The Washington herald., 1917-07-03
SHOOTS HTS Wife
Then KILLS SELF
Alexandria Woman. Twice Wound
ed. May Recover-Husband
Dies Instantly.
he HERALD BUREAU.
r. L. knight & Son,
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THE HERALD BUREAU.
| Il. l.. knight & Son,
61S3 King Street.
Alexandria, Va, July 2.-Angered
because OF his Intellectual efforts to
effect a reconciliation with his wife,
Mrs. Clara v. Quayle, 10 years old.
her husband. Charles e. Quayle, 30
years old, met her on the street this
morning while she was en- route to her
place OF employment at the silk mill,
and after a scuffle, in which both
fell, he fired four shots at her as she
ran screaming for help, and two of
the bullets entered her body, although
she Is expected to recover. Immedi-
ately afterward Quayle fired one bull
let into his right temple, he falling
dead on the sidewalk at Royal and
Wolfe streets.
A coroner's jury, which met tonight
at Wheatley's undertaking chapel,
after hearing the testimony of a dozen
witnesses. returned a verdict to the
effect that the death OF Quayle was
due to gunshot wounds inflicted by his
own hand.
DIR. T. NJ Jones, coroner, presided
at the inquest. and the jury was COM
posed Of p. NJ. Bradshaw. H. e. Cen
try. Jerome Kaufman, Thomas Har-
vey Henshaw, ]. NJ. Reed and F. w.
Latham. the last being foreman.
After Quayle rounded the corner
the wife started toward the hospital
nearby and was met by one of the
nurses and taken in. Dr. S. B. More
found that one shot had entered the
abdomen and one the left arm. At
| the hospital tonight 1t was stated her
condition ia very saffafa ptOry
About a year ago Quayle and his
wife separated, and since then the
| wife had been living with her par
ents, Capt. and Mrs. Frank Dixon.
She instituted suit for divorce. Quayle
is survived by young daughter.
Three indictments were returned to-
day by a grand jury in the United
States Court for the Eastern district
Of Virginia. Judge Edmund Waddill
presiding. Two are for converting
money to the use of the persons in
dicted and one for stealing from the
mails.
The grand Jury Is composed OF f.
NJ. Thompson. D. F. Mccarthy, Julien
Bossieux, William A. Mann. James
Phillips. A. ]. Boiling. s. C. Foster,
]. L. Hawkins, NJ. F. Boiling. ]. l.
Partlow. c. V. Clayton, William H.
Gary. d. NJ. Warren, r. f. Miller. r.
| L. Ailsworth. r. c. Simpson, James
R. Evans, William Lynn, f. D. Helm.
G. B. Parish, William L. McGilI, NJ.
w. Carter and William l. White.
Those on the petit jury are George
| f. Douglas, f. Jackson Eggborn, ..
\ A. Holloway, J. Casey Armstrong,
| Alvin T. Rowe. d. ]. Boulware, WV
ian Layton, A. Stuart Jones. A. C.
| BillingsIey, James Coleman, c. c.
Jacob. Charles z. Shepherd, Larence
| Tinsley, f. c. Gordon. J. r. NJ. Dill
lard. James T. Nowland. r. R. Gilling-
| ham, +. Beattie. Ashby NJ Graham,
L. L. Freeman. Crusie Jones. Charles
| r. Keyser, Lee Wallace. W. W. San
ders. B. c. Macon, R. ]. Thomas, John
A. Bittle. Robert Mccarthy and J. W.
Cox
Court adjourned until 1870 o'clock
tomorrow morning.
The Braddock branch OF the Red
Cross will conduct roadside refresh
| ment stand. near Braddock Chapel,
Wednesday from until p. m.
The Red Cross committee Of Mount
NicNA ~ L tli ldN NoInlN. VIII
hold an all-day picnic at Potters Hill
school grounds Wednesday, for the
benefit of the Red Cross.
The treasurer of the United States
has deposited in funds 5000 with
the national banks of this city for
the proceeds of sale of liberty bonds
here.
All previous records for marriage
licenses in this city were broken dur
Ing the month OF June. n. S. Green
away, clerk Of the corporation court
having issued log licenses, of which
number 81 were to white. and - to
colored persons. He also, recorded 81
deeds.
Announcement is made of the mar
riage of Miss Lydia NJ. Posey, daug-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ. Posey.
and Joseph R. Boland. which took
place Saturday night at the parsonage
of st. Mary's Catholic Church, the
Rev. Louis Smet, pastor, officiating.
Mrs. Viola c. Barr. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John Dove and Joseph
Harold Hudson were married this
afternoon at the parsonage of the NJ.
4. Church South. by Rev. f. v. Reg
ester. d. D., pastor.