Evening star., 1924-01-16
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, January 16' (Spe-
ciaD.-A decision which will be far
reaching in future cases tried in po-
lice court was handed down this morn
ing, when Judge Frederick G. Duvall,
civil and police justice. ruled that after
collateral had been forfeited the case
could not be reopened unless an appeal
was noted to the corporation court. He
held that the forfeiture of collateral was
in itself automatically final sentence of
the court. The question was raised
when seven men accused Of gambling
forfeited collateral and later wished the
case reopened. The case was called
this morning, and Albert Bryan. attor-
ney retained by the city, declared that
judgment passed in forfeiture Of col
charges were City Jailer William E.
Gambler. Leroy Beach. George Sutton,
lanes Quayle, William McKenney,
James D. Wilkins and Connie Nails as
blotter. They maintain that they were
not gambling, and challenge the police
70 prove the charges. An appeal to
rhe corporation court was noted.
Richard Johnson, colored. arrested
last night after a sharp fight with
patrolman Taylor. this morning was
held for the action of the grand jury
for having. had in his possession
,: three &c, half-gall@n containers of
three shots before he could stop the
man, who, he declared. resisted ar
rest. An appeal of the fine of $25
imposed on charge of resisting ar
rest was noted.
Walter Robey. named by Preston
Posey, thirteen -year-old bootlegger,
RS his boss" was arrested yesterday
afternoon on two warrants charging
violation of the prohibition laws and
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minor. Robey was released on s1,5O0
bond. The case was scheduled for a
hearing in police court this morning,
Snt the Posey boy. released in Gus
,ody of his mother, failed to appear.
The case against Robey was con-
tinued until the boy can be located.
Mrs Mamie Ludlow. ia South
Fayctte street. was arrested yester-
day afternoon by officers Taylor.
l,adgett and Trigger, after they had
home. about two gallons of corn
whisky. She will be arraigned in
police court this afternoon.
United States Commissioner John
sarton Phillips, chairman of the city
republican committee, has issued a
call for mass meeting of the repub-
licans of the city to be held in the
rooms Of the Chamber of Commerce
building January 25. Delegates to
the state republican convention, to
be held in Roanoke February 5, will be
elected.
The Alexandria Chamber of Com
mei ce is vitally interested in the
Of the District of Columbia and
Virginia near the south end Of the
Highway bridge, and it was decided
at meeting Of the board of directors
to to ask ask Virginia conSressmen to aid
mates prepared by the superintendent
of public buildings and grounds now
pending before Congress. This esti-
mate carries an appropriation for a
survey of this section.
AS it is now, no one knows under
whose Jurisdiction the land directly
on the Virginia side of the river
comes. 1t may be under either Vir-
ginia. the District of Columbia, the
highway commissioner or the War
Department supervision. About one
third of a mile Of roadway leading
from the bridge into Virginia is in
bad repair. This has brought about
to be Of much Importance.
Col. Julian Y. Williams will repre-
sent the local chamber Of commerce
at the nfdyear convention of the
eastern division Of the United States
held in Philadelphia Thursday and
Friday. Harry Hammond and E.. A.
Feldtkeller will also attend.
The local body voted to become a
iHeIHper Ol tHe newly organized Vir-
ginia Chamber of Commerce. Roy C
Ponton was elected to membership.
T. d. Hunter was given $2,87197 by
a. verdict In corporation court in q
suit entered by him against the
Harper Motor Company for $3.271.09
for adjusted compensation.
The verdict Of coroner's jury
after an inquest last night into the
death of w. Courtney Lynch failed to
name the driver Of the automobile
which fatally injured him January 2,
causing his death January 4, although
Douglas Jones, colored, has confessed
to the police! The negro has been
held for grand jury action.
City Manager Rich left yesterday
10 attend the annual meeting Of Vir-
yinia League Of Municipalities, in Rich
mond
Mystery, which surrounded what, at
first, was believed to have been q rob-
berry Of city hall, was dispelled yes
tenday when William Craven. GUS
toilian Of the building. declared that the
forced lock was one which he had taken
off in order to open 1t. The bottle of
corn whisky" found on the city man
ayers desk turned out to be denatured
alcohol, which had been used in clean
ing windows.
VIRGINIA COAL MAN DEAD.
TAZEWELL Va, January lev.