Posted by Susan G. Pearl, Historian I also checked our index of Laurel newspapers, and found no extant issues for 1919. Checking our cemetery records, I have found that a Bradley H. Allen (1875-1944) was buried at Ivy Hill cemetery in Laurel. And, just to confuse the issue, I have found (in the Gasch Funeral Home records)that Gasch buried a man named Earl E. Allen of 221 Lincoln Avenue in Riverdale in 1934. He died at his home 19 March 1934, and was buried at Fort Lincoln Cemetery (in Prince George's County near the boundary of the District of Columbia) 22 March 1934. The Washington Evening Star lists him as the "husband of the late Alice Allen." Sorry we are not able to help on this. I assume that you have consulted the Washington Evening Star and the Washington Post - they would probably have covered a triple homicide. Good luck with your search! Susan G. Pearl, Historian
on August 20, 2005, 1:34 pm, in reply to "Re: Wife of Bradley Allen - TRIPLE HOMICIDE IN 1919"
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I have checked our local papers (printed in Upper Marlboro, the County Seat)for the spring of 1919, and to my surprise, found absolutely nothing about the tragedy that you have inquired about. Although Upper Marlboro is some distance from Laurel, the papers usually carry a Laurel column, and certainly something as bizarre as a triple homicide, so I am surprised that this incident was not covered at all.
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: Susan,
: Thankfully, I recently learned that the date
: of Alice(Lenz)ALLEN's death was on
: 19APR1919. I hope this will narrow down your
: research. I anxiously await anything you may
: find.
: David A. Woolley
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: To: David Woolley
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: I will check our newspaper sources, as well
: as our obituary, undertaker and burial
: records and let you know whether we have
: anything. It would greatly help me if you
: can tell me in what month of the year 1919
: this tragedy occurred.
:
: You should also contact the Laurel
: Historical Society, if you have not already,
: through its website:
: www.laurelhistory.org/
:
: I will look forward to learning which month
: in 1919. If you can respond soon, I can
: start looking things up this Saturday (8/6)
: when I will be working at the PGCHS library.
:
: Susan G. Pearl, Historian
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: --Previous Message--
: I would like to learn more about a triple
: homicide back in 1919 in Laurel. The wife
: of Bradley Allen (a distant relative) was
: one of the victims. This must have been an
: extraordinary event of the time. I would
: expect to make a personal visit to the area
: to do my research but I would like someone
: to "point the way" to locations
: that would have information on these
: murders. eg: Newspaper accounts
: Coroner's inquiry
: Police reports
: Grave locations
: Other items of interest
: I look forward to hearing from anyone that
: can provide information on this unforunate
: event for family history purposes.
: thanks, David A. Woolley
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