Posted by DAVID A. WOOLLEY on September 5, 2005, 9:55 pm, in reply to "Re: Wife of Bradley Allen - TRIPLE HOMICIDE IN 1919"
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SUSAN, MANY THANKS FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS. I'M SORRY TO HAVE SENT YOU ON THIS DEAD-END. I'LL KEEP DIGGING AND LET YOU KNOW IF I FIND ANYTHING.
THANKS AGAIN, DAVE WOOLLEY
--Previous Message--
: 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.
:
: 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
:
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: --Previous Message--
: 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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: --Previous Message--
: To: David Woolley
:
: 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
:
: --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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