The Washington herald., 1910-07-07
WASHINGTON HERALD BUREAU.
els Kir,r Sfrrat

Alexandria, Va. July 6.-After transact
ing small amount ofsbuslness, the July
term OF the United States Court for the
Eastern district of Virginia. Judge Ed
mund Waddill presiding. early this after
noon adjourned until IL o'clock tomorrow
morning in honor OF the memory Of Chief
Justice Fuller.
| The report of the special master was
| filed in the case of Theodore Johnson,
which involves a controversy over the
military road to Fort Myer. The case
went over.
The jury summoned for this term was
directed TO report on September %, when
/ the matter Of the condemnation OF certain
land near Occoquan for District purposes
will be considered
The cases of Garrison Beckwith and W.
p Jones for violation Of civil service
laws were set for hearing at the January
term of court. The cases Of Edward T.
Berry. charged with violating the postal
laws, was continued until January 4, and
that of John II. Craven. charged with
impersonating aspostal clerk, continued
until January 3.
The case Of Samuel Walker. charged
with stealing a watch from the govern
ment reservation at Fort Myer is slated
to be heard tomorrow morning. Permis-
sion was granted the following attorneys
to practice in this court: c. G. Foster.
| c. o. c. Goodrich. Lucien Keith, G. L.
Fletcher w II. Gaines, OF Virginia, and
Joseph L Weller and W. B. Guy, of
washington.
! The following composed the petit jury
| summoned to-day: James E. Johnston,
| William B. smithers. Oliver Underwood.
| Samuel L. Monroe, Robert S. Barrett,
| George H. Harlow. Samuel Lindsey. Ed
ward a. Downey. George W. Keys,
| Charles Dearborn, Samuel H. Garnett.
and Clarence r. Howard, Alexandria:
George W. Hunter. William Hunter and
J. y. Carter, OccoQuan; Lindsay @.
Roach. Fredericksburg; R. P. White
stone. Culpeper; H. D. Travis Cape
| Charles; c. F. Hicks, Port Royal; B. F.
Gaines. Grifnnsburg: Edward Waller.
! Garrisonville: c. B. Conway. Rappahan-
mock Academy; ". ]. Utley. Johnsons
Springs, and Henry J. Moore. Richmond.
Thompson & Appich. real estate deal
ers. have sold for James B. Hunter 10
the Mount Vernon Land Company. Incor-
porated. sixty-three and two-thirds acres
Of land near Hunters Station. on the
Washington, Alexandra and Mount Yer
non Railway. They have also sold for
Daniel D. Thompson sixty-three acres ad-
joining 10 the same company.
Because John Embery, who claims Eau
quier County as bis home, trespassed on
the property OF resident Of the Fourth
ward and acted disorderly toward q
woman, he viii spend the next six months
in jall. When arraigned this morning
Embery said he had been drinking. The
court fined him $50 10 which there was
added Jail sentence Of three months.
In default of the fine he will, therefore,
spend six months in Jail.
Capt. James F. Webster. former chief
of police. is reported to be critically 81
at the homo OF his daughter, Mrs. Pull
man. across Hunting Creek, Fairfax
County. Capt. Webster Is eighty-three
years old. He holds the position OF
clerk OF the Police Court.
Miss Agnes Posey and Frederick Sisson.
both of this city, were married last night
at the rectory OF ST Paurs Episcopal
Church, by Rev. P. P. Phillips. rector.