Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-01-06
LAND DAMAGE CASE
TO RECOVER $4,000
Permission Granted Hugh
Keniff To File Peti-
ton
WEIGH CASE NEXT
Six Indictments Returned By Grand
Jury Yesterday Afternoon-Jury in
Session Today.

The second day of the January
session Of the United States District
Count, Judge Edmund Waddill, con-
vened shortly after eleven o'clock
this~morning.
The first case was that of Hugh
Keniff, represented by ex-Judge c.
F. Nicol, and Attorney H. B. Bar
ger, Of Washington.
It is claim for damages to land of
the plaintiff used during the past
two years for military purposes. 1t is
situated west Of the Camp Humphreys
road, and is being utilized prelimi-
nary to condemnation proceedings.
The plaintiff urged that the govern
ment should act in the matter or pay
damages incidental to the use of the
property. The government had con-
templated purchasing the land, but
the owner and prospective buyers
failed to agree on the price demand
ed ($35, ,O0O). The plaintiff claims the
damages amount to $4,000. After an
gument the court decided to allow the
filing of the petition pending the ac-
ion of the government.
The case of Arthur and George
yelch, indicted for taking goods from
a. Chesapeake and Ohio Freight car,
was subsequently called. They are
represented by Edmund Burke, who
called attention to the fact that one
of the accused had been tried an3
declared not guilty by the Corpora
ton Court of the city Of Alexandria,
and that he (counsel) had drawn up
separate pless in the case, but upon
learning that the two men had been
indicted jointly by the United States
Court he asked time to prepare his
case. Judge Waddill llsuggested that the
case be fixed for tomorrow morning,
but Mr.. Burke said he could not for
mulate his case in so short time.
The court replied that should the case
Be continued longer than tomorrow it
would 20 over until the July term Of
the court. This the Judge was opposed
to doing, remarking that such a post
ponement might result in having the
case stricken from the docket, as Of
ten results from extended delays. He
therefore directed the United States
Attorney and. Mr., Burke to be ready
tomorrow morning. with. the case.
Lucky Sands, cohored,. plead guilty
to breaking open box in the Manas-
sas postoffice and taking letter
therefrom. He has already served
four months in Jail and an additional
80. days was given him.
About a dozen al;ans were natura-
lized as cities of the United States.
A grand jury in the United States
Court for the Eastern district of
Virginia, Judge Edmund Waddil!
presiding, yesterday afternoon re-
turned true bills to the following
indictments presented: Edward c.
Hennessy forging postoffice money
orders; Lucy Sam breaking open
letter boxes of U. S. Mail; Charles
Root and John Mooney having in
their possession stolen government
property. Edward C. G. Kettlehon
alias Edward c.. L. kettlehon Tor
ging and passing obligation OF the
United States, George Welch and
Arthur Welch larceny from inter-
state shipments of freight; Hugo
Herfurth failure to place signs on
building occupied in selling cigars
and taking theer from quantity with
out proper stamp.
A non suit was entered in the
ases of the eight suffragettes who
ought to recover damages from w.
4 Whitaker. formerly superintend-
at of the Occoquan Workhouse and
manuel Rems, the suit being the
ntcome Of their incarceration al
that institution.