The Washington herald., 1919-05-13
ALEXANDRIA
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Alexandria. Va. May II. = Jesse
Ralph. about S years old. foreman
of the anglesmith shop at the plant
of the Virginia Shipbuilding Corpora
ton. who lives in Rosemont, was shot
and probably fatally wounded early
this afternoon by d. Worth Stanton,
a bookkeeper. who also lives In Rose
mont The shooting took place at the
home Of Ralph, on Cedar street. Rose
mont.
The bullet entered RaIph's abdomen.
He was taken to the Alexandria Hos
pital and treated by Drs. Delaney,
Warfield. Bayly and Wood. At the
hospital late tonight. IL was said his
condition was critical.
Stanton claims Ralph had been dis
turbing his domestic happiness, ac-
cor1ing to the police. Later STAN
ton was released on a bail bond in
the sum Of 5000.
II Is stated that Stanton went to
the home Of Ralph. where they got
into an argument. during which It Is
alleged Stanton struck Ralph with a
stick. The men clinched, and Ralph's
brother came 10 Ralph's assist ance.
according to Stanton.
stanton claims when he fired the
shot Jesse Ralph had his arm around
his neck.
Col. Miles, Of New York. of the
Salvation Army. tonight addressed a
large mass meeting In the opera
house in the interest of the salvation
Army drive which will be opened the
week OF May 10.
Col. Miles was introduced by s. W.
Pitts. chairman Of the local COM
mittee. A stan band Of thirty-five
pieces from New York played The
meeting ended with the Star
Spangled Banner" while the audi
ence stood at attention. Mr.. Pitts re-
minded those present that a house to
house canvass will begin Monday,
ally.
A date for the third trial of william
VI. Oehlert. charged with shooting
and killing Linwood Kidwell. Novem-
Der IL. 1918. will be Sc next Monday
In the Corporation Court. This was
decided today by Judge T.. C. Bar
ley.
Commemorative Attorney Howard
w. Smith served notice that he would
ask for a jury from out OF the city
to sit in the case Of Oehiert. Gov
Davis also will be asked to designate
Judge to sit in this case.
More than a hundred carpenters
employed by Fleischruan & Co. In
constructing the naval torpedo assem-
bly, plant today went on a strike
because the company. 1t is stated. re-
fused to grant them the new union
l..
The old rate was 75 cents an hour.
Most Of the men live out OF the city
and left Alexandria this morning for
other points. None of the other work.
ers employed on the plant went out.
1t is stated that the total number of
carpenters who quit was l0T.
A grand jury in the Corporation
Court this afternoon. with F. W. La
than as foreman. returned true bills
to seventeen cases presented. Dates
for the trial of the parties indicted
will be determined upon later. The
jury was composed of the following:
Ashby o. Reardon. John ID. Matter.
p. +. German. jr.. Silas Devers. Vance
II. Peele. J. B. Collins and Raymond
Blumenfeld.
Mrs. Mary Z. Conner. 10 yers old.
died at 4 O'Clock this morning at
the residence of her sister. Mrs. Sa-
Tah Javins. 537 South Fairfax street.
The funeral will be held at O'Clock
Wednesday afternoon from her late
residence.
Richard II. browns. 81 years cid.
employed at the Southern Railway
rcundhouse. died this afternoon at
the Alexandra Hospital. He had
He is survived by two sons and
two daughters.