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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1905
Page
5
Charlotte Hacker a Black woman who did washing for Mrs. Kidwell, widow of Capt. Kidwell, is jailed on murder charges after Mrs. Kidwell died in a kitchen fire believed to have been started to conceal a pension check robbery. Detectives found a head bruise and suspicious details tied to the pension funds.
Italian sweetheart demands deserting soldier Elisha Checina return to service in Mali to finish a ten month term before they wed. Negotiations with the Malian government lead to resumption of ranks and marriage upon discharge. Special to The Washington Post, Wheeling, W Va, Dec. %. Also reports two men wounded by an unknown assailant with a razor on Sycamore Street, Petersburg, and other brief items from Richmond, Cumberland, Rockville, Hagerstown, and Baltimore.
Emmsett Fults, a negro saloonkeeper in Bloodfield, shot and killed Joe Smith after Smith caused disturbances in the saloon. Fults was arrested and jailed in Warwick County at Denbeigh. A separate report from Charleston, West Virginia, notes a fatal pistol fight on Chesapeake and Ohio train No. 6 near Malden. Detective Ernest Spencer and John Howley with Baldwin agency participated. Robert Lane died, Henry Lane wounded, and a colored porter shot in the arm. Friends seek to curb railroad detectives, urging state officials to abolish their authority.
A mob of several hundred pursued and aided officers in capturing Hugh Sprout in Winchester. Sprout fled after tripping a special officer, hid in a negro eating house, and was captured after doors were broken down. A barroom raid led to charges against the proprietor. Twenty others escaped.
The Circuit Court of Alexandria County convenes in the courthouse Fort Myer Heights Judge C N Nicol presiding. Cases include John Nelson and James La Fontaine charged with operating an establishment under gambling laws. They appealed magistrate sentence and must face circuit court trial.
Alexandria police raid on a Sunday morning alleged poker room proved a water haul in Folce Court. All arrested men appeared at the appointed hour except a railroad man who left the city. The complainant failed to appear and no proof of poker was found, so the case was dismissed. The raid targeted a bona fide club with several in the city, and the informant who led police to the room entered uninvited and was ejected.
Christmas passed quietly in Alexandria with open shops in the morning then closing early, sporadic firecrackers, and subdued laughter. Church services were well attended and music programs completed. Families and social visits filled the day, as Old Dominion Commandery Knights Templars met at noon in the Masonic Temple to toast the grand master of Templars.
Special to The Washington Post Rockville Md December Thomas RF Clagett a well known local farmer was seriously injured in a runaway accident yesterday while driving a two horse team near his home. The wagon overturned and he was thrown over the dash possibly run over or trampled, with multiple fractured ribs an ankle sprain and facial injuries. He walked part of the way home before collapsing and was later aided by a passerby. The attending physician cannot yet determine full extent but today reports say the case is serious. His team returned home unharmed.
A three masted schooner lies sunk twelve fathoms deep, six and a half miles northeast of Winterquarter lightship, in the coastwise navigation path. Only topmasts remain visible. no wreckage or crew identity seen, fate of the crew unknown. Reports from Capt. Charles James via the Juniata. Also: Young West Virginian injured under lumber load. 18-year-old George Isenberg crushed by a wagon wheel but may recover.
A careless boy dropped a match into the show window of Gilbert Unner’s confectionery at 1762 East Main Street, starting a fire that shattered the window wall and sent skyrockets through the street. Firemen extinguished the blaze with damage running to several hundred dollars. In other news, lawyers for the Washington Alexandria and Mount Vernon Railway seek to move personal injury suits against the railway from Alexandria County to Manassas Circuit Court.
The body of Fred Serlack a carpenter missing a week was found in a river. A facial bruise initially suggested foul play but investigators believe the wound occurred from hitting a dock during the fall. Virginia elopement case and multiple death notices from Charlottesville Chatham and Richmond recount local deaths and survivors with brief biographical notes.
Mary Agnes Kirk Mason daughter of R Wharton Mason and Josephine Van Sickie of Friendsville Maryland married last night at the bride’s home in Friendsville. Dr Charles Wilbur Hoffman of Henry West Virginia married Agnes Hampton Boyd daughter of James N M Boyd at the bride’s grandfather William Atkinson’s home in Lonatoning Maryland.
Antapolis hosts a football rules conference with West Point sending a delegate while Annapolis likely abstains. The meeting at Murray Hill Hotel draws delegates from Swarthmore Lafayette Minnesota and several big colleges though Harvard Yale Princeton and others may skip.
In Wichita Washburn and Fairmount clubs played under a 0 yard gain on three downs rule and forward pass permitted. Neither side scored as Washburn gained 10 yards only four times and Fairmount three. Teams punted constantly and the forward pass produced many trick plays. Only four attempts to break through the line occurred with minimal yards to gain. Official John Outland says scoring would be possible under the new rule if points were counted against old rules. No injuries occurred. many foot ball men believe a four down rule would keep the game open and permit touchdowns.
Special to The Washington Fees Norfolk Virginia December Edward Reed was accidentally shot and instantly killed by William Wilson while out hunting near Hodges Ferry in this county today. Reed rose from the bushes as Wilson walked by and the sudden movement caused Wilsons gun to discharge striking Reed in the back.
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