The Washington times., 1912-07-18
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.
ALEXANDRIA, VA, JULY is

Officer William wilkinson, of the
Alexandria police force shot Ernest
Fox. colored. shortly after midnight
this morning, when he broke away and
ran from a quartet of officers by whom
he had been arrested.
While Wilkinson and Officers Nichol-
son, Ferguson, and Kerns were con-
cealed near the corner Of Pitt and Prin-
cess streets, where they had been as
signed on special work, they observed
Fox. enter the home of Mrs. Hattie
Fountain through a rear window. He
was seen on the second floor, where he
struck a light, and was ransacking the
room at his leisure. When he finished,
leaving by the same means, he walked
almost directly into the policemen's
arms but, didging, ran until he was
brought down by wilkinson's bullet. He
was removed in the ambulance to Alex
andria Hospital, where d. S. B. Moore
found that the bullet lodged in his back.
His condition this morning is not seri-
Gus.
The four policemen were stationed at
that corner watching for George Jack
son, colored, who is wanted on a
charge of murder in Washington. He
is said to have been seen here yester-
day, and II was expected that he would
meet friends at house on Princess
street.
With the selection of Lynchburg as
their next place of meeting, the ninth
annual convention of the State Retail
Merchants Association came to an ad-
1ournment early this afternoon. Today's
session was consumed in the reading Of
reports and election of officers.
According to the report of President
Samuel Cohen, of Richmond, during the
past twelve months, twenty-three new
associations had been enrolled, making
a total of thirty-eight cities now en-
braced. The financial reports were also
gratifying.
Yesterday afternoon the visiting dele
gates were the guests of the Robert O..
Portner Brewing Company. After an in
spection of the brewery, a buffet lunch
con was enjoyed
on an excursion to Marshall Hall, where
supper was served. 1t was nearly mid
night when the party returned.
In the preliminary hearing of the an
nexation proceedings in the circuit court
for Alexandria county, Judge B. T. Cor
don refused to quash the proceedings,
as requested in the motion made by the
attorneys for Alexandria and Fairfax
county, and also overruled the demurr-
er to the motions filed by them.
A point regarding the constitutionality
of the act for annexation was then
raised by the attorneys. and was taken
under advisement. The case will go to
trial in September.
The city of Alexandria was represent
ed by Corporation Attorney Samuel p.
Fisher, and Samuel G. Brent, and John
NJ. Johnson. Crandall Mackey, Com
monwealth's attorney: A. ]. Montague.
and r. Lynch Montague appeared for
Alexandria county, and C.Vernon Ford,
Commonwealth's attorney, and Moore.
Barbour. Keith and McCandish for Fair
fax county.
Charged with exceeding the speed
limit in an automobile, Clarence Pratt,
the driver of Washington, forfeited $40
collateral in police court this morning,
while Harry Lang, j. Henderson. and
]. c. Daley, also occupants of the ma
chine, were dismissed.
George Miller, colored, was badly
slashed in the right arm last night by
] a knife in the hands of James johnson,