Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-02
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
LAD IN CRITICAL CONDITION
FROM PISTOL SHOT.
T. N. Baton in Jail Charged With
the Shooting-Large Vote Ex-
pected Tomorrow.
CORRESPONDENCE Of The Star.

| Special Correspondence OF The Star.
| ALEXANDRIA. Va. November p 1908.
William Cornell, sixteen years old, is
| lowering between life and death at the
| Alexandria Hospital, with 50 caliber
bullet in his right lung and T. NJ. Bat
ton, twenty-seven years old, is pris-
| oner in the Alexandria county Jail
charged with the shooting. Owing to
Cornell's critical condition no effort Will
| be made for several days to probe for
| the bullet
The shooting was the elimination of
a clash between a number of merry
Halloween leasure- seekers. shortly
after 0 o'clock Saturday night at Del
Ray Alexandria county. 1t is said that
| two parties of young men met on the
road in that village and after Skin
miSh Baton was knocked down a steep
posing party. and he Immediately fired
four shots into the air, one striking
| Cornell
Following the shooting Cornell was
taken to the Alexandria Hospital.
| where he was treated by Dr. Delaney.
Town Sergeant l. W. Burrell arrested
Baton and he was committed to Jail
| until November 8. when he will be CIV
en- a preliminary hearing before jus
| tice l. c. Burrell. The accused will be
| represented by Attorney R. c. L. Mon
cure A large number of witnesses
have been summoned. Cornell is a
| son of Lucian Cornell of Del Ray.
Election Outlook.
The indications are that large vote
will be po.led in the city tomorrow. The
polls will open at $40 am. and close at
4:5S pm. The usual democratic majority
will, of course, be given by this city.
Under the new law the saloons will
close at sunset this evening and remain
closed until sunrise Wednesday morning.
A force of volunteers. numb ring fifty.
will be at the various voting precincts to-
morrow In order to get out full demo-
cratic vote.
/ The Campaign will be brought to close
tonight at the opera house with speeches
by Senator Thomas S. Martin and Repre-
sentative Charles C. Carlin.
| Besides the presidential contest the
only fight on in this district is that be-
tween Representative Charles C. Carlin
and John w. Gregg of Loudoun county.
But little interest centars in this contest
In view of the fact that it is conceded Mr..
| Carlfn will win in walk.
Recent Deaths.
Funeral services over the body Of
Christopher T. Lyles. who died several
days ago. were held at 3 o'clock this
afternoon at his lac home. 1910 Prince
street. The off1cia ing clergymen were
Rev. Charles d. Bulla. pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South; Rev.
| G. l. HUMPHREYS, pastor of the Methodist
Pro estant Church. and Rev. w. w. Van
Arsdale, pastor of Trinity Method st
! Episcopal Church. The burial was made
in Union cemetery.
John w. varney's funeral took place
\ q u rsrIo IL nr1o
his late home. Del Ray. Alexand~la
county. Rev. o. c. Beal pastor of the
Del Ray Methodist Episcopal Church.
conducted the services Services at he
Jackson Lodge Of Masons of this city.
| The interment was in Bethel cemetery.
/ Those serving as pallbearers were A. B.
Rozie. r. A. w .lkinsOn. 7. J. Bruffey, c.
A. Campbell, George w. Zachary, Will
| liam 7. Duncan.
In the Police Court.
When the case of ODE Douglass. COL
| ored. was called in the police court this
morning to answer a charge of reckless
| driving Saturday last. Abe told the
court that his horse was blind and that
| he had given him a quantity of plug-cut
tobacco for q certain disease. which was
| responsible for the animal getting beyond
| his control. A fine of So was imposed
When the case of Fannie Kimball, sus-
| pected of robbing James Mackey of
Washington of $50. was called, Mackey
failed to appear and the suspect was re-
leased.
Johnson Hudgins. colored SUSPECTED of
holding up and robbing Mamie Stone,
also colored. was acquitted owing to the
absence of the complainant.
Bird Taggert. charged with assaulting
Otis Fitchey. forfeited SO collateral by
| failing to appear.
Other cases disposed of were as fol-
lows: James Bowman. colored, drunk and
disorderly. acquitted; James Lucas and
Mable Poindexter. both colored unbecom-
ing conduct, acquitted; Henry Mason
| colored, drunk and disorderly. fined So
Corporation Court Business.
The November term of the corporation
court. Judge j. B. T. Thornton presiding.
| convened this morning. In the case of
Ernest G. Chewing against Clara
| Chewing Mahood. a decree was entered
| referring cause to G. L. Boothe. commits
sioner in chancery, for report.
The case of Joseph Denty against c. p.
G. Timberman was fixed for November
| .. and the case of the Belle bottle works
against the Southern Railway Company
| was fixed for November IL.
Basil D. Boteler of Alexandria county
| was admitted to practice in this court
Brief Mention.
THE Voice from the Wilderness" was
the subject of an address delivered by
| Robert Downing, the converted actor,
| at a mass meeting of men held yester-
! day afternoon at the opera house Mr..
| Downing was greeting by a large au-
| dience. Mr.. Kenneth Ogden sang a
| solo. He also spoke last evening at
the Methodist Protestant Church.
| r. K. Lee Camp. Confederate veterans
will hold a meeting at Lee Camp Hall
/ tonight. Meetings of the Lodge of .GlEs
and Young Mems Sodality Lyceum will
also be held tonight at their respective
| halls.
| WILL VISIT THE SOUTH.