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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1929
Page
5
In Winchester a man named Wedlock was fatally stabbed after a country dance. Jones pursued Wedlock, attacked him, and killed him within a minute. Jones fled, abandoning his car to Sheriff Pannett. A witness said Jones planned to come to Winchester for cigarettes.
The man, 40, who worked as a house cleaner, was found murdered in Winchester. His body was brought there by Undertaker Parlett and funeral arrangements will be announced later. He was unmarried.
James Wedlock, about 38, a housecleaner by trade, died after living with his wife Ocie Jackson at a Selma Amherst Street home. The funeral will be held in White Post Clarke County with Rev Ren Layton officiating. Burial is in the local colored cemetery. he was a son of David Wedlock and left siblings in Winchester Clarke County and Harrisburg Pa.
Lacy Williams, 19, is jailed in Front Royal on a murder charge after his uncle Welton Williams, 50, was found slain in an old slaughter house. Witnesses report a fight and a punch, while Sloat claims he was attacked. Coroner to hold an inquest later.
The report states no signs of assault were found on elder Williams. The mention includes quips about power paint sprayers aiding a large family of girls and references to St Joseph News-Press, the Yellow Bird, the Ta tin Bowler, and comparisons to Pullman car cleaners and trans-Atlantic airplane name selectors.
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