Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-10
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Frank Fogcl, % years old, Il weigh
master at the Glamorgan pipe works
in Lynchburg, was killed Thursday
by Cleveland Rucker, negro. en-
ploye, who struck Fogel over the
head with hammer handle. Several
witnesses saw the blow struck, bat
there were no witnesses to the origl-
r.al quarrel in Fogeps office, from
which Fogcl fled, with the negro pnr-
suing. Rucker escaped and is being
hunted over Amherst county.
Charles w. Symons, 90 years old,
Norfolk and Western Railway brake
man, Of Hagerstown, Nd, WAS
crushed to death yesterday while
coupling cars at White Post. His
skull AMI left arm were mashed
Richmond will have to pay to the
state all the money received from the
sale of trunks seized by the police
and which were found to contain
whisky. That is the law. While the
city several months ago sold more
than 500 trunks and suit cases and
boxes, which had been brought in
city loaded with whisky, the money
must be paid over to the state. This
is what the law provides, that the sale
cf all containers Of liquor are to he
applied to the literary fund. Acting
on this Interpretation OF the law,
Auditor c. Lee Moore has called on
the clerk Of the police court for the
! proceeds oc the sale held under the
direction of Justice C.utchficld.
Virginia ovcrsubscribed its maxi
rum appoltionment Of the second
| United States Liberty Loan beyond
| the estimates and expectations Of the
campaign directing committees and
expert bankers, according to the Of
fetal announcement OF the campaign
II the Fifth federal reserve district
by Governor George J Z. Scay, Of the
| Richmond reserve bank. This state
Fought bonds amounting to $5l,373,-
$50, as compared with Il maximum
allotment Of $I5,GOO,0OO and a mini
mum allotment of $27,O00,OCO.
The star witness for the defense
yesterday in the trial at Charlottas.
lille Of Dahney Crenshaw Il iormc.
University Of Virginia student, VINO
has confessed stealing platinum ami
setting fire to the chemical laboratory
at the university, was Dr.. William
! Sharpe, Of New York, who testified
that he had operated OH the brain
Of young Crenshaw in Richmond last
March to relieve an excess Of brain
pressure which caused mental impair
ment. He said ECrcnShaw' had made Il
satisfactory recovery, AND the disea
'sed condition had been relieved
Other doctors placed, on the stand
also said that the: crimes committed
by Crenshaw were due to an ire.
prcssible impulse to take property
not his own, duo. to the;'diSeasci con-
ditlor Of his brain exposed at the
April operation - :
I The, largest single, contract FOR
government work at Norfolk was .ct
yesterday to James Stewart and
Company, Inc, Of New york: The
new contract is for over ten million
dollars worth Of improvements at
Pigs Point; facing Hampton Roads.
and will include barracks for SOL
diers, concentration station, ware
houses, piers, railroad yards and a
railroad connecting with the Allan
tic Coast Line. The Improvements
will occupy over 1893 acres OF land
Work will start Immediately.
The government has leased $1,000
acres of land ten miles from Peters
burg as site for rifle range near
Camp Lee. The farmers now occupy
ing the property have just been no.i-
fed to vacate as soon rs they can
move their crops.