The Washington herald., 1922-04-05
WOUNDED,
BROTHER -nlLAW
SURRENDERS SELF
Alexandria Shooting Oc-
: ours in Presence :
OF Wife. =
TWO SHOTS GO WILD
Mrs. Elsie Duffey Hit
Twice -. Wallace Mel
son Lodged in Jail.
TWO SHOTS GO WILD
THE HERALD BUREAU.

IN King Street. :,
ALEXANDRIA. Va. April A.
Mrs. Elsie Duffey. IS years old. wife
of Charles Duffey. Of It's Harvard
street, was shot and dangerously
wounded shortly before 4 o'clock
this afternoon at her home by her
brother-in-law. Wallace Nelson. 81
years old, who lives at 1916 Duke
street. according to- poiice.
She was rushed to Alexandra
Hospital and treated by Drs.
Dleweliyn Powell and H. A. Latane.
One bullet had entered her, throat
and another her left arm. Two
bullets went wild. one striking the
ceiling and one a couch.
Immediately after the shooting
Nelson started for police headquar-
tiers and gave himself up to Police
sergt. wilkinson and Bicycle Po-
lfceman Durrer.
At police headquarters he told
the police he had forbidden his
wife to visit, her sister When he
that his wife was at her sisters he
went to the house, met his sister,
in-law in the parlor and fired four
shots In rapid succession at her.
His wife. she says. made a futile
effort to prevent him from using
the weapon. Nelson Is being held
at police headquarters awaiting the
result of the woman's injuries,
Senator Claude A. Swanson was
the principal speaker at the public
celebration of Potomac Lodge OF
Odd Fellows In observance Of Its
eighty third anniversary tonight.
He said he had been a member OF
the order for fifteen years and he
paid a glowing tribute to the prin-
ciples of the order.
Representative II. Walton Moore
traced the order from its incep-
ton Saul Preeger. grand master
o. Odd Fellows in Maryland. also
spoke and the closing address was
delivered by Rev. DR.. John Lee Alli-
son. grand master Of Odd Fellows
in Virginia. Rev. DR.. E. v. Reyes
ter presided and invocation was
given by Rev. Edgar Carpenter.
Selections were given by a quartet
composed of Mrs. Harrie White. Mrs.
Summey. Kenneth w. Ogden and
Arthur H. Bryant with s. B. Fowler
at the piano. A solo was glen by
Mrs. Summey.
The following officers have been
elected by Post F. Travellers Pro-
tective Association: J. William May.
president; ]. H. Trimyer. secretary
n Ill Ia
Hammond, 8. W. Pitts and NJ. l..
Price. vice presidents; Rev. John
Lee Allison. chaplain. -
Nathaniel Hatton. rs years old.
was badly injured this morning
he was working on Duke street
extension exploded. He was burned
about the face and badly bruised
and sustained fractured arm He
was rushed to Alexandria Hospital
and treated by DR.. N. d. Delaney.
A number of men working In a
ditch below where the explosion oc.
CURED had a narrow escape froA4
being struck by fragments of the
machine.
Funeral services for Newell s.
Greenaway. clerk Of the court. who
died yesterday afternoon. will be
held at $3.50 o'clock tomorrow aft
ernon at the Methodist Episcopal
Church South, Rev. DR.. E. ". Re
gester officiating. and burial will be
In the Presbyterian Cemetery.
Members of the various Masonic
bodies with which he was identi-
fed, will attend: also members Of
Seminole Tribe of Red Men.
Out of respect to the memorA Of
the deceased the Corporation Court
will be adjourned tomorrow.
Members of the Washington Bible
Glass of the Second Presbyterian
Church last night presented a
handsome travelling bag to Rev. DR..
John Lee Allison. pastor. who soon
will leave for svangelistic work.
d. G. McWhorter. vice president Of
the class. made a speech Of presen-
tation and response was made
by DR.. Allison.
The Y. NJ. c. A. drive which will
I be launched May Us Inclusive for
the purpose Of building perma-
nent Y. NJ. c. a. building here.
will have Headquarters at the
rooms of the Bachelor Club on
King street. Through its president.
o. II. Kirk, this club has rendered
the use of its rooms