The Washington herald., 1911-05-01

Alexandra, Va. April 3o-The body Of
r. Clarence Fletcher. forty-four years
old, was found floating in the King street
dock, known as the oyster wharf. be-
tween King and Prince streets. early this
morning
The body was taken to Demaine's un-
dertakins establishment and prepared for
burial. Coroner 8. B. Moore. after view
ing the body and learning Of the circum-
stances in connection with the case.
deemed an inquest unnecessary.
The body was badly decomposed. and
it was evident that 1t had been in the
water for either a week or ten days. :.
There were no marks Of violence on the
body. and the clothes worn by the de-
ceased were the same as when he was
last seen alive.
His brother. r. Hamilton Fletcher. Of
this city. told Undertaken Demaine this
morning that he last saw his brother
April 19. At the time the latter told
him he was going UP the country to visit
relatives in Culpeper. He, however. did
not make the trip. 1t was stated.
Just how Fletcher was drowned prob
ably never will be known. The deceased
may have met death the day he told his
the condition of the body indicated that
II had been In the water that length
of time.
Fletcher was employed as a car in
spector by the Southern Railway Com
pany. He is survived by his wife, who
lives in Washington. The body will be
shipped tomorrow morning to Culpeper.
Va. and the interment will be at that
place.
Jumping from the rear end Of a south
bound Washington Southern Railway
train, several miles south Of this city.
travelling at the rate Of forty miles an
hour. Jetty Medes. negro. thirty years
old. Of Waynesboro. Va. had his left
leg broken and sustained many bruises.
Medes boarded the train in this city
shortly after I o'clock Saturday after
noon. When the conductor called for his
ticket he said he wanted to go to
him he could not make connections on
that train and he would stop at Fred
erfcksburg and let him of. While the
back of the conductor was turned Medes
jumped from the train with the result
stated. The crew of a work train picked
him up and brought him to Alexandria
several hours afterward. where he was
is being treated by DR.. W. NJ. Smith.
A jury in the Circuit Court of Alexan-
dria County. Saturday afternoon. gave
verdict for 5000. the amount sued for.
in the case Of Wyatt Vaughan against
the Washington. Alexandria and Mount
Vernon Railway Company. The suit was
for injuries alleged to have been sus-
tained by the plaintiff by being struck
by a car Of the defendant company, June
10, 1907. The first trial resulted in a YER
dict of 5000 for the plaintiff. and the
Court Of Appeals reversed the decision.
The plaintiff was represented by Attor-
neys Machen, Moncure & Wampler and
the defendant company by Attorneys ].
r. Cation and John s. Barbour.
r. E. Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans.
will, at its meeting tomorrow night,
complete plans for its annual memorial
celebration, which will be held the after
noon Of May "a next at the Confederate
streets. Committees will be appointed to
decorate the graves Of the members Of
the organization and to make arrange
ments for the exercises.
The orator of the afternoon will be Col
Arthur Herbert, Of the local camp. who
will speak at the monument. Music will
be furnished by the Alexandria Band.
Following the exercises at the monu-
ment the veterans, following an annual
custom, will proceed to Christ Church
Cemetery, where the mound beneath
which rests a number Of unknown Con-
federate dead will be strewn with how-
ers. Three volleys will then be fired
by the Alexandria Light Infantry and
taps sounded. Should the weather prove
inclement, the exercises planned to be
held at the monument will be held in
the young peoples building Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church soutb
Rev. D. ]. Kennedy, o. p, s. T. D.. Of
the Dominican House Of Studies Of the
Catholic University Of America, Brook
land, D. c., this afternoon delivered a
very interesting address before the
members Of the Holy Name Socity
of ST. Mary's Catholic Church at
the Young Mems Sodality Lyceum Hall.
He gave a brief history Of the order and
the work being accomplished by 1t since
its inception.