Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-11
SCHOOL DAYS NEAR ALEXANDRIA AFFA|RS|
Arrest of Official of Defunct
Building Association.
YOUNG RIXEY IN TROUBLE
Cited for Contempt of Court Because
He Had Father Committed
to Asylum.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ALEXANDRIA,, Va, September H. 1911.
Lewis Hooff. secretary and general
manager of the defunct Mercantile Rail
way Building and Loan Association, was
arrested early this afternoon by Chief OF
| Police Goods on two warrants issued by
the chief Of police at the instance of
| Commonwealth Attorney Brent, it is
said.
one of the warrants charges that he
| did feloniously steal. take and carry
Iaway one certificate or thirty-three
| shares of stock OF the defunct concern,
valued at $4,000. The other warrant
charges him with the larceny of S1,450
of United States currency. money, goods,
chattels, etc. the property Of the Wiz
ginia Safe Deposit and Trust Corpora
| ton.
Mr. HooH was brought to the police
station by Chief Goods and his arrest at
| tracted a crowd around police mead
| quarters II was announced that his bail
| would be in the sum OF $4,000. His at
| torneys Gardner L. Boothe and Jonn M.
Johnson, are this afternoon arranging TO
| give tie necessary bond, 1t Is said
| a rather peculiar feature in the arrest
| the corporation court began an lnvestl-
cation of the affairs of the defunct
building association of Whlch MI. Hoof1
Is the head and will not complete its
lahors, 1t is thought, Tor some tiihe "
| Mr.. Hoff is a we'll known resident and
had been connected with the Mercantile
Railway Building and Loan Association
! since its organization. He lives on Semi
| nary Hill, west of this city, and is we'll
known both in this city and Washington.
Members of Jury.
The Jury is composed of the following:
| John w May. foreman: A. S. Doniphan,
| William B. Smoot. c. Page Waller, L.
| Clifton Howard. Courtney Acton. W. L.
Balm, c. H. Callahan and c. B. Marshall.
Four of those who composed the original
| jury summoned were excused for bust
ness reasons.
In charging the jury. Judge Barley
| called it's attention to the failure of the
building association, and with other things
said there have been several rumors
afioat regarding the same, and that it
was up to the jury to Investigate and as
certain if there is anything criminally
wrong. If there is. he said. it was beyond
| his knowledge, although he added that
the commemorative attorney had made
a very careful examination into the af-
fairs of the association. and would pie
sent his findings to the jury.
Judge Barley also told the jury that il
ii desired witnesses summoned he would
be very glad to summon them and do
anything else it wished in order to ex-
pedite the investigation.
Immediately after the jury retired
it returned an indictment against Will
liam Harris, colored, for the murder of
Mamie Martin, colored, which occurred
last month.
The case of Jesse Pollard, colored, held
for rape. was discussed at the instance
of Commonwealth Attorney Brent, he
stating there was insufficient evidence
against Pollard to secure a conviction.
In the case of the commonwealth against
Edward Travers. held in connection with
the death of Mary Gallahorne. upon mo-
ton of :the commonwealth 1t was de-
cided to impose a nominal fine and give
Travers a Jail sentence of six months on
a charge of assault and battery. Travers
will be formally arraigned in the police
court in the morning and that sentence
imposed. In the appeal case of Charles
Strobel who was fined $50 for ult, and
also given a Jail sentence OF sixty days,
the court omitted the ial sentence