Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-05
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
DROWNED MAN CHARGED WITH
DEATHS OF COMPANIONS.
Verdict Of Jury in Triple Drowning
Below Fort Foote-School
Board Meets Tonight.
Special Correspondence Of The star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. August 3. 1900
Robert McKennedy. one of the three
negroes drowned from gasoline launch
Monday night last in the Potomac below
Fort Foote. came to his death by drown
ing. due to criminal negligence on the
part OF Ernest G.. Grady. who was also
drowned" The foregoing was the verdict
given by coroner's jury at III 30 o'clock
this morning. with w. c. Davis as fore
man. The jury was composed OF the fol-
lowing: w. {. Davis. foreman: Capt. r.
F. Knox. w. p. Taylor. Arthur D. Grimes
and J. Brooke Arnold.
The testimony OF Robert Grady, brother
OF the dead man, survivor OF the acct
dent, was to the effect that the launch
stopped on the return trip up the river.
Grady and another occupant Of the launch
procured a small piece of wire to test the
spark plug. Grady then struck a match
to find where to place it. Immediately
afterward there was fire. evidently from
the gasoline which had leaked from the
tank He then related how all OF the oc-
cupants jumped from the craft as the
latter careened.
The testimony Of Frank Jackson was
practically along the same line. He and
Robert Grady are the only survivors.
The jury was out but a few minutes be-
fore giving the above verdict.
The body of McKennedy was found
near Motley Hall about $50 O'clock yes
terday afternoon by Henry Schlichting
and son. who were dragging. 1t was
towed to this city and taken to an under
taking establishment. The bodies OF
Ernest Grady and Charles Hardy have
not yet been recovered
Calvin Johnson's Appeal.
A final review of the bill of exceptions
In NJ VII Toh Of
the three negroes convicted OF the MUIR
der of Walter F. Schultz. is being made
this afternoon by Judge Barley. Common
wealth Attorney s. G. Brent and Attor-
ney L. H. Machen. 1t is probable that
the work will be completed tomorrow.
after which time the papers in the case
will be forwarded to the state court of
appeals asking for a new trial
The city school board will hold its reg
ular meeting tonight, at which time the
annual report of the clerk of the school
board will be submitted The report will
show a deficit in the school fund this
year of $339.0S According to the report.
the annual receipts during the year
amounted to $57.T74.34, while the expend-
lures were s5S114.57 The erection of a
new school building made the expendi-
lures exceed any previous year since
the establishment of public schools in this
city.
Cases disposed of in the police court
this morning were as follows: Gus Mar
shall and Catherine Timbers, colored, dis
orderly conduct and fighting. fined $50
each; Sarah Fuel, colored. drunk in the
street. fined $3.50; Locke Williams. drunk
in the street, ten days in jail; John Gray.
colOred, disorderly conduct acquitted.
The funeral of Miss Elizabeth Cooney.
who died in Washington Tuesday last.
took place at $50 o'clock this morning
from st. Mary's Catholic Church. Rev.
Father Kelly conducted the services, and
the burial was made in ST. Mary's GEM
etery. The following served as pallbear-
ers: F. NJ. Hill, T. MCGOWAN, p. F. Cor
man, NJ. Schiller. T. j. Fannon and Al
bert 7. Schoeni
Death of Mrs. Baggett.
Mrs. Flora NJ. Basgett. wife Of Benjamin
T. Baggett, died last night at her home,
No. 2l6 South Fayette street. The de-
ceased was a Miss Nails. and was TWEEN
ty-three years old. She is survived by
her husband.
The remains OF Mrs. Nancy V. Cation,
VINO died Monday last, were this morning
forwarded to Bealton, Va, at which place
the interment was made.
Miss Alice L. Wenck. daughter Of Dan
iel w. Wenck. and Herman II. Haynes.
both of this city. were quietly married
last night at the parsonage of the Meth
odist Church. The ceremony was peri
formed by Rev. j. NJ. Holmes, pastor.
The work of cleaning up the outskirts
Of the city is now rapidly nearing COM
pletion. The work was directed to be
done at a meeting of the city council held
some time ago.
Capt w. III. Sweeney, superintendent OF
public schools. returned last night from
the annual meeting Of school superintend- |
ents held at Farmville, Va.