Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-12
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Arguments in the Case of
Trust Company Directors.
CHERRY HILL MANS LOSS
Roll Containing $50 Missing, But
Police Fail to Find Evidence
of Robbery.
Snecia1 cnrresnondence Of The star.

| Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, June L. 1911
Arguments asking the court to enter a
decree or make a special reservation IN
connection with the report of John NJ.
johnson, special commissioner in the case
| of T. j. Fannon and others against the
Virginia Safe Deposit and Trust Corpora
| ton, absolving the directors Of the de-
funct corporation from any personal la
bility in connection with failure of same
were made this morning before Judge l.
c. Barley in the corporation court.
The arguments in behalf of the direc-
tors of the collapsed corporation were
made by Col. F. l.. Smith, G. L. Boothe
for the directors. and Judge j. X. NJ.
Norton also made a brief argument In
connection with the report.
Commonwealth Attorney Samuel G..
Brent. who Is handling the case for the
state. objected to such a procedure. con-
tending that If the attorneys had any OD
JectlonS to the report he would like them
to file their exceptions like others have
done in order that the court could see
what their objections were.
Southern Railway Sued.
Suit to recover damages in the sum of
$4,000 from the Southern Railway Com
pany was instituted in the corporation
court this morning by John F. Mahoney
through his attorney. Lee P. Harlow.
Mr.. Mahoney, who is a postal railway
mail clerk it is alleged. contracted pleu
risy while serving in that capacity as
result of a leaky car owned by the
railway company.
A horse and buggy belonging to Albert
Howard. jr, of Fairfax county, which
was Saturday night taken from in front
of an uptown business house, was re-
covered yesterday morning in West End
or Duke street extended. The animal
was tied to a post. The lines were
missing II was turned over to the
owner by Policeman Carney.
\ colored man named Rich reports to
the police that horse belonging to him.
which was grazing on the commons near
upper King street, is missing.
His Money Took Wings.
came to town Saturday, and was either
robbed or lost $500. A white man. who
is stranger here, was the last man
seen with him. and he was held by the
police. in the hope that he might shed
some light on the affair. which he FAM
ed to do. and in the police court this
morning he was acquitted 1t was
testified by Policeman Wilkerson that
Saturday morning Bland started out
with $3.50 which had been turned over
to him by storekeeper to whom he
had given it to keep for him. The
officer said he aScertained that he had
spent considerable. although there was
no evidence to show that he had been
robbed.
The steamer Trenton. which was
libeled here Saturday, is still at this
port in the Prince street dock, the
owners not yet having given bond for
its release. 1t is understood that II
bond is not given in ten days the mat
ter will come before the United States
court for consideration.
Mrs. Mary Dwyer. well known resi-
dent. died at $50 o'clock yesterday
afternoon at her home, 315 Queen street.
following a stroke Of paralysis she re-
The deceased had been in Ill hath a long
time. Mrs. Dwyer was the widow of Ed
ward Dwyer and is survived by the fol-
lowing children. Philip and Misses Sarah
and Mary J. Dwyer. Her. funeral will
Church Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock.
Funeral Of Mr.. McArter.
Funeral services for George H. Nc
After, who died Saturday. will be held
at 6 o'clock this evening from his home.
12O South Fairfax street. The services
will be conducted by Rev. H. NJ. Canter,
pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South, and burial will be in Union ceme-
terry.
The annual examinations in the public
schools. prior to the closing, were begun
this morning and will be concluded the
latter part Of the week. The schools
will begin their closing exercises next
Monday with the boys school and will
end June - with the closing of the girls
colored school.
Chief Goods Of the police force left lis
morning for Rochester. \. Y, to attend
the annual session Of the police chiefs
| which will convene tomorrow. Lieut..
Frank Belts will act as chief in his
absence. and acting Lieut. Roberts will
serve as lieutenant.
Members of r. f. Lee Camp, Confed-
| crate Veterans, will tonight at o'clock
meet the various Confederate organiza-
| tons of the city at Lee Camp Hall.
The Lncoln-Douglas Emancipation and
Memorial Association is planning to OBJ
serve the centenary anniversary of Har-
riet Beecher Stowe and the bath ami
versary OF the American flag next Sun