of the year. Their presence
III and around the city is the cause of an
prehenslon to many citizens, anu especial-
~ to residents of the outskirts of the civ
Nlthln the past few days two bold hold
ups have occurred and in each instance the
victim was badly beaten and robbed. The
ponce are of the opinion that both rob
peries We're the work of tramps. 1t has been
suggested that 1t would be an excelIent
plan for the police to arrest all susnicions
persons seen around the city, and that Inc
court send them to Jail, subject to chain
gang work for at least thirty days. If such
tactlcs were adopted, it is believed all
ramps would give Alexandria wide
perth and fewer depredations would occur
me January term of the corpora tion
49,; "rii IohEehe MONDAY next with Judge
LOUIS =: Barley presiding. The case of
Johh ROBINSON and his son, J. Harvey Rob-
inson indicted for the larceny of rner
chandise from cars of the Southern Rail
way Company, will be heard. The Robin
sons were indicted December 8, last, and
since that time have been at liberty on
pan IN the sum of $1,000 each Attorney
Lewis III. Machen has been retained to de-
reno the RobinsonS. The prosecution will
be conducted by Attorney Samuel G. Brent
Suit to Recover Damages.
The cases of Cronk and McKennev
against the Washington Steamboat Com
pany to recover damages for being car
ried on a steamer of the defendant COM
pany past this city last summer. while
passenger aboard the defendant com
panys steamer, it being alleged that
they We're carried to Washington when
the steamer should have stopped at the
wharf in this city, will be heard in the
Judge Nicol presiding
~ The basket ball team of the Episcopal
Theological Seminary this evening defeat
ed the Alexandria Athletic AsSociation
IN "eil-contested game by a score of
16 toS. u
The police this afternoon were asked nv
the authorities of Fort Hunt. Va. to look
Dlckerson Arthur Lesley, James c. Mere
dIth and Jess Williams, soldiers at that
place reported absent without leave
Dickerson and German and officers fron,
the Tort succeeded in corralling two others
Charge of Assault.
Walter Bryant, colored is held bv the
police on charge of assaultfng and cut
ting with a knife Thomas Johnson. also
colored. The affray occurred about &
o'clock this evening near the corner of
OFohoco ana Patrick streets. johnson re-
celNed Il cut on the head. He was taken
TO the Alexandria Hospital. Bryant will be
given hearing in the police court Mon
day morning
The following students at the Episcopal
High Schoo! received special distinction
for standing in studies during the month
of December: G.. b. Ashe, L. NJ Blackboard
jr., r. F. Blackford, j. W. Boyd, F. A.
Brown, b. X. Conway E. Conway C w
Daniel, w. O. Gallaher. F. d. Goodwin. c,
S. Grant, G. A. Greaves, b. Green, jr, G.
J. Hopkins, J. r. Larus. jr., w B. Lee
Jr., Nj. c. Lille, A. p. Mann, jr., F. M
Massle. ]. b. McClelland, jr., F. d. Minor
jr., II. NJ Nelson, jr., T. T Pendleton. S.
II. Pullman, tr.. c, c. Randolph, ir., F. r.
Reade. l.. c. Wexford, ]. G. Wheeler f. F.
Whittle
Miss Charlotte 1. Hall, daughter of Mr..
Thomas l. Hall, died this evening at the
home of her parents, 319 South Alfred
street, after a brief Illness The funeral
arrangements have not yet been COM
pleted
In the Churches
Rt. Rev. John O'Gorman, bishop of
Sierra Leone, West Africa will preach at
the 1890 O'Clock mass at st. Mary's Cath
ollie Church tomorrow nnrnipp IJo