Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-05-04
Letter from Falls Church.

Cores poudeDcc vi the AieXaDQrla GaZetCe. |
FALLS CHURCH, Fairfax Co., Va. May
3, ls7G.-This quiet and peaceful little town
50 famous for its morality, was thrown into
great Consideration 90 the discovery OF we'll
dressed white male child, supposed to be two
or three months old, found in the we'll attached
to the dwelling Of T. T. Fowler, adjoining the
station house at Falls Church depot. The dead
body is thought to have been thrown into the
we'll at least eight weeks ago. Mr.. K. finding
the water little peculiar in its taste, thought
be would clean it out and thus purify it and
ascertain what had so changed its character or
tate In the meantime the bucket broke loose
from the chain aud sunk to the bottom oil the
we'll, thereby nccessitatiug the procurement of 1t
as so0u as possible, and TO accomplish this end
he used hooked piece of iron aud began ope-
ratious After fishing sometime for the buck
ct he fnally drew up something equal IN weight
to the bucket, and to bis horror, as be
and his family had been recently shaking their
thirst at this same we'll, aud to his startled
senses, he brought upa well developed white
male infant child, we'll dressed 10 all the usual
apparel that ufants wear at the age Ut two or
three mouths. The facts as brought out at
an inquest held lends suspicion to a strange
wcmau who visit d the station about eight weeks
ago with babe in the arms and small child
walking by her side The general impression is
that said woman made this deposit never to
call for it, aud left for parts unknown.
| Iearb since the above writing that the jury's
suspicion is likely to be sustained, aud the
strange woman referred to is soou 10 be appre-
hended.
The following is a copy of the verdict of the
jury OF irqu. st:
Nryinn E,lh Church. Town, Fairji,c con
ty, to wtt::
40 iuqul.ltion, taken at the barn of I. I.
Fowler, 10 the town of F.lls Church Oh the ID
day Of May. A. d., 1876, before me, j. j.
Moran, Justice Of the Peace, aud acting
Coroner of sad oWn, upon the view of the
body of an uuknown white male child, sup
posed to be TWO or three mouths old, there
lying lead. The jurors sworn IT, enquire when,
how, aDd by whal means the said child came 10
his death upon their oaths do say That the
SAID child was drowned 10 we'll attached to
the dwelling Of said Fowler by person, or
persons, to them unknown from evidence fur
nlshcd by Witoesses at the nqu ST suspicion
seemed 10 point to strange woman who stop
ped off the cars at Fails Church station. about
eight weeks ago, having two young children
uuder her care, one an infant, and at which
station she spent the greater part of the day,
taking the afternoon train OF cars for Hamilton,
where she stated Der husband lived and was
sick In bed The station house adjons the
dwelling of the said T. I. Fowler.
10 testimony whereof the sai id Coroner and
Jurors hercunto set their haDds.
The following are the names of the jurors
Joseph f. Birch, Geo. b Ives j. S. Kelley,
l.. Il. II, ucheus, L. +. Croker, E. j Birch,
H. E. Parker, VIM. H. Ellison, q. f. Porter.
A. w. Nourse, L. A. Crump, John w.
Lynch.
FISHERY FORCE APPOINTMENTS. AT a
meeting OF the Board of Stale Fishery Force,
held at Annapolis on Thursday last, W. +.
luminous, Of Worcester county, was elected
Commander OF the Fishery Force, vice j. X.
Hines. Charles H. Poscy, OF this county, has
been elected Deputy Commander of the sixth
district, comprising the waters Of Calvert, ST.
VI AIRY S and Charles counties, vice Geo. w.
Carpenter, resigned Mr. Posey will have
command of the sioop Katy Hines. Captain
Posey has appointed the following gentlemen
% constitute his crew: Benton Barnes, mate;
James T. Bateman, Sharles H. Lacey and
David Smoot.-Fort Tobacco Independent.