Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-24
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Special Grand Jury for the
Corporation Court.
CACKL Frs GET A LECTURE
Chicken.Imitators Taken Into Police
Court on Complaint of
Woman.
snecial CORRESPONDENCE Of The star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, September a, 1910
A special grand jury has been sum
moned for 10 o'clock next Tuesday in the
corporation court, Judge L. c. Barley
presiding. Five cases are slated to be
presented to that body for consideration
The following is a list of the cases
slated to be presented: Henry Jackson,
larceny from the person; William Petit
larceny from the person; William Sim
mons, criminal assault; John Henry I'm
derwood, disposing of a horse and wagon.
the property Of Arthur WEIGH; George w.
Bland house burning.
Final arguments are being made this
afternoon in the land condemnation case
in the United States court for the eastern
district of Virginia. The arguments will
be concluded with an address by Judge
Lewis in behalf Of the government. The
Jury late this afternoon. The govern
ment desires the land, which is located in
Fairfax county, for a District reform
atory.
Civil Service Examinations.
Civil service examinations announced to
be held in this city are as follows: Octo-
Der 49, electrical helper-salary. $500 a
year; meat inspector, bureau of animal
industry, Department of Agriculture-sal-
airy, $1,000 year; law examiner, bureau
Of mines-salary, $500 to $500 year.
The board Of police commissioners will
hold q meeting tonight, at which
policeman will be elected to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation OF Police
man William Schoeni. The commission
ers will also investigate the report Of o..
f. Carter relative to the robbery of his
store. Lieut.. Belts and Policeman Samp,
son will testify.
The work of laying a granolithic side
walk around the new home OF Alexandra
Lodge of Elks was begun this morning
by Contractor J. w. Devers. The side
walk will be extended on the Royal street
side of the old building and also in the
areaway between the structures and Will
be completed by October l.
Cases in Police Court.
Ben Hamilton, colored, was arraigned
In the police court this morning on a
charge of being drunk on the street.
Hamilton told the court that he was be-
ing pursued by men with pistols and
guns. Hamilton was committed for ten
days in order to sober up.
Two white men wer charged with dis
orderly conduct man and his wife
appeared as compliments. The woman
told the court that the men croWed and
cackled when she passed the corner where
they were standing, which was obnoxious
to her. Both were acquitted and warned
to discontinue initiating chickens.
The body of an unidentified colored
man was found near the Dyke. two miles
held by Justice T. s. Wright. Fairfax
county, and a jury gave verdict Of
death by drowning. The man was "a
laborer The body had been in the
water about five days. 1t was buried
at low-water mark. 1t is supposed the
man fell from q passing boat.
There will be no game of ball this
afternoon between the Cardinals and the
Alexandria Athletic Association. The
next game will be played next Saturday
afternoon, which will end the series of
five games, and the winning team will
be declared the champions, each team
having two games to its credit
A report has been made to the police
that q number Of bread boxes in the
northwestern section of the city have
been robbed during the week. In each
case most OF the bread was carried away
by the thieves. An investigation is being
made by the police.
force this morning put three negroes to
work on the force which Is now at Cat
let's. Two Of the men were from Alex
andria county, and one from this city.
Boy injured by Stone.
Adolphus Boahr. a little son of Adolf
plus Boahr, was yesterday evening
struck over the eye with q stone. The