Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-26
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Governor Considering Cases
of Condemned Negroes.
LAWYERS PREPARING DATA
Review of Case Accompanied by
Pleas for Executive Clemency.
Wife Beaten Fined.
LAWYERS PREPARING DATA
Special Correspondence of The star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, February 26. 1870
Interest in the cases Of Calvin Johnson,
Richard Pines, Eugene Dorsey and Henry
Smith, negroes, convicted of the murder
OF Walter r. Schultz and sentenced to be
electrocuted March IL next, is being re-
vived. inasmuch as 1t is generally be-
Iieved that Gov. Mann will finally dispose
Of the cases Immediately following the
adjournment OF the legislature. 1t is re-
ported here that the governor is already
examining into the records Of the case. 1t
is understood that the various attorneys
interested In the four negroes are now
preparing letters containing a review OF
the case. and all are going to ask for ex-
ecutive clemency. The action Of Gov.
Mann is awaited with considerable inter-
est.
When Arson, alias 'Hoggy," Jackson,
jr., a NEGRO, was arraigned in the police
court this morning to answer charge OF
assaulting and beating HIS wife he en-
tered a plea OF not guilty. Policeman
Roland, who made the arrest, however.
told the court that yesterday afternoon,
while in an uptown store, he heard Jack
son tell how he beat his wife. and he
added that the accused stated he ex-
pected to be arrested for the Onense. The
court fined Jackson So
Funeral services over the remains OF
Mrs. William E. Fendall. whose death
occurred Thursday morning last, took
place at noon today from st. Paui's p
by Bishop Harding OF Washington, kew.
p. p. Phillips, rector OF the church, and
Rev. DIR. S. A. Wallis Of the Episcopal
Theological Seminar ,i,s y.,a The burial was
Those serving as pallbearers were DIR.
William M. Smith, Hubert Snowden, Will
liam Owen, L. S. A.; John M. Johnson.
G. William. Ramsay and Capt. Albert
Bryan.
Real Estate Transferred.
j. D. Normoyle. real estate dealer, has
sold for Miss Margaret Z. Normoyle
four building lots at the southwest cor
ner Of OrOnOco and West streets to
Mr.. and Mrs. Ge-rgc w. Kimbal of Las
Cascades, Canal Zone, Panama.
Representative Robert N. Page of
North Carolina will at $40 o'clock to-
morrow afternoon address mems meet
ing, which will be held in the Young
copal Church South. His subject will be
What Man Owes to the World
The recently elected officers Of O'kane
Council No 4 a.. Catholic Cat Benevolent
morrow afternoon in the hall at the
Alexandria National Lark building. The
ceremonies will be conducted by Anthony
Oehmann, supreme chancellor. Washing
ton. assisted by the officers Of st. Dom
mics Council. No. Al, Washington.
At the First Baptist Church tom orrow
morning Rev. w. d. Watson, pastor,
will take for his subject at the morn
ing services Caesar or God" At 1880
o'clock tomorrow evening anniversary
exercises will be held by the Woman's
Missionary Society.
At a meeting of Potomac Lodge, No.
SO, /. o. o. F., held last night at Odd
Fellows Hall, the third degree of the
order was conferred upon one candi-
date.
John Duggan, who recently engaged
in an ARRAY with Ernest, better known
as Babe, Mills, yesterday afternoon
appeared before Justice Cation and was
released on his personal bond. Mills is
reported to be, improving.
Rev. 0. ID. Bulla. pastor of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church South, last even
ing delivered All illustrated lecture in
the Young Peoples building on The
Yosemite Valley"