Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-07
AFFAIRS OF ALEXANDRIA
CONTINUATION OF SMITHS SEN
TENCE PREDICTED.
Fourth Man Convicted of the
Schultz Murder-Fnneral Serv-
ices Announced-Briefs.
Special Correspondence vf The star.

Special Correspondents ~ The star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, February :, 1910
There is considerable speculation in this
city as to whether not Henry Smith
the fourth negro convicted of the muir
der of Walter +. Schultz. will pay the
death penalty February IS next, as de-
creed by the courts. There has been a.
| rumor in circulation for some time to
the effect that Smiths sentence would
| probably be committed and that he will
receive life sentence. Commonwealth s
| Attorney S. G. Brent. when seen this
| morning, stated he knew nothing of such
! action, if it was proposed.
! Cases disposed OF in the police court
this morning were follows: Robert
Smith. colored. cutting Eveline Grigsby,
| colored, flned $40: Annie Freeman, col
ored. drunk and disorderly on the street
| fined So; Thomas Butler, colored, disor-
derby conduct, forfeited s. collateral;
| Maria Crump. colored. abusive language
toward Maggie Forbes, also colored,
| fined So
Cupid's Conquests.
Miss Edith NJ. Evans. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Daniel Evans, and Mr. Law
renee NJ. MILAN, both of this city. were
married this afternoon at the rectory of
St. Paufs p. E. Church The ceremony
was performed by Rev. p Z. Phillips,
rector.
The marriage of Miss Minnie E. Simp-
son. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Simpson. and Mr.. William D. Jannier
both of this city, win take place this
evening at the rectory of Grace p. E.
Church. Rev. Edgar Carpenter, rector,
will perform the ceremony.
Recent Deaths.
Funeral services over the remains Of
Daniel r. Burrell. who died Saturday
night last, will take place at go clock
Wednesday afternoon from his home
1901 Montgomery street. The services
will be conducted by Rev Mr.. Langford,
pastor of the Del Ray Baptist Church.
and the interment will be made in Bethel
cemetery. The deceased was seventy
five years old. and was carpenter by
trade Besides his wife several children
survive.
The remains of Mrs Plaster widow of
the late D. H. Plaster. of Loudoun coun-
ty, Va. who died in Washington Thurs
day afternoon, were brought here this
afternoon and placed in a vault in the
Methodist Protestant cemetery.
General Items.
''The Fiddle and the Bow" will be the
livered by Senator Robert Taylor of
Tennessee at the Young Peoples building
of the Methodist Episcopal Church South
this evening
In the corporation court today a final
decree for divorce on the ground of de-
sertion was granted in the case of Effie
NJ. Porter against Albert H. Porter.
Hours for I.enten services during the
remainder of the season We're announced
yesterday from the pulpits OF those
churches that will observe the season.
Hours for services Ash Wednesday were
also announced.
A business meeting of r. T.. Lee Camp,
Confederate Veterans. will be held at its
hall on Prince street this evening.
One candidate was baptized at the First
Baptist Church last night.
The condition of Mrs. f. J. Paff, wife of
Mayor Paff, who has been seriously i'll for
some time, is considerably improved to-
day.