Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-11-17
G0ODREILL INDICTED
ON MURDER CHARGE
Son of Retired General to
Plead Self Defense in Mont
gomery County Staying.

ROCKVILLE. Md, November IL
Truxton Goodrich, son of Brig. Gen.
Marcel Clay Goodrich, U. S. NJ. c., re-
tired, and otherwise prominently con-
nected. will have to stand trial In the
circuit court here for the murder OF
Harry Adams of Washington, who
was killed on Goodrell's farm. near
Burnt Mills, this county. the Sth OF
last July. An Indictment formally
charging him with the murder Of
Adams has just been returned by the
grand jury now in session here and
the case will be tried at the term Of
criminal court which begins here next
Thursday morning. He will be de-
Tended by John A. Garrett Of Rock
Vile and his plea will, it Is UNDER
stood. be self-defense.
At the time he met his death
Adams. whose home was In Washing
ton. was engaged in operating a
whisky still on the Goodrich place. A
young man from Washington went
cut there late at night for load of
liquor and not finding Adams inquired
of Goodrich. who occupied a shack on
the place, what had become of him.
Goodrich told the man that Adams and
negro employee had had trouble
and that the former had been shot
and killed. He took him to where the
dead body lay In a clump of bushes
near the still.
Since Admitted Shooting.
Goodrich was arrested the following
day and has since been in Jail here.
He has. according to the county off,
GERS, since admitted shooting Adams,
insisting that he did SO TO save him
self from an attack by Adams. who
was approaching him with an AK.
Immediately after Goodrells arrest
his mother and sister. who were liv
ing with Gen. Goodrich at Berkeley
Springs, w. Va, came to Rockville
and have since been here. They visit
the prisoner daily and see that he
has all comforts possible in a jail
Goodrich attended the University OF
Virginia, graduated in law and for
seven years practiced his profession
in Des Moines. Iowa. A nervous
breakdown compelled him to give up
his legal work. At the time he shot
Burnt Mills place and was "roughing"
1t for the benefit Of his health. He
at one time lived in Washington,
where he is we'll known.
Teachers Appointed.
Prof. Edwin w. Broome, county su-
perintendent of schools. has an
nounCed the appointment and con-
frmation by the COUNT board Of edu-
cation of the following public school
teacher: Miss Hazel r. Hill, assist
ant at Woodside; Miss Elsie Gillette,
assistant. at Takoma Park: Mrs.
A. Blondell Newsom. principal of
Rockville colored school in place of
Mrs. Hartman. resigned.
The educational board has deeid ed
TO deed to the Rockville volunteer
fire department a lot. forty feet wide,
at the northeast corner of the lot on
which the old public school building
formerly stood. as G site for build
ing for use of the fire department
and the mayor and town council, the
condition being that when no longer
used for the purposes of the depart
ment it Is to revert to the county
board of education.
While motoring along the Rock
George Haeberle. said to be O. New
Yorker of prominence. was held up"
by Motor Cycle Policeman Leroy
Rodgers, who informed him that his
of fifty miles an hour. Haeberle did
not deny it and when escorted to the
police court here paid a fine and
Forty hours, devotion will begin in
ersburg. with high mass Sunday
morning and Will continue until
Tuesday, A Redemptorist priest will
deliver the sermons Sunday, Monday
and Tuesday evenings. At the high
mass Sunday morning thirty children
OF st. Martins parish will make their
first communion.
Licenses have been issued by tho
clerk of the circuit court here for
the marriage of Marcus d. Kolufos
and Miss Anna NJ Micheal, both OF
Washington. and Robert s. Hall and
Miss Myrtle F.. Younger, both Of
Laurel, Md.
Revival service to continue two
weeks will begin in Mount Zion Bap-
tist Church. at Beane. this county,
Sunday morning. The pastor. Rev.
Thomas Brown, will be assisted by
Rev. J. W. Nicol. pastor Of the Bap-
tist Church at Kensington.
At 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon. in
trinity churchyard at Upper Marl-
boro. Md. Janet Montgomery Chap
ter: Daughters of the AMERICAN Revo-
luton. Of this county will, by invi-
tation Of the Prince Georges county
American Revolution. unveil a hand
some headstone, given by the United
states government. and place the off,
cial d. A. r. marker at the grave Of
Corp. John Moore of the 9TH Mary
land Regiment. revolutionary war
An appropriate program will be
given. including tho reading of. a.
prayer from q builet-pierced PRAYER
book carried b. Moore during his
seven years service. Corp. Moore is
one OF tho revolutionary ancestors of
Mrs. Frank p. Stone. REGENT Of Janet
montgomery Chapter, who will have
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