Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-07-08

records for the dumping of coal over
the Hampton Roads piers, Lambert's
Point, Sewall's Point and Newport
News, were broken during the SIX
months from January to June 80
1915, according to total made from
the figures issued monthly at the Of
fees of the coal dumping railroads
Three persons were killed instantly
about noon yesterday when an auto
mobile in which they were riding
was struck by Union Traction Com
pany Interurban car at crossing
few miles north of Indianapolis.
The victims of the accident were Mrs.
Jennie Grimes, At years; her son,
Fred, Is years, and daughter, Ruby,
"a years.
A train Of thirty cars, carrying
about 900 horses for the allies TO
be shipped from Newport News to
some French or English port, passed
over the Chesapeake and Ohio road
via Richmond yesterday Many thous-
ands of horses are being shipped to
the allies from Newport News, and
yesterdays scene weekly and
sometimes daily occurrence.
John Armstrong Chaloner has
written play entitled Robbery I'm
der Law" to illustrate as he says, the
mischief of lunacy proceedings III
New York State. In the dramatiza-
ton of Mr.. Chaloner poses as chief
character, with the name of Hugh
Sutfeld, of Rokcby, Albemarle coun-
ty, and New York, millionaire art
patron and art writer.
Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw will be
arrested at Chatcaugay Lake today
on a bench warrant charging con-
tempt of court, and taken back to
New York to testify for the state at
her husbands insanit trial 1t is
said that if Thaw is liberated one Of
his first moves will be to apply for a
divorce from his wife.
The brain of Frank Holt, assailant
of J. Pierpont Morgan, who commit
ted suicide in the Nassau County Jail,
was removed yesterday and exam
ined by Dr.. Guy Cleghorn, who pro-
nounced it normal. DR.. Cleghorn
said that Hollis brain was one Of the
most exccllently developed he had
ever seen and belonged to Il man of
the highest intelligence.
Charles Bremen young farmer of
near Belvidere, Ill.,, and his fancee,
Miss Ida Camp, are dead as the re-
suit of Bremer's jealousy. Miss Camp
went to Rockford, ILL.,, with a young
man from Chicago, friend of her
brother, to celebrate a holiday, and
when Bremen upbraided her for this
she handed him back his ring. Brc-
mer drew revolver, shot the girl
dead and committed suicide.
Charles Inman was killed and Miss
Addie Imam, Henry Inman and ".
J. Griffin were wounded in pistol
battle at Griffin's home near Way
cross, Ga, syeetrday. Griffin escaped,
though he suffered fracture of the
arm. The Inman brothers went 10
the home of Griffin, who is man of
family, for the purpose of inducing
Miss Inman to return home. A quar-
rel ensucd, and the shooting resulted
Esther Wilt, of Cumberland, Nd,
who was accidentally shot by her
father, George Wilt, a day or two
ago and was buried at Oakland today.
Rats had been preying upon the chick
ems, and iscovering some in the pen.
Miss Wilt called her father to bring
the shotgun. AS he came running up
he stumbled, and the weapon was dis.
charged, Miss Wilt receiving the en-
tire load in her chest.
Firearms and ammunition to the
value of approximately S37,000,00G
we're shipped out of the United States
during the ten months from August.
1914. to May 81. 1915. according to
figures made public by the Depart
ment of Commerce. These exports
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