The Washington herald., 1910-01-05
WASHINGTON HERALD BUREAU.

Alexandria. Va, Jan. 4-"You should
consider yourself lucky" said Judge Ed
mund Waddill. in the United States Court
for the Eastern district Of Virginia this
afternoon in sentencing Winter w. Har-
ris. negro to five years in the peniten-
tiary. at Atlanta. to which sentence there
was added a fine Of s1.0O0, on a charge
OF sending obscene matter through the
mails to young white women. The grand
| jury this afternoon returned a true bill
against Harris, and he was Immediately
| tried. The jury returned the foregoing
verdict
Other indictments returned by the jury
were as follows: Z. T. Berry. of Eau
Quier County. suspected Of taking let
ter from the mails: released on $1,000
bond for his appearance at next term
] OF court. Vlrgie Carter, OF Fairfax Coun-
/ ~, suspected OF mailing obscene matter
I through the mails. Capias issued for ar
rest Of the accused; Lemuel Crawford, OF
/ Alexandria County, for violating the
/ liquor laws; bench warrant issued for
arrest Of accused; George Shutter for
violating the liquor laws; a bench war
rant issued for accused. Garrison Beck
with and ". +. Jones, Of King George
County suspected Of making a false entry
IN civil service examination paper;
capiases issued for arrest Of accused.
/ Afterward the grand jury was dis
charged for the term, and court ad-
journed over until 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning when the petit jury will meet
and take up a number OF cases for con-
sideration.
I After hearing arguments on a demurrer
4 in the case Of d. II Taylor against the
/ Washington. Alexandria and Mount Yer
non Railway Company. Judge j. B. T.
/ Thornton this afternoon took the matter
under advisement jury yesterday aft
ernoon In the Circuit Court fixed Taylor
| damages at 1880 for the loss OF a limb.
The company demurred 70 the evidences
/ and arguments were heard to-day.
Owing to the absence Of a material
witness for the defendant company, thu
| suit Of John J. LaWler 20 recover dam
ages IN the sum Of $1,000 from the Wash
! ington. Alexandria and Mount Vernon
Railway Company. slated to have been
heard in the Circuit Court to-day, was
continued until January I3.
The lOxidase Laboratories. incorporated
this city. has been granted a charter bv
the State corporation commission with a
maximum capital stock Of $4,000. and a
minimum capital stock Of $1,000 Objects
are TO manufacture medicines The Off
/ GERS are W. F. s. Tonssen. president.
W. P. Ripley, wee president; y. 6. Moss,
secretary and treasurer. all Of Washing
ton.
/ The Gibson Corporation. Falls Church.
| Va. the objects Of which are a lumber
business. has also been granted a charter
with a capital stock Of s25.O00 The Off
GERS are J. y Gibson. president; T. d.
johnson, secretary and treasurer; NJ. E.
/ Church. all OF Falls Church
The following thirty-hve talesmen have
been summoned from Charlottesville. Va.
/ by Sergeant Robert II. Cox, from which
will be selected a jury for the trial OF
Henry Smith. the negro who turned
I A'ldAE > thAhFih1E III the iltALttf case OF
Walter F. Schultz. In the Corporation
Court Thursday morning next 4. NJ.
/ Runkle. L. N TTiplett. R w Forlonics.
J. W. Robinson. J. II. Nails. S. J. Dudley.
J. f. Jarman. ]. A. Leitch. w. ". Dupre.
rs. G. Blakey. z. l. Pugh. c. NJ. Wood.
w. H. Greaver. George Robinson, J. NJ.
| Brown, James L Young. s. II. Florence,
. Z u
| Treiber. q. L. Jessup. w. T. White. J. s.
Burnley, c II, Birch, r. T. Carter. z. p.
! Claiming J. IT. Woods, ". F. Elliott. A.
V. Conway. ". S. wilkins. w. w. Bryan
Simpson Williams, R S Cole. II. 6.
Davis. and J. ". Smith.
At the annual meeting Of the Young
Mems Sodality Lyceum at its hall TO-
night the following officers were elected
10 serve for the ensuing year: c. T.
Hellmuth. president; F. T Quinn, first
vice president; NJ c. Boone. second vice
president; William Toomey. recording sec
| rotary; c. r. Hellmuth. financial secre-
tary; R. I. Carne. treasurer, and z. Hy-
land Brawner, sergeant-at-arms.
Beginning Monday afternoon next at 2
| O'Clock. H. Noel Garner. special COM
missioner, will commence taking testi-
mony for the plaintiff in the case OF Mrs.
| Ida A French against Lawrence Ris-
HE'LL or others in which the plaintiff
seeks to prevent by injunction proceed
ings the erection Of a planning mill at the
southeast corner of Columbus or Wilkes
streets Judge Thornton, Of the Circuit
Court. has given each side fifteen days
| In which to take testimony.
! The George w. Knox Express Company
held IFS annual meeting here to-day and
/ elected the following directors: J. J.
Darlington. Jed Cuttings. n. x. van Ars-
dale, G. V. Knox, ". s. Knox, J. R.
Cation was reappointed attorney for the
company in this city.
r. e. Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans,
/ has appointed a committee of arrange
ments for its annual banquet. which will
he held January 10. next, I'm observance
of Lees birthday as follows: c. vii
liam Ramsay, chairman; Edgar Warfeld,
ST., P. F. German. John W. Hammond,
F. J. Davidson, R. NJ. Latham, William
H. May
The recently elected officers OF Sarepta
Lodge. No. As. 7. 0. o. r. were installed
tonight by District Deputy Grand Mas
ter c. W. O'Meara. There was a large
| gathering of the members present.
In a well-contested game of basket,
bali the Young Mems SOdality Lyceum
team this evening defeated the Alexan-
dria Light Infantry team by a score of
II to 8 at Armory Hall.
Second Lieut.. Carroll H. May has been
chosen first lieutenant OF the Alexandra
Light Infantry to fill the vacancy caused
b. the resignation of Lieut.. r. H. c.
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