The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-16
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Alexandria, Va, Oct 16--At meeting
Of the city Democratic committee held
tonight at the opera house cafe arrange
ments were made for the mass meeting,
which will be held at the opera house the
night o. October q, when speeches win
be made by Representative c. G. Carlin
and Harry st. George Tucker. 1t was de-
cided TO invite Robinson Moncure to
make an address on that occasion. Mr..
Moncure Is the Democratic nominee for
the house OF delegates from this city and
county.
A committee of fifteen was appointed
TO escort the speakers 70 the hall The
chairman. Charles Bendheim. was in
structed to procure suitable music for
the meeting. Announcement was made
that the question Of organization would
be taken up at meeting which viii be
held Friday next.
The committee named to escort the
speakers to the hall Is as follows; Mayor
T. J. Pan, r. S. Barrett, r. d. Brum-
back c. b. Marshall +. c. Spinks, II.
W. Smith, J. NJ Hill, T. L. Risheill, S.
Hubert Snowden, r. H. Cox, ]. r. N.
Curtin, T. w. Robinson.
True bills to eleven indictments were re
turned by a special grand jury in the
Corporation Court this morning. Judge
l. Q. Barley presiding. Those indicted
included Lewis Conner. alias James Long
shot, white Joseph Dudley and James
Johnson. negroes. for engaging In the
cocaine traffic.
other indictments returned were as fol-
lows; Harry Simms, assault; John VIII
liams assault; Charles Harris, breaking
and entering the residence Of Charles f.
Day: John, alias Jonah Thompson, and
Thomas Ward, negro boys, breaking and
entering the store OF A s Doniphan; Pc
ter Hall. jr., Joseph Mccarthy. and Ellis
Langford. assaultng and robbing Elmer
Jones. Those on the jury were r. 5.
Barrett, foreman; NJ 1. King, @. D. Hop
kins. r. Z. Gronau. w. F. Byers, Wythe
White, T. ]. Fannon, r. w. Arnold, and
J. A. Eggborn.
The trial Of Simms and Williams was
fixed for Friday next.
The case OF John Latin. engineer OF a
Southern Railway locomotive, and c. r.
Violet. conductor Of a train on the Wash
Railway, an appeal from a decision given
In the Police Court, IN which both were
fined SO each by Justice Thompson for
q collision September last, at Cameron
and Henry streets. was begun In the Cor
poratiOn Court at noon to-day. When
court adjourned this afternoon the examf-
nation Of witnesses for the Common
wealth had not been concluded. The case
will probably go TO the jury late to-mor-
row afternoon.
Engineer Latin is being represented by
Col. +. l. Smith and r. D. Brumback
and Conductor Violet IS being represented
by Attorneys James r. Cation & Son.
AS a result Of the collision, the rear
end OF the trailer OF the electric trair
was practically demolished and two pas
sengers we're slightly injured.
Attorney Lewis H. Machen, represent
ing Calvin Johnson, negro, convicted o.
the murder OF Walter r Schultz, denies
a report from Richmond to the effec
that he said that Pines, Johnson. anC
Dorsey were IN some way guilty OF par
ticipation In the Schultz murder.
DR.. Lucian c. Smith. who has for TIT
past nine months been in Rio Janeiro
Brazil, a former resident OF this city, hai
returned to his home in Washington. Or
Smith was formerly engaged in the news
paper business here and IN Washington
While in Brazel he was employed as sur
geon by a railway company. He Is nov
at the George washington Universit,
Hospital by illness
Two unidentified white men at an earl.
hour this morning robbed the bread boz