Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-02
Auto Accidents
and Guns Reap Har-
vest of Lives
CHICAGO IN LEAD
New Year Starts Fatally in Many
Sections-"The Day After the
Night Before" in Full Blast all
Over Country.
(Ry United PressD

(By United Presso
New Years celebrations, motoring
parties and poisoned liquor took
countrywide toll of life over the week
end.
Chicago led cities in its death list,
9 being killed in automobile accid-
ents ard one shot TO death. Eleven
persons lost their lives in Ohio as
result Of holiday accidents or shoot
ings. In New York two were shot to
death, in Detroit z, IN PhIladelphia
8, and in Wilmington /.
Automobile deaths and injuries
were numerous, three being killed IN
this way in Philadelphia, one dying
in Chicago. Three were killed in ac-
from injuries in New York and one
dents in Western New York state
Three were drowned boating in New
Jersey and one in Detroit, skating:
Poison liquor was held responsible
for a score III hospitals in New YORK
and 10 in Chicago while Philadelphia
police had warrants for LOCO arrests.
Automobile casualties led to one
death in San Francisco, where an
other death was due to fight. MIL
waukee's toll was one dead and % in
jured.
Kansas City, Mo-, Pan. 2.-One
accidental injury by fire arms, 10 ar
rests for minor disturbances and some
few thousand headaches comprise the
results Of Kansas City's quietest New
1 Year.
New York, Jam New YORK be-
gan the New Year with two deaths
from shooting, i8 persons wounded
by fire arms, l27 persons jailed
following liquor raids, % false alarms
of fire, l8 auto crashes and lS persons
admitted TO Belleview hospital suf-
fering from acute alcoholism.
DESPITE the fact that over 1000
cafes and restaurants were raided by
the dry forces, New York was far
from dry and police reported good
deal of drunkenness in the streets New
Years morn.
Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 2.-Murder,
suicide and accidental shooting look
Ia toll of eleven lives in Ohio new
years day.
Fifteen stab wounds were found IN
( The decapitated body of Francisco
Giaranda, picked up by motorists
near Toledo.
Wm. Lowe, a porter, shot Mrs.
Bessie Connell to death at the door
fof her Newark home and then COM
mitted suicide by cutting his own
throat.
Three roomers, including a l6 year
old girl, are held in connection with
the Staying of Charles Marquis, shot
as he stepped on to the back porch
of his rooming house in Akron.
Canton police are holding Joe Fer
nandez, 28 alleged maniac charged
with killing Mrs. Elizabeth Rich, 2o
and her three year old son Daniel
Fernandez is said to have gone m
sane during a new years call at the
Rich home. He wounded two other
members of the Rich family.
John Gibson. 53, Coddingsville
Farmer. died of bullet wounds re-
eeived in new years brawl.
Earl Perry, II, son Of the Chef
of Police of Sandusky was accidental
w shot to death while cleaning his
fathers revolver.
Edward Bennett, 43, Cleveland,
drank poison at the dawn Of 1923 and
died two hours later.
Robert Bradford, 7, accidentally
shot and killed his sister jamie May,
o, at Springfield new years night.
Dwight Booth, 9. near Plain City,
was shot and killed by his playmate,
August Schneider, II, August thought
the gun was not loaded.
Detroit, Mich, Jan. 2.-Three per-
sons are dead today, twelve suffer-
ing injuries from automobile accid-
ents and eight are in receiving hos
pitfalls. four from acute alcoholism, the
toll of the new years celebrations.
One Of the dead was victim OF
an assassin bullet in pool room.
Another was shot by a policeman IN
blind pig fight. The third person
drowned while iceskating.
PHILADELPHIA, ain. 2.--The New
Year was heraldcd in Philadelphia
with three deaths from shooting, and
three killed in automobile accidents.
Thirteen persons were wounded by
fire arms and eight were injured IN
10 auto crashed.
Police were busy arrested, more
than 1000 persons for various oifen-
ses. Fifty of those arrested were
charged with displaying 1922 automo-
bile tags.
Bandits perpetrated eight robber-
les, holdups and burglaries while the
citv celebrated.
Dry agents raided two cafes but
the evidence was destroyed as mob
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