Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-02
LEXANDR|A AFFAIRS
Land Condemnation for New
District W0rkh0uSe.
HEARING ON MARCH II
Number Of Police Court Cases Dis
posed Of-Deaths and Flu
nerals in Virginia City.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. March =, 1910
Condemnation proceedings for tract
of land consisting of about twelve hum
dred acres at Occoquan. Va, as a site
for the District workhouse, will be heard
in this city March Il next in the Office of
the clerk of the United States court. for
the eastern district of Virginia before
Commissioner r. P. w. Garrett
Thirty subpoenaS on parties interested
and witnesses were served today, The
proceedings will begin on the above
named day at 10 O'Clock The govern
torney l.. l.. Lewis. Following the hear
ing of testimony the district attorney
and commissioner will make their report
to the Department of Justice. The own
ers of the land are dissatisfied with the
price offered them for it by the govern
ment, hence the legal proceedings.
In the police court this morning Ophelia
Johnson. colored, arrested for the lar
ceny of a watch from Robert Smith, also
colored, was fined SO. The timepiece
was recovered and turned over to it's
owner. Charles Stuts, colored, with the
charge Of suspicious character opposite
his name. was acquitted. Martha Myers.
a fourteen-year-old colored girl charged
with stealing clothes from George w.
Pettey, jr, was turned over to her
father for correction. All of the alleged
stolen articles were recovered.
Twelve witnesses were cited to appear
in a case to determine the ownership of
a small dog. The court directed that the
dog be turned over to Luther H. Beahm
by the party who had the animal in Gus
tody.
home is in Danville, Va, arrested on
suspicion of stealing clothes, was COM
mitted to Jail for ten days until the Dan
Vile authorities are heard from.
A stranger giving the name of Harry
Murphy was ordered to leave the city.
The case of Marshall Harris. colored,
charged with disOrderly conduct, was
continued until tomorrow morning.
jeremiah j. Ryan Dead.
jeremiah ]. Ryan, forty years old. a
well known resident. died shortly after 9
o'clock last night at his home. 1920 Duke
street, following a brief illness of pneu-
monia. The deceased was a widower.
and was a son Of the late Timothy Ryan.
At the time Of his death he held a cleri-
cal position at the Potomac railroad
yards. Mr.. Ryan for many years was a
clerk at the old Washington and Ohio
depot. He was a member of Fitzgerald
Council. $50. knights of Columbus. A
meeting of that organization will be held
tonight to take action on his death. His
funeral will take place at $50 o'clock
Friday morning from ST. Mary's Catholic
Church.
Mrs. Jennie Henderson. wife of John
T. Henderson, died yesterday afternoon
at her home. 91S Franklin street. The
deceased was fifty years old. Besides
her husband. several children survive. The
remains will be sent to Fredericksburg,
Va. tomorrow for burial.
The funeral of Harry c. Tyler. whose
death occurred yesterday. will take place
at o'clock tomorrow afternoon from
his home. 11O4 Prince street. Rev. DR..
s. A. Wallis of the Episcopal Theologi-
cal Seminary will conduct the services.
The brickwork on the large planning
mill being erected by Messrs. Risheill at
the southeast corner Of Columbus and
Wilkes streets was completed yesterday
afternoon. The work of laying the roof
and completing the interior of the mill
Is now in progress. 1t is regarded as
more than probable that within the next
few weeks the owners will transfer the
machinery from the present mill at
Wilkes and Royal streets to the new
structure.
Property Sold at Auction,