Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-02-13
VERDICT AGAINST
J.Y. Williams
Jury Finds That He is Not
Entitled to Seat in Il
Council.
DECISION RENDERED.
Evidence Produced by Common
wealth Showed That Defendane
Has Moved From City.
DECISION RENDERED.

A Jury in the Corporation Court
this afternoon rendered i verdict
at $3.50 o'clock that Julian Y. VIII
liams, member of Common Council
from the Second Ward was guilty OF
the charges brought in the quo
warranto proceedings against him
and was not entitled to a seat In
Council ~
Gardner L. Boothe asked for stay
of Judgment for thirty days during
which time he could file an appeal to
the Supreme Court and the stay was
granted.
Some time was lost after court
opened waiting for the appearance OF
several Jurors who had been sum-
moned at the last moment to COM
plete the venire. Finally the jury
was completed, the following hay-
inc been selected to hear the EVIL
dence: James Callahan, J. K. Brown
w M. Beach, Herman Friedlander,
Nicholas ]. Lawler, Aaron Katz and
Michael Creegan. Isaac Groves was
excused on account Of his business
associations with Councilman Birreli,
ono of the REALTORS, and ". H. r.
Kelly and Moses Jaffa were strouck
off the list.
,rhe opening statement was made
bv Samuel G. Brent, commonwealths
attorney, who is prosecuting the case
in the name of the State. He out
lined the evidence which ne eS-
pected to introduce, namely that
Mr. Williams had removed, from the
Second Ward and since last May had
been living in Cottage Park, AleXan-
dria county. This constituted bona
fde residence, as he saw it, and Mr..
Williams could not come into court
with an answer that he had intend
ed tn return to Alexandria. Mr..
Brent read the law on the subject
10 the effect that city should DE-
governed by councilmen and that
each ward should have equal repre-
sentation. If it is permitted me
s,fd for a member of Council TO
move from one ward and still hold
fire Of each ward would not be equa-
~ represented. He defined the
word resident and stated in his
oninion Mr.. Williams did not meet
+he requirements of the definition.
Mr. Brent stated that the common
wealth would prove that Mr., VIII
,iams had offered his home on North
Royal street for sale and that MS
statements that he was preparing to
remodel his property on Cameron
street to provide apartments for MS
family could not be accepted as PROOF
Of his intention to return to AleSan-
dria.
Gardner L. Boothe, attorney fol
Mr. Williams, made the answer &c
Mr. Brent. He stated that Mr. "li'
liams had emily done what many mer
would like to do and which other
members of Council had done 1o'
wears. without question, namely haVe
,n,a IN tbe country which he coulc
enjoy in the summer time' w'.hou
losing his rights of citizenship a
the place of his real residence. oef
tainlv there could be no objection u
this, It was true, he said, that Mr.
williams had lived longer than th
summer at Cottage Park, but Una
was due to two facts, first, the yer.
mild winter which. had made it eS
tremely pleasant living in the coul'
trv. and secondly, on the condition Q
Mrs. Williams health. He said tina
Mr. Williams had never had any in
tention of giving up his residence i
Alexandria where he owned hom
on North Royal street as we'll as
place of business on Cameron stree
The first witness called was j. Ere
p;rrell who stated that he had re
ceiyed a wedding announcement frol
Mr.. and Mrs. Williams last yea
which stated that they would be {;
home in Cottage Park after the IT
turn from their wedding trip. c
section by Mr.. Boothe to this te
tinsny the fact was brought o