The Washington herald., 1912-05-04
NEWSOFALEXANDRIA
Jury Investigates Death of Girl.
Harry Kirk Elected Clerk of
City School.

Alexandria, Va, May "A coroner's
jury, which met tonight at Demaine's
undertaking establishment to investigate
the death Of Della Todd. colored. eight
cen years old. of Washington. who died
suddenly about 2 o'clock this morning at
1O1l Princess Street. was adjourned over
until s O'Clock Tuesday night by Coroner
S. B. Moore. who conducted the investi-
CATION. This was done in order to have
the stomach OF the woman analyZed. An
autopsy was performed early tonight
by DR.. W. NJ. Smith. who testified that
he found nothing wrong with the body.
There was nothing to indicate any injury
to the body, he said. hence 1t was decided
TO have the stomach examined.
Policeman Nicholson testified 70 the
evidence he had obtained in the case,
having heard that the womans death
was due to jealousy over a man.
Maria johnson, colored, at whose house
the girl was visiting. testified that she
came TO her house Wednesday. and that
night was taken i'll and died about 2:3o
O'clock
Joseph Todd. a brother. of Washington.
testified that she had been i'll recently.
as did also his brother, George Todd.
Of Caroline County. Va
Andrew LomaX, colored. was placed on
the witness stand. He said he had cor
responded with the woman for the past
two years. and had asked her 10 come
over 10 Alexandria, and she arrived on
Wednesday. At 11:+o o'clock Thursday
night he was called from church by a
friend. who told him Of her illness He
said he remained with her until she
died. and that she had one convulslon.
He knew nothing further. Lomsx. who
was detained during the day as a wit
ness, was released, there being no charge
against him.
The jury was composed of c. r Wal
Ter. ST.. foreman; John II. Fisher. John
McCuen. James T. Patterson, F. C. Pull
lin. and J. B. Fitzgerald.
George Hin, colored. eleven years old,
yesterday afternoon went into the South
ern Railway Company's yards here and
entered an engine on the tracks and
practically stripped it OF all the copper
that was movable by hand He was
arrested, and in the Police Court to-day
was sentenced to the Reform School
Policeman Garvey, who arrested him.
testified that when he found the lad,
early to-day. he was returning from the
railroad yards with coal The plunder
was recovered.
A fine of S2O was imposed in the case
OF Clyde Sullivan, charged with the theft
OF brass journal, valued at $3.50 from
the Southern Railway Company.
Harry D. Kirk has been elected clerk
OF the city school to fill the vacancy
caused by the death Of Hubert Snowden.
Mr.. Kirk is a member of the Board from
the Third Ward, and was without op-
position. A committee, composed of
Thomas Carter and Luther II. Thomp-
son, was appointed to draft suitable reso-
lutions OF respect to the memory Of the
late Hubert Snowden. for many years
clerk Of the board.
Persons desiring to enter the Presiden-
tial election have until tomorrow in
which to pay their poll taxes. City
Treasurer Thomas W. Robinson announc-
es that those who fail to pay by the
closing hour OF his Office tomorrow will
be unable to participate in the Novem-
Der election.
1t is expected that during the coming
week the city Democratic committee will
hold a meeting TO arrange for a primary
for the purpose of electing delegates to
the Norfolk State Democratic convention
which will be held in that city May q
for the purpose Of selecting delegates to
the Baltimore convention. This city Will
be represented by twelve delegates In the
State convention.
Announcement is made that the regis
tration books Of the city will be opened
May p for one day only for the purpose