Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-08-27
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIES.

Justice George G. Shiras confirms the
report that he expects to retire from the
bench of the U. S. Supreme Court. He
will tender his resignation to the Presi-
dent he said, but has not fixed time.
Rev. DIR. Thomas Gallaudet, founder
of the church mission to deaf mutes and
we'll known Philanthropist, died today
at his home in New York. He was
born in Hartford, Conn, June 3, 1922.
A. r. McDermott, station agent for
the Boston & Maine Railroad, at Goff' 5
Falls, n. H., was assaulted after the de-
parture of the $40 train this morning by
a man, who took from him SO, 700 which
had come by the American Express, and
was designed for pay roll of the Devon
shire Mills. McDermott was badly
used and can give only meagre des-
cription of the robber who escaped
across the river.
Mrs. Lizzie Hall, 80 years old, who lived in
the apartment house, No. PA east 10Th street
New York, was shot at ll:l5 this morning.
An unknown man was also shot dead and
still another man, whose identity has not yet
been established, was seriously wounded. He
has a bullet wound in the head. The police
| believe the case is one of double murder and
suicide and that a love affair is at the bottom
of the tragedy. The dead man was later
identified as Arthur Campbell, of No. First
avenue. The wounded man, who is supposed
to have done the shooting is Christian CAM,
tailor, from Fort Hancock at Sandy Hook.
| Both CAM and Campbell had been calling
on the Hall woman frequently and residents
of the house say that they were jealous OF
each other. Campbell and the Hall woman
were seen together at the Aquarium Hotel in
the vicinity last evening. They quarrelled
and the woman left. Campbell going out after
| her. 1t is supposed that CAM called at the
house during the night and finding Campbell
there shot both Campbell and the woman and
then turned the weapon on himself
After firing two shots from revolver at his
wife, Dora, and step daughter Lillian Cohen,
David Segal, Hebrew, who recently went to
| Boston from New York, killed himself at 81
! I.everett street, at 2:S0 this morning. Neither
Mrs. Segal nor her daughter, was injured by
the bullets. The only explanation of the
| tragedy is that Segal's mind was unbalanced.
The city council of Bloomington. Ills. has
adopted a resolution forbidding the serving OF
| free lunches in saloons. This was done at
the request of the saloOn-keepers, who say the
practice had grown to such an extent that
most of the profits were lost.
Anna and Susan Beach, of Danbury, Conn,
and Stella and Martha Duncan, of Pawling,
n. Y, were drowned near the latter place
today. The four girls went bathing in
Pearce Lake, got beyond their depth and be-
fore aid could reach them were drowned.
The postofiice at Metuchen, n. j., was
robbed Of stamps last night, the second rob-
berry there in two months. The grocery store
of w. L. McAdam was also entered and some
cigars stolen. The losses are not large.
1t is likely that the Big Four railway will
take over the Chicago and Southeastern in
the very near future. The line, which is l27
miles in length, extends from Muncie to the
coal fields of Brazil, Ind.
A washery owned by Joseph Sager, at
Tresckow, Pa, was destroyed by fire early
this morning. The collery was closed down
a week ago by striking miners who rendered
effective picket duty.
Father David Mayes, widely known
Catholic clergyman, of Springfield Mass.
d ed suddenly early today, from heart disease,
at the Everett House in New York.
The net profits of the Saratoga race meet
ing were $3.50, 900 as against $4,000 last year.
The surplus money will be expended in inn
prOyements