The Washington herald., 1915-04-28
ALExANQRIANS DIFFER
over SALES FOR TAXES
Council to Decide Muddle-Joseph
Henderson Charged with
Killing Brother.

ICll at us meeting tonight adopted =
resolution authorizing the finance
committee to employ counsel at a cost
mot to exceed $50 to settle an alleged
difference that has arisen between the
finance committee and the corporation
attorney 'as to settlement in the
matter of certain tax sales in the year
1907"
According to Capt. Albert Bryan
chairman of the finance committee
there is a difference amounting to be
tween $500 and Sl,100. according to
the auditors books.
The corporation attorney. he stated.
claims he was entitled to all he col
lected on certain tax sales. Capt.
Bryan. however. explained that the
committee did not recall any such
agreement. and he added he thought
no committee had right to make any
such agreement.
than thirty citizens of the annexed
territory. representing the Greater AL
eXandria Citizens Association.
| A petition from that association ask :
ing for the creation of fifth ward
and for equal representation in coun-
ell was referred to the special COM
mittee on annexation.
resolution appropriating s16.1S25S
| to pay Fairfax County for permanent
just taken in was referred to the
finance committee.
| The motion of Councilman Brockett
| to go into an election of councilman
from the Third ward to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of the late Robert
l.. Monroe was lost by a vote OF to s..
and motion of Councilman Bales to
defer election adopted.
| The Alexandria County Lighting
| oh 90
tract for lights now furnished the an
neXed territory at a total cost of $519
a year. This was referred to the
finance and light committee.
The board of supervisors of Fairfa X
| County requested that city council
! complete the improvements to roadway
on Patrick street from Franklin street
to the Hunting Creek Bridge This
was referred to the finance and streets
committee.
| The report of the police committee for
four additional police for the recently an
neNed territory and purchase of a patro,
J wagon at cost not to exceed $50 was
| referred to the finance and police COM
mitttee.
| The sum Of 500 was appropriated for the
poor and WOrkhouse for the present year
| Petition of Joseph NJ. Miller to erect
| gasoline tank under sidewalk in front of
|
\ to street committee
| Other business disposed of was as fol
| lows: s225 appropriated for improvement
of Hunting Creek bridge: 80 for wooden
| posts and railing at Stone bridge: 500
| each for emergency road work in Alex
andria and Fairfax counties: f. l.. Hem
shaw granted permission to erect garage
| in rear of 10 South Washington street:
ordinance to establish curb grade at
CT ,nf, i
street committee; $40 appropriated to paint
trash boxes and purchase ten new ones:
resolution of Councilman Brockett for arc
light at Cameron and Washington streets
referred to light committee: petition of
Alexandria Automobile Club to improve
South Patrick street to Hunting Creek
bridge referred to street committee; Pc
tition OF I. j. Fannon for Improvement
az Henry street between King and Duke
referred to street committee: Alexandria
Fire Department given refund on licenses
for carnival to exhibit here next month
under its auspices.
John Henderson came TO his death
from gun shot wounds inflicted nv his
brother. Joseph Henderson. the night of
April - about IL 30 The foregoing
verdict was given by a coroner's jury
summoned by DR. T NJ Jones. which met
ley's undertaking chapel. The jury was
composed of James B. Martin. foreman;
Kenneth w. Ogden, secretary: Level
lyn +. Dyson. Thomas NJ. Dunbar, F. a.
Church. and J. w. Garner
Joseph Henderson. who is held by the
police. was present at the hearing
Sergt. William j. Wilkinson narrated
the confession made by Henderson to
him the night of the shooting and a
second confession the following morning.
in which Henderson claimed to have said
they both wrestled for his pistol it 60
ing off accidentally I'm the scuffle. The
scuffle followed when the deceased de-
manded the pistol from Joseph Hender-
son.
Ray Leslie Williams, an employe of
the Southern Railway roundhouse. said
Henderson gave him the pistol that night
to keep and mumbled something about
his brother. John, and went away cry
ing.
Chief Goods. Policemen Norris and
Rawlett. the latter two having arrested
Henderson at his home, together with
Policeman Roberts. told of the part they
took in the case.
DIR. NJ. -. Delaney. who attended Hem
derson at the hospital. said there were
two wounds In the forehead above the
left eve. One bullet penetrated the skull |
and the second was a glancing one
Others who testified were Howard W. |
Smith Park A. KerSey. John Grady, and
S. McMichaeL
The Alexandria Automobile Club will
request the police to strictly enforce
the traffic regulations and also pre-
vent children on roller skates from
dragging after automobiles. 1t has
been decided by the association to re-
quest the authorities of this city and
improve certain streets and roads re-
ported as being in bad condition The
District authorities will also be re-
quested to repair the approaches to the
highway bridge.
After Police Justice Cation had pro-
bounced the death sentence on a dog.
with biting a boy, Miss Grace
the 15-year-old daughter Of
Robert McKeown. put up such an elo-
quent plea for the dog that the court |
relented and spared its life. No sooner
addressed to Dear Barnes" and ma rked |
personal follows: |
"Unht for Position
81 held up that removal but the Post !
master General told me that the man was |
entirely unfit for the posttion and that