Evening star., 1909-06-07
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
FIFTY TALESMEN SUMMONED
FOR RICHARD PINES TRIAL.
Methodist Protestant Sunday
School Holds Children's Exercises.
General and Personal News.
pecial Correspondence Of The Star

ALEXANDRIA, Va, June Z, 1913.
The inpaneling of a jury for the trial
of Richard Pines, colored. one of the four
men accused of the murder of Walter F.
Schultz, will be started at 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning in the corporation court,
Judge Barley presiding. Fifty talesmen
from Fairfax county have been summon
ed. 1t is not expected that any difficulty
will be experienced in securing jury.
The defense and the prosecution have
each summoned about thirty witnesses.
1t is not believed that Pines trial will
occupy as much time as did that of Cal
vim johnson, recently convicted OF the
murder of Schultz. Pines will be brought
here tomorrow morning from the Jail at
Fairfax. Attorney Aylett Nicol will rep
conducted by Commonwealth Attorney
Brent.
The talesmen summoned are G. NJ.
Cronk. r. B. Tyler, Claude Wiley. John
H. Waple. ]. r. JONES' L. l. Boteler, c.
NJ. Johnson. G. J. 8. Farr. R. D: Haines,
Shreve. George w. Dove. Charles S.
Evans. D. D. Thompson. T. P. Ayers,
John Shepherd. George Simms. Charles
Petit, ]. R. Megeath, F. o. THplett. Will
G. simms. G. w. Kitson. James r. Tai
bert. H. E. beavers, NJ. c. Coffey. F. \.
Webster. w H. Hopkins. C. w. Gaines.
j. W. Ashford. S. w. Sisson. ]. l.. Dindle-
beck. J. F. swart. S. NJ. Twombley. J.
w. Weeks, George w. Beach. J. H.
Barnes. E. F. Curtis, George F. Taylor.
C. H. Speer. Ronald Blake. Lester Nc
Creery, T. B. Martin, W. w Watkins, NJ.
c. Bean, F. NJ. Alder and George W.
Ladue.
Children's Day Exercises.
The Sunday school of the Methodist
Protestant Church last evening held Chill
dren's day exercises. The opening num-
Der was carol, Send Out Thy Light"
by the class. Prayer was offered by Rev.
j. NJ. Holmes. the pastor. The exercises
included trio, Misses Jenny Craven,
Helen Wood and Mable Hillary: recita-
ton. plea for Missions Erwin Lindsay:
dialogue, How to Save the World
Misses Martha Mason, Marion Wood, Mae
Mcdonald and. Geneva Arlington: recita-
ton, Whom Shall Send?" Frank Trim
yer: recitation. Only Little Baby Girl.
Miss Jennie Deeton: recitation. Missions
and Winding" Miss Marguerite Nails; ad-
Childs Wish.'' Miss Hattie Tyler reci-
tation, Brave Little Missionary Master
Charles Jones; exercise. What | Would
Do" seven members of the primary de-
partment; recitation. A Chld's Plea"
Miss Caroline Bartlett. and The World
and Jesus by the school.
When the cases of Pete Daily, Dug
kunford: b Browning: W. Roxby, NJ
Conlin l. Hawkins. {, Ticer and l. Hob
son were called in the police court to-
day, the charge being gambling. all ap
peared except Browning. Conlin and
Hawkins. and their collateral. 81 each.
was declared forfeited. The others were
acquitted.
The state corporation commission has
granted a charter to the Henay Distrib-
uting Company. incorporated, this city.
The sum of $1,000 is named as the max
imum capital stock and 5000 the mini
mum. The officers are r. S. NARROW
president; G. P. Mangan. vice president,
and H. H. OBear secretary and treas
urer. all of Washington, D. C.
Brief Mention.
The damage suit of G. E. Sullivan
against the Washington, Alexandria and
Mount Vernon Electric Railway Company
to recover damages. $4,000. for injuries
alleged to have been sustained in an ac-
cident on the defendants road February
%. 1893, is slated for hearing in the cir
cult court for this city. Judge Thornton
presiding, June L. The plaintiff will be
represented by Attorneys j. h NJ. Nor
ton and Douglas Stuart.
In the police court today the case of
George Mager. a fruit dealer. charged
with Nloiating the Sunday closing law
was continued until Wednesday, Mayer
was arrested twice yesterday
A large throng today attended the ex-
cursion to Marshall Hall Of the Alexandria
Light Infantry. Following the arrival
of the evening boat the program provides
for reproduction of Clusters massacre
between the local militia and Osceola
Tribe o. Red Men.
Thieves at an early hour this morning
entered the coal office of De Wilton Aitch-
eson on the Strand between Duke and
Wolfe streets. but took nothing. Entrance
was effected through the front door.
William Desmond has arranged for the
construction of a two-story brick building
on ST. Asaph street between King and
Cameron streets
j. D. Lengle of Wayne. Delaware
county. Pa. has begun the erection of Ave
modern brick dwelling houses at Rose
mont.
Dr.. S. B. Moore departed today for At
lantic City to attend a meeting of the
American Medical Association.