Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-05
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
TO ASK FOR STAY OF EXECU-
TON FOR JOHNSON.
Confederate Veterans Elect Dele
gates to Danville-Light Infan-
try to Have Constitution.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.


ALEXANDRIA, Va. October ), 1909
According to dispatch received from
Richmond. Va, Attorney Lewis Machen.
who is now in that city endeavoring to
secure a new trial for Calvin Johnson,
colored, convicted of the murder of Wal
ter F. Schul, 4 and sentenced to be cleo
trocuted Friday next, will Thursday next
request Gov. Swanson to grant a stay of
execution In the event the matter has not
been acted upon. This he will do in or
der that the judges of the higher court
may have sufficient time in which to ex-
anime into the petition.
Any one judge of the higher court can
grant an appeal but it is sent to each
before being finally refused.
At meeting Of r. r. Lee Camp, Con-
federate Veterans, last night, commu-
nication was received from the y. p.
Hill Camp Of Petersburg, Va, in refer
ence to a monument to be erected at Get
tysburg Pa, by the state of Virginia,
and the action of that camp in the matter
was cOncurred in. Delegates to the state
encampment were instructed to vote for
the same.
The following We're chosen delegates to
at Danville. Va. October 12-14 next: Al
exander Lyles, Booker Hall, J. r. Zim-
norman and J. B. Spicer.
Prior to the adjournment, several of
the members read interesting war REM
iniScenceS.
Infantry last night committee was ap-
pointed to draft constitution and by
laws. Sergt. a. LennoX thler was elected
business manager for the company. The
business manager Is subject to an advisory
committee. consisting OF the captain. first
sergeant. one corporal and one private.
Infantry Plans Some Fun.
After INC FIST OF next month the husI-
ness manager will arrange for dances,
wrestling matches, oyster roasts, etc.
Funds derived from these sources will he
applied to fund for general improve
ments.
At the annual meeting of the stOckhoId-
ers of the Columbia Oil and Provision
Corporation last night at the Hotel
Fleischmann the following directors were
chosen: c. J. Bell. c. +. Norment, H. &.
Davidson. w. V. Cox. Daniel Fraser.
Charles f. White, Louis p krey William
q. Carter. A. \. Chaplin, +. n. Brown. T.
NJ. Hall. Charles w. Botsch. Benjamin S.
Graves, George p. Sacks. W. \. Johnson,
John \. Gum and Myer Cohen.
1t is expected that Il large delegation Of
members of the Young Mems SGdality
Lyceum will attend the celebration of the
TIVE nty-tirst anniversary # that organic l.
ton, which will be he'd at it's hall on
Duke street this evening. Following an
address by W. G. Sullivan. president of
the Catholic Young Mems National
Union. there will be an oyster rcast.
The body of John w. Trabolet, who d ed
at Marshall Hall Sunday last, fol owing
conclusion Of the brain produced by 4
dive into shallow water. was this morn
ing forwarded to the home of his sister
at Chilliccthe, Ohio. where interment will
be made.
Mrs. Louis 4. Garnett, who died in
Berkeley, Cal, Sep erber u last was a
sister of Col. r. p. w. G ,rnett Of this
city. She was eishty-fou- years cid, ana
had been residen, Nf Cdlift rnia since
1854. She was native of Essex county,
Va. and a daughter of the late MuScoe
Garnett She leaves three sons.
Split Wood Is Stolen.
Harry Hickman. residing at the south
east corner of Duke and Pitt streets