Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-16
Alexandria Affairs.

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Reported for THE Evening STAR
ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING AND HOMICIDE-On
Saturday evening last, a cOlOred woman named
Fanny Chapman obtained warrant charging
one lutte Henderson, q cOlOred rough, with
beating her. The warrant was about TO be
served on him at a house on Fairfax street
to get into the woods that run alonside OF Fair
lax street. north of Princess street. Capt Web
s1er, chief OF police, saw him, and after a vain
effort TO make him stop followed his tracks with
a drawn pi,tol and called on him to halt This
was designed to brighten him, but Tute eyi.
IDENTITY thought that a shot was coming. for he
leaped tor some bushes on the marsh side and
endeayored to tall i'll order that the shot might
pass over him. Capt. Webster's pistol was
was discharged just as Henderson threw him
self down. Had he kept upright the bali would
probably have struck his feet, but his tall
brought his body where his feet had BEEN and
the ball passed through his body from back to
front, and he died i'll a short time. The shoot
ing drew u great crowd from Petersburg and
flshtOWn, Tor he was shot in the same marsh
and within a few rods of where the old clock
peddler was murdered some twenty years ago
The remains were carried in u wagon to the
undertakers establishment of b. Wneatley on
King street, near Columbus. There at noon
yesterday, coroners jury was summoned, and
Coroner Powell held an inquest. The coroner
with Drs. Fairfax, Smith and U Brien made al
autopsy, and 1t was found that the ball had cut
the vena cava, close under the heart, and the
dark blood poured out at once, leaving the
heart to collapse in death. The testimony of
Capt W ebster showed that he mad no intention
VI sLooliHS DIT the ttlne, out tnat the pistol
a self-cocker, and went Off accldentalIy The
jury found that the death was occasioned by
the accidental discharge OF Capt Webster's
pistol while he was endeavoring to make an
arrest.
SrIcIDE.-Prscilla Peare, sometimes known
as carroll, occupied IA small house which NAV be
seen ON looking out To- the east from the Alex.
andria and Washington railroad train when il
passes south OF Congress. She had been i'll for
some time and showed signs OF fiightiness.
Yesterday after breakfast she went into the
clubhouse ON the rear OF the lot, cut her throat
win a razor and was dead in a few minutes
n death by suicide was certified by the coroner
CATHOLIC SYNOD.-Rev. Fathers O'kane
Quinn and DeWolfe, the Catholic pastors here
VIII leave on "Wednesday to attend the dioce
sian synod OF the Catholic church in Virginia
held AT richmond under the auspices of Bishop
kesine. The synod Will last three days.
NoTEs.-Rev. Saml. Kramer, OF East Washing.
ton,wlth Rev. Aiessrs. right and Buck of WASH
lngton, ofhciated here at Trinity M. +. church
yesterday funeral Oh Mrs. Rose C. Dunn
LOOK place tins morning from her home on
Ray ne street, with II reQueim mass at st. Marys
ehurch.-Sirs. \. II. u Brien has bought ior
5000 The irtiie mouse and lot on Fay tie street
near the Washington and Alexandria depot
soid by % Brien eState.-The Old Dominion
Boat club, oi this city, will send its Fredericks-
burg crew 10 the September regatta al WASH
inston.