Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-03

A destructive IRE occuIieu a. w.
rv Courthouse early yesterday morn
ing, The loss is estimated at be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000.
The necessary $25O,Oo0 as the I'M.
tial payment upon s2,OOO,OOo stee'
nlant to be located on the Appomat
tox River between Petersburg ane
HONEYWELL has been oversubscribed.
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II is said in Richmond that Con-
eressman Carter Glass is to have
the backing of every member OF the
Virginia delegation in Congress 1ol
the position of member of the Demo
cratic National Committee.
w. A. Fishburne, farmer, OF Prince
George county, living on the Jerusa'
lem plank road, about three mics
from Petersburg, was killed Tuesday
Mr.. Fishburne, who only had one leg
was getting out of a wagon, when
he lost his balance and fell to the
ground, breaking his neck.
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The handsome country home OF
David G. Richards, about three miles
west of Culpeper, was completely des
troyed by fire Monday night. A few
articles. of clothing were saved from
the lower floor, but nothing at all
from the upper part Of the house,
Among the possessions of the fam:
ily that were destroyed were many
handsome pieces of silver and rare
linens, brought from Europe.
Will McCraw, slayer Of Jasper
Allen, the last fighter of the Hills
Vile clan, has been moved from the
cell in Roanoke, which he has occupied
since the shooting. The cell which
has been the home of McCraw for
more than month was formerly
tenanted by Floyd and Claude Allen.
brother and nephew of the slain Al
len. The McCraw case will be taker
up by the grand jury at Hillsville
the last Monday in May.
Jerry Hughcs,.a negro, who served
year in the penitentiary not ver:'
long ago, was snot and killed Sunday
night. in the tcnderloin section Of
Danville by r. F. Brooks, the out
come of quarrel which took place
earlier during the afternoon and which
was precipitated through Brooks at
tempting to interfere with Hughes
while apparently about to carry OFT
threat against Sallie Vassar an
aged negress Brooks was arrested.
Limited train No. 2, of the Norfolk
and Western Railway, from Roanoke
to Hagerstown, Md, and carrying
Pullman passengers from the South
to New York, was wrecked late Mon
day night one mile north Of Solitude,
between Glasgow and Natural Bridge.
Three passengers were severely in.
jured and were taken to a Roanoke
hospital. Many others were cut and
bruised when two day coaches and ond
pullman went down an embankment. !
The accident was caused by q broken
rail.
With the long controversy over tho
back taxes of Thomas Fortune Ryan
brought to successful conclusion.
the Commonwealth of Virginia has
renewed its efforts to hasten the adj
justment of the Marie Marshall case,
in which the city of Williamsburg;
and the State are claiming back tax;
es aggregating 100000.
T. o. Lambert, of Greenville, 81
c., Du Pont foreman, was shot and
killed at Hopewell yesterday by Po-
liceman Hendricks, of the local force,
while lying on his bunk in his tent.
Hendricks alleges he went to investi-
gate reports that Lambert was pro-
miscuously firing. his revolver. On en-
tering the tent, Lambert reached I'M
der his pillow, drew his pistol, but
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