Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-17
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Judge Louis c. Barley Qualities
for Eight Year Term.
NIGHT PROWLER JAILED
Intruder Fired On by DR.. German.
Other News of Alexandria
and Vicinity.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.


ALEXANDRIA. Va. January II, 1913.
Judge Louis c. Barley. who was more
than year ago reelected by the state
legislature as judge Of the corporation
! court to serve for a period Of eight years
| beginning February 1 next. this morning
, at 10 O clock appeared before n. S. Green
away, clerk of the corporation court. and
qualified as such by taking the required
oath of office for that period.
Judge Barley has served as judge of the
corporation court for a period of ten
years, having been elected by the legisia-
| ture in 1902 to succeed Judge J. K. NJ.
Norton, resigned.
| Lewis Elliott, chargtd with attempting
| to enter the residence of DR.. E. A. COT
man. 321 Duke street today, was senenceo
to serve three months in jail for vagrancy.
| Members of DIR. Germans household were
aroused shortly after IL o'clock last night
by noise in their back yard. random
| pistol shot fired by DIR. German brought
l Policemen Nicholson, kerns, Relo anu
/ Garvey to the scene, the policemen sur
/ rounding the place and capturing Elliott.
who was-in hiding in piano box In the
back yard.
The prisoner claimed he had arrived
here Yesterday from Norfolk, and said ne
had been drinking and did not know what
he was doing.
A plea of guilty was entered by Harry
McLearen in the police court today to
conducting policy, and Justice eaton I'M
posed the minimum fine of I'D with tne
promise that the accused would close the
place for good. McLearen asked for len.
iency, and promised the court to see tha'
the place was closed. The place was
raided Yesterday by Chief Goods anC
Sergt wilkins and Policeman Bell.
In the corporation court today ina
decree was given in the case of Jonah
Bernheimer. against Robert H. Cox. ser
geant administrator of the estate OF Johf
II. Naylor, deceased.
The state court of appeals has refused
writ Of error in the case Of Kitchen
administrator against the Great fai's
and Old Dominion railroad, removes
from the circuit court for Alexandria
county.
DR.. Allen W. Freeman. assistant com
missioner of the state board of health,
last night delivered lecture before the
farmers institute at the courthouse az
Manassas, Va in which he urged the
Importance of sanitation in public
schools.
B. G. Foster of the Washington schoo
board. will, at 100 clock tonight, deliver
an illustrated lecture before the Jefferson
District Citizens Association at meet
ing which will be held at the Mount Yer
non Avenue schoolhouse, Del Rey, Alex
andria county.
Funeral services for John Davis. sixty
! years old. who died yesterday, were hello
at o'clock this afternoon from his home
1913 Wolfe street. They were conducted
J by Rev. l.. F. Kelly of St. Mary's Catho'
lie Church.
Betty Lee and others have sold tc
George S. Finch a. house and lot at the
northwest corner Of Oronoco and Roya
streets. A deed for same was recorded
in the office of the clerk of the corpora
ton court yesterday.
The following officers have been elected
by the Baptist Young Peoples Union OF
the First Baptist Church: Melvin r
Pitts, president; c. E. Yeager. vice presi
dent; Miss Nellie Goodwin. secretary
( Clifford Jones. treasurer; Miss Edna Bar
( nett. pianist: Miss Bessie Elliott. assist
ant pianist. James Foster, chorister.
81 There WIZ be a called meeting of thu
J Woman's Auxiliary Of r. E. Lee Camp
} Confederate Veterans. tonight at 1:3
J o'clock at Lee Camp Hall.