Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-19
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Special Grand Jury Returns
Four Indictments. 6
WILL SIMMONS ON TRIAL
Council Committee to Inspect City
Tomorrow-Police Commits
sioners to Meet.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

| Special. Correspondence Of The Star
| ALEXANDRIA. Va, October Ia, 1910
special grand jury in the corporation
court this morning, Judge l.. c. Barley
presiding. with Charles II. Callahan as
foreman, shortly before noon returned the
| following indictments:
James Mccain. coiored. maliciousiy and
| feloniously cutting mule with intent to
kill.
James Jones. colored. larceny Of a horse.
Henry Johnson, colored, grand larceny.
Ellis West, colored. robbery
jury in the same court returned q
verdict of not guilty in the case OF John
Henry Underwood, charged with the lar
ceny of horse. Underwood will. IL is
understood. be sent to an institution for
| treatment.
The case of Will simmons indicted for
assault on Miss Violet McIntire. is being
| heard this afternoon The case will prob
| ably go 10 the jury late this afternoon
The accused is represented by Attorneys
| Robinson Moncure and Edmund Burke
commemorative Attorney S. q. Brent
is conducting the prosecution.
Councilmen to Inspect City.
| The new street committee OF the city
council expects to start on a tour of in
spection OF the city tomorrow. This
j committee will take notes of bad streets
and other unsightly conditions in the
various sections of the city.
From time to time the committee will
make recommendations for improve
| ments. II is expected that a number OF
| recommendations of the committee will be
made at the next meeting of the city
| councils
A trip planned for today had to be
abandoned owing to the inability of GER
| tain members TO attend
The finance committee of the city coun-
| ell Will hold a meeting at O'Clock this
| afternoon for the purpose of organizing.
| This committee is composed OF the fol-
lowing: Councilmen II. r. Burke and c.
3. Marshall and Aldermen J. NJ. Hill
and III. h. Field.
To consider the proposition to
acquire a tract of land in the north
western section of the city for devel-
opment purposes. business men met
last night at the rooms Of the chamber
of commerce.
\ company will be organized soon
for the purchase of the property. II Is
probable.
st. Mary's Alumnae Banquet.
The alumnae Of St. Mary's Academy
will hold their annual banquet this
evening. at St Mary's Academy. More
than fifty members will attend.
| During the evening interesting pa
pers will be read by a number OF the
members of the association. There
will be a class meeting from until
| Z o'clock
| The banquet will be from until
IL o'clock, and will be served by Ram
mel. The banquet room has been dec
Grated with alumnae colors.
| The board of police commissioners will
meet tonight. Business of Importance,
| it is expected. will be considered.
ha Pali fro ncira aAt
| last night. One member was elected
A photograph of the company, taken
during the recent firemen's convention.
the gift of a. l.. Jameson. was presented
| through Capt. Arthur Grimes
| In police court this morning the case
| of George Jones. colored, arrested on
| suspicion of selling cocaine, was con-
| tinued until tomorrow. A colored girl
named Beatrice Craig. charged with get
ting goods under false pretenses. was
| fined $50.