1931
Events that took place in Fairfax County in 1931:
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April
- April 4 – 26-year-old Clara Grove unintentionally kills her passenger, 31-year-old Richard J. Hayden, when she drives off a bridge on the road from Accotink to Accotink Station and into a creek, where it overturns. Hayden shoves Grove out of the window of the car, but is unable to save himself and drowns.[1]
May
- May 1 – Fairfax County Policemen Carl R. McIntosh and Louis L. Finks are arrested and charged with mayhem in Arlington for shooting unarmed criminal suspect Leroy Holsinger.[2]
October
- October 5 – 28-year-old well digger Melvin Stevens is unintentionally shot to death near his home in Vienna while searching for the assailant that had been firing shots at his house and that of a neighbor.[3][4][5]
References
- ↑ "DROWNING IN AUTO HELD AS ACCIDENT." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 3. Apr 06 1931. ProQuest. Web. 26 Jan. 2018.
- ↑ Associated Press. "Fairfax Officers Held For Shooting." The Free Lance-Star [Fredericksburg] 1 May 1931: 1. The Free Lance-Star. Google Archive. Web. 12 Jan. 2012.
- ↑ "Fairfax Man is Murdered by often Foiled Assassin." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 1. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1995). Oct 06 1931. Web. 13 Feb. 2012
- ↑ "Accident Possible in Stevens Death." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 4. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1995). Oct 07 1931. Web. 13 Feb. 2012.
- ↑ "Stevens Slaying Called Accident." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 7. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1995). Oct 08 1931. Web. 13 Feb. 2012.
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