The Washington herald., 1916-04-07
Well-Known Horsewoman Ac-
quilted of Alleged Assault
on Former Manager.
BOND FOR GUN CHARGE
Twenty Witnesses Examined in Hear
ing on Water Rates-Fifteen
More to Be Heard.
THE HERALD BUREAU,
Il Y KpIght 4, Sns,

Witnesses were examined IOudy 1Or tne
petitioners in the hearing of certain per-
sons against the Alexandria Water Com
pany before Charles NJ Broun, special
examiner OF the State corporation COM
mission.
Among those summoned to testify were
number of city officials and others. The
testimony in the main was confined to
rates, service, etc.
About fifteen more witnesses are to be
put on the stand on behalS OF the petit
TONERS. 1t is expected that the petition
ers, with this number of witnesses, will
complete their case tomorrow. The Alex
andria Water Company will then put on
its witnesses. The case may not be fin
ished until next week
! After all Of the evidence is taken II will
be presented to the State corporation
commission, when attorneys for both
sides will argue 1t before that body in
Richmond.
Among those summoned to testify to-
day were: Alderman C. j. w. Summers
chairman OF the fire committee of city
council; E. C. Dunn, city engineer; W. H
Bontz, engineer of the Reliance Fire En-
gine; ]. F. Petty, engineer Of the Co.
| lumbia Fire Engine; r. E. Gronau shief
of the fire department: Dr. Z. A. Cor
man, DIR. ]. J. Garvey. Samuel Cuvilier,
~. s. Doniphan, Rev. o. w TripIett Her
bert Tancil and others.
Attorney Gardner L. Boothe represents
the water company and Attorneys How
ard s. Smith and Walter U. Varney rep
resent the petitioners of this city and
Alexandria County who Instituted the
proceedings
Three magistrates from Fairfax
County today sat in the office of
Judge c. E Nicol. this city, and heard
the evidence presented in the cases of
Miss Lucy r. Siddons, a well-known
horsewoman and owner of a lsrge
stock farm near Franconia, Fairfax
County, who was charged with a sim
pie assault on Herbert Conar, former
| ly employed as manager by Miss Sid
dons, and that of Herbert Conar,
charged with a simple assault on Miss
Siddons, both of which assaults are al
legged to have occurred March rs.
After all of the evidence was in, the
court acquitted Miss Siddons and i'm
posed a fine of $40 and costs in the
case of Conar. Conar noted an ap-
peal
Miss Siddons, who several days ago
was held for the action of the grand
| jury on a charge of assault with a
pistol on Conar. by Justice Broders, of
Fairfax County, today gave bond in
the sum of $500 for her appearance be-
of the Circuit Court for Fairfax
County. This is alleged to have oc-
CURED March 29.
The justices sitting IN the case to-
day were F. w. Troth, ]. H. Broders.
and Arthur Kirby.
! Miss Siddons was represented by
Attorney George Washington Lewis
and Attorney Aylett B. Nicol repre-
sented Conar.
Arrangements have been completed for
the interscholastic reading and debating
| contest between the Alexandria High
School and Herndon High School, to be
held at s o'clock Friday night in the
Young Peoples Building.
! Ashby Bladen and Miss Annah Has
lett will represent the Alexandria High
School against John Ankers and Miss
Martha Taylor, or Herndon. Albert
Bryan, Jr., and Miss Evelyn Howard, will
be the local readers against Hugh Hutchi-
son and Miss Ruth LuSens from Herndon
| The judges will be Dean William A
| Wilbur, N. A. Lufburrow, Of Washing
| ton, and Rev. Eugene B. Jackson, D. D.,
pastor Of the First Baptist Church this
city.
The contest will be under auspices Of
the literary societies of the respective
| schools. The winning contestants will
have the honor of representing their
schools and societies at the University OF
| Virginia the last of April.
Parents and friends of the high school
are invited to be present Friday even
ing.
1T. M,
annual meeting last night elected the
following officers to serve for the year.
James s. Douglas, Jr., president; Charles
A. Callahan. vice president; James W.
Roberts, secretary-treasurer; Carl j.
Mueller, captain; ]. Sid Douglas, first
lieutenant, and c. Ashby Reardon, second
lieutenant. Arthur Herbert, jr., ]. T.
Preston. ST., A. G. Moss, J. T. Ashton,
were elected to the board of governors
This club hopes for a very active sea-
son, having Joined the Southern Rowing
! Association. At its next meeting it hopes
to pass an amendment which will allow
a junior membership clause in order to
! obtain some young, active rowing
material.
Representative John L. Burnett, Ala
bama, tonight delivered an address be-
fore the members of Alexandria Coun-
Gil, Order Fraternal Americans, at a
ladies' night celebration in Odd Fellows
Hall.
A feature of the celebration was a flag
drill and tableau which was participated
in by sixty small boys and girls under
direction of Miss Blanche Rotchford. The
singing of The Star Spangled Banner
brought the exercises to a close.
Rev. Father Kennedy, of the Domini-
can House of Studies, BrooklaBd, D. c.,
opened a retreat for men at st. Mary's
Catholic Church. Services will be held
each night at 8 o'clock, ending Saturday
night.
Thomas Chauncey, former member of
common council from tire Fourth ward
will again enter the race for council
| from that ward in the election on June
10. He will oppose Albert Bryan and
Clinton $. Ballcnger, the Democratic
nominees.
The board OF election commissioners
met today in the Office of N. S. Greena-
way, clerk of the Corporation Court, can
vassed the vote cast In Tuesdays pri-
mary and found 1t correct.
/ THE Spirit of the Age" will be the
subject of an address to be delivered
by Mrs. Donaldson before members of
the Cameron Club at meeting at 7.3o
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