Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-07-19
ANNALS OF CRIME.

Evidently murdered for money
which he carried on his person, the
body OF H. F. Zachario was found in
the loft OF barn in the outskirts OF
Roanoke, Va, yesterday. There was a
wedge shaped wound in his head. A
negro with whom ZachariO had quar-
relied is missing. ZachariO was about
so years old. He wore two pairs OF
trousers, and when the police stripped
the body they found $612 sewed up IN
secret pockets in the legs of the under
pair. 1t was believed that he carried
quite a sum also in his outer pockets,
and that this was secured by his slayer.
He lived alone i'm a small house, ana
was heard to say recently that he
would not have to work much longer,
as he was going to buy a farm and pay
the cash forit.
The woman shot by Charles w.
Rigdon in Chicago Friday afternoon
Just before Ridgon died from a bullet
wound. said to have been selfinhicted,
has been identified as Mrs. Anna
Theresa Young, estranged wife OF
Alexander Young, a Philadelphia
lawyer. Mrs. YouDg's sister, who was
with Mrs. Young at the time the shoot
ing occurred, and who has masQuerad-
ed rs Miss Mary Wilson" since then,
is Miss Mary Turner Miss Turner
until recently lived in Washington,
ID. C. The mother of the two women
is Mrs. Oscar Turner, formerly OF
Washington, d. c. Jealousy, Mrs.
Young declared, caused the shooting.
A double tragedy shocked the people
of Oxford, n. c., Yesterday when Otis
Brown, the youngest son OF the late }.
S. Brown. il a fury Of rage, shot his
stepmother and then killed himself.
The stepmother had refused to give him
money.
Mrs. Brown may recover from her
wound. J. 5. Brown died several years
ago, and left an estate valued at
$40, 900 to Mrs. Brown during her life
time. She had been generous in
advancing money to young Otis
Brown, who was just over 81. Having
advanced him 81 900 recently, she was
slow to grant the demand he made yes
terday and the tragedy followed.
The man who was murdered near
Romney, w. Va, on Saturday last, has
been identified as j. W. Blake, aged
"a wears, unmarried and formerly a
resident OF Mercersburg, Pa. Several
months ago, George Fletcher and his
family. consisting Of a wife and three
children. moved from Mercersburg to
one of the fruit orchards three miles
west of Romey Fletcher stated that
he moved his family from the Penn
sylvania town to get rid Of Blake, who
was paying attentions to his wife IN
the latter place. After Blake found
the Fletcher family near Rommey,
he persuaded them to take him as a
boarder.
1t is alleged that trouble in the
family was of frequent occurrence be-
cause OF Blake's attentions to Mrs.
Fletcher. On Friday night last the
trouble started afresh, lasting until 4
O'Clock in the morning, and ending by
Fletcher ordering Blake from the house.
Blake had been drinking. He became
knocked Mrs. Fletcher down
and threatened to shoot Fletcher
got his shotgun and fired, killing
Blake. Fletcher is under arrest.
Albert Sprague, aged 81, farmer,
was murdered in bed Sunday night
while asleep with his wife and two
at his home near Greenburg,
Ind, Mrs. Sprague says that she was
awakened about midnight by the re-
port of a shot, and called her husband
Receiving no answer she reached over
to shake him and found him dead.
She called Ben Noble, farm employe,
who occupied an upstairs room, but
for time he did not answer, and she
went to the kitchen where she found
her husbands shotgun in its accus-
toned place, but warm and smoking
She finally got Noble to notify the
Noble was arrested.
While demonstrating with a group
OF seven foreigners who was fighting
in front Of his home in McKees Rocks.
Pa, during Sunday night. Negro
Botnar, A years old, was shot dead
by one Of the men. Botnar's wife
and five children were witnesses of the
Staying, and his 11-year-old son Peter
proved hero by dashing at top
speed after the fleeing foreigners,
causing the arrest of two OF them.
Carl J. ely, aged 25 shot, and killed
his wife. Alice Donaldson Heckert
ely, aged q, in Columbus, Ohio,
Yesterday. and then shot himself