Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-04
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA.
John Campbell, Jail Prisoner, Shot While
Attempting to Escape.
Charter Granted to Alaska Mining
ians Are Intcrestetl-NOtes.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. so King street
(Bell TelephoEe No 106.

Evening Star Bureau
No so King street
(Bell Telephone No. 1860,
ALEXANDRIA, Va, August l. 1907
Guard John McCuen of the city Jail last
night shot and painfully wounded a pris-
oner named John Campbell, who was at
tempting to Saw through one of the iron
bars on the window in an attempt to es-
cape. TIE weapon used was thirty-eight-
calfber revolver, and the ball entered
Campbelfs thigh. infiicting a flesh wound.
All had been quiet in the jail during the
early part If the night when Guard Nc
Cuen heard a grating sound, if some one
were saving the bars. He went into the
cell room, and crept softly upstairs. when
he heard singing. He reached the cell oc-
cupied by Campbell and two Alexandria
prisoners named Hall and Hayes. Two of
the men were singing while the other one,
II is said, was standing at the window fill
Ing or saving away for dear life. McCuen
placed his revolver through the wicket and
fired. and in an instant there was yell of
pain. The officer then telephoned to police
headquarters. and Lieut. Smith and Officer
Ferguson responded. They went INTO the
cell. and found that Campbell had received
wound in the left hip. He was taken to
the Alexandria Infirmary, where the ball
was extracted by DIR. H. P. Howard. and
this morning he was taken back to the
jail. where DR.. VIM. Gibson Is attending
him.
when he heard the saving. and saw the
man standing at the window, he was afraid
to enter the cell, because there were two
other men in there, and he was afraid of
being overpowered. One of the bars is
sawed about half in two.
Campbell, 1t is alleged, is an escaped pris-
oner from the Maryland house of correc-
ton, and was brought to the Jail yesterday
1~xyC d.. .1-g..
county, who had captured him. 1t Is said
that he made desperate attempt to escape
from Sheriff Palmer while en- route to The
jail. Campbell claims to have been Sc
verely treated in the Maryland house of
correction, and says he would rather be
dead than go back there. The instrument
used in trying to escape is understood to
have been a small saw, which he had con-
cealed in his shoe.
Hall and Hayes, who were confined in the
same cell, were singing in a loud voice, 1t
is claimed, to keep the noise incident to the
saving from being heard.
Police Court.
In the Police Court this morning Mayor
Simpson disposed of the following cases: A
Greek fruit dealer whose name Is unpro-
nounceable charged with assaulting little
Richard Windsor, was dismissed; Mary Glib
bous, charged with disorderly conduct, was
fined $3.50; Frank Reed, charged with
poisoning chickens, was dismissed.
Charter Granted.
A charter was granted by Judge J. K. NJ.
Norton, in the corporation court yesterday
to the Alaska Mining Company of Washing
ton, with capital stock of $4,000. w. o.
Roome of Washington is named as presi-
dent; ]. L. White of Alexandria county,
vice president; f. B. Stocking of Washing
ton, secretary; and W. p. Jones of Alex
andr1a county, treasurer.
Fire Company Meeting.
A regular meeting of the Hydraulion
Steam Fire Engine Company was held at
the engine house last night, with Mr. Rob-
ert Gronan in the chair One new member
was elected. Considerable routine business
was transacted. The company expects to
move into Its new engine house on Patrick
street shortly.
Contract Relinquished.
I Messrs. Breen. Feeley and Howell, SUBJ
contractors on the government fertilization
work at Sheridan's Point have reIinauished
their contract and sold their outfit to
Messrs. Douglas & Andrews, the contractors
for the entire work. It Is said that Douglas
Andrews Cancelled their subcontract with
Breen, Feeley Howell under terms of an
agreement previously entered into Breen.
Feeiey & How ell claim 10 have been badly
treated. and show an excellent letter of in
oorSement from the engineer in charge of
the work. > !
Capt. Shirley's Funeral.
The funeral of the late Charles B. Shirley.
whose death has been mentioned in The
Star, took place from No. 100 South Royal
street this morning at 10 O'clock and was
attended by large number of friends
General and Personal Notes.
Miss Maggie Bashford, teacher in Hume
School. Alexandria county, has gone to
the White Sulphur Springs Fauquier coun-
ty. Va. for the remainder of the summer
Sarepta Lodge, I. o. o. F., held a regu-
lar meeting last night, and transacted rou-
tine business.
Rev. and Mrs. P. P. Phillips have gone to
kennebunkport, Me-, for the month of Au-
gust.
The Sd Regiment Field Band expects to
go into camp at Chapel Point tomorrow
Alexandria Division No. /, Ancient Or
der of Hibernians, will give an excursion to
River View August "a
Rev. j. E. Thatcher preached at the Cos
pei tent, corLer of Duke and Payne streets,
last night.
The fire wardens will meet at the Hy-
draulion engine house tomorrow after
noon at 5 O'Clock to organize.