Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-22
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
CIRCUIT COURT GRAND JURY
REPORTS INDICTMENTS.
City Council to Appoint a Police
Commissioner-Moto Car
Car Company-Briefs.

| Special Correspondence Of The Star.
| ALEXANDRIA, Va, October %, 1907.
The grand jury in the circuit court of
Alexandria county. Judge ]. B. T. Thorn
ton. presiding yesterday afternoon re-
| turned an indictment against Frank
Hitchcock. charged with attempting to
| criminally assault Mrs. Susan NJ Beach,
wife of Mr.. Reginald Beach, August 8
called for trial at this term of court.
Hitchcock is out on bail in the sum of
$4,000
A true bill was also returned by the
jury in the case of Reece Jordon. charged
with entering freight cars at the Potomac
railroad yards The alleged offense oc-
CURED several weeks ago. Following his
arrest Jordon was shot in the hand by d
railroad detective, after. 1t Is charged, he
made an effort to escape.
Upon motion of Commonwealth Attorney
Mackey a nolle pros was entered in the
three indictments pending against Joseph
Thomas. alias John Wright, colored. who
is already sentenced to life imprisonment
on a charge Of assaulting Miss Mabel
Risley. Thomas will shortly be conveyed
to the penitentiary. The prisoner was in
dicted for the murder of Jackson Boney,
colOred; assault with intent to kill For
rest Gooding; assault upon Annie Green
colored.
Council to Fill Vacancy.
The regular semi-monthly meeting of
the city council will be held tonight. 1t is
probable that council may elect a member
of the board of police commissioners from
the fourth ward. Other matters concern
ing street improvements will come up for
consideration. A meeting of the joint COM
mittee on streets and public property of
the city council was held last evening,
when number of property owners, pro-
testing against the erection of a livery
stable on North ST. Asapn street near
King street. were heard The committee
WILL it is stated. render it's report at to-
nights meeting of the council.
Convicted of Petit Larceny.
William Benzette was charged in the
police court this morning with the larceny
of a bride and blanket from a livery sta
BILE near the Virginia Glass Company's
works. The theft, 1t was stated. occurred
last May. The owner of the bride stated
that 1t was worth s. and that the blanket
was worth $3.50. BenZette tod the court
that he purchased both of the articles
from a colored man and afterward dis
posed of them. The police recovered the
blanket. but the man who purchased the
bride stated that he had disposed Of It.
Justice Cation fined the accused SO on a
charge of petit larceny.
Motor Car Company Chartered.
The state corporation commission has
granted charter to the Flynn Motor
Car company, incorporated, of this city
The object Of the company is to en-
gage In the automobile business The
sum or $4,000 Is named as the maxi
mum capital stock. with a minimum
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j. Flynn. president; H. 1. Quinn, vice
president; F. NJ. Smoot, secretary and
treasurer. All of the officers are of
Washington.
General and Personal.
Capt. r. F. Knox. auctioneer. TODAY
at III o'clock sold at public auction the
store and dwelling owned by James
McCuen. situated at the southeast cor
ner of Alfred and Gibbon streets. The
property was purchased by the First
National Bank for $4,000. There were
but few bidders
A deed of conveyance was placed on
record In the Office of the clerk of the
corporation court conveying from
George B. Kennedy to the Solar Chemi-
cal Company the factory property sit
uated at the southeast corner Of Prince
and Fairfax streets. The consideration
mentioned was $4,000.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Christian Heurich Brew
ing Company of Washington held yes
terday afternoon at the office of Attor-
ney Gardner l.. Boothe. the following
directors were chosen for the ensuing
year: Christian Heurich, Augustus B.
Coppes, Leon Tobriner, Charles Jacob
sen, Charles H. Dismer and Charles
Meyer.
Mrs Alice Gray Cobb. wife of Charles
II. Cobb, died last night at her home 329
South Lee street, after a lingering ILL
ness The deceased was thirty EIGHT years
OF age and was native of Staunton, Va
Mrs. Cobb was a Miss Steinbock. The
remains will be forwarded to Staunton
this afternoon for interment
Considerable complaint is being made
to the police regarding certain merchants
on King street who practically monopolize
the sidewalk with their wares which they
keep on display. The police have been in
structed to enforce the law
George Hickman. Ernest Mills and Ed
ward Arnold were charged in the police
court this morning with disorderly con-
duct and fighting. Hickman and Mills
We're fined s. each and Arnold was ac-
quilted of the charge
Through his attorney. Robinson Mon
cure, George w. Bartlett today entered
suit for absolute divorce against his wife.
Anna NJ. Bartlett on the ground OF de-
sertion.
Ground was broken this morning for
the erection of brick store and dwelling
on the south side of King street just west
OF 81: asaph street. The property is
| owned by DIR. George T. Klipstein.
| The Mems League of the First BAPTIST
| Church held its bi-monthly meeting last
| night and transacted business of a routine
! nature. 1t is expected that at the next
| meeting plan for the winters work
| will be outlined.
Announcement is made that Rev. w. w.
Van Arsdale will deliver lecture to men
at the Methodist Episcopal Church South
Sunday next at $3.50 o'clock. His subject
will be rs Life Worth Living?' A solo
will be rendered by DIR. C. E. Outcalt.'
The Alexandria Athletic Clubs foot ball
team will play game this afternoon at
i:l5 O'Clock at Colross with the team rep
resenting ST. Johns College of Washing
ton.
Hotel Arrivals.