Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-26
THE FALLS CHURCH TRAGEDY.
Fatal Result Of the Shooting Of Al Hill b,
c. L. Campbell.

Fatal Result Of the Shooting OF Al Hill by
c. L. Campbell.
AL Hill, the colored man who was sho. in the
abdomen at Falls Church Thursday evening b,
Mr.. C. L. Campbell, the stoekbroker of thi,
city. as published In yesterdays STAR, died
about 4 O'Clock yesterday afternoon, abou,
twenty-five hours after the shooting. The shoot
ing occurred on the main street OF the village
just in front Of the printing Office As cub.
lished in yesterday STAR, Hill had been EN-.
pioyed on Mr.. Campbells farm, about three
miles from the village. and had been witness
in the law suit between Mr.. Campbell and hi,
foreman. Mr.. Campbell had heard that Hill
and another farm hand named Jake Brice had
been making remarks about him and concern
ing the law suit, and about clock Thursday
he met the men together.
During the day, Thursday. Mr.. Campbell
was here in the city and was q spectator at rho
democratic convention. He went out on the
afternoon train and was seated in buggy with
his wife and driving toward home when he
met the colored men.
HOW THE SHOOTING OCCURRED.
Campbell stopped his horse as Hill had called
to him, and then Hill said he Understood tina,
Mr.. Campbell had accused him of being dis
honest. Hills accusation was answered. and
MIR. Mankin. al eye witness to the tragedy
says that oaths passed on each side. Then Hill
struck Mr.. Campbell with his fist. knocking hii
hat off.
This assault was returned By Campbelrs fir.
ing two pistol shots at Hill. Jake Bricc did no,
take part in the affair. except that he possibly
did some of the talking.
After doing the shooting Mr.. Campbell drove
his wife home and waited there until the ar.
rival Of Town Sergeant Soule aud several
deputies who had been sworn in, when he was
placed under arrest.
After being handcuffed he was driven back to
the village. He was permitted to 90 to Mr..
Churchs drug store and telephone to friends in
this city.
no vzoLrkcs ATTEMPTED.
A crowd Of colored persons gathered abou
the store and they were loud in their denunci-
alton Of the shooting, and they also complained
because they were not psrmitted to crowd into
the store. Considerable talk was INDUCED in
by the colored people ~ to what they would
do, but no atte nj WINS made t. do violence.
Thursday night the wenlthy iarmer and stock
broker remained in the little lookup in the
village, and yesterday he was taken before
Mayor Hiryer and given prelimi-
e examined af' and the prisoner @ss Ssid
to await the action Of the grand jury. As the
injured nan died within twenty -four hours of
the shooting the mayor declined to take bail
Sheriff Gordon arrived at Falls Church from
Fairfax Court HOUSE during the day and In the
evening he took tbs prisoner TO Jail.
TIE sToRf ~ A. Exx WITNESS.
Mr.. VIM. A. Mankin, IT,. who Was an eye
witness 70 ne ksesdy, aid tea Sraa reporter
this morning hat be bad inst arrived at Falls
Church on 9 txaln Thursday evening and had
not reached his hons whoa the shooting oc-
Cured. He stopped q the post ofico for his
mail, and had started along the main street.
oaths passing between Mr.. Campbell and
the coloced usn. Daring the confusion
he stopped some distance from the
Buggy, and be eeuld not hear
the conyersatien that passed between them.
He say Hill strike Canpbsn and he sav thu
latter IRE The two Ahots and fhen drive Oh. The
colossA men, ~ sid, lndutged In soms threat
ening language, BUT they made NO outward
dsnopssesien toward eseaN,ns ths sieotinE.