The Washington herald., 1912-11-27

Investigate Buckley Death.
A grand jury in the Corporation Court
December 3 next. Judge l.. c. Barley
presiding. Will make a public investiga-
ton regarding the death Of Patrick
Buckley, the boy guide" whose body
was found beside the fire escape in the
rear of the old Braddock House Sunday
morning. November Il last.
No inquest was held over Buckley's
body, a verdict OF accidental death being
given after the discovery of the body.
Since the finding OF Buckleys body the
opinion prevailed among many that the
matter should be thoroughly Investigated.
and Commonwealth Attorney S. G.
Brent has decided upon a public inyesti-
CATION to see If any additional light can
be shed on the case
Among the witnesses to be summoned
are a number of occupants OF the Brad
dock House. as wen as others
At the time of the finding Of the body
of Buckley the presumption was that he
had met death by falling from the fire
escape from the fourth floor of the Brad
dock House. Many. however, contend
that had he done so he would in all
probability have had all of his bones
broken. On the contrary, however no
bones were broken and the only mark of
violence about the body was a crushed
skull at the left side
All the available evidence obtainable
will be presented to the grand jury for
its consideration.
To Build station.
The Washngton-Virginia Railway Com
pany will shortly award a contract for |
the erection OF a modern freight station /
at the southeast Corner Of Royal and |
Franklin Streets. Plans and specifica-
tions for the building are now in the
hands Of local contractors, and il is eX-
pCCted that the contract will shortly be |
awarded. The railway company desires
TO have the building ready for Occu-
pancy by January l next. Its freight
station will then be transferred. The
present ticket office at the southwest
corner of Prince and Royal Streets Will.
however be continued. The proposed
rev station will contain freight ware
house, offices. and a substation for the
generation Of power.
Land for the station has just been
purchased by the company. One lot of
ground being purchased from NJ. B. Har-
low. trustee, on the east side OF Royal |
Street between Franklin and Jefferson
Streets, and the other lot from John
Mitchell, ir., trustee, on the south side
of Franklin Street. east of Royal Street.
placed on record to-day in the office of
the clerk Of the Corporation Court
At the request OF United States Dis
trict Attorney d. Lawrence Groner, of
the Eastern District OF Virginia. the
case OF arthur Shank, alias West. |
against whom nine young girls are slated
to appear. has been postponed from Fri +,
day until Saturday next. The postpone !
missioner r. =. ". Garnett, before whom !
the hearing will take place.
Shank was formerly chief engineer of
the United States pumping station at
Rosslyn, Va. He was arrested NOvem !
Der 20 last in Georgetown, and is now a
prisoner in the Jail in this city.
Members OF the Alexandria Light In !
fantry are planning to take part in the |
inaugural parade next March. The mat |
ter was discussed at a supper held last
night. The supper took the place of the |
drill. First Lieut.. II. Noel Garner acted !
as toastmGster. During the, evening |
speeches were made by Maj. James E. |
King, Capt. E l.. Slaymaker, Lieut.. |
Garner. and J. William May.
The trustees of the Episcopal Theolog- |
ical Seminary, at a meeting to be held !
February = next will discuss the advisa-
bility of erecting two new buildings at !
cost of 100000 for the Episcopal High |
School. One-haIf of the money will be
supplied, according to plans, by the trus-
tees of the seminary. and the other half |
10y the high school Plans for the build
ings have already been prepared by Ar !
cEitect F. H. Brooks. of Washington.
The marriage of Rudolph W. Herturth, |
of New York, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Hugo !
Herfurth, of this city, and Miss Sallie /
R. Miller. of Brooklyn, n. Y, will take
place at $50 o'clock tomorrow afternoon
at st. Matthews. Church, New York. The .
bridegroom will be attended by his
brother. Hugo Herfurth, jr., Of this city.
4 wedding supper will follow the cere
nlony at the Broadway Central.
The president and secretary of the
George Washington Monument Associa-
ton have been authorized to issue 5000
in notes to take up the outstanding in
which will retire bonds
to $4,000. and which will mark
payment of $4,000, representing purchase
price Of the park
At meeting df Alexandria Lodge Of
EIks, which wil4 be held at its home
Monday night, II Iere will be an election
for the office of esteemed leading knight, u
to fill the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation of John Al Ewald II
Funeral servides for Mrs. Mary NJ.
Smith were hel at go o'clock this
morning from ST. Mary's Catholic
Church, Rev. L. r.. Kelly officiating. Six
grandsons served as pallbearers. Burial
was made in StkMary's Cemetery.