The Washington herald., 1920-10-19
MAN INDICTED
FOR SHOOTING
Special Detective Shamrock
Held in Connection With
Negro Killing.
THE HERALD BUREAU,
....- A. s. Doniphan,
727 King Street.

III hlng Street.
Alexandria, Va. Oct 1s.-P. A.
Shamrock. special detective, who
last Wednesday shot Alfred Doss,
colored, at the Potomac Railroad
yards, today was indicted in con-
nection with the shooting and kill
ing of Doss by a grand jury in the
Arlington County Court.
Doss. who was employed as
laborer at Potomac yards. was shot
last Wednesday morning and died
that night at the hospital.
Previous to the shooting an alter
cation occurred between another
detective and two white men en-
ployed at the yards, and, according
TO the testimony given before
coroner's jury in Alexandria, Sham
rock either during the progress OF
the alteration or Immediately
afterward pulled out his pistol and
it was discharged and the. bullet
struck Doss in the back Of the head.
Welded in Haxtings-on-Hudso
Miss Christine Elizabeth. of Has
tings- on-the- Hudson, New York, and
Cornelius Joseph Hill, of Alexandria,
were married Saturday at st. Mat
thews' Church. Hastings-on-the-
Hudson. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. Thomas D'Keefe,
| pastor. Only the. immediate rela-
tives of the two families attended
the wedding.
The bride was attended by her
sister, Miss Isabel Magce, and the
/ bridegroom had for his best man
his cousin. Lee DOnnelly, of Wash
( ington Miss Ella Hill, of this city,
sister of the groom, played the wed
ding march, and previous to the
ceremony gave, a number of selec-
! tions.
The bride has many friends here
where she is well known, she being
a graduate of Trinity College,
BroOkland. D. c. Following a we'd
ding trip Mr.. and Mrs. Hill will re-
side at 209 South Lee street, this
city.
Mellichampe Funeral Tomorrow.
The funeral of Rev. w. L. Melli-
champe, retired Episcopal minis
ter, and father of Rev. Z. w. Melli-
/ Champe, rector of Pohick Church,
/ Fairfax County, will take place
! at II o'clock tomorrow morning
from POhick Church. Rev Mr.. Mel
. nam ~ N-ANNA III w dSHlI Abh sun
day.
/ BaIlenEor-Dettor NuptiaIs.
| Miss Irene Dettor, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence w. Dettor,
| and Julian p. Ballenger, both of
! this city, were married at 4:3O
! o'clock Saturday afternoon. at the
Methodist Episcopal Church South,
! the Rev. Z. V. Regester. DID. pas
! tor. officiating. The bride was at
| tended by her sister. Miss Ruby
! Dettor. and the bridegroom had for
/ his best man Edward Brown. The
! bridal party was rendered a recep-
tion at the home of the brides par
ents, 1908 King street. Afterward
Mr.. and Mrs. Ballenger left for New
York. where they will spend their
honeymoon. After November they
will be at home at 81 North Pat
| rick street.
Bible Class rendered Reception.
A reception tonight to the mem
! bers Of Emmanuel Bible Glass. of
/ Christ Episcopal Church, was ten
dered them and their wives by the
/ members of the Sunday school of
that church.
Fined IS for CoIIiding.
J In the police court today a fine
| of IS was imposed in the case of
| L. A. English, whose automobile
| last night struck Ashton Jones. of
! Clarendon, Arlington County Jones
was painfully injured and is under
treatment at the Alexander Hos
pital.
Eagles Observe Anniversary.
In observance of its sixteenth an
niversary, Alva Aerie No. S71, Fra
| ternal Order of Eagles, will We'd
nesday night hold "a celebration fol-
/ lowing its business meeting. There
will be a banquet and an athletic
entertainment which will be a fea-
ture of the evening.
To Give Athletic Carnival.
The Dreadnaught Athletic Club
will give an athletic carnival to-
morrow (Tuesday) night in the