Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-02
ALEXANDRIA AFFA AIRS
Lewis Hooff Objects to Trial
Before Local Jury.
HIS PLEA TO THE COURT
Cases Scheduled for Early Hearing.
Coiored Man Charged With
Stabbing-Briefs.

Special correspondence OF The Star.
| ALEXANDRIA, Va, November ., 1912
| When the case Of Lewis Hooff former
secretary and general manager of the
Mercantile Railway Building and Loan
Association. which suspended business
January IL. 1911, is called for trial in
the corporation court November II next
| his counsel will make motion to OBJ
| tain jury from out Of the city. The
| motion will be argued on the ground that
HOoff could not obtain a fair and i'm
| partial trial at the hands of an Alexan.
| dria jury. This plea will be resisted by
commemorative Attorney Samuel G.
Brent
| Owing to the fact that the motion will
| be made at this term, a postponement
Of the case will, it Is understood, be
granted until either the December or
January term of the court. 1t Is also
| reported that Judge l.. c. Barley Of the
corporation court may request Judge j.
b. T. Thornton Of the circuit court for
| this city to preside at the hearing of
| the motion to obtain a jury from out Of
the city
| Since Hooff's last trial. resulting in his
| acquittal by a jury from Lyn" hpurg on
one of the Indictments pending against
!
obtained to fight his case, one being John
| H. Lee of Lynchburg. Hooff has Attor-
neys John L. Jeffries of Norfolk and
| Lewis H. Machen of this city.
| HoOf was tried on one Of the indict-
ments last February in the circuit court
| for this city. 4 jury from LShchbure
| the night of February last returned a
| verdict of not guilty as indicted.
| There are several other indictments
| pending against the accused in connec-
| ton with the collapse OF the concern.
Cases Scheduled for Trial.
| During the coming week two cases
| which have already been tried in the
court are slated for trial in the circuit
court for this city.
The first is that of Alice McMenamin
and husband against the Southern Rail-
way Company. The object of this suit
| is to recover damages in the sum Of
| injuries alleged to have been done the
plaintiffs home at the southeast corner
of Duke and West streets by smoke and
SCOT from the engines and roundhouse OF
the defendant railway company.
| A case to be heard Friday is that of E.
l.. Sinclair Of Fauquier county, Va,
| against Fairfax & Co of this city. The
object is TO recover about $4,000 alleged
purchase price of whisky which de-
PENDANT refused because, it was alleged.
quired specifications.
Held for Assault With Knife.
Charles Veney, colored, charged with
stabbing Samuel Scott, colored, Tuesday
night last, was in the police court today,
held for the action Of the grand jury.
Scott claimed that the assault was with
out provocation. Twenty-Five stitches
were required to close the wounds. The
prisoner denied the charge,
Last night Silas Lee and Nellie Thorn
ton. both colored. engaged in a battle
with knives, forks and plates at their
home, and Lees arrest followed. The
woman had her face swathed in band
ages as result of the fight. and she had
to go to the hospital to have her in
juries dressed by DR.. Powell Lee got a
stab wound over the heart, and he was
treated by DR.. Penn. Lee was fined $40
Funeral Services.
Funeral services for Frank Beach, who
died in this city, will be held at IL
o'clock tomorrow morning at the
Episcopal Chapel at Baileys cross
roads. The services will be conducted
by Rev DR.. S. A. Wallis of the Epis-
copal Theological Seminary.
Mrs Jane r. Fairfax's funeral will be
held at o'clock tomorrow afternoon
from her late home. at Accotink, Fairfax
county. Burial will be made in the
cemetery at that place
All arrangements have been completed
for the democratic rally which Will be
held at o'clock tonight at the opera
house, under the auspices of the Wilson,
Marshall and Carlin Club.
Grand Master George Lerberich of the
District of Columbia. accompanied by
the grand chaplain. last night paid an
official visit to Potomac Lodge of Odd
Fellows. this city. During the evening
ARRANGEMENTS were completed by the
members Of the local lodge for partici-
pating in the Odd Fellows rally which
will be held In Washington November 10
next.
General Mention