1921

Events that took place in Fairfax County in 1921:

January

January 13 - Workmen discover the body of 41-year-old Robert Coffey hanging from a tree near the Accotink Creek in the area of Camp Humphreys. Coffey's death is ruled a suicide by the local magistrate.^[1]

October 15 – William H. Oehlert shoots and mortally wounds 33-year-old Henry E. Briscoe following an altercation in Alexandria. Briscoe is taken to Alexandria Hospital, where he dies the next day.^[2]

November 4 – 21-year-old Curtis Trice is shot and mortally wounded on a hunting trip near Occoquan. Trice is taken to the Alexandria Hospital, where he dies on November 7.^[3]^[4]
November 18 – William H. Oehlert apparently escapes from the Fairfax County Jail.^[5]

December 2 – Following a 35-minute deliberation by the jury, William H. Oehlert is convicted of the first-degree murder of Henry Briscoe in Alexandria on October 15 and is sentenced by Judge Samuel G. Brent to 20 years in prison.^[6]^[7]

↑ "Alexandria News." The Washington Post (1877-1922): 3. Jan 14 1921. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1995). Web. 9 Sep. 2012 .
↑ "Blames Oehlert for Fatal Shots." The Washington Post (1877-1922): 13. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1994). Oct 18 1921. Web. 25 Oct. 2011.
↑ "Dead From Accidental Shooting." The Washington Post (1877-1922): 3. Nov 08 1921. ProQuest. Web. 17 Feb. 2017.
↑ "Accotink News Items." Alexandria Gazette 11 Nov. 1921: 3. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Web. 17 Feb. 2017.
↑ "BLOODHOUNDS SEEK ESCAPED PRISONER." The Washington Post (1877-1922): 5. Nov 19 1921. ProQuest. Web. 5 Dec. 2017.
↑ "Oehlert Given Twenty Years For Briscoe Murder." Alexandria Gazette 2 Dec. 1921: 1+. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Web. 16 June 2016.
↑ "CONVICT OEHLERT; PENALTY 20 YEARS." The Washington Post (1877-1922): 13. Dec 03 1921. ProQuest. Web. 20 Aug. 2014.

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