Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-11-21
VIRGINIA NEWS

Charged with refusing to register
for military service on September
y, Thomas NJ. MARBLE, 81 years
old. manager of large sawmill near
Rock Enon Springs. was arrested
Tuesday night. His defense is that
the Bible does not countenance
wars and drafts and the other ma
chinery connected herewith.
Deputy Sheriff j. E. Anderson,
Sullivan county, was probably fatal
" wounded late Tuesday night when
he was shot three times by two
men whom he arrested on charge
of stealing an automobile. The
bullets penetrated his hip and sew
cred an artery His assallanes
made their escape.
Gray Lloyd was fined $500 ana
sentenced to twelve months in jail
on the charge Of involuntary man
slaughter in the Roanoke police
court this week, Judge Beverly
Berkeley holding that Lloyd was
driving the car which struck and IA
tally injured Norman Lee Hoy, two
and one half year old son of A. W.
Hoy.
The United States destroyers Dahl
lgren and Goldsborough were launch
ed yesterday at the plant of the
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry
Dock Company. The former was
christened by Mrs. Josiah Pierce,
daughter Of Admiral Dahlgren. who
had for her maids of honor Mrs.
Frank E. Johnson, of Washington,
a grand daughter of Abraham LII,
coin, and Mrs. Corbin, wife of Cen.
Henry c.. Corbin, u. S. A.
Miss Rosa Farmer, Of near Bocock,
Campbell county, was attacked and
then choked to death some time
Tuesday night in the woods near
her home. Her body, badly bruised
and the surrounding ground show
ing evidence of the young woman's
struggle, was found early Wednes-
day morning by neighbors. Miss
Farmer left her home Tuesday at
ternoon to visit rabbit traps nearby,
and when she had not returned at
night a search was instituted.
Henry White. CT Fredericksburg,
was accidentally shot through the
stomach by a pistol belonging to his
brother, Charles White, one night
this week. Charles, who is employ
ed in a boiler-room of an institution
in Fredericksburg, was at work
when his brother, ellis Weldon
and small boy dropped in to see
him. Charles White placed his pis-
toll, which was not loaded, on a
table while he was fixing his fires
for the night. The boy, unobserved,
loaded the pistol, and when they
were preparing to leave, Charles
White picked it up, not knowing it
had been loaded, and in some way
the gun was discharged.
Two men are dead while third
is seriously wounded, following q
fight that began over dog near
Fredericksburg this week. ice
Wingfeld, Morton Wingield and
James Mcleod comprised a hunting
party to the woods of Spotsylvania
county. They saw dog belong
ing to Abner Wigglesworth. a ne
gro, chasing sheep. Meeting up
with the latter they informed him
of the dogs damage, whereupon
the negro is said to have become
very much enraged. Some time Ia
ter the party was startled by the
report of gun and Joe Wingfield
fell to the ground with a mortal
wound in the back Of his head. He
died almost instantly. The report
of the gun caused the horse Wig
ellsworth was riding to jump,
throwing the negro. Mcleod clinch-
ed with him. In the fight which
ensued Morton Wingfeld was struck
over the head with the gun by Wig
shut succeeded in getting
the weapon and dealing the negro
a death, blow, crushing his skull.