Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-08
THOUGHT HE WAS SHOT.
A Man Supposed to be Seriously In
jured is Taken to Hospital and I'm
mediately Discharged.

A Man Supposed to be Seriously In.
jured is Taken to Hospital and Inn
mediately Discharged.
Some excitement was caused in Childs'
brickyard, corner Of 18th and D streets north
east about II o'clock this morning, by the re-
port of gun fred in the yard. A colored boy
named Arthur Wells was seen running from
the yards, and then John Graham, o colored
man, appeared. His upper lip was bleeding
and he was badly frightened. He thought
that he had been fatally injured.
The news soon spread that a murder
had been committed, and in few minutes a
large crowd had gathered. A telephone mes
sage to the sixth precinct police station
investigate the case. When he arrived at the
brick-yard he found Graham with bundle of
rags tied about his face, and was told that his
injuries were Of serious nature. The injured
man was placed in the wagon and driven to
Freedman's Hospital as soon as possible. The
officer left him at the hospital and
returned to the station when he was informed
that the shot had not entered Grahams face,
but had only broken the skin. Graham was
| sent from the hospital and returned to work
The trouble that led to the shooting was over o
wheelbarrow: Graham was wheeling some
bricks when Wells came along and askedfor the
wheelbarrow. Graham refused to give it to him,
when the boy became angry and struck him
with q stick. Graham then slapped the boy
and went on about his work. Wells went TO
his home on 18th street east, procured q gun
and returned. When he met Graham he fred
| and then escaped. He went home, changed
his clothes and started toward the Capitol He
was not arrested.
FIRED AT TwIoE.-Complaint has been made
to the police that young man, whose name is
not known, was fired upon by some unknown
person last night, but neither Of the shots took
enect. The young man stated that after hear
ing the election returns he started home. When
on E street, between 18th and 18th streets, he
SAID some one slapped him and knocked his
hat Oh. He gave chase to his assAilant, who
ran into Slate alley and turning fired two shots.
The police are investigating the case.
STEALING A Bu1L.-This morning, IN the
Criminal Court, VIM. Taylor, colored, was CON
victed Of thepetit larceny of bull iron Patrick
Ryan, of Tenleytown, In October last. Mr.. Ryan
missed the bull and Taylor, who had been
working for him, about the Same time. and
next found the animal slaughtered at Mr.. Alex
anders slaughter-house. Chas. Vincent testi-
ned that while milking Taylor asked Il the bun
was gentle, and inquired IS to the value o. +.
Witness told him fhst the animal was fentle,
and was worth e100. Taylor denied that he
ne was ct home on the night Of the alleged lar
ceny. Chas. Williams, who testified th6t he
was present when Taylor sold the bull for o16
was cross-examined by J. n. RickA He I'd
mitted that he had been arrested two or three
times-once when Mr.. Kicks robbed him Of -
and got him ont The court promptly admon-
ished the witneBs. The case wns submfttod
without argument, and vvrdict Of guilty Cf
psttt larceny was rendered