Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-11
AT AIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Dangerous Condition of the Boy Shot by
an Officer.
Policeman Hall Makes a Statements
Other Local Notes of Gem
eraI Interest.

William Bright the eighteen-year-old boy,
who was shot through the stomach Satur-
day afternoon by Policeman James Hall.
an account of which appeared in The Star,
is lying in a critical condition at the In
Urinary. and the attending physicians state
that there is very little chance of his re-
covery. Yesterday morning Drs. Purvis,
Miller. Smith and Howard performed
operation on him. Saturday evening at
o'clock Officer Hall was given a preliminary
examination in the police court. The officer
made the following statement: Il met
Bright oa Reds wharf, whore he Was act
ing in suspicious manner. / called him
and said: Hello. VIII. l thought you acre
in jail | then asked him what he had in
the box under his arm. He backed away
from me If he We're going to run. | call
Ell to him to halt, but he did not, and
started to run. ! called to him to halt
again, and he still ran. ] threw my stick
at him. and a he did not stop | pulled my
pistol intending TO shoot in the air to scare
him, when the pistol discharged. ! i.d not
know that l had shot the boy until the sta
ton house was reached. and am extremely
sorry that he was hit"
Mayor Thompson continued the case until
the 18Th Of May. ana suspended the officer,
and released him in the sum OF $500 for his
appearance. Bright, who is about eighteen
years of age, has since lS!t2 been quite
noted character in police court having been
before the mayor no less than thirty times
charged with different offenSes. a majority
of which were petit larceny. Several times
before officers have had TO shoot at him TO
stop him. Saturday. just before he Was
shot he was trying 10 dispose Of lot II
brass, which he had concealed in the box
under his arm.
Police Court.
Mayor Thompson this morning disposed Of
the usual Monday morning mlslemeau,r
cases. The first case called was that Of Jas
and William Daniels arrested by Officer
Young, charged with being drunk and dis
orderly. They were assessed s. each. VIM
Ford and Rose Taylor coloreI. arrested hy
ofhc"rs Atkinson and Dean, charged with
disorderly conduct. Ford was fined 81 and
the Taylor woman was sent to tn. work
house for ninety days under IN" vaEran,y
act. Matt Williams was arrested 10y on
Ger Atkinson: charge, drunk at III. station
house. fined 81. John HaSklns and I..-I'-raa
Harris, colored. arrested by officer knight:
charge, assault and beating Robert Jenkins:
dismissed for want Of evidence. Rice Pom
ton, colOred. arrested by officer Roberts:
charge, assault on Clara Davis: fined s. -
George StearnS. arrested bv Officer knight
upon complain; OF Harry Brown: dismissed
Robert Brown and Michael Dlily arrested
by Officer Bettis; charge, drunk in the
street; lined 5" each.
Foot Badly Crushed.
Hugh Parham, a clerk in the employ OF
Il. , Leadbcdter & Co, in jumping on a
quickly rising elevator saturday afternoon,
had one Of his f"nt quite badly mashed Nv
getting it caught between the elevator plat
form and the ceiling on the third floor. The
injured man was taken to his boarding
house, on upper King street. whore h. re-
ceiVed surgical attendance. lie VIII likely
be confined 20 mis- bed for some weeks
The County Court House
The Alexandria county board Of super
visors will have their monthly meeting in
the county court house in this city toyror-
row. when the three locations from which
the voters of the county will select the site
OF the court house Will be fixed upon. 1t is
generally believed that there viii he no
change OF the court house made.
Notes.
Mr.. William Whalen, q brakeman on the
southern railway. who was quite ha lily
hurt some months ago by falling off a
freigh. car and who entered suit against
the company for damages, has made a
compromise with the company. He re-
ceivcS 81 200.
DIR. ID. y. Rust of this city has been
elected vice president OF the Virginia state
board Of dental examiners.
The Southern Railway Company are hav-
ing extensive repairs made to the Wash
ington and Ohio track near the St. Asaph
Junction.
One hundred and fifty pupils from a Bal
timore school made pilgrimage To Mount
Vernon over the electric road Saturday
evening