The times., 1897-12-26
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA
John Lewis. a COlOred Boy. Per-
haps Mortally Wounded.
Shooting by Arthur Shirley. Who
Claims 1t Was Accidcntal-Eye-
Witnesses Think Diffe ren.Iy.

Alexandria. Dec. 25.-Arthur Shirley,
cuIore,l, is locked up t police headquarter;
charged witt, shooting John Lewis, also
colored anG his victim is lying at the
Alexandra Infirinary in a preCariOus con
dition, and DR.. Purvis, the attending
physiciar, does not think there are any
hopes for his recovery. Shirley is about
twenl y-icur years Of age, While Lewis j.
a youth of not more than fourteen. The
stateireuts of the cause which led to the
shooting differ; Shirley, when seen IN his
cell by a Times reporter, talked freely
of til: cccurr cnce, and protested limo
cence of intending To shoot Lewis. The
prisoner stated that he had been Cele
bratiuc Christians by firing a pistol, anu
when lie reached Royal and Pendletoi.
streets. he discharged the weapon. At
this point Lewis, Ed. Elsey and several
other colo ed toys were euga- ed liz
pitching pennies" and as he was III
the act OF firing the pistol a second tirle
Elsey grabbedhis hand, ana the weapon dis
charged TIE ban striking Lewis in the
head. after the wounded Toy had been re-
moved &c his home, near the scene o.
the raGedy, Shirley states that he Went
to his own home and conce 4led the pistol
under bIs | ed, where it was subscqu entIy
found hy Policeman Atkinson.
Elsey and a young man named Wood,
who witnessed the shooting, claim that
it was deliberate and without Just cause,
and it Will douhtIeSs require an in. .Stiga
ton by the police court to bring out the
true facts in the case. As soon as the
shooting was reported Policemen KING ut
and Lyles hurried To the scene, and were
not long in landing Shirley at the Police
station. pr Purvis, upon learning OF the
serious condition of the wounded boy, or
dere'i that lie be removed to the Tnfirma y,
where all examination was made by Drs.
PUrviS, Snowden and Thomas W. Gibson.
1t was and that the ball had entered at
the back OF the head. on the left side,
shattered the skull and penetrated the
brain. The bullet had split, and the ply
sicians succeeded in removing a sma II pnr-
tion, the other part having pa ssed INTO the
head, lea wing an ugly wound through which
the brain oozed. Lewis has not rega incd
consciousness since the shooting.
Dr. Turvis stated tonight that the pa
tient was in very serious condition.
His brain, ms left arm nd both legs are
paralyzed Shirleys pistol contained two
empty shells The other four chambers
Were empty. Shirley has police record,
but has never been arrested before on a
serious charge. Lewis has been regarded
as an industrious and honest boy.
The body Of William II Brown, coIored.
who died in New York Yesterday, vas
brought tn this city tonight for burial.
oil -
this evening and locked up ut the police
station for breaking a large glass in the
show window of Mr.. II. Wilde, on North
Royal ST. eet Walker was very irun,;,
and protests that he did the best he could
to avoid the accident.
Richard Carson Smith died a the home
of his sister, Miss Eliza W. Smith, SIS
King street today. He WIS wellknown
citizen. ana was eighty three years of age.
Mr.. Smith was a son of the late Rev
Hugh Snit b, His death was due 10
paralysis.
Marshall Jones, the little son OF DR.. L.
Marshall Jones, was quite painfully in
jured today by the 'lisc barge OF cannon,
which had been oveIcharged. The little
fellow as struck in the IA and rendered
He ewasattenieI by his IA ther.
Office, Knight toda Y recovered a valuable
pair OF gloves which had beer lost by
newsps per reporter.
The teach hers OF the Second PRESBYTERIAN
Sunday sc hnol will meet tomorrow MORN
ing and elect officers for the ensuing year
The fuDeral of the late Mrs. Mary A.
Entwisle will take place toMorro after |
noon at O'clock from No. 3OS South Fair |
fax street.
Mr.. and Mrs. faker, ef Beverley, Mass. |
and Mr. a nd Ms. Fuiten, of ElIicott City, |
Nd. are visiting Ms. Martha Carlin, on
Duke sticet.
SIR. J. Harvey Creighton, OF New York, |
is Spending the holida Us with his pareuts |
in this city.
Mr.. Walter 6. Rogers has gone to Augusta |
county TO spend the holidays.
Christmas vas celebrated in this city |
today in true old Virginia style. All !