Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-03-28

lI,cl J W. Grlnes. SOU OF MT. james
Grimes, of this city, whom he found IN nls
vif,-'s bedroom, III Il house III Washington
Karcher aud Mrs karcher were arrested
and locked up Al the Eighth precinct sta
hon. In appearance Mrs. X. is rather port
is and about 81 years Of age, o! dark com
rlexion, and dark hair and eyes. Her
maiden name was Molly Herinrth, The po
Ice state that she bears an unenvIaoie rep
utation karcher Is abaut % years OLD
some ) feet inches tall. The weapon used
was 80 calihre Smith x NesSon revolver
karcher vas employed at the Culted
States coast survey a. draughtsman, and
MAS considered 10 he IL man not inclined
TO its of temper karcber, it seems, was
asleep in an adjoining room aud his wife 5
room was on the North side. karcher heard
- noise ia her room like the tread OF h man ;
foot and listening heard Il mans voice. tie
went 10 her door aud asked for admlttance,
which Was refused He then forced the door
open with Ratchet. Enecting an entrance
ne found Grimes in closet where Mrs. kar'
cher had locked BIN up, and murdered hun
81 nucr The dead man received three
.bn;s all ii ~ inch took elect.
M. ,ceur ui the murder Is Two story
hn,,3inu at the corner OF Seventh street and
Soulh Carolina avenue southeast. lie
RACED, or,.,,rrrI N Mrs. kurcher's bedroom
on the second iloor. The murdered man
Inv Oh his bach, with his iret toward lhe
closet. Hi- coat am,i Uue vi his onoe9 were
OFT aud his clnlhing presented hluSseo
up" appearance. His collar and nat were
found on the floor alongside bollle OF
whisky Mrs. karchers undertaking was
scattered about the room ana Tue heua'nR
was disturbed. Crimes shirt front was
dyed red with blood from the wounds on his
h0dy. while, a stream of blood trickled down
from his mouth and CHASTITY wound on the
face. One wound WAS III the right corner
Of the mouth Bloody tinger.piluts We're
Impressed on the door frame and wall The
door was battered where karcher tried to
force his way H. and the room presented a
chastity appearance.
The murdered man was about i've ieet
eight inches tall, Of good appearance, about
8 wears old, dark complexloned, dark mus
lache, hair, aud eyes. He resided at I43
Eighth street southeast. opposite odd Eel.
lows Hall. He leaves wife and several
children. For some time he had been u
sewing machine agent.
karcher stated TO Sergeant Daily that
when be heard man converslng III his
Site's bed room he Knocked at the door and
asked 10 be admitted. His wife refused to
open the door, and he forced it open and
found Grimes in the closet. Al the station
karcher remarked, II have got satisiac-
ton
Mrs. Karcher, it is said has been rather
loose of morals of late. Her reputation is
bad. She was arrested, and locked up at
the eighth precinct several days ago Oh a
charge of profanity. An Inquest was htld
to-day over Grimes's remains, after which
thew were brought here for interment.
II is said that Karcher has on several oc-
casions previous TO this driven men from his
house who were there for the same purpose
that Grimes came On this occasion he was
not so moderate 1t is stated that Mrs.
karcher was under the influence of liquor
when arrested.
The unfortunate victim of karcher's
wrath WAS well-known in this city, where
he was born and reared. He was for a
number of years a huckster in the market
here, and previous 10 his removal TO Wash
ington kept green grocery on the north
side Of King street, between Washington
and ST. Asaph. He married au Alexandra
lady Ia Miss Robeyl about fifteen years ago.
DONE HIM Up "GREEN. '-Yesterday
resident of Fairfax entered a well known
barber shop on King ST., stretched himself
ont in one of the patent reclining chairs,
and in a short time loquacious knight OF
the razor was coating his physiognomy With
almond -scented lather. The rural customer,
after enioving the ecstatic sensations of an
easy shave, nodded assent to the suggestion
of the tonsoral artist that his personal pull
cnritude would be improved amazingly II
the color of his locks were metamorphoSeu
into a iettv black, aud the work OF trans
formation was accordingly commenced: Az
the conclusion of the operation, the falr-
taxer arose from the chair, aud alter Vie"
ing himself in several pastures before the
p,ass. asked for his bill, and was thunder
struck when informed that it was - 90. he
yehemently protested against paying the
bill. regarding it as eXorbltant, and asserted
that he had had the same work done III an
other Alexandria shop for 40 cents. Inc
proprietor of the last named saloon was
uuickly summoned, and acknowledged that
he did perform small job in dyeing Tor the
gentleman in question, fer which he was
9romised Is cents he never got. Inc rurai
rent WAS inexorable i'll his determination
not to nav the 81 90, but offered to give the
harber SIS cents if be would call the matter
suuare which the latter refused to take
wbereupou the couutryman replied, Wash
the dye out, then The artist took him at
his word. invited him back into the char
and in few seconds filled his head with
soda lather and rubbed it in well, After
The locks were dried and combed out they
assumed pea green hue, to the mortifica,
ton of their owner, who was then 'mploreol
by the barber to have the same severed
from the Uranium; but the talrfaxer had
enough for one day, aud left the saloon with
his now verual caputical covering undlmin'
jshed.
PERsoNaL,-Mr. w. It. Gentry who iol
the past five years has efficiently held the u,
position of manager in the office of the Wv, w
I. Telegraph Company in tins city, lei. yes -
tsrday evening for Atlanta, GA where ne
goes to take charge of the Telephone E1,
change Mr.. G. during his residence in tins n
city made many warm personal friends
all of whom regret his departure, but WISH =
him happy and prosperous future IN n's
homo