Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-01
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Lewis Hooff Put on Trial on
EmbezzIement Charge.
JURY is QUICKLY SECURED
Prominent Speakers Will Respond to
Toasts at Dinner OF Cham
Der of Commerce.
pec,.l CORRESPONDENTS Of The Star.

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ALEXANDRIA. Va. February 1. 1912.
Lewis Hooff. former secretary and gen.
eral manager of the collapsed Mercantile
Railway Building and Loan Association,
was placed on trial in the corporation
court at 1880 o'clock this morning,
Judge L. c. Barley presiding.
Hooff, when arraigned, entered plea
of not guilty to one indictment on which
he is being tried, which was returned by
a special grand jury in the corporation
court January Is last. This indictment
charges the accused with the embezzle-
ment of $1,15O of funds Of the associa-
ton.
A large crowd filled the courtroom and
listened to the opening arguments on be-
half of the state, which were mace by
Commonwealth Attorney Samuel q.
Brent, who outlined what the state pro-
posed to prove. Each count in the indict-
ment was taken up by Mr.. Brent.
Following Mr.. Brent came Lewis ii.
Machen, one of the attorneys represent
ing the accused banker. Mr.. Machen out
lined the case which the defendant pro-
poses to prove. Immediately after Mr.
Machen had completed his arguments
court took a recess until 1:40 O'Clock,
Venire From Lynchburg.
But little time was taken in selecting
the jury. A venire of thirty talesmen
from Lynchburg, Va, appeared and the
following twelve were selected by II
O clock, when the arguments were begun:
NJ. A. Saunders. r. G. Terry. w. H. Liz
gan. A. T. Harwood, R. F. Noel. B. w.
Barksdale, L. c. Burks, c. p. Mundy, {.
H. Beasly, jr., James F. Barnes, John Nj.
Fisher and j. G. Franklin.
Hooff is being represented by Attorneys
John L. Jeffries, Norfolk; John L. Lee,
Lynchburg, Va, and Lewis H. Machen,
this city. The prosecution is being con-
Quoted by Commemorative Attorney S.
G. Brent.
During the progress of the hearing to-
day Hooh occupied a seat at the table
beside his lawyers. Among those at the
hearing were a number of women who
occupied seats with the railing.
A distinguished list of speakers will re-
spond to toasts at the banquet of the
chamber of commerce, which will be held
Tuesday evening at $50 o'clock in the
auditorium of the Elks Home.
Representative c. c. Carlin will act as
POSTMASTER. and the speakers will be
Senator Robert L. Taylor. Tennessee;
Senator Thomas S. Martin, Virginia
Senator James A. Reed, Missouri; Senator
Claude A. Swanson, virginia: Rev. John
Lawson Burnett, Louisiana.
Invocation will be pronounced by Rev.
II. M Canter. Covers will be laid for zoo
guests, and the total number of special
invited guests is f1fty-three.
Promises to Be Successful.
The banquet promises to be one of the
most successful ever given by this or
ganization. and with this object In view
the committee has spared no pains. A
meeting Of the banquet committee was
held last night and final meeting will
be held Monday night.
Lieut.. Belts and Policeman Wilkerson
yesterday afternoon recovered three large
sacks containing shoes believed by the
police to have been stolen from freight
cars at the Potomac railroad yards,
Alexandria county. The shoes were al
new. They were examined today by
several railroad detectives, who will en-
deavor to find where they came from.
According to the police they found the
shoes in a yacht anchored on the river
shore scar Deans shipyard, and they
claim they have a witness who says that
the shoes were brought there in a wagon
After the finding of the shoes the police
took in custody a young man named
John F. Peverill of Alexandria county.
The charge against him is destroying the
was continued for ten days. The police
say that they expect Peverill will throw
some light on the finding of the shoes.
although he denies knowing anything
about them, according to the police.
Willis Richardson, colored. alias
Getaway" arrested by Policemen
Reid and Campbell on suspicion of rob-
bling the residence of Mrs. J. r. N.
Curtin, at Braddock Heights. Alexan-
dria county, was today turned over to
the county authorities.
A velvet skirt valued at $15. to-
gether with quantity Of dishes, val
ued at $12 stolen two weeks ago from
the residence of Lambert Finley. st.
Elmo, Alexandria county. were recov-
cred late yesterday afternoon by Po-
licemen Roberts and Scott, who found
them on the river shore north Of the
city limits.
Carlin Franklin Campbell. twenty
six years old, died at o'clock last
night at the residence of his cousin
w. T. wilkins, 800 Cameron street. Mr..
Campbell had been in ill-health for a
long time, having been confined to his
home since November last He was
unmarried. Up to the time of his ILL
ness he was employed as clerk in
the general Offices Of the Southern
Railway Company in Washington. The
funeral will take place from his late
residence Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock
Rev. H M. Canter, pastor Of the Meth.
odist Episcopal Church South, will
conduct the services.
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