Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-02
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Courts to Consider important
Cases This Week.
TRIAL OF HENRY SMITH
K. E. Lee Camp, Confederate Vet
Grams, Planning Dinner-Schools
to Reopen Monday.
Special CORRESPONDENCE Of The Star


| ALEXANDRIA, Va, anuary I. 1910.
| The coming week will he "a busy time
for the courts.
| Monday the United States court for the
| eastern district of Virginia, Judge Ed
mund Waddill presiding. will be in ses-
sion. The same day the circuit court
! for this city. Judge j. B. T. Thornton
| presiding. will be in session. The trial
of Henry Smith. indicted for the murder
of Walter F. Schultz, the Chicago artist,
will commence in the corporation court
Thursday next.
| In the United States court the grand
jury will meet Monday and the petit jury
Tuesday. At this term several cases for
violations of the different federal laws
will come up for consideration.
The damage suit of David II. Taylor
against the Washington, Alexandria and
Mount Vernon Railway Company will be
heard Monday in the circuit court The
plaintiff was awarded $1,000 damages in
the circuit court for Alexandria county
for the loss of leg sustained while in
the employment of the defendant COM
pany The state court of appeals granted
writ of error and supersedas. The
plaintiff is represented by Attorneys J.
NJ. Johnson and S. p. Fisher.
The suit of John J. Lawler against the
same railway company, in which he seeks
is slated to be heard in the same court
Tuesday. The claim is based on injuries
alleged to have been received by falling
| from car Of the defendant company's
road June 26, 1908. The plaintiff is rep
| resented by Attorneys w. E. Fendall and
]. K. NJ. Norton.
Lee Birthday Dinner.
r. e. Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans,
will hold a meeting Monday night at
Lee Camp Hall. Arrangements will be
| completed for its annual banquet, which
will be held at its hall January 49, in
observance of Lees birthday. The ora
tor of the evening will be Representative
| Collier of Mississippi. Many members
of NJ. D. Corse Camp, Sons of Confed-
crate Veterans, will attend the banquet
Throughout the day and night many
Alexandria homes were the scene Of re-
| ceptions and parties, which continued un-
| til late tonight. Most of the business
houses suspended operations at noon. A
| the White House reception. Others dur
| ing the afternoon and evening patronized
Washington theaters. There were COM
paratively few people on the streets this
| evening.
| The alumnae Of st. Marys Academy
| will give euchre and dance at the
| Lyceum Hall Wednesday evening Pro-
ceeds will he applied to the library OF
the euchre there will be dancing. Many
prizes have been donated by Alexandria
| and Washington merchants, and also by
members of the organization.
Public Schools Reopen.
| The public schools of this city will re-
open Monday. Many private schools
throughout the city will also reopen
! then.
| 1t is expected that Judge J. B. r..
Thornton will give his decision Monday
! in the Injunction case to restrain Law
renee Risheill or others from erecting a
! planning mill at the southeast corner of
/; Columbus and Wilkes streets. Argu-
ments to dissolve the injunction were re-
Gently made before Judge Thornton in
the circuit court for this city.
| Week OF prayer services will begin in
this city Monday night at the Trinity
Methodist Episcopal Church. A sermon
| will be preached by Rev. W. F. Watson,
| pastor of the First Baptist Church. These
! services will be held at various churches
throughout the city during the week, be-
| ing concluded Friday night.
During the present month a large num-
Der of civil service examinat ions for vari-
are slated to be held by the local board of
civil service examiners in this city
| Rev. ]. r. Sewer, pastor of the Second
Presbyterian Church. will tomorrow speak
on 'Rehoboam. or a Man Who Made a
Great Mistake" At the evening services
during the months of January. February
| and March he will speak on Lessons
| From Israels History"
In the corporation court today John NJ
Johnson. j. G. Milburn and +. j. Davidson
| qualified as Confederate pension agents.
they having been reappointed.