The Washington herald., 1908-04-26
Soldier Charged with Assault
on COl0red Woman.
PROPERTY SOLD AT AUCTION
Real Estate Disposed or To Satisfy
Court Decree in the Moore Cham
Gerry oase-NegrO Held for Passing
Counterfeit Silver DOIIars-LOan
Company Is Incorporated.
WASHINGTON HERALD BUREAU.
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SO King Street
Alexandria, April 25.-Thomas Walsh.
a member of Company +. Thirteenth
United States Cavalry, stationed at Fort
Myer. Va, is a prisoner in the city jail.
being held for the action of the grand
jury Of the United States court for an
alleged assault on Sophie Boswell. col
ored. He denies the charge.
The alleged offense occurred Friday,
April II. on the government reservation at
Fort Myer The accused was yesterday
afternoon given d preliminary hearing
before United States Commissioner ]. w.
Wormley.
Pursuant TO a decree entered in the
Corporation Court in the ehancery cause
Of Charles W. Moore, plaintiff, and IT.
Alton Moore and others, defendants.
Capt R. F. Knox, auctioneer, to-day sold
at public auction the following property:
Lot on the north side OF Duke street,
west of Union street. TO R. P. Aitcheson,
for $50; lot, improved by a dwelling, on
north side OF Duke street west of Union
street, 10 r. P. Aitcheson, for SS75; lot
on north side Of Duke street. west OF
Union street, 10 T. NJ. Hill. for $50: lot
with brick dwelling-house on west side
or Wolfe street to f. NJ Hill. for 81. $50;
lot with Improvements, on the west side
or Lee street, between Wolfe and Wilkes
streets, to George Ayers, for s525; two
dwelling-houses in court bounded by
Fairfax, Lee. Wolfe, and Wilkes streets
TO +. NJ Hill. for $3.50: lot, with building
used as foundry, on the north side of
Duke street. west of Union street 10
X. =. Aitcheson, for 81, ,000: lot in square
bounded by Prince. Duke. Lee. and Union
streets TO r. p. AitchesOn, for S125: a
machine shop. at Duke and Strand
streets, to F. N. Hill. for $3.50. A lot
or iron at 40 cents per 100 pounds and
prass at 20 cents per pound was sold 10
J. Alton Moore. A quantity of ma
ohinery and patterns used at the foundry
was not sold.
Waverly Lucas. colored, was charged IN
the Police Court this morning with pass
ing spurious silver dollars dated 1879. Po-
hceman knight told the court that an
examination Of one of the queer re-
vealed It was made of lead and white
metal Lucas said he found the money
IN sewer at the foot of Lafayette alley.
on the river front, and disclaimed know
ing it was bad. He was held for the
action OF the grand jury.
Rev. DR.. ". F. Fisher, for several years
pastor Of the First Baptist Church. Will
tomorrow preach his farewell sermon,
and Monday he will leave for Concord
Station, Campbell County, Va, where he
VIII be stationed temporarily. It is ex-
pected that meeting OF the congrega-
ton viii be held shortly to choose his
successor.
Dr.. Charles E Guthrie, OF Washington
will tomorrow afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
deliver an address before a mems meet
ing, which win be held in the Young
Peoples Building Of the Methodist Epls-
copai Church South. He will take for his
subject 'The four faces" Mrs, c. E
Outcalt will sing a solo.
In the Police Court to-day James Ball,
eolored, charged with the larceny Of a
pocketbook containing SO belonging to
Mrs. George S. French, was sent to jail
for six months and fined $40, Ball told
The court he found the purse
William Posey. who, for the past week,
has been held for the action Of the grand
jury, was to-day released on bond I'm the