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Show CHALONER KILLS A 'MAN Shoots Wifc-Beater in Self-Defense at His Country Home Hazlettsville, Va., March 16. John Armstrong Chaloner, a brother ot Lewis Stuyvesant Ch.vloncr, of New York, and a member of the Astor family, fam-ily, shot and killed an Englishman, remcd Glllard, last evening. It is understood un-derstood that Glllard. who was In the employ of Chaloner, had been beating his wife, who ran to "Merry Mills, ' I the Chaloner country home, for protection. pro-tection. Chaloner, hearing a commotion in Lib dining room, hastened down stairs, whereupon ho was attacked by his assailant. as-sailant. Glllard came to this country two years ago from England and less than a year ago applied at "Merry Mills" for work. He had a wife and seven children. Chaloner gave him employment employ-ment on the farm. Glllard was paid to have been addicted to drink; and cn several occasions had exhibited a violent temper. |