Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-14
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
GRAND JURY BUSY PROBING
EIGHT CRIMINAL CASES.
Memorial Wreaths for Washington's
Tomb From Masonic Lodges-Six
Months in Jail for Robbery.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
Va, December IA. 1913.
grand jury in the corporation court
is engaged in examining into eight crlm-
ina1 cases which have been presented TO
them for consideration. 1t is expected
that true bills will be presented in most
of the cases. Owing to the fact that
the Jury rooms have not yet been COM
pleted In the corporation courtroom no
cases will be tried until Wednesday. "A
petit Jury was this afternoon summoned
for Wednesday. AS result OF the 1act
that the jury rooms are still incom-
plete, the grand jury this morning as
sembIed in the private office OF Judge
Barley. Judge Barley deems 1t illegal
to try any cases in the United states
courtroom.
The cases being considered are Lee
browns, breaking and entering the TOOL
house in the Presbyterian cemetery on
November 20: Albert A. Sampson. at
tempting to kidnap a child Of Luckett
W. Adams; Ollie Lear, colored. house,
breaking; George Boston, colored. break
ing and entering the store OF B. Baer
October 8: Lucy Shepherd and Elijah
Lomax, colored, larceny OF gold watch
and chain from John Phillips; Henry
Mason. colored, assault on Miss Jessie
Windsor: Charles Baltimore, colored.
petit larceny. third offense.
Two handsome memorial wreaths were
this afternoon placed on washington
tomb in commemoration OF the 1O9th an
niyersary of Washington's death. One
Of the wreaths was from Alexandria
washington Lodge, No. @ and the other
from Fredericksburg Lodge. No. 4. The
wreaths were conveyed by Junior Waroen
c. H Callahan of Alexandria- Wa shington
Fredericksburg Lodge. The wreath sent
by the local lodge was made of embalmed
magnolia leaves and white flowers. which
bore the inscription Of the local lodge IN
gold letters. Both lodges annually place
q wreath on Washington's tomb. and
deem it fitting in view Of the fact that
Washington was made Mason by Fred
ericksburg Lodge in 1852. and was master
of the local lodge in 17S8-17S9. and the
latter lodge conducted his funeral services.
Police Court Cases.
Six months in Jail was the sentence
given viii williams. colored. in the po-
lice court this morning on charge or
robbins Benjamin Harris, colored, of
shoes. clothing and IS. The theft occur
red Saturday night at the union passen-
ger railway StatloH
Others cases disposed Of were as fol-
lows: Paul Hansborough. keeping dis
orderly house. fined So: Harry Parr, En-
est Hall. Robert Murphy. jr.: Peter Hall.
IT.. who were in Hansborough's house.
were charged with disorderly conduct;
Parr was fined s. and the others for
feited IS collateral each: Malinda LEVEL
coIored, forfeited S. on a. charge OF I'M
proper conduct on an electric car; James
Johnson, colored, assauling and beating
Bette Mason. colored. acquitted: Lewis
Burr, colored. assaulting and beating
Tresie Scott, colored. continued: Edward
Waters, assaulting and beating Barbara
Waters, fined IS.
About thirty-five conversions and recla-
nations was the result of the Holcomb
meeting yesterday at the NJ. r. Church
South The evangelist preached four
times to large audiences. and each effort
brought forth results. The mems meet
ing. in the afternoon. was the largest
gathering of its kind ever before seen
here The subject discussed was David.
the Awful Sinner" Emmett Roundtree
sang Tell Mother I'll Be There" Last
night the evangelist had another fine
crowd before him. and took for his text
Prepare to Meet Thy God" Where VIII
You Spend Eternity?' was sung by Mr.
Roundtree. The meetings will continue
morning and evening throughout this
week.