The Washington herald., 1912-01-23
.NEWSOFALEXANDRIA
Lynchburg Jury to Sit at Trial
of Hooff-Charles T. McGuin
Killed by Train.

| Alexandria. Va, Jan. "A venire OF
thirty talesmen from Bynchburg. Va, will
be summoned here for February next
from which to select jury to sit in the
case of Lewis Hooff, former secretary
and general manager OF the defllnct Mer-
camille Railway Building aud Loan Asso-
citation. This was decided upon by Judge
Barley in the Corporation Court this morn
ing.
Hoon's trial was to have been begun
to-day to answer the ten indictments
pending against him for embezzlement
It was upon motion OF Hoon that the
trial was postponed until February, and
at the suggestion OF his legal counsel that
Jury from out OF the city will be OBJ
tained.
Hooff since his arrest has been out on
bail bond in the sum of $4,000. which
was renewed to-day. When the trial be-
gins he will be represented by Attorneys
John ]. Jeffries. Norfolk. Va, and Lewis
II. Machen, this city. The case, It Is ex-
pected, will last several days, as many
long and drawn-out statements will have
been gone over and presented to the jury.
Many witnesses have been summoned
sergt r. n. Cox will go TO Lynchburg
Thursday for the purpose Of summoning
the talesmen.
The announcement that a jury from
out OF the city would be obtained to sit
asmuch as II had been predicted that an
out-of-town jury would be secured.
Charles T. McGuin, a section hand, en-
ployed by the Southern Railway Com
pany, was struck and instantly killed by
south-bound passenger train over the
Southern Railway between Edsalls and
Springfield stations at IL o'clock this
morning McGuin was endeayoring to
get out Of the way OF the north-bound
train when he was struck by the south
bound train.
The body was hurled distance of
twenty feet. and after the train had
been stopped II was found he had died
instantly. His skull was fractured and
an arm broken. The body was brought
here and taken TO Demaine's undertaking
establishment.
McGuin was ffty-two years old. and
besides his wife leaves a son. The body
will be taken 10 his late home at Edsalls
Station, Fairfax County, tomorrow
morning and prepared for burial The
arrangements for the funeral have not
yet been made.
Public health matters was the sub
ject Of an interesting address delivered
tonight at the rooms OF the chamber OF
commerce by DR.. Roy X. Flanagan.
director OF Inspections. State board Of
health OF Virginia. The lecture was un-
der the auspices OF the chamber OF COM
merce and was well attended Among
those In attendance were many members
OF the local medical profession. members
OF the chamber of commerce. Anti-Tu-
berculosis Society, nurses. school-teach-
ers, and members OF city council. The
speaker was introduced by r. g. Jones,
president OF the chamber OF commerce.
It Is understood that the general laws
committee OF city council will tomorrow
night at a meeting Of council report ia
yorably on the resolution having for its
object the abolishment OF the board OF
fre wardens and placing the workings OF
the fire department In the hands Of the
chief and a committee Of city council
The resolution provides that the corpo-
ration attorney prepare the necessary
papers to be presented to the State legis-
lature for the change.
Council will also act on the resolution
appropriating the sum OF 1900 for the
employment Of additional legal counsel
to assist the corporation attorney IN the
annexation night The board OF alder