The Washington herald., 1909-05-24
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Alexandria. Va. May 23-Mrs- A II.
Gillette, Of Chicago, sister Of Walter F.
Schultz. the artist. who was murdered
in this city On March last, came here
to-day to attend the trial of Calvin John
SOL. one OF the four negroes charged
with her brothers murder, which viii be-
sin in the Corporation Court Tuesday
next.
Mrs. Gillette came here at the instance
Of Commonwealth Attorney Samuel G.
Brent. il is said She called on Chief OF
Police Charles T. Goods this morning
and upon entering the police station the
first thing that caught her eye Was he:
brothers trunk and a suit case. both Of
which are marked Belonging to the
estate Of Walter F. Schultz"
Fifty talesmen. mostly business men.
have been summoned for Tuesday, in or
der 20 get a jury. II is said masy CT
those already summoned have expressed
sn opinion in the case. which would be
hard 10 change. and il is believed thar
some difficulty viii be experienced in
filing the jury box. Cammonwealth's At
toTney Brent said tonight that while
he had not seen the panel, he was OF the
opinion that no trouble would be ex-
pe-ienced.
The trial OF Johnson VIII II IS expect
ed. occupy the most of the coming week.
He viii be represented by Attorney Louis
IL Machen, who has been working on
The case for some time past Common
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evidence IN the case, and the trial VII
doubtless prove most interesting 4 large
number OF witnesses have been sum-
Tnoued by both the prosecution and the
defense. The fact that Johnson was IN
able 10 prove an alibi at the preliminary
hearing in the Police Court on March
IS last VIII strengthen the case Of the
prosecution
Immediately following the trial -
Johnson the other cases will be taken Up
separately Il fs expected Henry Smith
who turned states evidence. viii be the
last 10 De tried Il IS understood Rich
ard, alias Dick. Pines viii be tried fol-
loTing the Johnson case. and that the
case Of Dorsey viii come next Pines
VIII be represented by Attorney Aylett
Nicol. and Dorsey VIII be represented by
Attorneys H Noel Garner and J. Ran
dan Cation, jr. There viii be separate
juries for each trial
Members Of Old Dominion Commandery,
No. Il. Knights Templars. this after
noon held special Ascension day services
in the Methodist Episcopal Church South.
when a special sermon was reached by
Rev. Charles D-Bulls. pastor. Special
music was given by the church choir
and by the commandery quartet. The
latter consisted Of Sir Knights h. y.
Ogden. s G. Field. r. h Field. ". L.
Dinwiddie. and assisted by George II.
Evans Mrs. George Z. WsrfieId presided
al the organ, and solo was given by
Mrs T A Hulfsh- The knights marched
10 the church in a body, headed By Com
mauder Harry Hammond.
4 handsome oil painting Of Speaker
Joseph @. Cannon. lost nearly a year ago
by George Matthews. a Washington
artist, has been found. It was mad
vertently left by MI Matthews on a car
OF the Washington. Alexandra ana
Mount Vernon Electric Railway Company
and. Ike other lost articles, was turned
into the company's general Office IN
The railway company ad-
vertised il and received no response In
the meantime. the matter was reported
10 the police and a search for the missing
portrait was begun by the police OF this
city, who were furnished with a photo