Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-10
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Death of William H. Houston
Due to Hemorrhage.
VERDICT REACHED BY JURY
Coroner Investigating Circumstances
Attending Death of William
Duncan-General News.
VERDICT REACHED BY JURY
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence or The Star.
| ALEXANDRIA, Va, October 10. 1910.
A coroner's jury summoned by Justice
T. S. Wright of Fairfax county this
morning returned verdict that William
! Fl. Houston, 41j 9th street northwest.
| Washington, came to his death as a re-
suit of hemmorrhage of the lungs. The
jury was composed of John l.. Monroe.
! foreman; j. II. Claggett, Thomas Bag
gett James l.. Bowling, II. w. Ballenger
and Edward Walton.
The body Of Houston was afterward
taken to the home of his parents iii
Washington and prepared for burial.
! Houston dropped dead shortly after .
o'clock yesterday afternoon while at New
| Alexandria. He was crossing field
near the old power house Of the Wash
ington. Alexandria and Mount Vernon
| Railway Company when he collapsed
! Robert Arnold found the body few min
utes afterward. and last night It was
| brought 10 this city and placed i'm Wheat
! ley's undertaking establishment.
The deceased was twentyfour years old
and unmarried He was q son Of John
II. Houston. and was employed as an
electrician at the Gayety Theater: Wash
| 1ngtOn. lie was a member of the cleo
| trician'S union of that city.
Duncan Death Inquiry.
After viewing the body of William Dun
can, who was killed Saturday night last
by a freight train at the Potomac rail-
road yards. coroner's jury summoned
by DR.. Ashton of Alexandria county adj
journed over, subject to the call Of the
coroner. DIR. Ashton said this morning
that he will reconvene the jury as soon
as he can get the witnesses together.
The body of Duncan was taken by Tn
dertaker Domaine to his home in Del
Ray and prepared for burial. The flu
neral will take place tomorrow afternoon.
The jury is composed Of G. w. Zachary,
r. w. Zachary, w. T. Gary, John Gary,
r. III. Roberts and II. II. Powell.
Sunday Selling No Offense.
George Constantinople, fruit dealer,
was charged in the police court this
morning with selling goods on Sunday.
Constantinople said everybody else was
selling. and admitted disposing Of some
fruit. The court acquitted him. and said
that the question of Sunday opening is
as yet an underlined offense, and, in adj
dition. said it was manifesty unfair to
impose a fine on the accused and not on
the others who kept open.
In conclusion the court said that over
six years ago an effort was made to
close all places. and that an appeal was
taken to the corporation court, and all
the cases were dismissed. Until this
order is set aside, the court said, no fines
| will be imposed.
Recent Deaths.
The funeral of Mrs. Sallie Yates Nc
Daniel. who died Friday last, will be held
at $3.50 o'clock this afternoon from her
late residence, HOS King street. The
services will be conducted by Rev. W. +.
Watson, pastor Of the First Baptist
Church. and interment will be made in
Bethel cemetery.
Funeral services for William r. Hall
were held at o'clock yesterday after
noon from his late home. ga North Pat
rick street. Rev. r. P. Phillips. rector of
st. PauIs p. II. Church. conducted the
cemetery Members OF Alexandria Coun-
ell, No. ). Fraternal Order of Americans,
attended.
Candidates for Court Position.
George W. Zachary announces that he
will be a candidate for the clerkship of
the Alexandria county court in the cleo
ton which will be held in November,
1911.
In addition, Harry Thomas. formerly
deputy clerk of the court. is a candi-
date for the position. and George III.
fucker, incumbent will again be a can
| didate. With three in the field the fight
promises to be most interesting one.
The cerkship of the county court is
regarded as the most lucrative position
in the county.
Brief Mention.
Fitzgerald Council, No. 49, Knights of
Columbus, will celebrate discovery Day
Wednesday next with a smoker at the
Young Mems Sodaity Lyceum Hall in the
evening.
A business meeting of Alexandria Lodge
OF Elks will be held at its hall tonight
The reported engagement of Henry
Harris and Miss Norine Smith, both of
Alexandria. is said by the parties named
to be untrue.
The October term Of the corporation
court, Judge l.. &. Barley presiding, con-