The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-08
WILL MAKE FIGHT
ON ANNEXATION
Bitter Struggle Expected in Alex
andria-Slick Thieves
at Work.
Especial to The TimsE-D.spatoh. J

lSDeEIEI 10 NC E-DISHdlCnl
Alexandria, Va, January 1.-THE
question of an appropriation for legal
expenses to push the annexation ordi-
nance will DO UP for consideration at
a meeting of the City Council which
will be held Tuesday night. The joint
Will ask for an appropriation. 1t Ia
reported that four well-known attor-
neys will be employed to assist Cor
poratIon Attorney 8. P. Fisher In the
fight. The matter is now in the hand 9
OF the corporation attorney, and he
Will announce their names shortly.
This city Is going to have great
big fight on It's hands In order to
acquire the territory 1t wants. which
includes a part OF Alexandria and FAIR
fax counties.
Alexandria county has already So
cured the services OF Attorneys A. ].
and r. Lynch Montague. of Richmond,
TO assist Commemorative Attorney
Crandall Mickey in the fight and II is
reported that c. Vernon Ford. Of Fair
fax county. will also have able assist
ance In the fight.
Every now and then email robberles
take place In Alexandria However,
when the robbers get so bold that .hay
break Into and rob places right next
door to police headquarters, and these
places are separated only by one brick
wall. then II IS regarded is excep-
tionally bold. Now. this Is Just what
happened in Alexandria either late
Friday night or early Saturday morn
ing. The thieves had weakness for
gas meters, and the FIRST place they
entered was the eating house OF Mira
Georginnn Hayden, ana separating this
by distance OF ten feet is located
the eating house OF Mrs. Fannie Cook
In the latter place the thieves also
broke into and robbed the gas meter.
The haul from the two amounted to
approximately So.
Both of tho eating houses are in
the east wing of the city market
building. and right next door TO DO
ice headquarters. The police have
been notified of the robbery, and they
are investigating.
No report of the robbery was made
public by the police. who are endeavor
ing to apprehend the thieves. The mat
ter however, leaked out last night
Alexandria. Va, January 1.-The jury
IN the damage suit OF r. c. I. Moncure.
u laMS CT VI EtlGShuuEld county, dEan 81
Joshua T. Offutt of Rockville, Md,
ht<, not reached verdict In the United
States Court for the Eastern District
of Virginia when court adjourned late
yesterday afternoon. and was adjourned
over until 1890 o'clock Monday, when
they Will again consider the case. The
iury was out about twenty minutes
when 1t adjourned over until Monday.
The object OF the suit is to recover
damages in the sum OF 5000 for inju-
ries sustained as the result of an al
legged assault committed al Rockville,
Md, January % last. The alleged as
sault was made after Mr. NSoncure
had just left the courthouse, whese he
had been engaged In trying q casa.
The case OF tho Emerson Engine
Company, Incorporated, against Edward
Hatch, of New York. will come up for
trial tomorrow morning In the United
States Court. The complainant will be
represented By Judge c. Il. Nicol, and
Attorney Hugh Gordon Miller will ron.
resent the defendant.
Week of prayer services. under tho
auspices of the local ministerial asso-
citation will begin tomorrow and END
Friday.
The annual banquet of the Bar Assoc
ciaticn of the Sixteenth judicial Cir
cult will be held at O'Clock SATURDAY
afternoon at tho Hotel Ranimel