Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-09-02

KNOX is BADLY HURT.
Well Known Alexandrian Has Narrow
Escape From Death When He Is
Knocked Down by Street Car.


Knocked Down by Street Car.
During the past two or three weeks
newspaper men had been driven to
their ne plus ultrain attempts to COL
late events, interesting or otherwise,
from the fact that a torpor existed
in local happenings. Saturday began
with conditions unchanged, but be-
fore midnight a murder had occurred
in front of the City Hail. we'll
known and popular Alexandrian had
ben struck by stret car and ter
ribly injured and well-known black
smith had in the presence of his wife
and children, sent a bullet into his
head causing his death in short time.
Shortly after 10 o'clock Saturday
night, at time when crowds on
King street were thinning out, most
people being at home or on their way
thither, a negro, with blood gushing
from his wounds, ran out of Market
Alley into Royal street He was woun-
ded unto death while his brother was
bleeding profusely from cuts. The dar-
key who had received the fatal thrust
managed to get as far south as point
opposite the Fleischmann Hotel when
he fell and gasped out his life in the
presence of crowd which had gath
cred. Demaine & Son removed the
body to their undertaking establish
ment, and the brother of the dead man
kas taken to the Alexandria hospital.
Negro Cut to Death.
William Ferguson, negro u years
old, was fatally cut, and Robert Fer
guson, his younger brother, was serl-
ously wounded in Market Alley, short
ly after / 0o'clock Saturday night by
Jno. Bella colored.T The affray caused
intense excitement in the neighborhood'
With blodo gushing from his throat, ell
der F erguson dashed out of the alley
and ran south on Royal street about
block, where he fell from exhaustion
opposite the Hotel Fleischmann, where
he died. The younger Ferguson was
carried to the Alexandria Hospital,
where he was treated for number of
gashes on his head and body.
Bell, who acknowledged he did the
cutting, and William Massey, were ar
rested yesterday by Officer Reid.
Bell and Massie have been
employed on the farm of Will
liam Wilkerson, Grassymeade, Fairfax
county several miles south of this city.
The officer found Bell in house on
South Alfred street.
Bell admits having cut the Fergu-
sons, but declares that he acted in
self-defense, when they made an at
tack upon him, one of them using a
razor, which cut his coat, but did no
further damage. Bell exonerates Mas
sic of all blame, and says that his only
weapon was a pocket knife, which he
drew when one Of the Fergusons slash
ed him with razor.
Robert Ferguson, who was badly
cut, is recovering, and it is expected
he will be able to leave the hospital
shortly
A coroner's jury summoned by DR..
S. B. Moore, met at 10 o'clock yester-
day morning in Demaine's undertake
ing establishment, and after viewing
the body of Ferguson was adjourned
over by Coroner Moore, to Monday,Sep
tember 9.The jury is composed of fol-
lowing: A. S. Doniphan, James B.
Martin, Charles S. Adams, Harry H.
Newton, John McCuen and ]. E. Legg.
Bell and Massie were brought before
the police court this morning. Justice
Cation adjourned the case until Tues
day, September 10, as the younger
Ferguson, will, it is expected be able
to appear by that time. Ellen Croum
and Ada Marshall, two colored wo-
men, who witnessed the affray were
recognized for their appearance at
that time.
Before Bell was brought before the
court he again alleged that he did the
cutting in self-defense, anc exonerated
Massie from all blame. He said the
dead man had caused trouble in his