The Washington herald., 1921-09-27
JURY CONFIR MS
LIQUOR DISCOVERY
IN FIRE STATION
Recommends New Regu'
latios,s In Alexandria to
Prevent Recurrence.
TEE HERALD BUREAu.
A. s. Doniphan.
711 EI<w sfPp<f

721 Kiss stseet.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. Sept. 2s.-A
grand jury in the Corporation
Court this afternoon. which made
probe into the f1ndins Of . auan-
tity Of liquor at the Relief engine
house No. 1. on Prince street. re-
ported to Judge Robinson Moncure
that after an exhaustive investigs-
ton they ascertained that on or
shout September 10. there was
foand ardent spirits stored in the
hre house in question. They also
set forth that said ardent spirits
were stored by several members of
Motor Engine Company No. 1 for
their personal use. Continuing, the
report said: we believe that such
practice is not conducive to the
best interests of the fire depart
nent and recommend that imme-
date steps be taken by the fire
committee of city cuncil. together
with the chief of the fire depart
ment. to make proper rules and
regulations that will prevent a re-
currence of the same"
II also was recommended that
the duties of the chief of the fire
department be defined.
The jury was composed Of 8. w.
Pitts foreman: Alfred Thomson.
". C. Drury, John W. Garner.
Charles r. Swan. John d. Matter
and w n. Thomas.
This morning the jury brought
In true bills against Josephine vi
dell for an alleged violation Of the
state prohibition law. and against
Henry Simmons. colored. a mon
resident. for grand larceny. The
case of Simmons was set for trial
october 8.
The taking of testimony was be-
gun today in the United States
Court for the Eastern District OF
Virginia before Judge n. Lawrence
Groner in the suit of David X.
Garnett against John Barton Payne,
Director General of Railroads. op-
Grating the Delaware. Maryland
Virginia. to recover the sum OF
SIS, 700 damages for injuries al
legged to have been sustained by
plaintiff when il Is alleged a slid
back The accident occurred Oc-
tober 80. 1918. at the Cameron
street wharf. II Is expected that
the case will go to the jury late
tomorrow afternoon. The plaintiff
isrepresented by Attorneys Carlin
Carlin and Hall. and Attorney
Howard w. Smith represents The
defendant.
John Perry. colored. reports u
the police that four men, early
Sunday morning. made an effort Il
enter his home at Braddock Cour'
and one of the quartet fired pis'
toll. Perry told Justice Snow HI
had 5000 In. his house at the time
Today he said he would deposi
his money in the bank. The polio
have In custody a colored man sus
pected of being implicated. He de
MES, however. being near Perry
place at the time. and his case wa
continued till tomorrow.
Henry Jackson. colored. 90 year
old, while riding a freight trai
early this morning from Culpepei
Va. fell between the cars while tn
passenger station. and had both leg
so badly manRIed that he died sew
eral hours after. His less wer
amputated at the Alexandris Hospi
tai by DR.. VI. d. Delaney. Jackson
it Is reported. was returning fror
Culpeper. where he spent Sunda
with his father.
4 81
1913 Duke street. Is a patient at tn
Alexsndria Hospital, suffering fror
injuries to his head as a result Q
an automobile accident late satur
day night while en- route to Pine
Point. Nd. and Roy Devers,
Southern Railway fireman, Is a
home suffering from a broken ril
There were five men in the car wit
McMenamin at the time The ca
was going down hill forty-tw
miles from Washington when tn
truck was overturned. The othe
men escaped with minor bruise
and cuts.
The new road to Fairfax Cour,
house. II was stated today. will b
opened tomorrow for the accommo
faxgCounty fair. This will save tn,
detour proposed in the event tn
ROAD had not been opened
/, peeds OF conveyance today wer
plseed on record in the ONCE of tn
clsfk of the court for the followin
pieces Of property: c. S. Taylo
Burke to J. william Goods. tw
houses and lots on the north side o
Wilkes. Pitt and ST. Asaph streets
lot on the north side of wilke
street. between Pitt and st. Asapl
streets; house and lot on the mort
side of wilkes. between st. Asap
and Pitt streets; and four house
and lots at the intersection o
wilkes and Pitt streets.
Other deeds of conveyance re
corded follow: Christina E. Bale
and husband to Leo c. Chisholm
house and lot. 107 North Payn,
street; Aubeline McCullough an
husband to Celine wiss and other,
house and lot S. section 5. Rose
mont.
The Bachelor Club has made som
changes in It's oficers in filling IN
vacancy caused by the death OF n
president. w. w. Ballenger. Tn
officers elected recently as a resul
include o. II. Kirk. president; Don
aid L. Aitcheson. vice president
S. W Pitts. secretary: W. A. Moor,
director.