The Washington herald., 1916-12-21
ALEXANDRIA SUIT
in RICHMOND court
Circuit Tribunal Hearing Appeal Of
Southern From 5000 Verdict.
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Alexandria, Va, Dec. 20.-A case OF
local interest, argued yesterday In the
United States Circuit Court in Richmond,
was the suit Of the Southern Railway,
plaintiff in error, against Virginia Nc
Quinn. administrative, defendant in
error, carried up from the United States
Court for the Eastern district, this city.
This suit was for $4,000 for the death
Of Henry McGuinn. who was killed at
Edsalls Station, Fairfax County, by a
delayed train. south-bound, which was
operating over a northbound track.
It was the first case ever heard In
the local court under the Federal
liability act. and a jury awarded Mrs.
McGuinn 5000 from which verdict the
railway company appealed.
r. B. Tunstall. of Norfolk, and Messrs.
Moore, Keith. McCandIish. and Hall, of
Fairfax, represented the plaintiff The
defendant in error was represented BY
Attorneys Leo P. Harlow and Charles
Bendhein.
Following a preliminary hearing this
afternoon before United States Commits
sioner Louis N. Duffey, James f. Ready.
Is years old. charged with stealing an
automobile belonging to Kenneth Dove,
Of OccoQuan. Va, was held for the action
Of the grand jury.
Ready contends he stole the machine
while serving q sentence of nine months
at Occoquan for 1oyriding in washington
and that he was arrested in Scranton.
Pa. a short time afterward.
Ready says he was returned to Oc-
coquan to complete his sentence and
afterward turned over to the authorities
Of Fairfax County for trial. The Fairfax
authorities decided to turn the prisoner
over to the Federal authorities and
Ready was brought here by Deputy
United States Marshal William Schoeni.
His case will come up in January.
Charles M. Broun, special examiner OF
the State Corporation Commission. who
last June conducted an investigation here
regarding rates charged by the Alexan-
dria Water Company in the suit OF Jones
and others against that company. was in
this city today and conferred with at
torneys regarding the taking Of further
testimony.
Mrs. Harr!otte Lee Taiiferro. rs years
old, died Saturday at the home OF her
daughter, Mrs.. T. J. wyche. Berkeley.
Cal Her funeral will take place Satur-
day afternoon from Christ P. E Church,
this city.
Funeral services TOR mrs. Agnes NuSent-
who died Sunday. were held this morn
ing at ST. Marys Catholic Church AMI
were conducted by Rev. L. F. Kelly, as
sistant pastor. Burial was IN St Mary's $
Cemetery.
Members of R. E. Lee Camp. Con-
federate Veterans. Thursday afternoon
will attend the funeral Of Fielding A.
Coakley, to be held at o'clock from
Wheatley's undertaking chapel
Mayor T. A. Fisher is at his home. III
North Columbus street suffering from
an injured knee as the result of q fall
on a slippery sidewalk several days
ago.
The meeting OF the board Of police
commissioners. which was slated to have
been held tonight, was postponed until
after the Christmas holidays.
Alexander Doniphan. jr.. a student at
the Augusta Military Academy, Fort De-
hance. Va. is home to spend the Christ
mas holidays with his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Alexander Doniphan. the Fairfax
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