The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-23

SHOOTING Ar ALEXANDRIA
SON Of a Policeman Severely Wound
ed by IA Negro.

ALEXANDRIA. Va. oct. William
l. Griffin, son OF Policeman Griffin. lies
az the point Of death AZ the Alexandra
IIhimary today from the effects Of a
bullet fired from pistol in the hands Of
h"Dtrt Hopkins, cOIored. At d late hour
iasi night the attending physician. Dr.
ftitls, had but little hopes Of the recov-
cry OF Grluln- The shooting occurred at
lne southeast corner Of Washington and
Duke Streets shortly before Z O'Clock last
night
According TO the story told by witnesses
OF the affair. Griffin attacked HOPKINS
without provocatiou, and Hopkins. as the
last resort used his weapon in self-de-
fence The bail entered near the sternum
between the nth and sixth ribs. and
lodged in The back
AT h-l5 o clock Hopkins was arrested al
the John Hay Industrial School. where
NJ IS employed as watchr1au ny
Sergeant Good and Policeman Belts and
was taken 10 the station house lie viii
~ gwen preliminary hearing IN the
Griffin. it is said. was under tr. ir.tIr7,r,,.
o. uIuor, and had been drinking aI dav.
oA'LlE before o'clock no left the house
OF ms mother-iu-law, Mrs. Turner. ga
Sotih washington Street When ne Left
~ ANust lo Was lu company of Samuel
SuNHier and youth named Joseph Law
Ter u non Griffin was i1 front Of tho
~ Washington Public School he discarded
ms coat Upon arriving al the iut.rr.r-
ton " Washington and Duke Streets h.
met Hopkins Gri.Fl called H0u.Ius
abusive NAMES. and then. without any
HfpEncauDG whatever. knocked hlm down
Whoa Hopkins regaia,d his fa.t he
paIl'G OUT his revolver and shot his
lNF-.. Ht"r- hopkins then IslU the scene
ar the ffaeas. going 10 the house OF Mag
.lE Ea1lH-lH- ou Soath Washington
street Griffin was Immediately picked
up nF several people who happened 10 De-
IN tho vicinity and was taken into tho
Once occupied by the .efe o. q. white
The. police station was at once notified
bf i.-'rhru' or the shooting and Police
man Bets was shortly afJ,rward on the
scene A wagon Has summoned and AI~
F.iuu was placed Iu IN. wagon and con-
N'}cd 20 rho Alexandra Iuii.marv. a
number OF boys and men followed the
At the infirmary DR. Purvls probed for
the buIl. UHJ WAS unable o. local. H. Thu
wound W.S haudaEgd uD and the patient
was placed under the influence of drrrpe.
Do" bail Was aN-calibr@. and the doctor
thinks that in It's course lt pierced tho
! stomach. II was deemed better TO defer
lurihtT probing for the ball until the
morning.
Hopkins. when seen in his cell tonight
"a tne police station. Stated that Mr.
Grimm aCcoSted him as ne was walking
out south Washington Street, IN route
To the house Of MaRUUs Robinson and
asked him who h. was. H., told him his
name Air. Griffin then addressed him
| with an o-prohriOus name. and AT IA.
same time struck him a stunning blow i'm
The Jaw which feIlad him 90 the ground
hopkins then got up, so ne SAYS and
pulled from his pocket the revolver with
which he shot Griffin HOPKINS tben
proceeded % the house of Mr. Robinson
and after leaving a bundle Of uau,rs.
walked 20 the John Hay Industrial School.
wh.r re he was arrested
Mr., Griffin was in daZcd condition
when shot. and did not seem 10 know
"ho shot him. He told several conflicting
stories lie nrst IL is said. accused a
/. wcll-known white man. and afterwa ri
claimed that 30 was n tDiOIed man who
shot him He did not give a very clear
account OF the affair
Mr. Griffin Is w-uty-.ight years of age.
and conducts a dairy at the northwest
corner OF Prince and Fay.tte Streets a..
! Is 90 son OF Policeman James Griffin and
Is Wei known in this city. lie lives al
! the above named corner with his wife.
Hopkins. the prisoner. Is about hfty-fye
years Of age, and Us well known in this
/ city He IS considered harmless and IN
I OuDuSIv" n' gro, and has never given Tho
police trouble. lie f. ernuIava5 ss d.
Waterman al the John HAY Industrial
School cOlored. which is situated ON
Madison Street. Az "a Waterman H,. b.
given tho privilege Of carrying revolver