The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-10-27
FAIRFAX TO HOLD
INQUEST TODAY ON
BRISC0E'S DEATH
Jury to Probe Shooting
Of Autoist Near
Alexandria.
w. H. OEHLERT HELD
State District Deputy Of the
Knights Of Columbus In
stalls Officers.
TEE HERALD BuREAu.

~ King Street.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. Oct. 2s.-A
Fairfax County coroner's jury will
meet at stanton's store, Seminary
Hill. at o'clock tomorrow morn
ing to probe the fatal shooting of
Henry Briscoe, which occurred on
the night Of October 10 on, the
Camp Humphreys road. Fatyfax
County. DIR. w. L. Robey. OF Hern-
don, Fairfax County. will conduct
the inquest. a number of Alex
andria witnesses have been sum-
Inoned to testify.
An Alexandria jury Investigated
the cast October II and gave ver-
Dict that Briscoe died from the ef-
fects of a pistol shot wound in
fficted by william II. Oehlert, of
Alexandria who Is now being held
in the jail in Fairfax County. pend
ing the result of the Investigation.
The newly-elected officers OF
Fitzgerald Council No. 45s. Knights
of Columbus. tonight were IN
stalled at st. Mary's Hall John
]. Blake, Of Richmond, district
deputy. paid an official visit to the
council The first degree of the
of candidates. The work of IN
.stalling the officers was conducted
by. William P. woolls. district dep
-uty. and the local degree oficers-
State Deputy Blake has taken an
active part in the educational sys-
tenn of the knights of Columbus
lat Richmond. Norfolk, Newport
News and other sections of the
State.
The baby show held at the
Young Peoples building yesterday
.fternoon was such a pronounced
success that il was decided 10 MAXI
the AFFAIR an annual one. more
tho, 400 babies were entered. The
committee in charge announce that
,lithip the next few days the names
Of the winners will be announced
A. the union services being neld
at the Methodist Protestant Cnurch
the Rev. Robert Browne. pastor
reIated the story of his lie. for
thirteen wears he served as an Of
fcsr in the British army. taking
rart in three wars, India, Egypt
south Africa and he also served IN
West Africa. A large congregation
attended
Announcement is made that the
columbian Players will hold a mask
dance Halloween night at a coun-
try Mace five miles from this city
Next wednesday these players VIII
tourney to Baltimore and present
NAV in the auditorium Of Mt. st.
oseph's College. The players VIII
Leave washington at s o'clock. Pro-
a.. nil
10 Leonard school at Leonardtown.
Md. The players are being directeo
by Norris p. Roland.
Members of Seminole Tribe No.
s5. Red Men. tonight assisted o.
c.ola Tribe in comforting the de-
zee work of the order on a num-
Der OF pale faces"
Snowden School Alumni Associa-
t,on announce that during the past
wear IL collected s1.o03.75 and ex-
nended for needed articles which
were placed in the Parker-Gray
school. ssez7s.
Announcement Is made that the
traffic and transportation bureau OF
the Chamber of Commerce has in
dorsed the proposed reduction in
freight rates between this city and
Washington on the Washington
virginia line.
A meeting of the City Republican
committee will be held tomorrow
night in the rooms of the Chamber
of Commerce. All candidates for
city officers are requested to attend.
W. J. Kendrick. of Suffolk. Va.
tonight addressed a mems mass
meeting held in the lecture room of
he First baptist Church Mr.. Ken
drick Is Connected with the laymen's
n movement of the South.
TWO Internal revenue agents were
here today investigating alleged
boolegging. Accompanied by Po-
licemen Magner and Durrer he dry
agents went to Fairfax County.
They captured about a gallon of
liquor in key and one empty key.
Democrats to Hold Rally.
CAPITOL HEIGHTS. Nd. Oct. 2s
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