Equity Court No. 2; Justice Gould.
Evening Star, June 19, 1907, pg. 3
In regard to adoption of Earl William Rice; guarding ad litem appointed and rule on Kate Rice returnable Jun 28; complainant's solicitor, J.M. George.
Want to Adopt Grandchild
The Washington Herald, June 20, 1907, pg. 7
Parents of Lillian Rice, Slain by Husband, Petition Court.
William H. Groves and his wife, Annie Groves, of 78 O Street Northwest, yesterday petitioned the court to be permitted to adopt Earl William Rice, their infant grandchild. The petitioners allege that the late Lillian Rice was their daughter and that she was married to William Oliver Rice. They further allege that the latter shot and killed his wife, May 7, 1907, and then killed himself, and that Rice also seriously wounded their only child, Earl William Rice, who was then a little more than a year old. The petitioners say they have always taken care of the child and that about three weeks ago they turned him over to the father of W.O. Rice, being assured that he would properly care for it. It is claimed by the petitioners that the grandfather, who is a widower, living in Maryland, with four children, never took possession, and they allege that he would never be in a position to offer it proper care.
They explain to the court that they desire to adopt the little one as their own and make it their heir-in-law, to be known at Earl Groves.
Attorney J.M. George represents the petitioners.
Legal Controversy Over Custody of Child
Evening Star, June 23, 1907, pg. 11
Boyds, Md., 1907. There is a legal contest in progress for the custody of the child of William O. Rice, formerly of his place, who last month shot and killed his wife and then himself, at the same time injuring the baby. Winfield S. Rice, rather of W.O. Rice, has been endeavoring to get possession of the child. He succeeded last week in taking it from the family of Mr. and Mrs. William Groves, parents of the murdered woman. Mr. Rice took the child to the home of his sister, Miss Kate Rice, where it remained until Thursday, when Rice heard a legal contest over the child was to be made. He took steps to defeat the purpose of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, which had served notice upon Miss Rice to show cause why Mr. and Mrs. William Groves should not be appointed guardians for the child, the writ returnable June 28. The little one is at Boyds, in custody of the daughters of W.S. Rice, and out of the jurisdiction of the District courts. As to what effect the action taken by Rice in remov9ing the child from Washington, either before or after a writ is served, is not known, but he expresses the intention, it is said, to legally fight any efforts upon the part of Groves to get the custody of the child.
Families Fight for Child
The Washington Herald, June 23, 1907, pg. 6
Grandparents at Odds Over Possession of Orphan
Boyds, Md., June 22. There will probably be a better contest for the custody of Earl [Grove] Rice, the one-year-old child of William O. Rice, of this place, who shot and killed his wife in Washington, shot his child and then committed suicide. Several weeks ago, W.S. Rice, the father of W.O. Rice, took the child from the Grove family to the home of his sister, Kate Rice, in Washington, to keep until he could be moved here. Since in custody there of Miss Rice, the Grove family have asked that Justice Gould award them the custody of the child and have them appointed guardians.
Before the writ could be served, it is said, Rice went to Washington and brought the child here, out of the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. The child is here now with Rice's two daughters.
Man is Found Dead with Pistol Nearby
Evening Star, January 12, 1932, pg. A-2
William Earl Rice, 25, was found dead with a pistol bullet through his heart in his room on the second floor of the building at 1008 Seventh Street this afternoon. He was pronounced dead by a physician from Emergency Hospital.
The body was discovered by his aunt, Miss Kate Rice. The aunt was grief stricken, explaining she had raised him since he was an infant. His mother and father are dead, Miss Rice said.
The body was stretched across a small bed, fully dressed including an overcoat. A small caliber revolver was lying on the floor near the side of the bed.
Rice had been unemployed for months with the exception of a job at a fruit stand around Christmas time, his aunt said. She said he had been trying to get work.
Miss Rice said she has been making a living by repairing clothes. She said she had appealed to the Washington Community Chest for aid but had been turned down. The reason given by the Chest officials, she said, was that she had a grown nephew able to support her. Efforts of the nephew to obtain work in recent weeks had proven futile, Miss Rice said.
Evening Star, June 19, 1907, pg. 3
In regard to adoption of Earl William Rice; guarding ad litem appointed and rule on Kate Rice returnable Jun 28; complainant's solicitor, J.M. George.
Want to Adopt Grandchild
The Washington Herald, June 20, 1907, pg. 7
Parents of Lillian Rice, Slain by Husband, Petition Court.
William H. Groves and his wife, Annie Groves, of 78 O Street Northwest, yesterday petitioned the court to be permitted to adopt Earl William Rice, their infant grandchild. The petitioners allege that the late Lillian Rice was their daughter and that she was married to William Oliver Rice. They further allege that the latter shot and killed his wife, May 7, 1907, and then killed himself, and that Rice also seriously wounded their only child, Earl William Rice, who was then a little more than a year old. The petitioners say they have always taken care of the child and that about three weeks ago they turned him over to the father of W.O. Rice, being assured that he would properly care for it. It is claimed by the petitioners that the grandfather, who is a widower, living in Maryland, with four children, never took possession, and they allege that he would never be in a position to offer it proper care.
They explain to the court that they desire to adopt the little one as their own and make it their heir-in-law, to be known at Earl Groves.
Attorney J.M. George represents the petitioners.
Legal Controversy Over Custody of Child
Evening Star, June 23, 1907, pg. 11
Boyds, Md., 1907. There is a legal contest in progress for the custody of the child of William O. Rice, formerly of his place, who last month shot and killed his wife and then himself, at the same time injuring the baby. Winfield S. Rice, rather of W.O. Rice, has been endeavoring to get possession of the child. He succeeded last week in taking it from the family of Mr. and Mrs. William Groves, parents of the murdered woman. Mr. Rice took the child to the home of his sister, Miss Kate Rice, where it remained until Thursday, when Rice heard a legal contest over the child was to be made. He took steps to defeat the purpose of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, which had served notice upon Miss Rice to show cause why Mr. and Mrs. William Groves should not be appointed guardians for the child, the writ returnable June 28. The little one is at Boyds, in custody of the daughters of W.S. Rice, and out of the jurisdiction of the District courts. As to what effect the action taken by Rice in remov9ing the child from Washington, either before or after a writ is served, is not known, but he expresses the intention, it is said, to legally fight any efforts upon the part of Groves to get the custody of the child.
Families Fight for Child
The Washington Herald, June 23, 1907, pg. 6
Grandparents at Odds Over Possession of Orphan
Boyds, Md., June 22. There will probably be a better contest for the custody of Earl [Grove] Rice, the one-year-old child of William O. Rice, of this place, who shot and killed his wife in Washington, shot his child and then committed suicide. Several weeks ago, W.S. Rice, the father of W.O. Rice, took the child from the Grove family to the home of his sister, Kate Rice, in Washington, to keep until he could be moved here. Since in custody there of Miss Rice, the Grove family have asked that Justice Gould award them the custody of the child and have them appointed guardians.
Before the writ could be served, it is said, Rice went to Washington and brought the child here, out of the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. The child is here now with Rice's two daughters.
Man is Found Dead with Pistol Nearby
Evening Star, January 12, 1932, pg. A-2
William Earl Rice, 25, was found dead with a pistol bullet through his heart in his room on the second floor of the building at 1008 Seventh Street this afternoon. He was pronounced dead by a physician from Emergency Hospital.
The body was discovered by his aunt, Miss Kate Rice. The aunt was grief stricken, explaining she had raised him since he was an infant. His mother and father are dead, Miss Rice said.
The body was stretched across a small bed, fully dressed including an overcoat. A small caliber revolver was lying on the floor near the side of the bed.
Rice had been unemployed for months with the exception of a job at a fruit stand around Christmas time, his aunt said. She said he had been trying to get work.
Miss Rice said she has been making a living by repairing clothes. She said she had appealed to the Washington Community Chest for aid but had been turned down. The reason given by the Chest officials, she said, was that she had a grown nephew able to support her. Efforts of the nephew to obtain work in recent weeks had proven futile, Miss Rice said.
Equity Court No. 2; Justice Gould.
Evening Star, June 19, 1907, pg. 3
In regard to adoption of Earl William Rice; guarding ad litem appointed and rule on Kate Rice returnable Jun 28; complainant's solicitor, J.M. George.
Want to Adopt Grandchild
The Washington Herald, June 20, 1907, pg. 7
Parents of Lillian Rice, Slain by Husband, Petition Court.
William H. Groves and his wife, Annie Groves, of 78 O Street Northwest, yesterday petitioned the court to be permitted to adopt Earl William Rice, their infant grandchild. The petitioners allege that the late Lillian Rice was their daughter and that she was married to William Oliver Rice. They further allege that the latter shot and killed his wife, May 7, 1907, and then killed himself, and that Rice also seriously wounded their only child, Earl William Rice, who was then a little more than a year old. The petitioners say they have always taken care of the child and that about three weeks ago they turned him over to the father of W.O. Rice, being assured that he would properly care for it. It is claimed by the petitioners that the grandfather, who is a widower, living in Maryland, with four children, never took possession, and they allege that he would never be in a position to offer it proper care.
They explain to the court that they desire to adopt the little one as their own and make it their heir-in-law, to be known at Earl Groves.
Attorney J.M. George represents the petitioners.
Legal Controversy Over Custody of Child
Evening Star, June 23, 1907, pg. 11
Boyds, Md., 1907. There is a legal contest in progress for the custody of the child of William O. Rice, formerly of his place, who last month shot and killed his wife and then himself, at the same time injuring the baby. Winfield S. Rice, rather of W.O. Rice, has been endeavoring to get possession of the child. He succeeded last week in taking it from the family of Mr. and Mrs. William Groves, parents of the murdered woman. Mr. Rice took the child to the home of his sister, Miss Kate Rice, where it remained until Thursday, when Rice heard a legal contest over the child was to be made. He took steps to defeat the purpose of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, which had served notice upon Miss Rice to show cause why Mr. and Mrs. William Groves should not be appointed guardians for the child, the writ returnable June 28. The little one is at Boyds, in custody of the daughters of W.S. Rice, and out of the jurisdiction of the District courts. As to what effect the action taken by Rice in remov9ing the child from Washington, either before or after a writ is served, is not known, but he expresses the intention, it is said, to legally fight any efforts upon the part of Groves to get the custody of the child.
Families Fight for Child
The Washington Herald, June 23, 1907, pg. 6
Grandparents at Odds Over Possession of Orphan
Boyds, Md., June 22. There will probably be a better contest for the custody of Earl [Grove] Rice, the one-year-old child of William O. Rice, of this place, who shot and killed his wife in Washington, shot his child and then committed suicide. Several weeks ago, W.S. Rice, the father of W.O. Rice, took the child from the Grove family to the home of his sister, Kate Rice, in Washington, to keep until he could be moved here. Since in custody there of Miss Rice, the Grove family have asked that Justice Gould award them the custody of the child and have them appointed guardians.
Before the writ could be served, it is said, Rice went to Washington and brought the child here, out of the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. The child is here now with Rice's two daughters.
Man is Found Dead with Pistol Nearby
Evening Star, January 12, 1932, pg. A-2
William Earl Rice, 25, was found dead with a pistol bullet through his heart in his room on the second floor of the building at 1008 Seventh Street this afternoon. He was pronounced dead by a physician from Emergency Hospital.
The body was discovered by his aunt, Miss Kate Rice. The aunt was grief stricken, explaining she had raised him since he was an infant. His mother and father are dead, Miss Rice said.
The body was stretched across a small bed, fully dressed including an overcoat. A small caliber revolver was lying on the floor near the side of the bed.
Rice had been unemployed for months with the exception of a job at a fruit stand around Christmas time, his aunt said. She said he had been trying to get work.
Miss Rice said she has been making a living by repairing clothes. She said she had appealed to the Washington Community Chest for aid but had been turned down. The reason given by the Chest officials, she said, was that she had a grown nephew able to support her. Efforts of the nephew to obtain work in recent weeks had proven futile, Miss Rice said.
Evening Star, June 19, 1907, pg. 3
In regard to adoption of Earl William Rice; guarding ad litem appointed and rule on Kate Rice returnable Jun 28; complainant's solicitor, J.M. George.
Want to Adopt Grandchild
The Washington Herald, June 20, 1907, pg. 7
Parents of Lillian Rice, Slain by Husband, Petition Court.
William H. Groves and his wife, Annie Groves, of 78 O Street Northwest, yesterday petitioned the court to be permitted to adopt Earl William Rice, their infant grandchild. The petitioners allege that the late Lillian Rice was their daughter and that she was married to William Oliver Rice. They further allege that the latter shot and killed his wife, May 7, 1907, and then killed himself, and that Rice also seriously wounded their only child, Earl William Rice, who was then a little more than a year old. The petitioners say they have always taken care of the child and that about three weeks ago they turned him over to the father of W.O. Rice, being assured that he would properly care for it. It is claimed by the petitioners that the grandfather, who is a widower, living in Maryland, with four children, never took possession, and they allege that he would never be in a position to offer it proper care.
They explain to the court that they desire to adopt the little one as their own and make it their heir-in-law, to be known at Earl Groves.
Attorney J.M. George represents the petitioners.
Legal Controversy Over Custody of Child
Evening Star, June 23, 1907, pg. 11
Boyds, Md., 1907. There is a legal contest in progress for the custody of the child of William O. Rice, formerly of his place, who last month shot and killed his wife and then himself, at the same time injuring the baby. Winfield S. Rice, rather of W.O. Rice, has been endeavoring to get possession of the child. He succeeded last week in taking it from the family of Mr. and Mrs. William Groves, parents of the murdered woman. Mr. Rice took the child to the home of his sister, Miss Kate Rice, where it remained until Thursday, when Rice heard a legal contest over the child was to be made. He took steps to defeat the purpose of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, which had served notice upon Miss Rice to show cause why Mr. and Mrs. William Groves should not be appointed guardians for the child, the writ returnable June 28. The little one is at Boyds, in custody of the daughters of W.S. Rice, and out of the jurisdiction of the District courts. As to what effect the action taken by Rice in remov9ing the child from Washington, either before or after a writ is served, is not known, but he expresses the intention, it is said, to legally fight any efforts upon the part of Groves to get the custody of the child.
Families Fight for Child
The Washington Herald, June 23, 1907, pg. 6
Grandparents at Odds Over Possession of Orphan
Boyds, Md., June 22. There will probably be a better contest for the custody of Earl [Grove] Rice, the one-year-old child of William O. Rice, of this place, who shot and killed his wife in Washington, shot his child and then committed suicide. Several weeks ago, W.S. Rice, the father of W.O. Rice, took the child from the Grove family to the home of his sister, Kate Rice, in Washington, to keep until he could be moved here. Since in custody there of Miss Rice, the Grove family have asked that Justice Gould award them the custody of the child and have them appointed guardians.
Before the writ could be served, it is said, Rice went to Washington and brought the child here, out of the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. The child is here now with Rice's two daughters.
Man is Found Dead with Pistol Nearby
Evening Star, January 12, 1932, pg. A-2
William Earl Rice, 25, was found dead with a pistol bullet through his heart in his room on the second floor of the building at 1008 Seventh Street this afternoon. He was pronounced dead by a physician from Emergency Hospital.
The body was discovered by his aunt, Miss Kate Rice. The aunt was grief stricken, explaining she had raised him since he was an infant. His mother and father are dead, Miss Rice said.
The body was stretched across a small bed, fully dressed including an overcoat. A small caliber revolver was lying on the floor near the side of the bed.
Rice had been unemployed for months with the exception of a job at a fruit stand around Christmas time, his aunt said. She said he had been trying to get work.
Miss Rice said she has been making a living by repairing clothes. She said she had appealed to the Washington Community Chest for aid but had been turned down. The reason given by the Chest officials, she said, was that she had a grown nephew able to support her. Efforts of the nephew to obtain work in recent weeks had proven futile, Miss Rice said.
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