Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-14
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
BOY ACQUITTED OF CHARGE OF
SHOOTING COMPANION.
Council Seeks Opinion of Expert as to
Bids for Lighting Plant
General and Personal.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, July IA, 1906.
boy, was arraigned before Justice Harry B.
Cation in tie police court this morning on
the charge of shooting Leslie Frazier. COL
ored, with .22-caliber rife late yesterday
afternoon. The bullet penetrated the boys
right arm and inflicted a painful wound
He was taken to the Alexandria Hospital,
where his arm received surgical attention.
1t was testified this morning that the
Whiting boy had been given permission by
his father to take the rifle and go to a
nearby pond for the purpose of shooting
frogs. Young Whiting called several of
his companions to go with him, among
whom was the Frazier boy, and, as the lat
ter was going up the alley leading to Whit
ing's house. it was alleged. Whiting pointed
the rife across the gate and fired the SHOT
which struck Frazier in the arm.
Young Whiting claimed that he was en-
deavoring to extract a cartridge from the
gun and that his finger slipped and struck
the trigger causing the weapon to be dis
charged. Justice Cation dismissed the
charge against Whiting, as the justice said
the testimony showed that the shooting
was entirely accidental. Whiting was rep
resented by Attorney Robinson Moncure.
Samuel Mills, colored, was charged with
disorderly conduct and fighting on the
streets. A fine of SIS was imposed. He was
represented by State Senator Lewis H.
Machen.
Council to Employ Expert.
A subcommittee of three, appointed by
the Joint committee on light, finance and
general laws of the ely council to employ
an electrical expert to advise the committee
concerning the various bids onered at the
last meeting of the city council for the
purchase of the electric light plant and
power franchise, has decided to communi-
cate with Mr.. O. Hazelton, an electrical
engineer of New York city, and request
him to advise the committee as to the best
course to pursue in the matter. An appro-
priation of $500 was made for the employ
ment of an expert.
General and Personal.
Mr. John NJ. Kendrick resident OF AL
exandria, died yesterday at Providence
Hospital in Washington from typhoid fever
He was thirty-six years of age. The funeral
will take place at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow
from the late residence of the deceased, on
North Columbus street, and the interment
will be in Bethel cemetery.
Mr. William A. Moore, jr,. OF Alexandra
left today to attend the annual session of
the Northwestern Mutual Insurance Com
panys Agents Association, which meets in
Milwaukee next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. P. Kelly OF this city
will attend the annual meeting of the
grand lodge of the Order Of Elks as the
representative of Alexandria Lodge. No
TJS.
Mr.. Stephen r Gill. stage manager of
the Grand Opera House of Philadelphia is
visiting his brother Mr.. Criss Gill, In Alex
andria
The game OF base ball played yesterday
afternoon on Cats field. near Alexandria,
between the team representing the Spen-
cerlan Business College Of Washington and
the Mount Vernon club of Fairfax county
resulted IN a victory for the Washington
ians, the score being 13 to g. The feature
of the game was the hard and timely bat
ting of the visitors. Police Justice Harry
=. Cation umpired the game.
Two horses attached to a country wagon
became frightened yesterday at the corner
of Henry and Duke streets and ran away
The wagon kept to the middle of the street
until the corner of Duke and st. Asaph
streets was reached, when the horses dash
ed into a telegraph pole. The driver jumped
from the vehicle and escaped injury.