The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-24
NAN ENDS
HIS LIFE By
SHOOTING
Charles M. Knott, Of Wash
ington Grove, Was III and
Dependent

1SOGGAV1GIGee NAUse July AZ -
Dependency, due to poor health,
caused Charles M. Knott, long
time resident Of Washington Grove
to take his own life ct the home
Of his sonin.law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Keiser. at Wash
Ington Grove, late Tuesday after
noon.
He shot himself In the mouth
with q revolver. Death Is believed
to have been instantaneous. The
discovery was made by Mrs. Keiser.
Doctor Horace b, Haddox, OF
Gaithersburg, who was immediately
summoned, gave a certificate Of
death by suicide.
Mr.. Knott was seventy.four years
Old. He is survived by q daughter
and three sons. They are: Mrs.
Keiser, Chester Knott, Of Baltimore.
and Charles Marion Knott, Of wash
ington. The funeral win take place
this afternoon from the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Keiser.
Jesse Lancaster, q colored reul.
dent Of the vicinity OF KensinRton.
Il in jail here charged with twice
breaking into and robbing the
Sanitary Grocery Store at Kensing-
ton. and attempting to enter and
rob the store a third time. 1t was
his third and unsuccessful attempt.
made late Monday night or early
Tuesday morning that got Lam
caster into trouble. Deputy Sheriff
GingeH ana Policeman Clagett be-
gan an investigation early Tuesday
morning and soon became satisfied
That Lancaster was the perpetrator.
When placed under arrest. the
negro admitted attempting to break
into the store early this week and
also confessed to robbing the store
twice before.
Ordinarily one license il all that
q required for a marriage ceremony.
but Alfred r. Leatherbury. thirty
three years old, Of Baltimore. de-
cioed that two were necessary ii
MS case and from the clerk Of the
circuit court here on Tuesday he
oDtalned two for his marriage 70
Mlss Mary p. Plummer, also Of
5attlnnore. He disclosed that one 81
snem y Catholic and the other 4
| rOtestant and that they decided to
nave TWO ceremonies performed. one
~ "a episcopal minister and the
oIner Dy 9 Catholic priest. inst
where the two Ceremonies ver. -. 49,
formed has not been learned.
Mrs. Edna May Strang, OF wash.
Ilneton. Is the defendant IN Z a,I5t
LOT "a absolute divorce filed -
the circuit court here bv Har.-v
Leooen Strang, Cd, Of this counts
Mno Is represented by Attornev
mmenry Gilligan! Of washington.
ne Oil, which charges desertion.
se1S forth that the couple were
married In Washington on october
c cS. asSv, ana % lived together in that
Reverend p. Rowland waener
pastor OF the Baptist Church. offi.
clateo at the marriage here az
| willard A. Braswell, "a. and Mis-
Ethel L. Watson. 20. both ~
washington, the home OF the mir.
lster being the scene OF the cere-
D.. Lee LeCompte, State rama
warden, has appointed Windsor
Aoams' OF Bethesda, q deputy game
commission has been received ~
the clerk OF the circuit court.
Licenses have been issued by the
clerk OF the circuit court here 1nT
the marriage of Earl Sutton. ~.
and Miss ]. Darie Coward, "a. both
Of Washington; Virgflio Velasouex.
y, Filipino, and Miss Edith Mar.
ceron, 81, both of Washington:
Erby +. Callahan, %, and Mr..
Mary N. Menoco. sS. both of South
Washington, Va; Howard o. An.
derson, %, and Miss Grace e. Ken.
nedy, IS, both Of Washington; ,Jo-
seph w. Gooslin, 81, and Misa
Margaret N. Schwartz. 20, both 81
Washington, and Clayton LonRyear.
80, and Miss Ailiana Quigley. 21.
both Of this county.
The funeral of William ], WIN.
Jams, prominent PoolesyiIle district
farmer, who died on Monday. AGED
SO years, following a long illneae.
took place yesterday afternoon from
the home, near Poolesville, very
4 large number Of persons from the
upper section OF the county and
elsewhere attending. The services
were conducted by the pastor Of
the Poolesyille Presbyterian Church.
and burial was in Monocacy Gene.
terry, at Beallsville.
4 Pupils Of the high school at Fair.
land, this county, are soon I'd have
a spacious playground. At meet.
ing Of the trustees and patrons Of
the school, 1t was decided to pur-
chase an acre and half near the
school building.