Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-08-23

CHURCH SERVICES, &c, To MoERoW.-
Christ Church.-Servicss at II a. NJ oy new
DR.. Walker.
81. Paups Church.-Services at II a, m.
Grace Church-Services at a. o. A. IL o.
no ana p u, By R.g; r. L oos'! n ~
y. % So. -" END. vespers at Up. m.
S.con3 Presbyterian Church.-Ssrvices at
II q m. and s D. O by Rev. Alfred I.
Gishsm.
Baptist Ghurch.-Services at II a. m. and
.. u. by Rsv. MIR. Clayton. OF Washington.
Young mems prayer meeting this Saturday
Trinity Meth. Epis. Gurch.-servicss at
NJ. and S o. u. by Rev. Dr.. W. I.
Webb. of Philadelphia.
Meth. Eois Church South.-Preachng at
IL a 10. and s D. On. By Rev W. J. Young:
NJ rnipp subject The Many Mansions j."
evening III. ct D I'd bv His Own Hand :"
Meth. Prot. Church.-Ssrvice7 In First
Presbyterian Church, s-uth FalIfsx s1Fe az
At IL q. m. aud p N. by Rev w, NJ;
P,isxl. Morning subject: Making void
the Grace Of God :" evening" subject: how
and Wby Joshua StopDed the sun.
German Lutheran Church. Services a. 8
o. M. ny Rev. J. Sch~oy.
Meeting at the Midland depot at 3:3O p.
alm51QuS6 at - ID. huU Ell az - ~ $3.50
sgor H1MsELF.-About eight o'clock last
ni,ot while Mes. Scott P cree and her sister.
in avs were s!ttiog in their mouse, on flte
strest near the corner of Wolfe, they were
sia1tlst bv pistol shot ia en- upper room
which Mr.. Pierce had previously entered,
snd the two women ran into Mr.. Frenk
Adams store on the corner, snd implorec
HIM to come TO their house AID asceri Gin The
o,nsa Of the shooting | n q abort tina Mr.
Adams and Mr. William Griffin went to me
hDuee. proceeded to Mr.. Pie,cs's room anu
fcnpd hin lYiIg on a bed. They asked him
il he fed q pistol, but he retus "a to salts
tsc,oriy snswer the questloDs put 10 him.
ghen MIR. GIitfia told him II he Oil IoS
make suitable explanation the ponce
uouId bs called. Messrs. Adams aud Gri'-
6o then left the house, and had proceeded
Int short distance when another plstol
shnt was hesr6. followed by a groan, auo
Fastening back they found Fierce 10 tie
front room down stairs. Upon exsDinf-
sion he was fouad to be suffering from piston
shot wound in tbs left breast below the plt
ME. tbs bell having entered Inc lung ne
was taken up stairs and ID Jones summon
al. who upon examination found that tne
,pound though not necessarily fatal, was OF
EHfiCD-
shrouded in mystery, the wouoded man DE-
ing adverse to answering questions. and 1t
is thought the shot fred up stairs was the
one which phi cted the wound, as pistol
ball was found mbeddad in the wall OF
the dowr-stairs room. 1t js said in the
peiehborhood thas domestic infeiciiy was
The cause OF the attempted suicide or
murder, as some think the shot Pierce fired
after coming down stairs was at his wife.
Dr.. Jones says that Pierce told him that az
ter he fired the first shot he put his band to
his breast to see If there was any blood, bat
fading none he fred the second time. La
reply TO the question why he shot himself
Pierce egd. II, the Lord and cne other per-
sou know" Pierce seemed anxious to die.
Pierce it will be remembered, had person.
al difficulty year or two ago at Colonial
Beach with the late Michael Bossart, in
which he was quite badly cut by the latter.