Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-03
LEXANDR|A AFFAIRS
Court Orders Postponement of
Injunction Proceedings.
THIRTY DAYS FOR EVIDENCE
Session of United States Court
Opens-Three Recent Deaths.
General Mention.

Special Correspondence OF The star.
! ALEXANDRIA,, Va. January q 1910.
/ The injunction proceedings instituted
! by Mrs Ida A. French to restrain Law
renee Rishell or others from erecting a
planning mill at the southeast corner of
Columbus and Wilkes streets were be-
fore the circuit court this morning, Judge
j. b. I. Thornton presiding The case
was continued for thirty days. This was
done by the court in order to give each
side fifteen days in which to take testi-
mony. The court appointed H. Noel
Garner as special commissioner to take
testimony. Mrs. French renewed the
! bond given by her when the suit was
! Instituted
Arguments to dissolve the injunction
were recently heard by Judge Thornton.
| The temporary injunction was granted
| December IL last. At the time about
ohe-half or the Factory. brick structure.
was erected. Work on the factory has
since then been discontinued
Damage Suit on Trial.
| The hearing Of evidence in the case Of
David II. Taylor against the Washington,
Alexandria and Mount Vernon Railway
Company was begun in the circuit court
for this city today. Judge j. B. T. Thorn
| ton presiding. The object Of the suit
| is to recover $1,000 for the loss of a leg.
which he, plaintiff, sustained while in the
employment of the defendant company
| This case was heard in the circuit court
for Alexandria county, and jury award
| ed the complainant the foregoing amount
| The case was taken to the state court of
| appeals and writ of error and super
sedeas was granted. The plaintiff is rep
resented by Attorneys J. NJ. Johnson and
4 to
| ed by j. S. Barbour and j. r. Cation &
| Sons.
| The case of John j. Lawler to recover
SloWO damages from the foregoing COM
| received in a fall from a car is slated
| to be heard in the same court tomor-
row.
U. S. Grand Jury in Session.
| A grand jury in the United States court
+! for the eastern district Of Virginia, Judge
Edmund Waddill presiding. this afternoon
| returned several indictments against per-
sons for violations of the United States
pension. internal revenue and postal laws.
Court convened at noon and there was a
| large attendance.
| A petit jury has been summoned for to-
morrow. at which time several of these
cases will be taken up for considera ton.
. >
| II. r. Robertson, r. r. Downham, Frank
Marbury. ]. T. Johnson, George II. Har-
| low, Charles Dearborn. 0. d. Foster, w.
II. Hurkamp. 7. McCracken, James ".
Mcdonnell. w. Waller Morton, /. a.
kerlin. William l.. White. Benjamin F.
| Kellogg, S. Diener. NJ. d. Belts, W. II.
EgSborn. G. III. Sanford. Harvey Johnson.
f. +. Thornton. Tyson Janney, John J.
| Grim and Marshall Newton.
Recent Deaths.
Luther Payne. resident of Fairfax
county, died yesterday in his home at
Baileys Cross Roads. The deceased was
engaged in merchandise business Be-
sides his widow several children survive
him. Mr.. Payne was about forty-five
years old and. was a native of Marshall
Fauquier county, Va. His funeral will
take place tomorrow afternoon and the
interment will be made at Falls Church
Harry A. Gray, thirtytwo years old
died this morning at his home. 523 Gibbon
street. The deceased has been an invalid
| for several years. He was a harness
dren survive him. The funeral arrange
ments have not yet been made.
| Funeral services over the remains OF
| Miss Mary f. Wilson. who died yesterday
after long illness, were held at 5 O'clock
| this afternoon from the Second Presby-
teran Church. Rev. ]. r. Sewer. pas
| tor. conducted the services. and the in
| terment was made in the Presbyterian
cemetery. Those serving as pallbearers
were George Wise. James Eveleth, w.
P. Gibson. G. William Ramsay. Carroll
Pierce, Worth Hulfish, 8. H. Hunt, DIR.
Hugh Mcclure. The deceased was sew
enty-seven years old and is survived by
one sister, Miss Fannie Wilson
Depredations Reported.
Frank Pullin. who conducts store at
the corner of Fairfax and Queen streets,
reports TO the police that he discovered
an unidentified man in his house at 3
o'clock this morning and that he fired
one shot at him. The intruder made his
escape through the front door The DO
lice investigating.
James Duncan reports to the police that
twenty-five chickens were stolen from
his hennery Saturday night last
Goes to Summon Jury.
City Sergeant r. II. Cox left this morn
ing for Charlottesville, Va. to summon
thirty five talesmen for the purpose of
| forming a jury of twelve to sit in the
case of Henry Smith, the negro who
turned states evidence in the Schultz
murder case. and who will be placed on
| trial for his life in the corporation court
Thursday next Mr.. Cox will probabl
return home tomorrow. The talesmen
! will reach here Thursday morning.
| In the police court this morning Guy
Jackson. colored. was fined $25 on
charge of assaultng Henry Hatcher, COL
ored. with pistol. H. w. Froehlich
charged with being drunk. was committed
to Jail for ten days. John Bell, colored
charged with drunken and disorderly con-
duct. was fined 81. A colored youth
named Abraham Roy. found on the
streets at O'Clock this morning, was
turned over to his parents.
Social Functions.
surprise party was rendered Eugene
Supplee New Year eve at the homo NJ t,;c