Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-26

a ed John p. jones, eReptbhcan, 4ot
the term beginning March Z, 1903. ;
MOSCOW Betchsr, le, and shurlock
:siasha,n. aged 1s, we're Monday !
lodged in Jail at Pikeville, Ky,
charged with the murder Of Nelson
f. Matney. It appears there had
been i'll feeling between Matney and
his alleged slayers and when they
met in the Lick Greek section the
young men began a quarrel. Both
ere said to have drawn revolvers
and fired, killing him instantly.
| TIE second fatal automobile acct
dent in three days to an aged woman
en- her way to Christmas services oc-.
Cured Monday night, when Mrs
Mary Parrot, 81 years old, OF Slo
Twentv-second street northwest,
Washington. was instantly killed at
! Twenty-second and I streets north
| west.
Mystery surrounds the murder early
| Yesterday in Kansas City, Mo-, OF a
| man carrying registration card
bearing the name Of Eddie Eckert.
According to eye-witnesses, Il large
| man got out Of an automobile Oh Il
downtown street corner, dragged an
apparently unconscious man from the
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rear seat, placed him on the sidewalk
drew a revolver and shot him. tic
then got into the car and drove Ok
before any one could stop him. dc Is
| said to have later returned to the
| scene of the shooting and looked ut
Ibis victim. Eckcrt was formerly a
circus clown with Barnum and
Bailey. He is said to have been drug
| ccd before the shooting,
Alton r. Stalker, prominent mer-
chant Of Saginaw. Mich, MS wife,
| t!.cir 11-year-olL son and Mrs. Maize!
Earl, oG Ann Arbor. were instantly
| killed yesterday afternoon. when the
| automobile in which they were re-
tLrning from a Christmas cciebra-
| ton was struck by Michigan Cen
| trail passenger train.
| Common carriers are not permitted
to INTRODUCE wines INTO the State OF
Oklahoma, even for sacramento
purposes. according 20 q decision
Landed down by District Judge Geo.
wv. Clark. In denying a writ 10
compel the Santa Fe Railroad /" de-
liver the wine, Judge Clark held thai
tc force railroads TO accept such
SHIPMENTS was Il violation o. the pro-
| hibitory law. -;
| nr. James Goodwin. o. SmithtieId,
Pa, was shot ard killed yesterday
TX his brothcr-in-iaw. \. Cole Bow
crs. AT the lattcr's home III CEca;
rcck. ". Va. The two. men had .
dispute. the nature Of which Is 'Aol
lArown. Bowers, who gave hlmScI'
! up 10 the police. said Dr.. Goodwin
came TO his door twice ami threat
cred him. He said he SHOT the
physician al his gate. using Il double
barrcled shot gun. Both mcu are
members Of prominent families and
are widely Snown.
/ I. Vandergrift was arrested II
i Los Angeles. Cal. when "hc attempt
cd to end the miscries Of Kaiser
) Wilhelm burning in Hades and was
brought before 4 judge. s film
company claimed Eandergrifr turned
:! Il hose into u thrilling 'hc!l'' scene
. where the Kaiser was sizzling al
tnc expense Of quantities o. crude
Lctrolcum. and. besides. consi,!crahl!
G;nrpcned the temperament Of tho
atiors Police Judge White released
) Nandcrgrift under a suspended sen
tcncc.
Mrs. Carl NJ. Nelson. oil Moor
head, Mimi. was probably fatally
burned Monday night when candles
On Christmas tree fired her Santa
+, C1a1c diSo1,iSc -rni1n Distributing