Evening star., 1909-07-13
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Elks' Lodge Decides to Build
New Quarters.
SITE NEAR PRESENT HOME
Arguments in Johnson Appeal Up
Tomorrow Morning
HORSE DIES IN A DITCH
Forrest Simpson Dies Suddenly at
Colonial Beach-Little Girl
;ITE NEAR PRESENT HOME
HORSE DIES IN A DITCH
Special Correspondence of The Star.


ALEXANDRIA, Va. July 13 1909.
Alexandra Lodge. No. 1JS B. p. o. E.,
is to have new home. This was decided
upon at d meeting of that organization
held at its lodge rooms last night.
The proposed structure will contain all
modern conveniences and will cost $4,000.
1t will be located on the south side of
Prince street between Royal and Fairfax
streets on the lot directly east of the
present lodge rooms. Plans for the struc-
ture will be drawn within a short time,
and it is expected that within another
month work on the building will be be-
gun
The executive committee designated to
secure a site and make arrangements for
a new structure held q meeting last night
and organized with the election of these
officers: r. S. Barrett, chairman: Howard
W Smith. secretary: Thomas W. Robin
son. treasurer; Fora Hill, chairman of
the building committee; James w. Bales,
F. NJ. Hill. August Ochlert. Judge L. C.
Barley and DIR. W. NJ Smith.
Arguments to set aside the verdict or
the ground that he has discovered new
evidence in the case of Calvin Johnson
one OF the three negroes convicted OF the
murder of Walter +. Schultz, will be
heard at 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning in
the corporation court. Judge l.. c. Barley
presiding. The case came up this morn
ing at the instance of Attorney Lewis H
Machen, representing Johnson, and Judge
Barley ordered that Miss Mary l.. Rose,
who has made an affidavit in the case.
be summoned to testify in court tomor-
row morning. Her affidavit is to the ef-
feet that she saw the body of man
lying beside the railroad tracks near
where Schultz's body was found the
afternoon of March 6 last about O'Clock
In the afternoon.
The prosecution contends that the MUIR
der was committed about Z o'clock the
evening OF March last. Two other af'
fidavits will also be presented by Mr.
Machen. In the event the court refuses
TO grant a new trial Mr. Machen will ash
for a record in the case preparatory tc
taking the same to the state court of ap
peals. The state will be represented by
Commonwealth Attorney Samuel G. Brent
Eighteen Years for Murder.
James Lucas, colored. indicted for the
murder of Samuel Blakey, also colored
entered a plea of guilty to murder in the
second degree in the corporation court
this morning. Judge l.. c. Barley pre-
siding. and was sentenced 70. serve a term
of eighteen years in the state peniteni-
tiary. Lucas appeared but little concerned
over the long-term sentence. The murder
took place the night of June 3 last while
the two men were awaiting the return
of colored woman from an excursion
resort. Both men were infatuated with
the woman. and row followed. after
which Lucas stabbed Blakey. and the
latter died in three minutes afterward.
Several horses belonging to, p. T. Har-
rington. local liveryman stationed ir
a lot near the point. got loose last night
about IL o'clock. and one of the animals
very valuable horse. in crossing the
railroad trestle nearby. fell into what i:
known as the lanyard ditch. The horse
was not extricated from its perilous posi-
tion until O'Clock this morning. an6
within few minutes thereafter it died
The water at that point is about three
feet deep
Forrest Simpson former resident 81
this city died suddenly yesterday at Co.
lonial Beach. Va. where he was spending
the summer. Mr.. Simpson at the time
of his death lived in Washington. He
was twenty EIGHT years old. and is sur
yived by his widow and one child. Mr
Simpson vas son Of the late Henry
Simpson this city. and was we'll knowr
here. In recent years he had made hi:
home in Washington. His funeral will
take place at 3 O'Clock tomorrow after
noon from Demaine's undertaking estab
ltshment.
M. S. McLearen's Funeral.
Funeral services over the remains o.
NJ. 5. McLearan, son of Frank McLearan
who was killed in Washington yesterday
Will take place at 3 o'clock tomorrow aft
ernoon AT Wheatley's undertaking estab
nshment. The services will be conducted
by Rev, Edgar Carpenter, rector of Grac,
r. r. Church. and the burial will be mad,
in Bethel cemetery
A little daughter of Lee Sonner Will.
crossing the upper end of King stree
last evening was knocked down by a,
automobile and had narrow escape from
serious injury The child was carried