Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-02-27
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Capt. Patrick J. Murphy Dies
While Talking Over Phone.
RixEY AT INSANE ASYLUM.
Fire Destroys Residence of Frank
Talbert. at Woodlawn.
Fairfax County.

ALEXANDRIA. Va. February -
While talking over the telephone regard
Ing his physical condition. Capt. Patrick
J. Murphy. employed as a clerk III the
office of Herbert A. Griffith. yartimas-
ter Of the Southern Railway Company
dropped dead shortly after O'Clock
last night. Heart trouble is thought to
Eavc been the cause of his death. He
was advising his physician of his con-
dition when he suddenly fell to the
Office floor dead.
The body was removed to Domaine S
undertaking chapel and prepared for
burial. This afternoon il was taken to
the home of Samuel Wade. 80 Com
merce street. where he roomed. The
funeral arrangements have not yet
been completed.
Capt Murphy was about forty-seven
Years old and unmarried. He was for
twenty years captain of the Alexandria
Light Infantry and served until the old
company was diSbanded i'll 1907. He
served during the Spanish American
war. being first sergeant of than NOM
pany at the time. At the close u the
war he was chosen first lieutenant and
later resigned. A short While after
ward he became captain. succeeding
Capt. T. B. Cochran. The deceased for
many years was employed by John
Ahern & Co. and later was connected
with the Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company and subsequently accepted a
position with the Southern Railway
Company, which he had held for sew
eral years
Rixey Transferred to Marion.
c. Jones Rixey, former head of the
defunct Virginia Safe Deposit and
Trust Corporation. is now an inmate
. of f6a acy,lII
at Marion, Va.
Sergt. Robert H. Cox returned today
from Marion. having conveyed Rixey
from the asylum at Staunton to Marion
according to Mr. Cox, Rixey appeared
10 be in good physical condition. His
,Senory on current events was some
What hay. however. RiXey realized
nat he was to be transferred to Ma
riGn. and uttered complaint to the
sergeant regarding his transfer
flAey a short time after the collapse
"f The institution OF which he was the
head was sent to the asylum at Staun-
ton. being declared of .unsound mind
hS a commission of alienists His at
forneys waged long legal battle
against mis- transfer to the madhouse
for criminals
Fire shortly before ; o'clock this
morning destroyed the residence and
most of the contents of the home of
Frank Talbert. Woodlawn, Fairfax
county 4 defective flue is thought to
have caused the blaze. Members of the
family of Mr. Talbert were aroused by
smoke filling their rooms. and they
escaped with only few of their
clothes. Only part of the contents of
the house was saved. The loss is COW
cred by insurance.
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Marcher Dies.
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Marcher. wife of
John Marcher, died about IL O'Clock
last night AT her home, in Del Ray,
Alexandria county. She is survived by
her husband and several children
A large audience last night attended
the historical pageant given at the
-opera house, in which $50 children in
tthe primary departments of the public
schools participated. The performance
was repeated this afternoon.
ESangelistic services will be begun
tomorrow. at the Second PRESBYTERIAN
Church. They will be continued
throughout the coming week The pas
tor. Rev. Dr. John Lee Allison. will be
assisted by Rev. W. R McElroy
evangelist, Charlottesville, Va
Walter w. Warwick, assistant con-
troller of the Treasury. will deliver an
address at o'clock tomorrow after
noon in the Westminster building of
the Second Presbyterian Church before
. mems meeting.