The Washington herald., 1917-03-31
THE WASHINGTON HERAID SATURDAY. MARCH 81. 1917.
ALEXANDRIA BRAKEMAN
SHOT in PISTOL DUEL
Clarence E. Crown. Victim, in Critical
Condition.
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Alexandria, Va, March 3O-while in a
box car loaded with merchandise at the
Potomac railroad yards at Ii O'Clock
this morning Clarence E., Crown, 80 years
old, a brakeman employed at the yards,
whose home is In this city, was shot by
A. F. Cannaday chief of the special
agents OF the Washington Southern Kah-
way Company. of Richmond.
A short time after the shooting Crown
was brought to the Alexandria Hospital,
and is being treated by 'Drs s. B. Moore
and w. NJ. Smith. The shot entered the
abdomen and his condition is reported as
critical. He has eighteen perforations in
the intestines.
According to Mr.. Cannaday Crown was
in the car and Melvin Mayhugh, of this
city. and r. NJ. Grundy, the latter said
to live in Washington, brakemen employed
in the yards, were standing outside. Mr..
Cannaday says he came upon the men
outside and at once called upon them to
halt and placed them under@arrest. Just
as he did so he says Crown fired from
the car and he returned the fire. Crown
fired several times he says. firing after
being shot In the abdomen. The two other
men also had pistols in their possession.
according to Mr.. Cannaday.
Mayhugh and Gundy were subsequently
turned over to Sheriff Howard Fields.
Jail on Fort Myer Heights.
Monday will be nag day in this city.
All persons are requested to display the
flag by Monday on all buildings, both
public and private. and citizens gen.
orally are requested to join in the move
ment to make the affair a success.
Resolutions to the foregoing were
adopted tonight at a meeting in the
10 NIa .ko h.
the auspices of the chamber of COM
merce and retail merchants associa-
ton
City officials are also requested to dis
play flags from buildings over which
they have supervision.
The Stars and Stripes were raised to
day at noon over the transfer building
at the Potomac railroad yards with ap-
propriate exercises. Addresses were de-
livered by Rev. John Lee Allison, d. D..
pastor of the Second Presbyterian
Church, and James g. Cross. agent of
the company. A bugler from Fort Myer
sounded the call to the colors and a sec
ton of the American Indian Guard Band
played patriotic airs, while $50 employees
sang America" and 1.-THE Star Spangled
Banner" A salute to the, flag with
twenty-one railroad torpedOes was given.
A handsome American flag 10 by 30 to-
day was thrown to the breeze from the
nag stan on the Elks' Home. The new
flag on this building attracted consider
able attention.
Several thousand persons lined King
street this afternoon and witnessed the
big patriotic parade of the 1000 public
school children. All carried flags and
some wore colored caps. and in some in
stances carried large flags. AS the chill
dren passed the Confederate Monument
they saluted the American nag. which
was held by Francis Lash, color bearer
of the Alexandria High School Cadet
Corps Capt. Conrad Johnson was chief
marshal with Lieut.. Reginald Dyson as
chief OF staff. Capt. Robert Hancock
commanded the Cadet Corps. The teach
ers and Capt W. H. Sweeney. superin-
tendent OF schools. accompanied the
pupils on the march.
Members of Troop No. l. Boy Scouts,
will have a flag day tomorrow. They pro-
pose to sell flags on the streets to raise
funds to carry on their work.
8. H. Lunt. auctioneer. yesterday sold
at auction the building at the southwest
corner of King and Fairfax streets. and
IL was purchased Dy Ine IeduUedIeE LII uB
Corporation. Inc, for $3.50. The pur-
chasers are the present occupants.
A continuance until Wednesday was
granted in the Police Court today in the
case of the three colored men taken from
a train here who had about twenty-five
gallons of whiskey in their suit cases
and who said they were en- route to Bat
tleboro, n. c.
The funeral OF John r. Bradley. a
former resident. who died in Washington.
will take place at 3:3O o'clock Saturday
afternoon from Wheatley's Chapel Ser
vices will be conducted by Rev Louis
Smet, pastor of St. Mary's Catholic
Church. The deceased was a brother
of Mrs William II. Greenwell this city.
and a member of the Oldest Inhabitants
Association, OF Washington.
William B. Nixon. 80 years old, died
last night at his home. 213 North Patrick
street. His wife and several children
are living. The body was forwarded to
Sumter s. c.. for burial. He was a mem
ber Of Columbia Lodge of Odd Fellows.
Columbia, s. C.
Francis Frazer Rust. little son of David
n. Rust. Jr., died yesterday at the
home of his father. Braddock Heights,
Alexandra County
The funeral of Mrs. La Roy Beach.
jr, took place today from ST. Mary's
Catholic Church. Rev. Michael DAILY
officiating.