Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-08
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
JOHNSON'S LAWYER WORKING
FOR CoMMUTATIoN.
Circulates Petition to Governor for
acknowledgements Court
Adjourns Until November Is.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence or The star
ALEXANDRIA. Va. November 8. 1900.
A. petition is being circulated today by
Attorney Lewis III. Machen. representing
Calvin johnson, convicted Of the murder
Of Walter F. Schultz. the object Of which
il to secure signers asking Gov. Swanson
to commute Johnson's sentence to life
imprisonment. 1t Is understood that two
of the jurors who served on Johnson s
case have signed the petition. Thus far
none Of the members Of the police force
has signed the petition. Mr.. Machen
said this morning that he is securing the
signature Of citizens generally, and he
expects to present the petition to Gov.
Swanson Friday next. AS stated in The
Star, similar petitions will. in the event
the governor extends executive clemency
in Johnson's case. be presented in the
cases of Richard Pines and Eugene Dor
sey. also convicted of the murder.
1t is expected that within a short time
a coroner's jury will again be called to-
gether to investigate the circumstances
attending the death of Melissa Piper. col
ored, who was drowned from Smoot 9
on the day of the drowning. and after
vie wing the body adjourned over owing
to the absd0ce of material witnesses. Ar
rangements had been made today for the
reconvening of the jury tonight. but
owing to the illness Of one of the jurors 1t
was postponed.
Railway Conductors Elect.
At the annual meeting of Potomac
Division, No. $50 Order of Railway Con-
ductors. last night the following ofncera
were elected for a term of two years:
r. B. Sherman. chief conductor; B. G..
Goods, assistant conductor. Henry Spivey,
senior conductor: p. F. Wade. junior con-
ductor: w. B. Smithers. secretary and
treasurer: o. L. Munday. journal cor
respondent; o. L. Munday. chairman; T.
E. Currier and e. R. Turner. board of
trustees. Capt. w. B. Smithers was
elected chairman OF the local committee
of adjustment and a member of the gen
eral committee for the Southern rail-
The November term Of the corporation
court. Judge ]. B. T. Thornton presiding,
convened this morning and adjourned over
until Monday next. owing to the absence
Of Judge Barley. who is holding court In
Highland county. Va. In the case Of r
A. Bruce against d. D. Dovel, admins
traitor, removed from the circuit court OF
Rockingham county. a decree was entered
dischargng the administrator and re-
ceiver.
The following cases were disposed OF
this morning In the police court: Joe
Adams colored, suspicion Of stealing 81
from Pearl Brown. oolored. acquitted; Ju-
liza Myers. colored, drunken and diso--
Derby conduct. fined $3.50: Ferdinand Pat
ton. vagrancy. sentenced to serve three
months In the workhouse.
Potomac Council to Meet.
A meeting of the town council of Po-
tomac will be held at 8 o'clock this even
ing at the Del Ray schoolhouse. 1t Is
expected that at this meeting the fran
chise for the sale Of lights in the town
and also for Illuminating the town will
be awarded the Alexandra Electric Light
Company. 1t being the only bidder.
Miss Mary Clarks funeral took place
yesterday afternoon from st. Mary's
Catholic Church. Rev. Father H. j. Cut
Ter officiating. and the interment was
made in st. Mary's cemetery. Those serv-
ing as palibearers were w. l.. Rammel,
Zachary Tolbert. Arthur Benzler. Harry
Peters, Joseph Cole, William ]. Bowie.
The funeral of Mrs. Minnie ]. Nolan
took place at o'clock yesterday after
noon from her home. No. lib Duke street
and the services were conducted by Rev
c. D. Bulla, pastor Of the NJ. E. Church
South. The interment was in Bethel GEN.
etery. The pallbearers were Clarence
Fletcher. Frank Jefferson. William owens
John Duncan. Robert Sherman and John
Mitchell.
FITZGERALD Council, No. 40, knights OF
Columbus, will hold a meeting Wednes-
day next at st. Mary's Hall. when Officers
will be nominated for the ensuing year
The election will take place next Decem-
ber
Plans are being made by a minstrel
troupe composed of members of the Young
Mems Sodality Lyceum for performance
which will be put on during the early par,
Of next month.
A meeting of NJ. d. Corse Camp, Sons Of
Confederate Veterans. will be held at
O'Clock this evening at Lee Camp Hall.
The chamber of commerce will hold q
business meeting at its rooms. King and