The Washington herald., 1919-05-15

Stanton Stanton. he said. covered
him With the gun Immediately after
the shooting. Witness said that he
ran to his home after the shooting
and procured a pistol and started
to pursue Stanton across the field.
However. he abandoned this.
Rolfe also testified that his brother.
he had heard, turned over $500 to
Mrs. Stanton. He understood It was
to apply on tho home owned by Mrs.
Stanton. Witness said he never saw
Mrs. Stanton. His brother he said.
came, here last July. Rolfe said he
first heard Of his brother giving Mrs.
Stanton the $500 a short time before
his brother died at the Alexandria
Hospital this morning.
DR.. Walter A. warfeld and DR.. n.
d. Delaney told of the wound inflicted
by the pistol and DR.. Warfield said he
saw Rolfe just before he died this
morning and told Rolfe he was dying.
In reply to request of DR.. warfield
IL he had anything to say. witness
said among other things. Rolfe stated
had given Mrs Stanton 5000 and that
he was negotiating for a house with
her.
Police sergt. Scott and Policemen
SHlltn, Bell ana DuTTeT IOlu OI tilcii
investigation Of the case.
The jury was composed of the fol-.
lowing: Thomas Chauncey. foreman:
Ralph A. Steele, Floyd ID. Saunders.
George Saunders, Arthur A. Paul and
Oliver S. Stone.
Funeral services for Rolfe will be
held at 5 o'clock this afternoon at his
late home. 13 Walnut street, Rose
mont. and will be conducted by Rev.
f. A. Speilman pastor of Trinity NJ.
L. Church. The body will be shipped
tomorrow night to Wellington, Md.
for burial.
Rolfe was a widower and Is survived
BY FIVE children. He came here last
July. The deceased was a native or
Pennsylvania and was employed as
foreman of the anglesmith shop at
the plant of the Virginia Shipbuilding
Corporation. and is said to have been
one of the highest paid mechanics at
the yard
The Wallis prize contest in extern
poraneous public speaking opened
last night to the fun membership OF
the senior class of the Episcopal The
illogical Seminary in the chapel of
that institution.
There were two prizes offered on
this foundation. The first prize was
assigned to Paul d. Bowden. of the
Episcopal Diocese of West Texas, and
the second to John F. w. Field. OF
the Diocese OF Virginia.
The judges of the contest were Prin-
cipal A. r. Hoxton. of the Episcopal
High School; John Daniel, Willoughby
Reade. of the High School faculty.
and DIR. Harryman and George c.
Stuart
Mrs. Faith w. Morgan. a vice
president of the Equal Suffrage
League of Virginia. is in Alexandria
for two weeks securing names of
women favoring equal suffrage and
enrolling them.
Arrangements have been made by
the board Of managers Of the Alex
andria Free kindergarten for con-
cert which will be given May 29 by
the Friends School Glee Club OF
Washington.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary f. Con-
nor took place yesterday afternoon
from the residence of her sister. Mrs.
Sarah Javins. 537 South Fairfax
street. Rev. A. e. Speilman, pastor
of Trinity II. L. Church. officiating.
Burial was in Union Cemetery.
Richard II. browns funeral took
place this afternoon from his late
residence. 327 South Patrick street,
Rev. A. E. Speilman. pastor of Trim
ity NJ. z. Church, officiating. Burial
was in Union Cemetery.