The Washington herald., 1919-01-04
ALEXANDRIA
The HERALD BUREAU,
A. 3. Doniphan.
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! Alexandria, Va, Jan. 3.-Fire at
Is o'clock this morning damaged
seven two-story frame dwelling
houses. occupied by white and COL
ored families, on the north side
( of Queen between Columbus and
/ Alfred streets. Houses not damaged
/ by the fire were made unhabitable
( by water.
The fire started in a house occu-
pied by Earl Luckett, colored.
known as S21. the first floor front
/ of which is used as an office by the
Southern Aid Society. An oil stove
/ is reported to have been responsible
i for the blaze.
other house were owned and oc-
cupied as follows; SIS, owned and
occupied by Harvey Crump; sl7, oc-
cupied by Clarence Harrington and
owned by Randolph simms; Sl9, own
ed and occupied by Randolph Simms
S21, owned and occupied by South
ern Aid Society; 1913, occupied by
l Leonard Wilson, colored, and owned
/ by Mrs. Addie r. Kirk; S25, occu-
pied and owned by John W. Jack
/ son, colored; S27, occupied by c. H.
/ Rowland and owned by Justus
/ Schneider.
/ The fire worked its way through
the roofs of the frame houses, All
of the occupants had to move their
/ effects into the street.
! A jury in the Corporation Court at
IS o'clock tonight found John Griffin,
I colored, guilty of murder in the second
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! eighteen years in the peritentiary for
shooting and killing Roy johnson, col
ored.
The jury deliberated on the case two
and oae-half hours.
! The shooting took place the night or
November q at the home OF Bud
Brown. coIored. 400 South Alfred
street. Following the shooting Griffin
escaped. and was captured the next
day at Mount Vernon. At the time Of
the shooting Bud Brown was shot in
/ both legs.
The accused was represented by At
torneys Robinson Moncure and Will
/ lam Z. Woolls and Commemorative
/ Attorney Howard w. Smith conducted
the prosecution.
The jury was composed of the fol-
T lowing: Harry Hammond, foreman;
Moses Jaffa. John b. Carter, II. Clay
Phillips, Frank w Deeton, Hugo Her
furth, Thomas B. Pullman, W. A..
Harding, ]. G. Cockey. Gilbert J. Cox.
/ Alexander Suter and Walter Pierpoint.
I Mrs. Ida Creegan, 2l1 South Royal
street. has been notified that her son.
| Private Charles CreeEan, has arrived
| from overseas and has been trans
! ferred to the Walter Reed General
! Hospital. Takoma Park. d. Z. Pri-
vatc Creegan was recently injured
! overseas and arrived at Newport
| News. Va. December 81, and was sent
| to the embarkation hospital, Camp
! Stuart, Newport News. Va.
Benjamin f. Chase. former resi-
dent of this city. died Tuesday in
! Hudson, n. Y. and his funeral will
! take place Saturday afternoon from
the residence of his sister in-law, Miss
Agnes Maxwell. 22l Wolfe street The
deceased was a son of the late George
w. and Mary A. Chase and father OF
/ Daisy a. b. Chase, this city.
Rev. John Lee Allison. pastor of the
Second Presbyterian Church, will Sun
DAY at IL o CLOCK pTtdCIl u SPtCldt -Nt"
Year sermon and there will be a re-
Ception of new members.
Mrs. J T Sweeney announces the
marriage of her daughter. Miss Agnes
r. Sweeney. TO Leon Devers, which
took place November 2S at the par
sonage of St. Mary's Catholic Church.
Rev. L. F Kelly. assistant pastor,
officiating.
Capt George II. Evans, who has
been overseas for the past nine
months. has returned to his home in
this city. Capt. Evans has seen serv-
ice in England and France and has
been in the army for the past sixteen
months. having received his training
at Camp Wadsworth, Spartanburg.
s. c.
Lamar Munroe. for the past twelve
years employed in the city postoffice.
! has accepted position as receiving
teller at the Citizens National Bank,
to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Charles Aubrey Gala
han.