Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-24
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
RossLYN HEIGHTS SCHOOL
WRANGLE IN COURT.
Hearing in Injunction Suit Today.
Alexandria Sleep Walker Has
Fall at Colonial Beach.
spec,., CORRESPONDENCE Of The Star.

Special Correspondence or The Star
ALEXANDRIA, Va, August "A. 1905
The injunction suit of James E. Glenn
ents. superintendent of schools of Alex
andria county, against the Arlington dis
trict school board and Morris & Securing,
contractors for the new school building on
Colonial Heights. above Rosslyn, came up
:; for hearing this morning before Judge
Thornton. Construction work on the
schoolhouse has stopped pending q de-
cision.
: Messrs. c. b. Munson, William A. E.
McShea and Ralph Baldwin. composing
the school board. were present with their
attorneys. Brent & Warner. The contrac-
tors also were present.
Mr.. Clements charged that the contract
had been let without advertisement and
without his approval. He made the state
ment that Commemorative Attorney
Crandall Mackay was financially interest
ed in the contract contrary to law. Nor
ris. one of the contractors. he stated, Is
: school director in Washington district,
/ and Mackay. he said. Is practically the
bondsman for the contractors. although
he would have to prosecute any claim for
non-fulfillment of contract.
Attorney Walter Varney, for the board
and contractors. answered that the con-
tract was not let without advertisement
+, and without the superintendent appro-
~.
Mr.. Mackay had given a Baltimore bond
. ing company an indemnifying guarantee
covering the contractors was inmaterial.
The contractors further asserted that
tition. and that Mr.. Morris had resigned
+, his place as school trustee In Washington
district before the contract was let.
Mr.. Mackay's affidavit stated that he
! was not in any way interested in the
) contract and denied sweepingly that he
was in any way in the wrong.
Seriously Injured by fall.
Walking in his sleep. Bernard McGilvery.
about twenty-three years old, who resides
' at FOG Wolfe street this city. about z
! o'clock Saturday morning last fell forty
feet from the third story Of a window at
: Randalrs Hotel. Colonial Beach, and was
seriously injured.
McGilvery fell on his back and was later
found by hotel attaches, who carried him
to his room. His serious injuries appear
to be internal. He received also q number
of bruises and contusions.
The young man was brought to this
city late last night by DIR. E. A. German
and is now confined to his bed. DIR. Cor
man said this morning that 1t will be sew
eral days before he will be up.
Benedette Case Continued.
In the police court this morning the case
tempting to shoot James La Port, was con-
tinued until tomorrow morning. The &C.
cused will be represented by Attorney
r. d. Brumbach.
Other cases disposed of were: Herbert
Alexander, colored, assaulting and beat
ing Annie Alexander, also colored, forfeit
ed IS collateral; Slim Clark, colored. as
saulting and beating Helen Crumpton.
also colored. forfeited $ collateral: James
Cali ALL d~t~A
fined S.; Charles Stephens. assaulting and
beating s. Provides, forfeited S. collate-
raj; James Wood, assaulting William L.
Woodward, acquitted.
The state corporation commission has
granted a charter to the Maynadier SAM
tarium Of Prince William county, Va.
The trustees are w. NJ. Jordan, C.. E.
Keyser. George c. Tyler. NJ. Cave and N. T.
Paw. The objects are to establish.
equip and conduct perpetually a santa
rum for white persons in Prince William
county.
A delegation of Hibernians which will
represent Tlexandria division, No. 1. at
the state convention at Portsmouth, Va,
to convene in that city tomorrow. will
leave here this evening. The delegates
are: ]. D. Normoyle F. T. Quinn, Fora
Hill and William Desmond Several other
members Of the order will accompany the
delegation.
John Travers and Noble Smith. driver
and engineer of the Columbia fire en-
CINE. departed this morning for Harrison
burg. Va, TO look after the apparatus
which has already been shipped to that
city to take part in the state convention
During the absence of Engineer Smith,
Everett Rogers will serve in that capacity
Bessie Briscoe Out on Bail.
Bessie Briscoe, colored, charged with
assaulting United States Marshal Wibert
on the government reservation at Arling-
ton, Alexandra county. was brought be-
fore United States Commissioner Worm
ley Saturday last and after furnishing
the necessary surety was released for her
appearance in court.
Announcement was made today by A.
j. Wedderburn. secretary of the George
Washington Monument Association, that
he has secured for the association the
property belonging to Maj. Janney, ad-
joining Shooter Hill
This property Is on a high plateau and
consists Of twenty acres. The price paid
was $4,000.
The mother of Rer ~esentative c. c. Car
lin of this city is reported to be critically
i'll at her home in Washington.
Joseph Rockford left today for Chicago
TO visit relatives.