The Washington herald., 1909-01-21
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Alexandria, Va. Jan. 20.-ETnest Nc
Knight, negro. has been indicted By Z
grand Jury IN the Circuit Court for Fair.
fax County. Judge J. B. T. Thornton pre-
siding. on & charge OF attacking Miss
Mary Harrison. the sixteen-year-olC
daughter Of John Harrison, OF Fairfa1
County. He VIII be tried January 2.
Mcknight was arrested In Washington
several days ago. The District authOH-
ties, owing 20 the serious nature Of the
alleged crime. refused to turn Mcknight
over 10 the Virginia authorities without
requis!tion papers. The proper papers be-
ing obtained. he was accordingly turned
over 10 them The alleged offenss OCCUR
red July Il last. about two miles west Of
Alexandria Following the attack. Nc
knight decamped. and was finally cap
tured in Washington, where he had been
living for some tine.
A nolle prose has been entered IN the
cases Of DR.. A. S. Tebbs and John J.
Haskell The former was indicted for at
tempted assault II. Fairfax County, while
the latter was indicted fCr malicious
shooting, which slso took place IN Fair
fax.
The case Of the Commonwealth against
Mayor Paff and the members Of the city
council viii come Up for hearing on a
rule, IN the Corporation Court tomorrow,
The object OF the proceedings IS 70 show
cause why the present city jail should
not be remOdeled OF a new one construct
ed The matter has been pending In the
courts for some 1ime past
Other cases slated 10 be considered are;
Frank Henderson. appeal from the de-
cisIon OF a police justice. Cobb against
Charles King sons & Company; Subert
& Company against Hugo Herfurth-
Lewis K. Green, a negro. sentenced Sat
urday last in the Circuit Court for Alex
andria County, 70 serve a term OF eighteen
years in the State penitentiary. was this
afternoon taken 70 that institution by q
guard from the penitentiary. Il Is re-
ported that Green attempted 70 kill him
self Saturday last in the county Jail by
butting his head against the iron bars Of
his cell.
The Reliance Steam Fire Engine Com
pany has elected the following officers:
L. Z Uhler. president; J. r. y. Curtin,
first vice president. J. 5. Douglas. second
vice president: George Prettyman, secre-
tary: W H BOntZ. jT-. treasurer. Arthur
Crimes. captain: Kenneth Ogden. first
lieutenant: James MCGOWAN. second lieu
tenant: ". II. Bontz, ST. ". P. Taylor,
and J. \ Williams. executive committee.
The Lssovas Company. at its annual
meeting. held here. elected the following
directors 10 serve for the year; Hilary
A. Herbert. Gen. George c. Reid. Dr. z.
T. Sewers. J. Conrad Reid, and Frank a
Kane. all OF Washington.
at the annual meeting OF the stock
holders of the National Building and
Loan Association, held in this city this
the old officers were re-
elected.
Funeral services over the body Of Mrs
Isabella Field. who died yesterday after
noon. win be held at II o'clock tomorrow
from her home. go Prince street
They will be conducted by Rev. c. D.
Bulla, pastor OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church South, and Rev. E. Y. REGISTER,
presiding elder OF the Washington district
OF the Methodist Episcopal Church South:
Mrs. Field was the widow Of Stephen X.
Field. and was seventy-fOur years old.
She is survived by the following children:
Henry X. William c. Frank. and Miss
Mary A. Field.
The funeral OF Oscar H Tubman took
place at II O'Clock this morning from the
home Of his son-in-law. ". D. Wood, go
North Columbus street The members Of
r. z. Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans,
attended. The services were conducted
by Rev. ". J. Morton and Rev. Edgar
Carpenter. Those serving as pallbearers
we're F. 7. King, Marshall l. King. Dr.
James R. Tubman, Kenneth Ogden,
Charles 5. Taylor, and P. F. German.
The funeral Of Mrs. Clarence Bsgot viii
take place at = o'clock tomorrow after
noon from her home. 125 North Fayette
street. Rev. J. R. Sewer, pastor OF the
Second Presbyterian Church, viii conduct
the services. and the burial will be in
Union Cemetery.
DIT. Walter Fewks. Ph. D, OF the
Institution. Washington, to
night delivered an address before the
members Of the Cameron Club at Christ
Church Parish Hall. taking for his sub
iect, Prehistoric ruins in the South
west" The lecture was illustrated with
views
Carl c. Countryman viii deliver an ad-
iress Sunday afternoon, at $50 o'clock.
1t a mems meeting. which viii be held
IN the Young's Peoples Building Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South He
viii take for his subject ''Thrattle and
all" His address Will be of interest 10
railroad men. DR.. c. E. Outcalt win
iag a solo.
Announcement is made that the enter
.ainmeEt given by the EIks' Dramatic
club at the Opera House netted the sun
1f S90l. The proceeds viii be used for
the lawn and sidewalk OF the
lew public school building now in course
+ construction.
United States Commissioner R. p. ".
5arnett to-day heard testimony in the
admiralty suit OF the owners OF the
schooner Cora L McKenney against the
owners Of the tug Southern. Testimony