Evening star., 1903-11-09
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
BOY ACCIDENTALLY KILLED By
DISCHARGES or SHOTGUN.
Was Dragging It After Him and Trig-
ger Caught-Another Accident
Reported.
Evening Star Bureau.
T01 King Street.

Evening Star Bureau.
7O1 King Street.
Bell Telephone 1o6.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. November 8. 1908.
Ernest Bell, the nine-year-old son Of Mr..
James Bell. residing near Lincolnia, Fair
faN county, accidentally killed himself Sat
urday near his fathers home. which is sew
eral miles from this city. The little fellow,
with his brother. was sent on an errand a
short distance from his fathers home He
got hold Of big double-barrel shotgun.
which he was Juggling across ditch, when
the trigger caught and the gun was dis
charged. The load passed through his hand
and entered his neck, killing him almost In
stantly. The funeral took place this after
noon from Lncolnia Chapel.
Edward Carter, young man employed at
the stall of Mr.. Julian Chauncey, in the
market, shot himself In the left hand early
this morning. He was in the act of re-
moving some cartridges from a small pistol.
wnen the weapon was accidentally dis
charged. The ball entered the palm of the
hand and lodged under the skin on the
other side. Carter received surgical atten-
Lion soon after the accident. The wound
though painful was not considered serious.
Police Court Proceedings.
Mayor Simpson this morning instructed
Ofner Knight to investigate the loss of
lot OF granite curbing belonging to the cor
poration. The police department had been
notified that forty fifty feet of the curb
ing had been removed from the street. near
the Washington and Ohio depot. where it
had been temporarily piled. and that the lot
had been sold. The mayor directed that IL
the facts as reported were found to be
true Officer Knight should bring the party
aHeged to have made the removal and sale
before him in the police court.
Simpson In the police court this morning
frederick Walker was arrested by Officers
Lyles. Knight and Griffin on the charge
or stealing harness from Mr.. o. F. Bag
gett A fine of $50 was imposed. Charles
Thomas, arrested by Officer Henderson for
peing drunk on the street, was required to
deposit $5. Horace Walker, colored. arrested
tv OHlcer Beach, charged with stealing cab
John Repn, arrested by Officers Belts and
IAhlght, on the charge of assaulting Ella
skempdr,, was fined S5.
General and Personal.
Mrs. Irene Walker, widow of Iemue1
Walker. died yesterday at her home, SIT
South Henry street, ged sixty years Sew
eral children survive her. The funeral ar
rangements will be completed later.
The Alexandria Retail Clerks Union has
been organized, with the following officers:
Harry Blondheim president; Charles Sher-
"oou, HrSl vice president; Harry Dachsla-
ger, second vice president; George Bontz
secretary; M. Boyer recording secretary
George Naylor, treasurer, and Milton Glas-
gov, guard.
Judge Louis C. Barley this morning OPEN
ed the November term of the corporation
court The docket was mainly taken I'D
with cases in .chancery.
J. Four records were broken at the field day
exercises at the Episcopal High School
Saturday. They were as follows: Putting
the shot, by j. l.. Marshall, 35 feet | inch;
senior running long jump, by ]. Waples, 1S
feet, 3 inches; throwing the hammer, Mar
shall, 16 feet inches; running high jump,
A. C. Randolph, feet ~ inches.