Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-02

Joseph Willis. shot and killed Virgil
Jones. was in the police court today sent
to jail for three months. Willis. who is
held for the murder of Jones. testihed
that he took the weapon out of Lucas
pocket He added that he was drunk.
Fines of so each were imposed on
William Cliff and John alias "Nep Penn.
charged with dispensing liquor on Sun
day. According to the testimony OF
Willis who committed murder a rev
hours after getting liquor. he gave Penn
81 and the latter got liquor from him. Penn
claimed he got the liquor from Gift. VINO
was at an ark nearby on the river front
in the northeastern part of the city
F. F. Marbury. president of the boaord
of aldermen, today called a special
council for o'clock this afternoon to
take action on an appropriation of S5,oD
for the building fund of Alexandria Hos
pital. The matter has been reported on
favorably by the finance committee OF the
city council and it is expected that IT
will be passed. The money is to be paid
in IA period of three years. according to
the recommendations of the committee
Verdict by Coroner's Jury.
Virgil Jones. colored. came to his death
from bullet wound inflicted with pis-
toll in the hands of Joseph Willis, col
ored, was the verdict given by cor
oner's jury which met at Demaine's un-
dertakins establishment yesterday after
noon and which was summoned by Act
ing Coroner R. ]. Yates. of Alexandria
county. The jury was composed of Rev.
O. c. Beall. foreman: John Gary, John
Marcher, Joseph A. kremer, George NJ.
Duncan, John Dodson. Willis will be
tried by the authorities of Alexandria
county.
r. E. Lee Camp. Confederate Veterans.
at its meeting last night made arrange
ments to attend the unwilling of the Con-
federate monument at Arlington next
Thursday afternoon. They will leave here
on a special car. a vote of thanks was
extended by the camp to all who took
part in its recent memorial exercises.
George Washington Dixon. seventy-four
years old, employed as Waterman by
the Alexandria Fertilizer and Chemical
Company. died last night at his home. 3O4
South Fairfax street. His widow and sew
eral children survive. The body will be
shipped Wednesday to Westmoreland
county. Va. for burial.
Charles Martin, chauffeur at the Cen
trail garage, had a narrow escape from
serious injury last night. when five
passenger touring car he was driving
backed down the hill on Mount Vernon
ty. distance of 400 feet. The machine
collided with q tree and went over
ten-foOt embankment Martin escaped
injury. but the machine was somewhat
damaged. Failure of brakes to work is
ascribed as the cause of the accident.
Missionary Societies to Meet.
A joint convention of the Women's
Foreign Missionary Society and the
Women's Home Missionary Society of
the NJ. E. Church South of the Balti-
more conference will be opened tonight
with a sermon by Rev. Edwin X. Har-
din of Mount Vernon Place Church,
Washington. Business sessions will be
held tomorrow and Thursday and Fri
day at am. and pm. 1t is expected
that 125 delegates will attend
c. S. TAYLOR Burke of the banking
house of Burke & Herbert was elected
vice president of group 3 of the Vir-
ginia Bankers Association at a recent
meeting of that group. held in Manassas
Letters on the memorial tablet on the
Danes. have been painted black so
that they can be read more easily.
A delegation of members of Martha
Washington Chapter. No. AZ, Order of
the Eastern Star. will leave here at $40
o clock tonight on special car for Falls
Church, to pay a visit to Acacia Chap
ter of that place.
Fire last night considerably damaged
the residence of J. n. Carter, Occoquan,
Va. The loss is covered by insurance.
Mrs. ]. A. Marshall, who has been WIS.,
iting relatives here, returned yesterday
evening to her home in New York.