The Washington herald., 1912-02-08
NEWSOFALEXANDRA
Rixey to Be Brought Before Judge
Barley to Show Why He Should
Not Be in Marion Asylum.

Alexandria. Va. Feb. &c. Jones
Rixey, former head OF the Virginia Safe
Deposit and Trust Corporation. now in
the asylum at staunton, Va, VIII be
Brought TO this city Monday when an
order will be entered by Judge Barley
for his transfer to the asylum for the
criminal insane at Marion, Va. DR.. ].
s. De Jarnette, in charge OF the Staun-
ton CVa.) asylum. has been instructed
by the court to have Rixey here on that
day.
Sergt. r. II. Cox will, 1t Is said, be sent
to Marion with Rixey, and on the ar
rival of the latter In Richmond Rixey's
attorneys will endeavor to secure a writ
Of habeas corpus which will bring the
question OF Rixey's confinement before
the higher court.
The city Republican committee has
been organized with the election of the
following for two years: II. B. Quinn.
chairman; r. E. Grover and Charles
Dean. First ward; Charles N. Hancock
and Spencer A. Forrest, Second ward;
Joseph .EwaId and z. ]. Fleming. Third
ward. and John Brenner and James Cal
Ian, Fourth ward.
The Republicans OF the city in mass
meeting passed resolutions indorsing
President Taft's administration and also
PASSED resolutions indorsing Joseph L
Crupper. State committeeman.
The following have been chosen dele
gates TO the Eighth district convention.
which will convene here Monday: WILL
lam Webster, William Schoeni. H. f.
Jenkins, Z. J. Fleming, Charles Dean,
Joseph l. Crupper, Joseph Ewald, and
r. E. Grover.
Those chosen delegates to the State
convention, which will meet in Roanoke
Va, March 1s follow: II. B. Quinn, W. H.
p. Kelly, W. A. Jolly, and David E.
Robey.
Mrs. Matilda FIeischmann's funeral
took place at $50 O'Clock this morning
from st. Mary's Catholic Church. Serv-
ices were conducted by Rev. L. F. Kelly,
and burial was in st. Mary's Cemetery
The floral offerings were handsome and
numerous. Those serving as pallbearers
were George II. Schwarzmann, Lorenzo
wolford, P. p. Russell, R. NJ. Cullen.
John Periard, ]. B. Fitzgerald, v. B.
Bayne. and ]. Fred Birrell.
A meeting OF the members Of the Old
Dominion Boat Club was held tonight
at the Hotel Rammel, at which time a
committee was appointed to consider the
oar shell from Georgetown University.
1t was also decided to give minstrel
performance in the near future. An ad-
journment was taken until Tuesday.
Edward Tompkins, colored, entered
plea of guilty in the Police Court to-day
to the theft of a box of bitters, valued
at S, from the saloon Of George Finch.
Tompkins explained he committed the
theft because he was Intoxicated. A fine
of $50, to which was added jail SEN
tence of six months, was imposed. Tomp-
kins will, therefore, spend the next nine
months on the State convict road force.
The officers, together with big dele
CATION of members OF Alexandra Lodge
Of EIks. went to Washington tonight, !
at which time the officers Of Alexandria |
Lodge OF EIks conferred the degree work |
Of the order on class OF candidates.
A subscription card party will be given
February % is the auditorium Of the
Elks' Home by Mount Vernon Chapter, |
Daughters OF the American Revolution. |
Funds will be applied to the proposed |
drinking fountain of that order, which Il |
is proposed to erect next April, at Royal |
and Cameron streets.
Miss Lottie Thomas and walter W.
Campbell were married last Monday in |
Manassas, Va. Mr.. and Mrs. Campbell |
viii reside in this city.
John Mayhem, alias John Marks,
twenty-one years old, charged with !
shooting Charles Gaskins and Andy Lo-
NAY. both colored. in Alexandria, on De-
,ember p last, was arrested at Union |
station in Washington this afternoon. !
chief Goods, Of Alexandria, brought |
he man back to this city.
Mayhem, or Marks. according to Chief /
Goods, became involved In an alterca-
Ton with the eolored men. He drew a
revolver and fred at them. Gaskins
vas struck IN the left side OF the back. /
Lomax was not seriously injured in ta6
shooting.
Largest Morning Circulation. ]