Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-12-16
VIRGINIA NEWS.

John Wesley Hall, city auditor Oh
Manchester, died suddenly yesterday OF
paralysis of the throat.
Henry Jones, of Waterford, died
Monday afternoon from peritonitis. he
was aged about sixty Yeas.
Mr.. John Fl. lloyd, of Montezuma,
Frederick county, was accidentally burn
ed to death at her home few days ago.
Mr.. John Gibson. jr., and Miss
Martha Gresham Pollard were married
at the home of the brides father, in
Richmond, on Monday.
Bruce, the seyen-year-old son of Mr..
Julian Brinckley, was burned TO death at
Suffolk day or two ago by his clothing
accidentally becoming ignited from fire.
A farm of 229 acres belonging to the
estate of Mrs. Withers Waller, near
Markham, in in Fauquier, was sold yes
terday for $l1 ,440 to james f. Yates, OF
Fauquier.
The handsome residence of B. +.
Smoot. IT., at Bowling Green, with its
contents, was burned Monday night,
The family made their escape in their
nightclothes Insurance, 81, 500.
Messrs. Davis & Davis, Washington
patent attorneys, this week report
the grant of patent for corn harvest
ing attachment for moving machines, to
Charles F. Blackburn, of Garrison
vile.
John Holt Fries, a prominent retired
farmer, died suddenly in Winchester,
yesterday. He was in his usual health,
and was sitting on a sofa in his dining
room, when he suddenly fell over dead
from heart disease He was so years of
age.
Lieutenant Governor Willard has in
vited the members and employees of the
Senate of Virginia, over which he pre-
sides, to be his guests at an informal din
ner to be given at the Westmoreland
Club in Richmond next Tuesday night,
December 22nd.
A special grand jury for Loudoun
county, summoned to investigate the
killing, November IA, OF John Virts, a
young man about eighteen years of age,
by Humphrey Potts, his cousin, of about
the same age, at Hillsboro, brought in a
true bill IF indictment against Potts,
whose bail Of $40, 900 was renewed.
Just as the Hotel Winchester, at
Winchester, which cost 100000, and
the surrounding property, valued atfully
500, 600 more, were about to be sold
yesterday, John T. Richards, one Of the
executors of the estate of Judge John
Handley, had the sale stopped by effect
ing an arrangement with the lienors,
whereby this property will be given to
the City of Winchester as part of the
Handley estate.
Charles Wilkes, negro, was taken
to New Kent Jail yesterday and will
have speedy trial for criminal assault
on the young wife of Ira Gardner, a
well-known farmer of that county.
Finding her alone, the negro threatened
to kill her and her husband if she told
on him, and she feared to make known
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the crime until assured of protection.
Only few months ago similar case oc-
Cured, and a speedy trial was followed
by hanging. In the light of that case
the citizens, though highly wrought up,
decided to let justice take its course, and
when the negro was captured yesterday
he was guarded by an armed posse who
carried him, handcuffed and tied, to
Jail.
A murder was brought to light yes
terday morning when the body Of Robert
Burchett was found near the town of
Max Meadows, near Wytheville. He
had evidently been killed during the
night. His head, which was mutilated,
apparently with an axe, was tied up in
an old coat. Later it was found that
his wife had blood stains on her clothing
and had tried to wash blood stains from
the floor OF their home. The body of
Burchett had been dragged from the
house distance of about thirty yards.
The woman was placed under arrest.
She denies all knowledge of the crime.
1t is stated that the man and his wife
had been separated seTeral times. A
man by the name Of McGlamery was
also placed under arrest.