The Washington herald., 1909-07-07
wAsHNaroN HERALD RuREAu.

LIS South Royal Street
Alexandria, Va, July 6.-The July term
Of the United States Court for the East
ern district Of Virginia, Judge Edmund
Waddill presiding, convened this morn
ing. and after dispOsing OF q small guam
tity Of business adjourned for the term.
Cases disposed OF were as follows: T.
B. Berry. Charles Dawson, E. w. Rains,
B. +. Gore, and w. G. Bohr. cases oon-
tinued owing TO obsence Of defendantsi
Bessie Briscoe. charged with an assault
at Fort Myer, acquitted: John Bailey
charged with selling liquor without a IL
cense IN Alexandria County nolLe pros
entered; George Powell, charged with SELL
ing liquor IN Alexandria County without
q license. case continued: Howard Smoot,
case continued; Avery Henderson, charged
with unlawfuily signing a civil service
paper, judgment suspended; B. H. John
son against Z. J. Matthews, case dis
missed at cost Of complainant: Thomas
Johnson, case continued; SeacOast Lum-
Der Company against William Crenshaw,
continued; w. II. Mitchell information
fled and capias issued; Berry, bond re-
newe1 for appearance at next term OF
court Aylett Nicol was granted permis-
sion &c practice in this court
In view OF the fact that there were half
a dozen accidents in this city yesterday as
a result Of the open Fourth. and that the
noise was the worst ever before known
TO have occurred in this city on a similar
occasion, the city officials were talking to-
day Of a safe and sane Fourth, and II is
regarded as more than probable that be-
tween now and the time OF the next
Fourth a law viii be passed making IL
Illegal 70 sell fireworks. The movement
is meeting with approval on all sides. Il
IS pointed out that other cities are TAX
ing similar action. and it is up TO this
city TO do likewise,
It is said at the city jail that Richard
Pines, Calvin Johnson. and Eugene Dor
sey, negroes. convicted Of the murder Of
Walter F. Schultz, the Chicago artist. on
March 6 last, spend the greater portion
Of their time in singing hymns and pray
ing, and that all are now struck with a
remarkable religious fever The con-
victed men will be kept here until their
attorneys have had time TO hle an appH-
cation with the State Court Of Appeals
for new trial Dorsey and Johnson oe-
cupy the same cell. while Pines IS kept
separate. Henry Smith, who viii be tried
next September, is still a prisoner in the
jail
The condition OF little Miss Margaret
Nugent. daughter Of J. owen Nugent,
who was badly burned yesterday while
celebrating the Fourth OF July. is said TO
be somewhat improved to-day. although
she has not yet passed the danger line.
The others injured are reported TO be
rapidly recovering from the burns they
received.
News was received IN this city to-day
announcing the death OF Mrs. CordeIa
Fosey. at the State Hospital for the In
sane. Mrs. POsey was recently adjudged
insane by lunacy commission, and was
sent TO that institution.
julia Upton Davis. infant daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H Davis, OF p North
Fairfax street, died last night at the
home Of her parents. The body was
shipped this morning TO MiddIeburg. Va
where the interment was made.
In the Police Court this morning. Ellis
Cameron, a negro, was fined $50 and SEN
fenced to serve six months In ian on q
charge Of cutting Grant Ivey and Clifton
Broadus. also negroes. Ivey was acouit-
ted end Broadus and Ethel Bryant who
were IN the mix-up, were fined s. each.