Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-29
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
TRAMMEL DECLARED SANE
WHEN HE KILLED PEACOCK.
Murderer Held : to Be Insane Now.
Will Be Taken to Asylum
at Staunton.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

at Staunton.
Special Correspondence of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, January %. 1909.
A jury in the circuit court for Fairfax
county, Judge J. B. r. Thornton presid
ing, at o'clock yesterday afternoon re-
turned verdict that Joseph Trammeil,
charged with numbering Frank Peacock
in that county last October, is now insane
but that he was sane at the time Of the
murder 1t is said that this verdict was
brought about as result of Trammelrs
strange actions since his incarceration in
the county Jail. He will be shortly taken
to the state asylum a Staunton, Va, and
the criminal proceedings will, of course.
be dropped. Arguments in the case lasted
two days and proved very interesting
Thieves are active in Fairfax county.
according to reports received by the police
within the past twenty-four hours. Berk-
ley ID. Richards, who resides at AMMAN
dale, reports that 1.5G0 pounds of baton
one set of harness. one lady's saddle one
carriage robe and a barrel of sugar corn
were stolen Wednesday night from his
meathouse at that place.
c. b. Powell of BaileyS Crossroads re-
pOItS tIldt tilicNcS last night enter GU IliS
meathouse and got away with 800 or 400
pounds of meat. J. F. Hummer, also Of
Baileys Crossroads had his place entered
and robbed last night of one set of wagon
harness. chain and traces and pair OF
horse blankets. The ark of Arthur
Welch. Hunting creek, was robbed some
time last night of a No. gun and several
steel hunting traps.
According to a message received this
morning by the police man was arrested
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being connected with one of the robberies
in which the harness was stolen. An in
vestiSation is being made.
Verdict of Not Guilty.
After celebrating half an hour jury
in the corporation court yesterday after
noon, with Thomas Chauncey foreman.
returned a verdict of not guilty in the
case of Charles Dean, indicted for lar
ceny in connection with the purchase of
whisky alleged to have been stolen from
the Southern Railway Company.
There was no evidence against the
accused to show that he had purchased
the liquor in question. At the request
of Commonwealth Attorney Samuel G.
Brent a verdict of not guilty was inn
mediately afterward brought in by the
same jury in the case of Harvey Luns-
ford. indicted for larceny in connection
with the same. Mr.. Brent said the evil
dence was practically the same. Dean
was represented by Attorney Edmund
Burke.
Charles p Price. farmer Of Lloyds
station, Alexandria county, died this
morning at his home in that county
after a protracted illness. MIR. Price
was about forty five years old, and, be-
sides his wife, Is survived by the FOL
lowing children: MeSsrS. DOrmer Price,
Maurice Price. Joseph Price and Mrs.
Frank French. Mr. Price had been
resident of Lloyds station for the past
fifteen years, and was well known in the
county. He was member OF the school
trustees and also a member of the /. o.
o. +. The deceased was prominently
identified with the Del Ray Methodist
Church. No arrangements have yet been
made for the funeral.
William A. ketland, a fisherman died
last night at his home on South ROYAL
street between Duke and Wolfe streets.
The deceased was about seventy years
old Besides his wife, five children survive.
For many years Ketland was huckster
in the city market. Arrangements for the
funeral have not yet been completed.
Miss Smiths Funeral.
The funeral of Miss Eliza w. Smith,
who died in Philadelphia. took place at
1880 o'clock this morning from Christ
P. E. Church. Rev. w. ]. Morton, rec
tor, conducted the services. Interment
was made in the Presbyterian cemetery.
The pallbearers were: Everett Triplett,
Douglas Stuart, Henry Wattles, E. S.
Leadbeater. DIR. r. NJ. Slaughter and II.
r. Burke.
The following cases were disposed Of
this morning in the police court: r. l..
Bowman. assaulting and beating Belle
Brummit. forfeited $40 collateral: Thomas
Pendleton, Lou Taylor. Martha Baker
and Lulu Hughes, all colored. disorderly
conduct. fined S. each with the alternative
of spending twenty days in jail.
The state corporation commission has
granted a charter to the Carpenter
Printing Company. Incorporated. this
city with a maximum capital stock of
5000 and a minimum Of 500 The OBJ
jects are to conduct printing business.
Officers are: r. II. Brockway. president:
VS. Carpenter. secretary and treasurer;
Emma j. Carpenter. all of Washington.
A meeting of Potomac Lodge. No. 80.
I. q. O. F., will be held tonight. when
the first degree of the order will be con-
fered upon two candidates.
Announcement has been made of those
who will have charge of the various
booths at the Masonic bazaar. The list
comprises large number of well known
ladies'