Evening star., 1901-11-11
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
ROBERT HOPKINS. CHARGED WITH
SHOOTING, DISMISSED.
Mayor Holds He Acted in Self-Defense
-Tenements Destroyed by
Fire - Briefs.
Evening Star Bureau.
No. 10l King Street.


ALEXANDRIA. Va. November IL, 1901.
The case of Robert Hopkins. colored.
charged with shooting Wilmer L. Griffin
October p. was called before Mayor Simp-
son in the police court this morning. Mr..
Griffin was able to to be present at the
hearing, and his ultimate recovery is as
sured The prisoner was represented
by Attorney George A. Mushbach.
The case had been set for an ear
iier date. but had been postponed to await
the recovery Of the injured man. After
hearing the evidence Mayor Simpson dis
missed the case on the ground that the de-
fendant acted In self-defense
Several witnesses were examined among
them Dr. William r. Purvis. who treated
the patient when he was carried to he-
Alexandria Infirmary. DR.. Purvis testified
as to the character Of the bullet wound in
the right side of Mr.. Griffn's thorax. The
ball had entered about the fifth rib just to
the right of the sternum and had taken
slightly downward course. For several
Gays the patient lowered between life and
death, but within a week after the infiic-
tlon OF the wound he commenced to get
better.
Other witnesses testified as to the CIR
cumstances OF the shooting, and their
statements were substantially the same as
those published at the time The evidence
was to the effect that Griffin met Hopkins
at the intersection of Duke and Washing
ton streets. where he accosted him and de-
manded his name and business Hopkins
replied, giving his name and stating that
ne was employed as night watchman at the
John Hay Normal and Industrial School.
grimm, ft was stated, after some further
tax, struck Hopkins, knocking him down
The latter arose and, drawing a pistol
fired straight at Mr.. Griffin, who fell. ex-
claiming that he had been shot Soon after
he was placed in a vehicle and carried to
the infirmary. The arrest Of HOPKINS who
was found at the Hay school, followed with
In an hours time The hearing of the evil
dence consumed only a brief time and as
above stated, the prisoner was released
Tenements DESTROYED.
Fire last night destroyed three frame ten
ement houses and injured an adjoining
structure on the west side of Pitt street
between Princess and Oronoco streets The
alarm was turned in shortly after O'Clock
and the entire department responded The
| flames were eXtinguished after about a half
hours work. The total loss will amount
to about 81 900.
defective fiue in house No 517, occupied
by Henry Kyer, is supposed to have been
the cause OF the fire. From this point the
| flames spread rapidly. so that in a few min
utes the adjoining tenement, occupied by
Margaret kyer, was in flames. The ad-
| joining house, No SO, occupied by Mary
Madison, also took fire and was burned
The hremen made an effort to save house
No. 513. unoccupied and owned by j. NJ
although not beyond repair The houses
We're owned respectively by their occupants
who were colored.
o.. General Matters.
| DR.. j. T. Wightman of Baltimore, for
meriy pastor of Mount Vernon Place NJ e.
Church South, Washington, will preach at
! the Southern Methodist Church, in this
city, next Sunday, at both morning and
evening services. Rev. E. v. REGISTER, the
pastor. will officiate in place of the presid-
| Ing elder at Aldie.
| The fall term of the circuit court for
Alexandria county. Judge Chas. E. Nicol
| presiding, opened this morning at 10 o'clock
In the court house on Fort Myer Heights.
The docket was called and cases set for
| trial. The case of Ridgeway against the
washington Alexandria and Mount Ver-
non Railroad Company for $4,000 dam
| the docket
The Episcopal High School foot ball team
met defeat Saturday afternoon at the har ds
or the Walbrook Athletic Club of Balti-
more, on the High School grounds near
this city, by the score Of % to 0. Although
the local players were outweighed and out
prayed, they put up a very hard game, hut
were never in striking distance of the goal
line Inc game was witnessed by large
number of people
Cards have been issued for the marriage
OF Miss Henrietta ]. Klaus, daughter of
Mr. Frederick Klaus and Mr. Charles An
gustus Strobel, which will take place Wed
nesday, November 20, at $50 d. M at the
residence of the father of the bride-eIect
No. 312 Queen-street
announcement is made of the marriage
of Miss Bessie Watkins of No IT'S Duke
street and Mr.. William NJ. King. formerly
or this city, but now Of DanviIe which
VIII take place tomorrow.
Miss Maddie Davies niece of Mr. 7 n
Thornton of Manassas. and Mr.. E. Humph-
rey Hibbs, will be married Tuesday No
xember 81 at Trinity Episcopal Church,