Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-10
Virginia News.

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Capt. James P. Fletcher, one of the
best known residents of Winchester,
died Thursday in Washington, after a
brief illines.
Mrs. Margaret Forney, mother-in-law
of former Mayor William G. Graichen,
died at Mr.. Graichen's home in Winches-
ter yesterday. She was rs years of age
and was native of Pennsylvania.
While temporarily demented Squire
Shelor, of Floyd county, committed sui
eide by cutting bis throat with razor
yesterday. He showed signs Of insanity
several months ago, but was supposed
to have recovered.
]. H. Barnes, a fisherman, made a
grewsome find near Salters Creek, in
Hampton Roads. He discovered cof-
fin on the beach. 1t had been cast up
by the sea. The lid was removed and
the dry bones of human skeleton were
within.
Geo. Williams, colored, was hanged
at 1850 o'clock yesterday afternoon at
Moundsville, w. Va, for assaulting
Miss Laura Knode near Harpers Ferry,
w. Va. Williams went to his death
with a hymn on his lips. He said he
was innocent and did not fear death.
The dead body of Flora Alexander, a
young negro woman, was found yester-
day in a room in house near Wicklife,
Clarke county, with bullet wound in
the left breast just over the heart.
James Chamtlin, young negro, is now
in Jail at Berryville, charged with the
shooting.
The Third district republican commit
tee, which met in Richmond yesterday
to make arrangements for the nomination
of candidate for Congress, adjourned
for week. 1t may be that harmonious
relations may be established between the
warning wings OF the party in the next
few days.
Henry L. Crockett, jr., aged %, died
at the home of his father, Capt. H. l..
Crockett, on Onancock creek, yesterday,
from the effects of burns received at his
canning factory Tuesday afternoon. Mr..
Crockett told a colored man working in
the factory to turn off the steam and be
turned the wrong valve, the steam and
hot water falling directly on Mr.. Crock
EFT, whose suffering was so intense that
he jumped into a tub of cold water near
by.
Joe Fourguson, Major Guthrie, and
Roland Gerst, all negroes, were arrested
by detectives Thursday night on sus-
picion of wrecking passenger train on
the Southern railway on the night of
Aug. 81, near Wolf Trap depot in Hall
fax county. Fourteen confessed and
implicated the others. He says the
party pulled the spikes and disarranged
the fshplates in order that the train
might be derailed and they could rob
the express car.
James Roach, one of the special
policemen for Culpeper, was shot and
dangerously wounded last night by an
unknown negro who was stealing ride
on Southern passenger train and who
was turned over to the officer by the
conductor. He resisted arrest, and in
the darkness placed his pistol against
the throat of Roach and fired, the ball
striking the collar button, carrying it
into the neck, and came out at
the back of the neck. The negro
then, as Roach fell, took his pistol from
Lilo. ....L .-..-l. III ~as~r-- The city
Council of Culpeper has offered a reward
OF 800 for the arrest and conviction OF
the would-be murderer. There are some
hopes now entertained for the officers
recovery.
John Rocchiccioli committed suicide
early yesterday morning in his room
over his barroom, on Seventh street,
near Broad street, Richmond. On
Thursday night after several days Of
restlessness and insomnia, be wrote a
letter to a woman in Philadelphia who
formerly liyedin Richmond, and charged
a colored woman who lived about the
place to put a special delivery stamp on
it and mail it at the central postoffice,
80 that it would be delivered in Phila-
delphia yesterday morning. He then
took a heavy dose of bromidia, and
while awakening from the effects of that
drug, about 7 O'Clock yesterday morning,
he placed a pistol to his head and sent a
bali into his brain. When found he was
dead, lying across the bed, and the picture
of handsome woman was hanging over
the bed. 1t is said that her desertion
of him for life of her own choosing in
Philadelphia caused his suicide.