Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-10-17

i i corOner's jury will meet at 7.30
! o'clock tonight at Wheatley's mort
uary chapel for the purpose of in
veStigatng the circumstances at
! tending the death of Henry Briscoe,
SO years old. Of Fairfax county,
whJ died at 6:35 O'Clock last night
at the Alexandria Hospital from
thn effects of two bullet wounds he
received Saturday night while near
| his home, alleged to nave been in
fllcted by William H. Oehlert, of
, this city.
Ocklcrt was taken in custody at
his home in South Fayettc Street
Yesterday morning about ) o'clock,
ana Yesterday afternoon he was
! committed to the jail at Fairfax
| Courthouse. 4 charge of murder
will be entered against him By the
Fairfax authorities.
4 date for the preliminary hear
| ing has not yet been decided upon.
4 preliminary investigation of
the case this morning was made
; before Justice of the Peace Frank
". Troth, of Mount Vernon district
a. Pulman's store, Fairfax county,
although Oehlcrt was not present at
this hearing.
Justice Troth after hearing the
evidence in the case held Richard
Stuart. jitney driver OF this city,
| for the action Of the grand jury
,, without bond. Stuart expects, how
eyer, to give bond at Fairfax Court
house later in the day.
Richard C. Burnett, who was in
the car with Oehlert, and Edward
Patterson. who was in the car with
STUART were ordered TO appear be-
for the grand jury and their bonds
OF $500 each were taken by the
cCurt.
Two others to testify at the hear
/ ing were Henry l.. Hibbs, OF Wash
inGtcn. who was in the automobile
, truck with Briscoe and K. P. Cralle'
oi FAIRFAX county, who also was III
the car with Briscoe.
I According to the testimony OF
Cralle he was driving a truck Of
wiicl Briscoe and Hibbs were occu-
pants. When about two miles south
of Alexandria they stopped their
car, turning into a byroad and Brls-
coc got out to get letter from Il
mail box.
A car driven by Edward Paterson
belonging to Richard Stuart about
that time drove up and Stuart ask
ed WY they had cut him oil. All
wcer about ready to resume their
trin when the car driven By Oehlert
drove up. Ochlert got out of his
car said the witness and got on the
running board of Stuart'S car. Wit
ness then said Oehlert pulled gun
in his face and minute afterWard
flashed two guns on EIibbS and Bris-
coc and witness said they backed
away Burnett told Oehlert to
come away and put away his guns.
According to the witness Oehlert
then rot into his car and tired
five shots as he started TO drive
away. Witness said ne took Rriscoe
to the Alexandria Hospital IN the
truck. According to Cralle there had
bcel, no harsh words and there was
no occasion for the shooting.
Fl. l.. Hibbs, Of Washington, told
the court he and Briscoe and Cralle
were enroute to their homes in
Fairfax county from Alexandria,
and Stuart accused Briscoe of cut
ting him off. At the time Of the
shooting they had started home-
ward he said and Stuart had left
the scene.
Richard C.. Burnett told the court
that he took a ride with Oehlert
Saturday night at Oeh!ert's sugges-
ton. Oehlcrt he said did the shoot
ing and he begged Oehlert not to
gc. into trouble. Prior to the shoot
| ing Of Briscoc Oehert fired shot
into d gullcy Burnett said. Follow
irG the shooting Burnett 8a!d that
Och!crt said to Stuart, II used all
six os them" Burnett also testi-
fled tnat before the shooting, some
stones were thrown toward OchIcrts
car. ~
Police Sergeant Wilkinson exhibit
ed ar automatic pisto which ne sara
was found in Stuarts car.
Edward Patterson testified tnat
he did not witness the shooting. he
said he was driving Stuarts car
from Camp Humphreys at the Tune
The first witness called was Rlcn'
ard Stuart. At the request OF AT
torncv Charles Henry Smith, ms at
torney.- who also represented rat,
tcrson and who had been retained
as counsel for Oehlert, Stuart did
no. take the stand.
The hearing this morning VAS at.
terdeG by Mayor Duncan, Chief OF
Po;ice c. T. Goods, Sergeants ". }:
Wilkinson. and William Campbell
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