Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-15
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
FREDERICK GoRHAM OF FRAN
COMA A SUICIDE.
Daughters Of the Confederacy Elect
0fhcers-Court Proceedings-
General Matters.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondents Of The Evening Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, July Is, 1904.
Frederick Gorham, resident Of Fran
coma, Fairfax county, committed suicide
at his home shortly after 9 o'clock last
evening by swallowing large dose of
strychnine. His death occurred before
medical aid could be summoned. Coroner
Triplett was notified, but an inquest prob
ably will not be considered necessary.
The remains will be inferred near the
family home tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock. According to statements of a
relative Gorham had made no secret OF
his intention to end his life. He an
nounced to his wife the day before that
he would end it all. Yesterday he came to
Alexa ndria, and, it is said, made the same
statement at places Of business where he
stopped. It was while here that he pur-
chased quantity Of strychnine. Upon
reaching home in the afternoon he went
out in the yard under a tree, where he
took the poison in a large draught of
whisky. His death followed soon after.
Gorham was about sixty years of age. A
widow and one child survive him. For
several years he had been a farmer, but
for the past three years he had been
physically incapable of doing work. Dur
ing this period of enforced idleness he
suffered from dependency, to which his
suicide is attributed.
OauSuCcTS GlcCC OclcRdCcSs
The 18th Virginia Regiment Chapter,
United Daughters Of the Confederacy, has
elected the following delegates to attend
the national convention of the organization,
which will meet next October in st. Louis:
Mrs. ]. M. Hill, Mrs. A. E. Smoot. Mrs.
John H. Foster Miss K NJ Rowland Mrs.
George w. Keyes. Mrs. H. s. Pitts and Miss
Dolly Peyton. The alternates are Miss
Lula Smoot, Miss Mamie Norton and Miss
Mary Lunt. The following delegates to the
state convention, which meets in Peters,
burg, October II, have been selected: Mrs.
M, M. Albright. Mrs. w. A. Smoot. Miss
Annie Henderson, Miss Katharine Stuart,
Mrs. A. c. Wyckoff, Mrs. M C., Peyton and
Miss Mary Mays. The alternates chosen
are Miss Mary Lunt, Mrs. ]. H. Foster and
Miss Ella SmoOt.
The case Of Ben Wrenn, indicted on the
charge of grand larceny, which commenced
yesterday. took up the attention of the cor
pOration court the forenoon today. Judge
Barley delivered his instructions to the
jury at II o'clock, and Commonwealth At
case to the commonwealth. Attorneys
Machen and Moncure followed for the pris-
oner.
General Matters.
Suit has been entered in the circuit court
for the city by Mrs. Mary c. marlborough
against the Southern Railway Company for
damages in the sum of 10000 for the death
of her husband, G. c. Hansborough. Mr..
Hansborough was killed May 10 last by
being struck by a rapid-moving engine at
a crossing just north of this city.
Margaret " Ewald, the little daughter
of Mr.. Joseph B. Ewald. died last night at
the home of her father, 40 North Alfred
street. The funeral will take place this af-
ternoon at 5 o'clock
A decree was entered in the corporate
court yesterday in the case of Effe "
Wood against r. E. Nails, referring the
case to H. Noel Garner, commissioner, for
a report
Mr.. B. F. Trenary has resigned his posi-
ton as bookkeeper for Lane Bros, Jones
& Co., railroad contractors, and expects to
leave shortly for st. Louis
Miss Esther Stoutenburgh and her nieces.
Miss Phoebe Deahl and Miss Marie Stout
enburgh, have left to visit relatives in
Richmond
Miss Emily May has gone to Norfolk
county, Va, on visit to friends