The Washington herald., 1912-02-12
NEWSOFALEXANDRIA
Rixey's Lawyers May Save Him
from Asylum for Grim
inal Insane.

Alexandria, Va, Feb. 1.-THE last
chapter OF the wrecked Virginia Safe
Deposit and Trust Corporation. so far as
c. Jones Rixey, head of the collapsed
company. Is concerned, will be written
here at 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning in
the Corporation Court. when Judge l.
c. Barley will formally enter an order
directing that Rixey be transferred from
the Western State Hospital for the In
sane, At Steunton. Va. to the Asylum
for the Criminal Insane at Marion, Va.
Rixey. when produced in court. Will
be accompanied by DIR. J. S. De Jarnette
superintendent OF the Western Hospital
for the Insane. As soon as the order is
entered Rixey will be placed on a train
on his way to Marion and will be ac-
companied by Sergt. r. II. Cox.
Upon the arrival Of the former bank
er In Richmond. the sergeant will be
greeted with a writ Of habeas corpus, Is
sued by the State Court OF Appeals, pre-
venting the transfer Of Rixey TO Marion.
The supposition is that Rixey will then
give bond and be released until the case
is finally determined. II Is regarded as
more than probable that 1t will be many
months before the higher court gives its
ability, may return 10 his home in Wash
ington pending the action Of the court
in the event bond is given. otherwise
he will be returned TO Staunton.
Another chapter of the financial opera
tions Of Rixey will be begun Tuesday
morning in the Corporation Court when
arguments will be heard on the demurrer
TO the petition OF c. N. Kemper and
others in the suit Of T. II. Fannon and
others against the Virginia Safe Deposit
which is to hold the directors personally
for the losses incurred by the depositors
by the failure OF the trust company
A Republican Congressional convention
for the Eighth district will convene here
at O'Clock tomorrow afternoon in the
auditorium OF the Elks' Home. Il will be
presided over by F. F. Dodge, chairman,
and J. w. Gregg will be secretary. The
convention viii elect two delegates and
two alternstes TO the national conven-
ton TO be held at Chicago June Is; one
Presidential elector. a member OF the
state executive committee. nominate a
candidate for Congress. select fiye mem
Jers OF the State committee, and a chair
nan Of the Congressional district COM
mittee.
The convention will be attended by
seventy-two delegates as follows: Alex
andria City, S: Alexandria County. 4;
CulpepeT. I: Fairfax. 10: Fauquier, 6;
King George, &; Loudoun. Il; Louisa, g.:
Orange. ?; Prince William, s; Stafford.
T. Each county has an equal number Of
alternates to represent them in the event
the delegates do not attend.
An increased attendance at all of the
Protestant churches to-day was the out
come Of the campaign of publicity waged
by the members of the Men and Religion
Forward Movement. whose slogan was
ATTEND the church of your choice sun
day." At all OF the churches special ref
erence was made to the campaign for in
creased attendance OF men and boys al
the houses of worship, and at many spe-
clal sermons were preached. The at
tendance at the Second Presbyterian
Church was unusually large.
1t is said that the finance committee OF
city council will recommend an appro-
priation of $1,000 for site for the pro-
posed high school
The body Of Mrs. jefferson d. Ashford
who formerly lived at st. Elmo, Alex
andria County, was brought here this
afternoon and buried in Bethel Cemetery
A date for a minstrel performance and
other matters OF importance to the OIc
Dominion Boat Club win be decided on
Tuesday at meeting Of the club at the
Hotel Rammel.
Fitzgerald Assembly. Knights OF Co.
lumbus. at a meeting this afternoon
completed plans for class initiation In
Washington February %. when sixteen
candidates from here will be Initiated
A concert will be given tomorrow
night at Lee Camp Han by the Cameron
Club.
The combined values in 1910 OF coal, pig
iron. clay products. copper, and petro-
leum, equal to 81, 4Ss. .ss4.sl5. were 7L4 per
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