The morning times., 1897-01-12
HARVEY WILD WITH GRIEF
Sad Sequel of the Shooting ofLittle
Clara ArmOr.
Meeting of the Alexandria Business
Mems Ieague-Site Purchased
for New Industrial School.
The funeral Of little Clara Estene Armor,

The funeral of little Clara Estelle Armor,
who was accidentally shot and killed by
her brother-in-law, Mr. William IL. Harvey,
OH Sunday afternoon, Will take place this
afternoon at =; 80 O'Clock from the home
OF her father, Mr. George Armor, at the
corner OF Duke and Lee streets. NOtwith-
standing the fact that Harvey has been
exonerated by the coroneT's jury, the ter
rble tragedy preys upon his mind, and his
friends are in constant fear that he will do
himself bodily injury. Mrs. Harvey, who
witnessed the sad affair, is critically i'll.
At the annual meeting OF the Independent
Mutual Fire Insurance Company, held in
this city yesterday, the following directors
were elected: j. W. Roberts John Ball
niger, George b. Ives, C. A. wilkins, H. p.
Dodge. o. Baker, o, j. Sager, S. Bolyn,
E. j. Nichols, DR.. f l.. Detweiler, w II:
May, William Chauncey and ID. W. Ballinger.
The directors elected the following officers:
james w. Roserts, president, Walter
Roberts, treasurer; c. Lukins, secretary; j.
w Roberts, G. F. wilkins and John Ballin-
ger, executive committee. The losses
reported during the past year amounted to
$9,714.T2.
The Fairfax Club has elected the follow
ing officers. President, George B. Cochran;
vice president, Judge j. K. NJ. Norton;
and secretary and treasurer, Harry Yohe
Mr. William II. Cookson, engineer of the
New Alexandria spoke factory, has gone
| South on a leaYR of absence.
The grand iuf of the corporation court
| with George r, Hill as foreman, yesterday
] returned the following indictments: Talcas
| Tate, Harry Gambrick and Villa ~ Sanders,
| for rubbing the store of ii. H.. Blount, a
| true bill; William Arlington and j. Hender-
son, for burglarZing the store of R. w.
| French, a true bill. In the cases of George
| Chichester, charged with robbing Lefer
| Blouse, and Harrie Fountain, charged with
| attempted criminal assault, the jury re-
| turned not a true bill.
| The grand jury also recommended that
| John Triplett, colored witness in u
| robbery case. be indicted for perjury, and
also that Wesley Williams be included in
| the Indictment with Tate, Gambrick and
] Sanders Acting upon this recommendation,
| Policemen Bettis, Knight. and Goods yes
terday evening arrested Lewis Darlington,
Wesley Williams, Caleb Thompson, and
| Thomas Ferrall, ON suspicion of being I'M
plicated in the Blount robbery. John Trip
| preliminary examination before the mayor
| today.
In the police court yesterday, James
Davis, colored, arrested by Officer Roberts
charged with assaulting Lettie Quill, in
| April last, was fined $40; JOHN Suther
land, for assaulting William Studds, was
fined $2.75.
Mr.. William H. Lambert has returned
| from a visit to st. Louis.
Mr. Eugene Rogers has returned from a
visit to Fairfax Courthouse. o
Miss Mamie Stokes is the guest of Miss
Sallie Daingerfield.
Miss Mary A. Marshall has returned to
her studies, at Kee Mar College, Hagers
town, Md, after spending the holidays with
her parents in this city.
Mr Charles d. Sterling, who has beel
| the guest of Mr.. Powell Minnegerode
has returned to his home in Baltimore
Magnus L. Robinson, secretary of tn,
l. John Hay Industrial School, yesterda,
purchased from NJ. B. Harlow & Co. two
lots of ground at the corner of Patrick
and Montgomery streets for $3.50. II
is the purpose of the school to erect bull l.
ing on the newly acquired property in tn,
near future.
The funeral of the late Lawrence w
Corbett took place from st. Mary's Church
yesterday morning. The pall-bearers wer,
Messrs. Park Agnew, J. L. Crupper, NJ B
Harlow, Thomas Bayne, George Keegal
and T. ]. Rafferty,. Rev Father Carnt
conducted the funeral services and pait
a high tribute to Mr.. Corbett when stu
dent at st. Johns Academy, OF which Mr.
Carne was the principal. The remain
were inferred in st. Mary's Cemetery.
The gymnasium of the local council of the
Brotherhood of st. ANDREW was opened a