Evening star., 1909-04-12
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Special Grand Jury to Consider
Schultz Murder Case.
RODERICK UP TOMORROW
Upper King Street to Be Paved for
$1,000.
RUNAWAYS UPSET PARTY
Committee on Athletic Sports Named
for Celebration-Anaco Realty
Company Is Chartered.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

ALEXANDRIA, va, April IL, l909.
A special grand jury will be summoned
for Friday morning next at 10 O'Clock
for the purpose Of indicting Richard.
alias Dick Pines, James Dorsey. Henry
Smith and Calvin johnson, negroes, held
for the murder Of Walter F. Schultz,
the Chicago artist which occurred March
last. The prisoners will not. how
ever, be brought to this city until the
date set for their trial. which will prob
ably be named by Judge Barley i'm
mediately following the Indictment A
jury will be chosen this afternoon.
The case of Prof. Helmut C. Holler
of the Oriental University on appeal
from the decision Of Police Justic>
Cation, in which Holler was fined IS and
sentenced to serve thirty days in Jail.
was set for trial April %.
The case Of T. C. Roderick, formerly
superintendent Of the Alexandria Electric
Light Company, indicted for misappro-
priating funds belonging to the COM
pany, will be heard tomorrow in the
same court, Judge ]. B. T. Thornton pre-
siding.
The case of Able Douglas. indicted for
feloniously assaulting Isaac Hackley,
was set for trial Friday next.
By order of the attorney for the plain
Heupel, Holloran & Wfnship Company,
incorporated, was dismissed. The same
order was entered in the case of Harry
Hammond and others against c. 0. Pull
man.
Final naturalization papers were grant
ed to Joseph Weingart. a native of Ger
many Several chancery cases were set
for trial, after which court adjourned for
the day.
Pave Street with Vitrified Brick.
The\upper end of King street. from the
city's limits westward to the Union pas
senger railway station, will be paved with
vitriifed brick at cost OF $17,OOO. The
foregoing decision followed conference
between the officials Of the Washington
Southern Richmond. Fredericksburg and
Southern, Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Mount Vernon Electrictrailway compa-
MES and the Alexandra county board Of
supervisors.
The latter took the initiative Saturday
last when they met and appropriated the
sum of 5000 their share Of the cost of
the work. The work will be commenced
as soon as the railway companies place
their share of the cost, $4,000, In the
under the supervision Of County Engineer
Garrett.
1t was largely through the efforts of the
chamber of commerce that the agree
ment was secured.
Taking fright at a passing steam en-
gine. a team of horses attached to dray
wagon In which was seated Misses Belle
Daingerfield and Matte Herbert and
Messrs. D. Milton French and Richard
Chichester, the latter driving, shortly
after o'clock yesterday afternoon, ran
away In Alexandria county, upsetting the
entire party and badly damaging the
vehicle.
AS a result of the runaway Mr.. Chi
fS
bone and Miss Herbert had to have sew
eral stitches taken in a finger. The
others escaped with few bruises, al
though they were badly shaken up. The
party returned to this city in another
vehicle. and had their injuries dressed by
DR.. Lewellyn Powell. While driving to-
ward Washington and crossing the over
mead bridge near the poorhouse lane a
train came along. frightening the horses
and causing them to run away. After
going a distance of about 300 yards the
frantic horses stumbled and were halted
The vehicle was the property Of P. r.
Harrington, a local liveryman, and the
top was demolished and several of the
wheels broken. The horses belonged to
Marshall l.. King.
Killed by the Cars.
Stepping out Of the way of northbound
passenger train No. a. over the Southern
railway, at 8 o o'clock last night, at
Seminary crossing. three miles west of
this city. Samuel Adams, colored. walked
in front of northbound light engine,
No. 1904, in charge of Engineer j. J..
Goodwin, and had his skull crushed and
his right leg severed. Adams was placed
| aboard the engine and brought to this
city and taken to the Alexandria Hos
ipital, where he died in ten minutes after
ward. The body was taken to Demaine' s
undertaking establishment. and Coroner
Moore will hold an inquest at O'clock
tonight. 1t is said that Adams was with
several colored boys, and that they yelled
at him, but before he could act he was
struck. Adams was employed on the
farm of Thomas Walsh, Fairfax county
west of this city. He lived at 2l6 North
Payne street.
Announcement is made by Secretary
Wedderburn of the George Washington
Monument Association that former Alex
andrians residing in Washington are re-
quested to meet at o'clock Wednesday
afternoon at the National Hotel. WASH
ington. to arrange to take part in the
parade to be held April 30 From citi-
ZenS of Alexandra and Fairfax counties
are also requested to be present. A meet
ing of the executive committee Of the old
homecoming week will be held at o
o'clock tonight, when, it is expected,
route for the parade will be submitted by
the committee having that matter in
charge.
Chairman r. H. Cox of the athletic
sports committee. has appointed the fol-
lowing committee to assist him: c. ID.
Barrett. vice chairman; Louis N. Duffey,