Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-19
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
JURY IN ALLEGED HoLD-UP
CASE UNABLE TO AGREE.
Business Transacted Today by Cor
poration Court-Provision of Law
Against Habitual Drunkards.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, March 10, 1908.
After being out all night the jury in
the corporation court in the case of VIII
bert Cook. charged with being implicated
in the holding up and shooting of Thomas
j. Schneider returned to the jury box at
10 O'Clock this morning, and Foreman c.
II. May announced to the court the in
ability of the jury to agree. The men,
bers were sent back by Judge Barley to
see if they could not reach verdict The
judge announced that he understood it
was simply case of punishment. and he
told them that the law gives them wide
discretion. and he thought it due to the
commonwealth and to the public for them
to reach a verdict Shortly before noon
the jury was again called in and an
nounced that no agreement had been
reached whereupon it was discharged.
Cook then pleaded guilty of unlawful
shooting and Judge Barley sentenced him
to serve term of twelve months in the
city jail and pay fine of S..
1t is reported that the jury stood ten for
twelve months in Jail and two for three
years in the penitentiary The case was
given to them at o'clock yesterday af-
ternoon.
Harry Smith entered d plea of guilty to
unlawfully entering a slaughter house,
and was sentenced to serve one year in
the pententfary.
The cases of John Penn Frank c. Will
kins and john McCuen, indicted for lar
ceny. were set for trial March 80.
No date has yet been fixed for the trial
of Edward browns and Fred Hicks. also
indicted for holding up and shooting
Thomas ]. Schneider.
"Steadies' Under the Ban.
The police of this city are busily en-
gagged in securing the names of habitual
drunkards. who. according to the pro-
visions of the Byrd liquor law. will be
unable to hereafter secure liquor at any
saloon. Up to the present time the po-
lice have the names of forty-two persons
who will come under the ban. although it
is stated the list will probably reach a
hundred. AS soon as the list is COM
peted copies will be sent to all the sa-
loon keepers In the city for their use. The
police last night notified the various sa-
loon keepers in the city for the first
time, that the Byrd law will necessitate
closing their places Of business promptly
at midnight.
Recent Deaths.
Funeral services over the remains Of
Mrs. George E. Stewart. who died at
the Providence Hospital Washington,
were held at 3 o'clock this afternoon at
st. Paurs Protestant Episcopal Church.
Rev. P. P. Phillips. rector. conducted the
services and the burial was made In the
Methodist Protestant. cemetery. The
pallbearers were G. B. Carlin, J. c. Mil
burn. r. NJ Green, Carter Smith. Thomas
Fisher and w. D. Wood.
Mrs. Mary Bartlett's funeral will take
place at o'clock tomorrow afternoon
street Rev. j. J. May, pastor Of the I'm
manuel Lutheran Church. will conduct
the services and the interment will be
made in Bethel cemetery. The deceased
was the wife of George w. Bartlett and
was twenty-three years of age. She died
Tuesday last.
The funeral of Mrs. Margaret E. Green
will take place at o'clock tomorrow
afternoon from the residence of her SON
in-law, Mr.. Thomas p. Coombs. 1907 Glib
ing elder of the Washington district of
the Methodist Episcopal Church South.
will conduct the services. The lnterment
will be in Bethel cemetery.
Restoration Of Privilege.
Judge Lot1is C. Barley is in receipt Of
a letter from Robert r. Prentis. clerk of
the corporation state commission. stating
that hereafter train No. I of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railroad Company, which
leaves Washington at o'clock In the
afternoon will stop in this city, and that
tickets will be sold to passengers wishing
to take ii at the Virginia rate to such
Virginia points as the train is scheduled
to STOP including Staunton. The letter
was received following a letter of COM
plant written by Judge Barley against
the alleged discrimination.
General News.
Several members of the degree team of
Potomac Lodge, No. SO, Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, departed this
morning for Front Royal, Va, for the
purpose of instituting lodge of Odd
Fellows at that place this evening The
majority of the members WILL however.
leave here at o'clock this afternoon, re-
turning home tomorrow morning. The
degree team is composed of twenty-five
members and will be in command of Capt.
w. l.. Martin.
The Episcopal High School base ball
team will open up the season this after
noon with a game with the Washington
School for Boys of Washington. The
game will take place on the grounds OF
the Episcopalians.
Arrangements have been made for a
dramatic recital to be given this evening
by Miss Miriam Lee Farley of Philadelphia
at the Young Peoples building OF the
proceeds will be used for the benefit of
the children's home in this city.
Attorney Robinson Moncure today
awarded a contract for the erection Of
vaughan of this city. The structure will
be situated on the west side of Royal
street between King and Prince streets.
The work of tearing down the present
structure will be commenced about
April l.
Samuel Thornton, colored, of Leesburg
Va, will be given a preliminary hearing
at O'Clock tomorrow afternoon before
United States Commissioner r. P. w.
Garnett on charge of violating the
United States internal revenue laws.
Chief Goods submitted his monthly re-
port at meeting of the board Of police
commissioners held last night. Other
business of a routine nature was also
transacted.
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