The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-01-09
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Alexandria, Va, Jan. S.-The grand
jury in the United States Court for the
Eastern district Of Virginia, Judge Ed
mund Waddill presiding, to-day return
ed indictments against the following.
Austin Bowen, alias James Bowen, coll
cred, presenting a false order for d
registered letter; Henry Delifas. felon-
ious assault, committed on government
reservation; Thomas Wise, colored, sell
ing liquor without Il license. Jeremiah
Willis. colored. was found guilty OF sell
ing liquor without a license, but the
court suspended sentence, Il being an
nounced that he had already been
punished by being fined $50 in the police
court on the Same charge. w. A. Hen
ders8n charged with making a false en-
try on civiI-seIyice paper. He gave
bond in the sum Of 800 and his case was
continued. Catiett Turner, colored was
acquitted on a charge of the larceny Of
package containing mail from the
post-office at Orange Court House, Va.
There will be a meeting Of the ladies
who Will assist az the Elks' indoor car
nival. which will be held the week COM
mencing February i, next Friday night
at Elks' Hall All ladies connected with
members OF the order have been request
ed TO be present. The committee having
charge Of the carnival has organized
with the election Of the following Off
GERS; c. Z. Marshall, chairman; J. W.
Bales vice chairman; Cecil Hufty, secre-
tary; Howard ". Smith, assistant secre-
tary; J. b. Fitzgerald, treasurer. The
committee is composed Of J. N. Hill.
Harry FIeischmaun, q. T. Cation, J. A.
Ewald. r. c. Splnks. Fora HILL J. Z.
Shinn. a. H. Oehlert, f. J. Quinn, r. a.
Fisher, and George d. Hopkins.
Attorney Crandal Mackey, representing
the defendant. this morning in the Cir
cult Court for this city, Judge J. 3. 7,
Thornton presiding. moved that the con-
tested election case Of G. A. Travers and
others against D. y. Rust, jr.. be dis
missed on the grounds that the papers in
the case were not filed within ten days.
as required by law. The motion was OPP
posed by Attorney Robinson Moncure,
representing the plaintiff Judge Thorn
ton took the matter under advisement,
and will render his decision Saturday az
ternoon at / o'clock
In the election held in Alexandria
County November last Mr. Rust de-
feated Mr. Travers for the office Of mag
istrate in jefferson district by a majority
Of one vote.
With but nine more days to live. George
Midgets alias William Johnson. colored.
who will be hanged January II for muir
der, sim protests his innocence. Midgets
says he will be glad when the date set
for his execution arrives, as he is pre-
pared 10 die. The condemned man also
stated that he does not Ike people TO ask
him about the crime, because he did not
commit it. Midsets stated that he has
completed writing a history OF his past
life, and he will turn it over to Warden
Gambler before being executed, as he does
not desire it to be made public until after
his execution. In the event Midgets make
a confession. il is believed that he viii
not do so until a short time before his
execution.
The Savings Mutual Building and Loan
Association this afternoon elected these
officers: NJ. 3. Harlow. president and gen
eraI manager; p. Aitcheson, vice presi-
dent; +. ]. Fleming. secretary; r. T.
Elliott, treasurer; c. c. Carlin. Henry
Strauss. and G. H Harlow, trustees; NJ.
B. Harlow, p. Aitcheson. T. J. Fannon.
W. NJ. ReaTdon, and Samuel Bendheim.
directors.
DIR. John NJ. Coyle, supreme regent Of
the Daughters Of Isabella, Of New York,
tonight delivered an interesting lecture
at the Young Mems Sodality Lyceum Han.
under the auspices Of Kavanaugh Court,
No. 81. Daughters Of Isabella, this city.
He took for his subject John Barry IA
Their Of the American navy" An interest
ing musical and literary programme WAS
rendered. Miss n. Dietrich and Mrs.
Charles Dunn, OF Washington, and Mr..
Kenneth Ogden, OF this city, rendered
solos.
In the Corporation Court to-day. Judge
L. c. Barley, presiding. John NJ. Johnson.
J. c. Milburn, and f. J. Davidson were
appointed Confederate pension commits
siOneTs. Dr. S. 3. Moore was appointed
city coroner for the next two years.
Rev Charles D. Bulla, pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South. to-
night delivered an address at the First
Baptist Church at the week Of prayer
services.
The daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Maggie
HUMPHREYS died this morning at the resi-
dence Of her parents, S07 Madison street.
The Washington Luna Park Company
has purchased from Clarence P. King
nineteen acres of ground in jefferson dis
trfct, Alexandria County, for the sum of
$40 00A