Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-27

on. conference to discuss the resolution.
Messrs. Ballenger and Summers of the
higher board and Burke and Marshall
from the lower board were appointed on
the committee. Shortly afterward they
returned it with an amendment to the
effec: that the resolution be enforced un-
til the general laws committee report a
law on the preamble in the near future
| The resolution as amended was passed
| by both boards.
| A favorable report was given by the
| finance committee that temporary loar
| OF $4,000 be given the city school board
| to be used IN payment for the new schoo
building being constructed the money t
be returned upon the sale of Peabod,
building. Upon motion of Councilman
Marshall the matter went over until i
| is determined whether not the titls
of the new building is in the name OF
| the city.
| A petition from the Childrens Home
| fO. the use of free gas was referred to
the finance committee. as was also a res
| oluton offered by Mr.. Monroe that the
SUM of $50 be appropriated for that pur-
pose.
4 Conference Over City Jail.
! Alderman Hill offered a resolution that
/ the public property and finance commit
| tee and city engineer be empowered to
confer with a contractor and ascertain
the cost Of renodeling oY building new
Cit. jail and report on same as soon as
possible. The resolution was referred to
| the committee as requested.
A resolution appropriatins $3.50 fol
| painting the hallway OF the city hal
building and putting lights in same was
| referred to the public property commit
| tee. 4 resolution that the public prop
erty committee ascertain the cost of some
| brickwork and other Improvements at the
| Reliance fire engine house was referred
to that committee. To the same COM
lnttee was referred a resolution appro-
pria1ing s66 to place iron guards around
| the windows of the record room of the
| clerk Of the corporation court.
| When the case of Joseph Trammell. in
dicted for the murder Of Frank Peacock,
was called in the circuit court for Fairfax
county today. Judge j. e. T. Thornton
presiding. the attorneys for the defense
entered a plea of insanity on the ground
| that their client at the time of the muir
der was insane. and moved that the
criminal proceedings be dropped. Argu-
ments on the question as to whether or
not the criminal proceedings shall be
dropped were in progress at late hour
this afternoon. The murder occurred last
October.
The case of Ernest Mcknight, colored
indicted for attempting to assault Miss
Mary Harrison. was continued by agree
ment until the March term of court. The
alleged assault occurred July II last.
The case OF Charles Dean, indicted for
grand larceny in connection with the theft
of a barrel of whisky from the Southern
Railway Company July Is last, is being
heard today in the corporation court
Dean is represented by Edmund Burke
The case will probably be given TO the
jury late this afternoon. The case of
Harvey Lunsford, also indicted for con-
nection with the same case is slated to
he taken up Immediately following the
disposition of the Dean case.
Verdict in Armory Case.
In the above court yesterday afternoon
a verdict for the defendants was given
in the case of Capt. F.. L. Slaymaker.
Company G, 1st Virginia Regiment,
against Capt. p. J. Murphy and Lieut. w.
w Domaine OF the old Alexandria Light
Infantry. The object of the suit was 10
determine tie ownership of certain ar
ticles i'll Annoy Hail. A verdict for the
defendant was also given in the case of
IL. P. Cobb against Charles Kings Son
& Co. Inc.
\ committee of members from the
chamber Of commerce is now engaged in