1897
Events that took place in Fairfax County in 1897:
Contents
April
May
- May 12 – Governor Charles T. O'Ferrall appoints Commonwealth's Attorney James M. Love as judge of the Fairfax and Alexandria County Courts.[3]
June
- June 4 – James Lewis is hanged at the Fairfax Court House for the sexually assaulting 62-year-old Ida Riedel on the Rose Hill Farm on April 14.[4][5]
References
- ↑ "PARKER WAS DISCHARGED." The Washington Post (1877-1922): 9. Apr 30 1897. ProQuest. Web. 24 Jan. 2018.
- ↑ "Struck by a Train and Killed. Evening Star, 30 Apr. 1897, p. 3. NewsBank. Accessed 24 Jan. 2018.
- ↑ "JUDGE CHICHESTER'S SUCCESSOR." The Washington Post (1877-1922): 1. May 13 1897. ProQuest. Web. 6 Sep. 2014.
- ↑ "A NEGRO'S HIDEOUS CRIME." The Washington Post (1877-1922), Apr 15 1897, p. 10. ProQuest. Web. 24 Sep. 2018 .
- ↑ "JAMES LEWIS HANGED." The Washington Post (1877-1922), Jun 05 1897, p. 3. ProQuest. Web. 24 Sep. 2018.
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