Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-04
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Fourth Being Noisi|y CeIe-
brated by Young America.
HEARING IN FEDERAL COURT
Habeas Corpus to Be Asked for Two
Workhouse Prisoners-Old
Flag to Return.
Special Correspondence Of The star.

The day was generally. observed and
outgoing boats and trains bound for the
various river and country resorts were
taxed to their capacity. all who could
getting away from the city to escape the
torrid heat.
Falls Church was the mecca for hun
dreds Of Alexandrians who attended the
celebration at that place. Many will also
go there In the afternoon and remain
over for the ball which will take place
tonight.
The observance OF the day was marked
by a general suspension OF business
throughout the city. Banks. city and
government offices were closed all day,
as were most OF the wholesale houses.
at the noon hour. At the city post Office
Sunday hours prevailed. there being no
delivery OF mail except from the car
riers windows.
Habeas Corpus Hearing.
The hearing Of arguments on the habeas
corpus proceedings in the case of Edgar
Fisk and William Alexander. prisoners
serving sentence of one year each in
the District workhouse at Occoquan. Va,
will be begun at II o'clock Thursday
morning before Judge Edmund Waddili
in the United States court for the east
ern district of Virginia. This action was
decided upon by the court yesterday aft
ernoon. Attorney Matthew E. O'Brien.
representing the prisoners, wants to test
the constitutionality Of the act OF Con-
gress in sending the men to a workhOuse
outside of the confines of the District.
When court convenes tomorrow morning
at IL o'clock the case of the Emerson
Engine Company against Edward Hatch
of New York, suit to recover $4,000
damages. Is slated to be heard. The libel
proceedings against the packet steamer
Trenton of the Potomac Navigation Com
pany are also fixed for hearing tomorrow.
The case of r. c. L. Moncure against
Joshua T. Offutt a suit for s., 900 dam
ages for alleged injuries as result OF
an assault at Rockville, Md. January 25
last. was continued until January next.
The case Of c. F. Williams. charged with
failing to have life preservers on his
motor boat, was continued.
The case of II. l.. Cheshire, charged
with failing to obliterate an internal rev.
enue stamp. was continued until the
January term OF court The case OF the
United States against Arthur Bradley.
Roger Willis Robert Johnson, William
Brooks George Banks and Curtis Young.
charged with escaping from the District
workhouse at Occoquan, was fixed for
trial tomorrow.
plea of guilty to technical viola
in the case Of the Berry Hill Mineral
Spring Company and fine or SO was
imposed. The case OF ]. Raleigh Splitter
and Samuel F. Splitter, accused of max
ing false claims against the government.
was set for trial at the January term
and bond renewed.
Commissioner Richard Farr made a re-
port to the court that as special COM
ment against the Belvor or White House
tract of land, situated in Fairfax county,
which the government recently con-
demned as a site for a District reforma.
tory. is ready to make distribution OF
funds to the claimants The amount to
be distributed is $4,000. The petit jury
will meet at 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning
To Bring Back Old Flag.
r. E. Lee Camp. Confederate Veterans.
| at a meeting last night appointed COM
mittee consisting Of w. A. Smoot. COM
mander and Edgar Warfield, adjutant.
to go to Albany, n. Y, and bring the
battle flag Of the 18th Virginia back to
this city. The state assembly of New
York recently passed a resolution OF AS
semblyman Cuvillier, former Alexan-
drian. directing that the old flag be
turned over to Lee Camp.
The committee will. it Is expected. leave
for Albany within the next few days.
Doubtless after the flag arrives here
reception will be given at future date
in honor of it's return. 1t will adorn
the walls of Lee Camp and be placed in
q glass case after q while. it Is expected.
Action on the proposed consolidation OF
Lee Camp with NJ. D. Corse Camp. Sons
of Confederate Veterans, was not dis
cussed at the meeting. 1t is probable
that action along that line. with view
of getting the young veterans more deep
ly interested in Confederate work. VIII
be taken at the state convention which
will be held next month in Newport
News. Va.
Resolutions of respect to the memory
Of the late Henry S. Pitts were adopted
before adjourning.
John Hammond. colored, arrested on
charge Of assaulting Emma Coles, a white
woman. was released yesterday afternoon
by Justice Thompson on his own recog-
nizance and the case continued 1ndeh-
nitely.
At the hearing late Yesterday afternoon
Hammond produced witnesses who testi-
fed that the Coles woman was drunk
Saturday night, several Of whom testi-
fed that she was drunk most OF the
time The evidence OF the woman re-
Many Would Be Policemen.
The secretary Of the board Of police
commissioners is in receipt of a number
of applications from candidates who want
to become members Of the police force to
fill two vacancies. The board will fill the
existing vacancies at special meeting at
1880 o'clock Friday evening. All candi-
dates are expected to appear personally
before the board.
Judge X. H. L. Chichester of the fif-
teenth judicial circuit, Fredericksburg.
Va, has been designated by Gov Mann
to hold the July term of the circuit court
for this city in place OF Judge j. B. I.
Thornton. who Is now presiding at the
Vondermiller murder trial in Alexandria
county The July term will convene to-
morrow, when several civil cases are
slated to be heard.
The funeral of William Harrison took
Mace this afternoon from his late home at
Bailey's crossroads, Fairfax county. Bur-
Hal was made in the cemetery at that
place.
Paul 4. F'inney, three months old, died
last night at the home of his parents,
Franklin street. The deceased was a son
of Grover and Florence Finney. The fu-
neral took place this afternoon.
According to the annual report of the
clerk of the city school board the balance
ON hand at the close Of this scholastic year
is 81 ~. The total receipts amounted 10
SOS. $500.
r. Parke Torbert has purchased from
Howard W. Smith, through j. ID. Nor
movie and Monroe & Marbury, two
building lots on the south side of Queen
street between Washington and st. Asaph
streets, which he will shortly improve
nv the erection of a modern brick dwell
ing house.
William r. Evans of this city is the
author of a poem in the July number OF
the Gateway magazine.
Love, beauty. Jewels. dangerous add
tva 1A<N o.