The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-13
TRIAL OF HOOFF
SET FOR TUESDAY
Twenty-Five Talesmen Sum
moned From Fredericksburg
From Which to Select Jury.
TAFT DECLINES INVITATION
Will Not Be Able to Attend
Masonic Banquet on
February ~.
Especial TO Tho Times Dispatch


Alexandria, Va. January H.-The
second trial of LOWS HoOn. former
secretary and general manager of the
defunct Mercantile Railway Building
and Loan Association. against whom
several indictments are pending IN
connection with the collapse OF that
institution, is slated to be begun in
the Circuit Corporation Court for this
city at 10 O'Clock Tuesday morning
next, with Judge l.. {. Barley presid-
ing.
Twenty-Five talesmen from Freder
icksburg have been summoned from
which to select "A jury of twelve TO SIT
in Hooff's case. They VIII arrive mere
Tuesday morning next.
President Taft yesterday declined
the invitation extended him by a com
mittee of members OF Alexandra
Washington Lodge OF Masons 20 at
tend the annual banquet of that or
ganization, which will be held February
% next, in accordance with an annual
custom. This was declined, owing
to the fact that he will be in New YORK
on that day.
President Taft, however. promised
20 come over TO Alexandria February
p next for a short time and attend a
session OF the Washington National
Masonic Memorial Association. which
will assemble here on that day. The
ton of a permanent temple 10 Wash
ington for the Aasons.
Bar Association Meets.
The annual meeting of the Bar AS
ISOLATION of the Sixteenth Judicial Cir
cult. composed of lawyers of this city,
Alexandria Fairfax and Prince vii
liam Counties. was held yesterday at
ternoon at the office Of Colonel r. l.
Smith. Judge G. r. Nicol. the retiring
president of the association. read an
Interesting paper entitled The Ideal
Judge"
The officers elected to serve for the
ensuing year are as follows: R. Gordon
Finney. president. Alexandria County
James r. Cation. vice-president, Alex
andria City: William Farr. vice-presi-
dent. Fairfax County; William {.
Cloth, vice president. Alexandria Coun-
ty: II. Thornton Davis. vice-president.
Prince William County; O.. Washing
ton Lewis. secretary; H Noel GARNER.
treasurer, both OF this city.
The annual banquet of the associ-
alton. attended by 100 members. was
afertward held al the Hotel Rammel-
Captain Crandal Mackey. Common
wealth's attorney of Alexandria County.
acted az POSTMASTER and many re-
sponded to toasts.
1t is rumored that several members
Of CITY Council may resign in the near
future because they have moved INTO
other wards from those which they
represent. Councilman Charles B..
swan will tender his resignation Tues
day night He takes this action De
cause he has moved from one ward into
another.
Captain Joseph Particle. United
states Observation-Disclosures. will make
the annual inspection OF the Alex
andria Light Infantry February II
next.
A large automobile belonging TO Dr..
Walter A. Warfield. was considerably
damaged late last night when II ran
down an embankment near the union
passenger railway station
Verdict for s6S2-15.
A verdict without prejudice was
given by q jury in the Circuit Court
here yesterday for sss2 IS in the case
of Z. l.. Sinclair against Fairfax 4
Cornpa The object Of this suit was
70 recover about $40 representing
the purchase price Of forty barrels Of
liquor.