The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-26
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA. Va. Aug. 2G.-Consid-
cradle excitement was created Ia the vi
Ciuity OF tho police station last night
shortly before midnight by the report
that ChIri,s. alias Shirley. King had
shot himself At that hour the quiet Of
that utiehborhoOd was disturbed by two
pistol shots. There was an Intermission
Of ten minutes between thu first and sec
oud shots. The second shot was fired In
the old BraddCck House. opposite the pO-
lice station. and Sergeant Goods and Po-
liceman Hall went Immediately 10 the
scene. Upon reaching the second floor
Of that building they found King lying
IN a semi-dazeG condition. with blood
trickling from his left temple He vas
aftarward taken 20 the police station on
a stretchsr- Later medicol assistance
was summoned. but it was found i'm
possible to secure the services Of a ply
siCiaus al that hour. Ii was subsequent
~ learned that King was not shot, but
had fallen. ii is said. while under the
influence Of liquor. King was detained
at the police station and the charge OF
carrying concealed weapons was entered
opposite his name. The prisoner will be
given Il hearing on Monday morning.
According 20 statements made BY sew
eral who were present. King had been
I'm the vicinity Of hard corner and had
INDUCED freely IN alcoholic beverages,
and upon vending his way h0mcward ne
fired his pistol at the intersection Of
Cameron and Lee Streets and afterward
fired in the hallway Of the Braddock
House. opposite his room AT the time
the pistol was fired his wife and child
were In the room and his wife became
terrified and run downstairs Later in
the night Waiter Ncwland preferred the
/ above mentioned charge against King
| King is a carpenter by trade, and has
| wife and small child.
The pistol shot awakened the other peO-
pie in the Braddock House, and ali were
| Of the opinion that SOME one had been
! shot. or a murder had been committed.
| in the meantime a large crowd gather
! cd around the police station After the
! police and several present mad closely in
! spected King al were Of the opinion
! that King was not shot. nut that the
| blood trickung from MS temple was
/ caused by the fall ne received
| Samuel Garrett. IT., son Of Samuel Car
| nett. a conductor on the Washington
! Southern Railroad, was Saturday after
! noon seriously injured by being thrown
I from a horse, which ne was riding. The
] little fellow, who IS about twelve years
! Of age. was picked up In an unconscious
| condition, and taken TO the residence OF
| relatives. whom he was visiting. at Neg
| leyS. Prince William County He re-
/ manned unconscious for several hours af-
| ter the accident. Yesterday morning ne
| Was brought 20 the home of mis- parents on
! South Patrick Street. and was attend,d
| by DIS Suowcen and Gibson The doc
tors state that he VIII recover.
The remains Of Mrs Freeman. wife Of
] Harris Freeman. whose death occurred
I Yesterday at Clifton Station, IN Fairfax
county. were brought here yesterday after
noon and inferred in the Union Cemetery
The funeral services were conducted 10y
Rev. +. y. Register, and were quite large
Is attended Mrs Freeman formerly re-
sided here. and was quite well known
/ The condition Of James II. Whitbeck. a
machinist, who was hurt In the shops Of
the Southern Railway on Saturday last by
being forced against the wall by lathe
/ what improved The condition Of GeOrg'
! Tebbs a fireman on the same road, wh'
I was badly sCaldcd on Saturday morning
Is reported favorable MIR Tebbs Is con
fined Al the Alexandria Inhrmary-
/ About twenty-five members Of the Old
Dominion CommaHdery. Knights Iemplar
, left here Saturday at ll-ay p m owe
| the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad fOl
+ Louisville. Ky, 70 attend the trl-cHnla
/ c0nclave They viii return the latter par
Of this week.
p II Cox. who was appointed by Judg
[ J. X NJ Norton on Saturday last 20 IN
I position Of city sergeant IN place Of Capt
/ William Smith. resigned, today CAV
Z bond I'm the sum of 5000 for IN
/ faithful performance Of his duties. Mr.
I cox has already entered upon the dis
/ charge Of the duties Of his new Office
] Martin Quinn left yesterday for Atlaut
I city. where he Will spend several days
Mr. Quinn viii afterward visit the Buua
| 10 Exposition
Sampson. and Miss Lucy Sampson hav
returned from NOmiue after spending
most delightful month