Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-16
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
REQUISITION ISSUED FOR
ERNEST MCKNIGHT.
Election Of Officers-zachery Dam
age Suit Observation-Disclosures
Goes to Jail.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA,, Va. January 16, 1909.
Gov. Swanson has issued requisition pa
pers for Ernest Mcknight. colored.
charged with attempting to assault Miss
Mary Harrison Of Fairfax county. Nc
knight was arrested in Washington Sat-
urday last. and the authorities refused
to turn him over without proper papers.
Andrew w. Cleveland is the officer named
in the papers to convey Mcknight to
Virginia. The prisoner will probably be
brought to Fairfax Monday. He will be
given preliminary hearing before JUS
tice Stuart. The alleged offense occurred
July Ii last.
The taking of testimony for the de-
Tense was begun in the circuit court for
Alexandria county today In the case of
Lewis K. Green, colored. charged with
the murder of Charles Massey, which
occurred last November in Alexandria
county. The prosecution rested it's case
late last evening. 1t is expected that
the case will be given to the jury late
tonight.
Chamber Of Commerce. Election.
At the annual meeting Of the chamber
Of commerce last night the following off,
GERS were elected for the ensuing year: J.
T. Johnson. president: A. D. Brockett,
vice president: ]. T.. Preston, secretary
and treasurer; directors, A. D. Brockett,
Charles King, w. A. Smoot. jr.. j. Y. WILL
liams. Carroll Pierce. H. Kirk, jr., J. T.
Johnson. Worth Hulfish, w. B. Smoot, E.
E. LAWYER George 8. French, F. g. Har-
per, G. u. Hopkins, John Leadbeater and
7. c. Smith.
The German Cooperative Building Asso-
citation, No. 5, has elected the following
officers: Isaac Eichbers. president; Justus
ert p. Aitcheson and e. c. Graham, direc-
tors for three years: J. D. Normoyle, p.
M. Bradshaw and Henry Bladder. trustees.
William Jackson. colored. was charged
in the police court this morning with
stealing rope from a boat belonging to
Charles spelss. Jackson admitted the
theft. and said he sold the rope to junk
dealer. He ascribed drinking as being re-
sponsible for his act. He was fined SO.
Bigamy Case Continued.
Charles Anderson, colored. arrested in
Washington on charge Of bigamy. has
his case continued until Monday. Annie
Harris. colored. charged with abusive Ian
guage toward Georgianna Lane, colored,
was acquitted. The case of William Ram
sey, colored, arrested on suspicion of
stealing coal from the Southern Railway
Company, was continued until Monday.
The funeral Of Wellington Dunn took
residence of his daughter. Mrs. Gertrude
Waters, 423 Cameron street. Rev. J. r..
Sewer, pastor of the Second Presbyterian
Church, conducted the services and the
burial was made in Arlington national
cemetery. The pallbearers were James
Patterson, James T. Patterson, Richard
Wattles and F. c. Pullin.
In the corporation court today the dam
age suit Of George T. Zachery against
the Washington. Alexandria and Mount
Vernon Electric Railway Company was
dismissed. The object Of the suit was to
recover damages In the sum of 81 900 for
injuries alleged to have been sustained in
an accident on the defendant company's
road February q, 1908.
Roderick Committed to Jail.
T. c.. Roderick, formerly superintendent
Of the Alexandria Electric Light Com
pany, charged with embezxling funds be-
longing to that company. was yesterday
afternoon taken to Jail, not having fur
nished the $1,000 bond required.
Brief Mention.
The Helpers Missionary Society Of the
Second Presbyterian Church has elected
PRESIDENT Mrs. W. II. Melchoir, vice
president; Miss Violette Proctor. recording
secretary: Mrs. r. G. Acton, treasurer;
tary; Miss Ruth Field. pianist.
An alarm Of fire shortly before o'clock
yesterday afternoon was caused by the
burning Of some clothes In a house on the
south side of Queen street between Pat
rick and Henry streets. The flames were
extinguished before the arrival Of the de-
partment and the damage was slight