Evening star., 1908-01-16
HAPPENINGS At ALEXANDRIA
GOVERNOR GRANTS RESPITE IN
CASE OF GEORGE MIDGETs.
Removal of Prisoner to Jail at Fort
Myer Heights for Safe
Keeping.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, January Is. 1903.
George Midgets, alias William Johnson.
colored. sentenced TO be hanged tomorrow
morning for murder. was today granted
a respite until February II next by Gov.
Swanson. Judge L. c. Barley today was
notified to that effect by the governor. The
omclal papers are expected late this aft
ernoon. Action was taken by Gov. Swan
son following visit yesterday OF Messrs.
Smith and Brumback attorneys for Mid
gets. who presented petition TO the gov
ernor. signed by more than half the mem
bers of the jury that sat in the case
asking that the sentence be commuted TO
life imprisonment
Fearing that violence might be attempt
ed when the news became known the au-
thorlties late last night removed Midgets
from the Jail here 10 the Alexandria coun-
ty jail at Fort Myer Heights for safe
keeping
Alexandria Lodge. No. 75s. Benevolent
and Protective Order OF Eiks. will give a
dance. exclusively for members of the or
der. January - at McBurneys Hall. 1t
will be the first of series of dances to
be given this season. The committee in
charge consists of II. b. Quinn. II.
Fleischmann. ii. Dachlager. T. Kaufman.
w. NJ. Donnelly. ". H. Whitcomb. d. f.
Robey. G. w. Bontz. jr.. F. Smith Stew
art Smith and Charles Giesendaffer.
Mrs. Germann. wife of Michael Ger
mann. died this morning at her home 5oS
King street. following brief illness of
grip. The deceased was eighty-five years
of age. In addition to her husband sew
,eral children survive her. Mrs. Germann
Was native of Germany. Her husband
is reported to be seriously i'll of grip.
/ Police Chiefs Annual Report
Chief Goods OF the police department
submitted his annual report at a meeting
of the board of police commissioners
last evening. During the year 1856 ar
rests were made and I,1S3 dodgers were
accommodated at police headquarters.
In the corporation court today Judge
Barley presiding. decree for distribu-
ton was entered in the case of r. A.
Howdershell and others against John T.
Nails.
Henry Greene. colored. was lodged in
jail at Alexandria Courthouse yesterday
on charge of breaking into the stable
of II. W. McGeorge, at Fort Myer
Heights, last Sunday.
Mr. McGeorge went to his stable about
lock broken off. Looking inside he dis
covered a bag full OF his chickens
He proceeded TO the loft and there saw
Greene lying asleep. He recognized the
man as one who had formerly worked
for him, and awakening him. asked what
he was doing. Greene replied that he
had gone into the stable to rest. When
asked about the chickens in the bag he
was apparently greatly surprised, and de-
clared he knew nothing about them.
always Take the Best was the SUBJ
ject of an address last evening by Rev
@. |. Humphries, pastor, at the Methodist
Protestant Church.
Rev. j. Ii. TAYLOR of Washington last
evening preached at the Second Prasby-
terian Church on the value of missionary
study.
S. s. Shedd Bros Co.. at its annual
meeting here. elected the following Off
GERS: s. s. Shedd. president j. L. Shedd.
vice president: NJ. Holverson. secretary.
and 6. Herth, treasurer The officers,
with II. L. Stroble and J. F. Evans con-
stitute the board of directors.
Brief Mention.
The Washington. Alexandria and Mount
Vernon Electric Railway Company is
building a waiting shed for passengers at
the head OF King street
Funeral services over the remains of
James Woolls will be held at $40 clock
tomorrow morning at st. Mary's Catholic
Church