Evening star., 1909-05-24
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Schultz Murder Trial to Be
Opened Tomorrow.
FIRST OF FOUR SUSPECTS
Mrs. Gillette, Sister Of Victim,
Present for Hearing.
MEMORIAL FOR CoNFEDERATEs
Address by Representative Carlin
Tonight-Two Bitten by Dogs.
Police Court Cases.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, May "a. 1909.
Calvin Johnson. one OF the four negroes
held for the murder of Walter r. Schultz,
the Chicago artist. will be placed on trial
for his life at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing In the corporation court, Judge l.. G.
Barley presiding.
The following fifty talesmen have been
summoned from which to pick a jury OF
twelve: Lorenzo Wolford, S. w. Pitts.
Courtney Acton. Harry D. Kir. NJ. r..
O'Sullivan. Martin f. Greene. William c.
Cox, f. l.. Allen, H. E. Gentry, E. s.
Leadbeater. Frank M. Martin. ]. w.
Riley. c. M. Lennon. ]. Frank Myers.
]. Frank Peverill. James Bayne, David
e. Robey, M. A. Hanrahan, Joseph Arm
strong, William jolly. Walter NJ. Beach.
Samuel l.. Monroe, Edward E. Lawler.
Louis Dreifus Moses Morris, Alexander
Bowie. Charles H. Fletcher, William l..
Rammel Joseph L. Padgett. Elmer L.
Spittle. John Crilly. E. Goldsmith, Maury
W. Gaines, Jonathan Matthews. e. J.
Adams, ]. 8. Douglas, jr.; c. p Waller.
jr.: j. William May. Frank Michelback.
Herbert j. Baker, r. H. Atkinson. H. H.
Newton, F. H. Harper, George T. Cation.
William William G. Ghauncey. Cha John H; Mayor
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don, jr.
In the event panel cannot be secured
from the above an additional number OF
talesmen will be summoned. Common
wealth Attorney Brent says that he does
not believe that any trouble will be ex-
perienced in securing jury. although
several other attorneys are Of the opinion
that the contrary will be the case 1t
is regarded as more than probable that
most of the day will be consumed in get
ting jury.
Schultz Family Represented.
The Schultz family will be represented
at the trial by Mrs. A. H. Gillette OF
Sioux City, Iowa. sister of the murdered
man. who arrived here yesterday. She
came here at the instance of Common
wealth Attorney Samuel q. Brent and
will testify that the murdered man was
her brother, and she will also testify to
his habits. This will kill one of the
strong points for the defense-that is
that the murdered man was not Schultz
Mrs. Gillette. when seen this morning at
her boarding house by a reporter. said she
knew but little about the case. except
what she had read In the newspapers.
She added that her brother left home
April %, 1908. and had been travelling
around the country for his health and do
Ing work at various places. Mrs. Gillette
said that the last time she heard from
him was December 20, 1908, and at that
time she mailed him a book entitled
angles in Art" In speaking about her
brother she said he was very abstemious
in his habits and was surprised that the
theory had been advanced that he was
drinking. When asked what she believed
brought her brother here she said that he
had possibly come to this city to visit
Mount Vernon. Mrs. Gillette says he fire.
quently wandered alone and seemed to be
perfectly fearless in regard to travelling
and in this way accounted for his pres.
ence in that part of the city where he
met such a tragic DEATH
She was surprised to learn also that
when the body was found he had a heavy
beard, as she said he was very precise
about his appearance and kept himself ir
neat condition. Her statement regarding
this was borne out by the condition of the
body when found. She also stated thai
he was very particular regarding his
clothes.