Evening star., 1923-09-29
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA. Va. September 2s
Especially. = Nelson Washington, coll
ored, was sentenced to three years in
the penitentiary yesterday, in the
corporation court for feloniously cut
ting Albert Poss and Leonard Ramey
Washington was tried first for the
cutting of Poss and the jury gave
him two years in the penitentiary.
Immediately after the verdict had
been given, Washington. through his
attorney, A. II. Collins, entered a
plea of guilty to cutting Ramey, and
for this offense he was sentenced by
term Of one year. motion to set
aside the verdict and for a new trial
will be made Wednesday by his at
torney..
girl, who was with Washington at
the time. entered a plea of'gui!ty to
unlawful assault and was sentenced
to thirty days in Jail and pay costs.
She already has served more than
that time and was released upon pay
ment of the costs.
The eutting took ;sst plaes the night shs
The plea of Washington was self
defense.
Washington was represented by At
torney A. H. Collins and the prosecu-
wealth's Attornew ". P. woolis. and
he was assisted by Attorney II. Noel
Garner.
Improving Streets.
The work of improving Fairfax
street from Princess northward to
the plant of the Old Dominion Glass
Company is now under way, and it is
expected that it will be completed
within a comparatively short time.
The distance being improved is more
than five squares and is about 1890
feet long.
THE innroyement consists of cover
Ign the road with gravel. That part
being covered Is twenty feet wide.
When completed this will give a fine
the Old Dominion Glass Company's
plant. but also to the plant Of the
Bryant Fertilizer Company.
Columbus street from Oronoco
tersects with Washington street, a
distance of more than five blocks. is
also to- be improved with gravel
roadway. The work of grading on
this thorougfare is now in progress
and just as soon as this is completed
the work of laying gravel will be be-
gun. This road will be twenty-eight
feet wide. The Improvement of North
Columbus street will give an excel
lent highway all of the way to the
macadam road ,at the end of North
Washington street connecting with
the main highway on the River road,
leading to Washington.
engineer Dies.
John T. Curtain. sixty-three years
engineer. died yesterday afternoon
at the Alexandria Hospital, where he
had been i'll for the past two weeks.
The deceased, besides his wife. is
survived survive by by two CHILDREN, Miss
body was taken to his late residence,
ZIG South Asaph street whence
the funeral will take place at 8
o'clock. Monday afternoon. Services
will be conducted by Rev. Louis
Church. Burial will be in Bethel
cemetery. Members of the Brother
hood OF Locomotive Engineers, of
which the deceased was a member,
will attend the funeral.
The body of Harold Ashby Riggs,
terday at his home at rye River, va.
was brought here today and buried
In st. Joseph's cemetery, Falls
Church. The services were con-
of Falls Church. The deceased is
survived by his wife and several
ehildren.
Rev. DR.. John Lee Allison, former
ly pastor of the Second Presbyterian
Church. this city, delivered an address
before the Rebekah Assembly of
Washington last night at the celebra-
Sary of the founding of that branch
of Odd Fellowship.
Rev. DR.. Allison Is here for a few
days visiting friends. He has been
attending a meeting of the Potomac
Presbyterian this week in Waterford,
Va. DE-. Allison Is now supply pastor
for the First Presbyterian Church.
Lynchburg, Va.
A large number OF attorneys hav-
sng claims against the Rosslyn Pack
ing Company are present today at the
hearing before w. s. Snow, referee in
bankruptcy, being held in the United
States courtroom. The election of a
trustee, proving allowance of claims
and examining the bankrupt corpora
ton Is the principal business before
the referee.
These officers have been chosen. by
tee Parent Teachers Association; Mrs.
T. Marshall Jones, president; r. C.
Haydon,, vice president; Mrs. r. l..
whitestone, treasurer, and Miss Fan
ME Lee woodston, secretary.