Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-15
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Surprises in the Rixey Case
Monday Predicted.
CASE TO BE CALLED THEN
Decisions of Court of Appeals in
Staunton-Charter Granted to
Motor Truck Company.
Special Correspondence of The Star

'Nt''iaI correspondence or Inc SUR.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. Sctember IT, 1911.
Some surprises will be sprung in the
E;Ncy case Monday next at II o'clock in
the corporation court when it is called"
was the statement made by an attorney
today, who refused to disclose just what
tho nature of tho surprise viii he
{. Jones RiXcy head Of the dcfuncf
Virginia Safe DEPOSIT and Trust Corpora
| ton. is slated to he in court for trial. a
! rule was issued Monday b, the court
against C. +. Rixey. jr.. to show cause
why he should not he punished for con-
, tempt in having his father sent to an asy-
lnfn for the insane when cognizant that
nc was IN the custody of the court under
| "A bond of SaJ,WO
The younger Rixcy will be present. 1t
| could not he learned today whether or
not {. Jones Rixey will be here Monday.
According to a telegram received Sat
| nrday by commonwealth Attorney Sam
uel q. Brent. G. Jones Rixcy is now in
an asylum. The telegram came from John
> Barbour. one of Rixey's attorneys.
The attorneys representing Rixey were
IN TINS city yesterday and held con-
ference regarding the Rixey case at the
oi'fcc OF James r. Cation 4 Sons. At
IN" office Of Mr.. Cation today il was
stated that there was nothing TO give
a'iE dSN.
Court of Appeals Decisions.
The state court Of appeals in session
at Staunton. Va. has refused a rehear-
Ing III the case Of Marbury against Jones
ct al. removed from the circuit court of
this city. The court here gave YER
dict for the defendant. The suit was to
determine the ownership Of an alley.
AcfiOn nv 10 hichar on, nth
eases taken from courts here follow:
Kidd and others against Virginia Safe
Deposit and Trust Corporation. corpora
ton court. appeal and supersedeas and
bond fixed at $1,000: Washington. Alex
andria and Mount Vernon Railway Com
pany, against Vaughan circuit court of
Alexandria county. writ of error refused;
Chester Lumber Company against Glib
son Corporation, circuit court of Alex
andria county. writ of error refused.
Mrs c. Iottie Goundie. who collapsed
yesterday in her room at the Braddock
House. died yesterday afternoon at the
natural causes Mrs. Goundie was forty
four years old. and leaves husband.
She was native of Lynn, Mass.
Motor Truck Company Chartered.
A charter has been granted by the
| state corporation commission to the B. F.
Board Motor Truck Company Corpora
ton. this city. with a maximum capital
stock of 100000 and a minimum Of So,
COO The objects are motor truck con-
struction. Officers follow: B. F. Board.
president: Douglas Stuart. vice president;
w. E. Balm, treasurer: G. $. Hinkins,
secretary. all of this city. This company
has begun the erection of a plant at
Henry and Pendleton streets.
The picnic given yesterday at the farm
Of James Peterson. west Of this city.
In adI he
touring cars used in conveying the pic
| nickers to the place, wagons and other
vehicles were put into operation to carry
the large crowd. which attended last
the last Of the picknickers returned home.
The affair was for the benefit Of St.
Mary's Catholic Church.
Recent Real Estate Sales.
Mrs A. j. Wedderburn has sold to Mrs.
| Ellen D. Knowlton of Washington, a
| house. together with five building lots, at
| Virginia Highlands. Alexandria county
The consideration given was $3.50.
| A. ]. Wedderburn has sold the following
lots in George Washington Park: Two
| to T. j. Fannon. one to John j. Walsh,
Washington; two to William Desmond
and one to the estate of the late j. r.
n. Curtin.
Inc lIiriS AtnleTC ASSOCIATION or the
Alexandria High School has organized
with the election of these officers: Miss
Helen Blake. president; Miss Juanita
Forbes. vice president: Miss Margaret
| Entw!sle, secretary: Miss Mary Moore,
| treasurer. Basket ball and tennis are the
games arranged for. One of the require
| ments for membership is a class stand
| ing Of Is per cent
| The circuit court for this city, Judge
| Thornton presiding. will reconvene at IL
O'Clock tomorrow morning. when several
civil cases will be taken under considera-
| ton.
A meeting of Potomac Lodge of Odd
Fellows will be held tonight, when de-
gree work will be conferred.
A meeting of the 18th Virginia Regi-
ment Chapter. United Daughters of the
Confederacy, was held yesterday afternoon
at Lee Camp Hall. when delegates to the
Roanoke convention were given instruc-
tons.
The abandoned horse and buggy found
by William Power in the West End
Wednesday was the property of Wash
ingtonian. and was turned over to De-