Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-18
HAPPENINGS N ALEXANDRIA
CoLoRED MAN GETS Is YEARS
IN THE PEN.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, December Is, 1905.
Henry Mason, colored. was at noon to-
dow convicted Of attempting to rape
Miss Jessie Windsor, sixteen years DID,
and sentenced to serve elshteeh years
in the state penitentiary.
Mason. when placed on the witness
stand. denied having committed the
crime. Miss Windsor. however, posltive-
" identified the prisoner as her assaiiant'
The Jury, with j. r. N. Curtin as foreman
was out but ten minutes before reaching
verdict.
The attempted assault occurred Decem-
Der 8 last about 7:30 o'clock. Mason &C
costed the young lady and grabbed her.
throwing her into vacant lot near
Duke and Patrick streets. Her cries
scared him and he turned her loose.
Shortly afterward Mason was captured:
Since his arrest he has been confined al
the TAIL in Alexandria county for safe
Lee Downs, indicted for entering and
robbing the Toulouse in the PresDy-
terrain cemetery, entered plea OF guli!y
and was sentenced to serve SIX l''oa'hs ~
Jail and pay fine or -.
The case of Albert A. Sampson OF
Washington, charged with KIDNAPPING lit
tie son of Luckett w. Adams, was TAKEN
up this afternoon. Sampson entered a
plea of not guilty. He is represented py
Attorneys J. Randall Cation. tr:, and
Aylett B. Nicol. 1t is expected his case
viii be given to the jury late this after
noon.
Funeral Services.
The funeral of Mrs. Rachel ]. Marshall.
wife of Thomas J. Marshall, who died
Yesterday at her home, 919 Montgomery
street. took place at o'clock this after
noon. Rev. ]. P. Woody conducted the
services and the interment was made In
Union cemetery. The deceased was thirty
wears old and was native or Prince
William county, va.
Funeral services over the remains OF
BENJAMIN w. Nails. who died "Wednesday
night last will be held at O'Clock to-
morrow afternoon at his late home
Del Ray. Alexandria county. Rev. {. Il.
Hobbs pastor Of the Del Ray Baptist
Church, will conduct the services ana the
burial will be mace III Christ Chuich
cemetery.
In the police court this morning Justice
Cation announced that hereafter all cases
brought before him Of citizens or saloon
drunkards, under the Byrd liquor law.
will be fined from $50 to 500 as pre-
scribed by the law. A case of man fur
nishing liquor to a habitual drunkard was
brought to the attentlOn OIL tne COURT tnlS
morning by Chief Goods.
Miss Gertrude Pickin, daughter of
Charles Pickin, and Albert NJ. Dawson
were married at $50 o'clock last evening
at the home Of the brides uncle. James
Pickin, GIL Queen street. Rev. j. r. Sc
vier, pastor of the Second Presbyterian
Church. performed the ceremony. Mr..
and Mrs Dawson afterward left for a
northern bridal trip. They will reside
| in this city.
Brief Mention.
A meeting of the members of the old
Alexandria Light Infantry will be held at
s o'clock tonight at Lieut.. w. w. De-
maine's office to consider the Injunction
proceedings for the recovery Of Armory
Hall.
The womens service at the Holcomb
revival meeting yesterday afternoon was
we'll attended. Following a short talk by
the evangelist the time was spent in CIV
ing testimonials. This afternoon serv-
ice was held for school children.
In the police court this morning Cable
Jackson, colored. charged with stealing
iron from the Southern Railway Com
pany, was fined s..
John III. Baltimore has sold to Leon ca
Baltimore a house and lot on the west
side of Royal street between Wilkes and
Gibbon streets.