Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-05-24

Staying OF Fontroy was e'iuen.'y W mug
standing, Young Sheer worked in the
notion store OF bis father, Max Sheer.
at 500 New Jersey avenue, northwest
II was 10 the notion store that the Kill
ing took place. There was just one wit
ness, aud his story agrees in all details
with that told by the prisoner, "nicn Is
10 the effect that Fontroy bulllei him De-
yond endurance in addition to being
guilty of petty populations
James Par, accused OF causing the
death of Mabel Kelley 10 Piitsburg last
Thursday night was arrested at CleVe-
land, Ohio, yesterday. Parr is travel
ling salesman from Buffalo where, 1t is
said. he has a wife and family. The life
less tody OF Miss Kelley, nineteen year
old girl, was found in room at the CITY
Hotel, Pittsburg. Parr is said to have
admitted to the Cleveland police that ne
was with the girl for two nights. Death
was fouod to have been due to an over
dose OF bichloride of mercury.
High officials of the Pennsylvania
Railroad before the Interstate Commerce
Commission at Philadelphia yesterday
told of their holdings OF stock in coal
companies and defended the practice.
Disclosures showed that w. A. Patton,
assistant to President Csssatt, ct the
Pennsylvania Railroad, holds 1870, 900
10 stocks of soft coal companies which
cost him nothing and that Vice Presi-
dent Rea has large holdings, acquired
principally through his connection with
development companies, which be de-
tends rs proper.
Edward Roe, proprietor Ct Anthony's
Mill, about tSo aud 0ne,half miles irrm
Denton, Md, met with a fatal accident
while at work 10 the mill about O'Clock
Yesterday morning. Mr.. Roe hsd just
started the gasoline engine when the
skirt of his coat WAS caught in the
machinery and he Was thrown around a
revolving shaft till his entire clothing
MAS stripped ironi the body and scattered
over the mill. One arm MAS nearly
torn from the body aud one leg broken
aud acersted. He died within two hours.
Mr.. Roe Was about 40 years OF age. He
leaves q widow aud four children.
In the presence of her daughter, who
made 40 unsuccessful effort to stihe the
flames, Mrs. Sarah Gray, aged 79 years,
prominent socially, and widow OF David
Gray, who was well.known Balti-
morean, WAS burned TO death about
1890 o'clock yesterday afternoon in a
bathroom at the Berkeley Apartment
house, at l04 west Eager street. So
horribly was the aged lady burned that
her body resembed charred log of
wood, and her features were unrecO niz'
able. Just how the accident occurred
will probably never be known, but it ia
thought that her dress ignited fiom q
gas stove use'l for heating purposes in
the bathroom.
The Northern Commercial Company
of Alameda, Cal, has 7. ceiyed the fol-
owing from its agent at Fairbanks,
Alaska "The entire town from Turner to
Lacey stree, aud back 10 Third, except
the Fairbanks Building OQmpany's
building aud ware house, have been de-
stroyed. One woman vas burned to
death. The fire has BEEN extinguished.
Fairbanks is situated on The Cinema river,
tributary of the Tansla, aud, although
but three years old, is now the largest
aud most important city on the Pacific
Coast north OF Vsn'o uyer, b. c., hav-
ing a population of about 1000. The
gold output in 1905 WAS 81, 900. 600 and
during the present year it is expected to
exceed sl2, 900, 900 The burnt district
covers 81 acre blocks An unofficial es-
innate places the loss at about ST.,
900, 900.