Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-25
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
DAMAGE SUIT AGAINST ELEC-
TRIO LINE UP TOMORROW.
Southern Railway Passengers Get a
Scare at Dun Loring-Plans for
Mass Meeting October 81.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

special correspondence OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, October rs, 1909.
In the corporation court today, Judge
l.. c. Barley presiding, Joseph Mccarthy
and Ellis Langford, indicted for rob-
berry, entered a plea of guilty to assault
and battery. and the court sentenced
each to fifteen days in Jail and a fine
OF IS each was added.
John, alias Jonah. Thompson and
Thomas Wade. colored, indicted for
breaking and entering the store of a. s..
Doniphan. entered a plea of guilty, and
were sentenced to serve eight months
In Jail each, and fine Of IS each was
also added.
verdict for the defendant was given
In the case of Rebecca c. Klipstein
against peter Francis. unlawful.y de-
tanned The plaintiff was represented
by r.. B. Taylor and the defendant by
Robinson Moncure.
The case of Robert Bender against
the Washington. Alexandria and Mount
Vernon Railway Company is slated to
be heard in the corporation court tomor-
row. The object Of the suit is to re-
cover damages in the sum Of $1,000 for
injuries alleged to have been sustained
by being struck by car of the defend
ant company while driving an express
wagon across the tracks of the defend
ant company at Duke and Royal streets
The plaintiff is represented by Attorney
S. G. Brent and the defendant company
by J. P. Cation & Son.
The court has appointed the following
as commissioners in chancery: Frederick
p. Russell, w. U. Varney, II. B. Cation
and E. B. Taylor.
Passengers occupying a rear coach of
a westbOund passenger train over the
Southern railway track from Washington
were given a scare at I O'Clock last night
when the train reached Dun LOring be-
cause the rear coach left the tracks on a
siding A defective switch is supposed
to have been responsible for the accident.
There was a slight delay. after which the
passengers were placed in another coach
and the trail, proceeded on its journey.
The derailed car was this morning placed
on the tracks and carried to Washington.
At the point where the accident happened
there is a steep embankment about ten
feet, and had the car tOppled down this
emDankment many of the passengers
would doubtless have been killed or Sc
riously injured.
Thieves Rob Freight Car.
Thieves last night robbed car of Ar
mour & Co. on a Southern railway siding
in the yards of the company, west Of this
city. A railroad employe found the seal
of the car broken, and an examination
revealed the robbery.
Subsequently one quarter of beef, one
tub of lard and two boxes Of meat
were found in a vacant car near by.
When the authorities were notified and
went to the vacant car the plumber had
been removed by the thieves: Just what
was stolen from the car is not yet
known. although it is believed that
more goods were taken besides those
partment has been notified Of the rob-
berry and an Investigation is being
made.
Cases disposed Of in the police court
this morning were as follows: John
Travers. assaulting William Kennedy.
from Greek. fined $3.50; Alice Harris,
colored, assaulting and beating Bertha
Parker. fined $50: Andrew Lomax. col
ored. disorderly conduct and fighting.
Brooks, colored. disorderly conduct and
fighting. fined IS each; Martha Wood
land, colored, drunk on the street, fined
$3.50.
The case of Frank Jackson, colored,
charged with assaulting and stabbing
Rhode Arlington. colored. was continued
for ten days, owing to the inability of
Arlington to appear. The chances for
his recovery are said to be very good.
Funerals.
The funeral of Philip r. Fowle, who
died in St. Louis several days ago. took
place at o'clock this afternoon from
st. Paul's P. E. Church. The services
were conducted by Rev. P. P. Phillips.
rector, and the interment was made in
Christ Church cemetery. Those serving
as pallbearers were Capt. Albert Bryan,
Laurence Stabler, DR.. Arthur Snowden,
c. s. Taylor. T.. w. Robinson and Henry
Wattles.
Arrangements for the mass meeting at
the opera house Wednesday night next
will be completed this evening at a
meeting of the city democratic commit
tee, which will be held at the Opera
House Cafe for that purpose.
Fitzgerald Council, No. 4j9, Knights of
Columbus, will hold a meeting Wedne s.
day evening next at st. Marys Hall, at
which time the first degree of the order
will be exempliffed on a class of candi-
dates.
The rally day services at the Second
Presbyterian Church last evening were
largely attended. The program hereof
fore published was carried out.
The remains of Mrs. Mary NJ. E. NJ.
forwarded yesterday morning to Rich
mond. Va, amt the interment was made
in Hollywood, that city. The deceased
was the widow of DR.. John Shelton Far
rar, Albemarle county, Va, and was
about eighty years old. The following
children survive: Mrs. Eta G. Shields,
Braddock Heights, Alexandra county;
Miss Ada B. j. Farrar. Washington;