The Washington herald., 1915-08-24
SAYS HE KILLED
INSELF-DEFENSE
Alexandra Watchman Who
Shot Negro Is Acquitted
by Jury.
llAA YHy HIAIHn A0llrH-n~
MANY FINES COLLECTED
Police Court Takes in $1O5 as the
Result of Two Poker
Raids.

Alexandria, Va. Aug. 23.-Henry Allen,
a special Waterman employed at the
plant of the Alexandria Fertilizer and
chemical Company, who yesterday shot
and killed Jacob Brooks. colored, was
exonerated today by a coroner's jury
summoned by DIR. T. NJ. Jones. which
met at Wheatley's undertaking establish
/ ment and heard the evidence In the
case.
/ In its verdict the jury set forth that
| Brooks was under arrest at the time and
, that the policeman shot in self-defense.
, BROOKS having seized Aliens billy and
attacked him.
! The jury was composed of the follow
ing: C. ]. W. Summers, foreman: A. G.
,, Uhler, secretary; p. NJ. Bradshaw
Joseph Lowebach, C. Page Waller and R.
! G. Reeves.
Allen was the first to testify He said
! he saw Brooks and Martha Miles en-
gagged in quarrel, which was followed
/ by fight. When he nterfered Brooks
struck him on the head and arm He
grabbed his pistol and pulled the trigger.
After the first shot Brooks advanced and
Allen fired a second shot, Brooks falling
and dying few minutes afterward.
Allen told the jury that the reason he
shot was that he was afraid his life Vas
in danger
Fines aggTegating sos were collected in
the Police Court today as the result of
two poker raids made Saturday by the
police. This included two men who ap-
peared and were fined so each for inter-
fering with the police in making a raid
and one fined for abusive language, who
also was fined $40.
Henry Schlichting who conducts a
place on the west side of Royal street.
between King and Cameron streets. for
feited $50 collateral. and eight others, also
charged with unlawful gambling forfeit
ed s. collateral each.
John f. Henderson and George Beard
were charged with interfering with the
officers when they entered Schlichting's
place and were fined $40 each.
The five captured in the raid of a pool
room at the northeast corner of Duke
and Henry streets forfeited s. collateral
each. and Arthur Welch. arrested after
the raid. charged with abusive language.
forfeited $40 cola teral
Alice Kits. colored. whose place the
police raided. and seven others, who were
charged with disorderly conduct. were
acquitted. The police testified that a
piano was being played late and there
was also dancing in progress.
The proposed fight to test the Con-
stitutionality of the State law requir-
ing the payment of omitted taxes was
discussed at length tonight by the Re
tail Merchants Association at a meet
ing held in the rooms of the cham
Der of commerce.
At a mass meeting of the retailers
of the city held recently II was de-
cided to test the law requiring the
payment of omitted taxes. This was
also discussed by the wholesale mer-
chants. who will join the retailers IN
the fight. Attorney H. Noel Garner
has been retained by the retail mer-
chants; Attorney Garner l.. Boothe
will appear for the wholesale mer-
chants. and Attorney James r. Cation.
former member of the State legisla-
ture, will be associated with both at
torneys. According to a notice recent
ly sent the merchants the time limit
for making reports to Examiner w.
y. Lipscomb expires August 26.
The marriage of Alfred C. Moss.
teller at the Alexandria National Bank,
and Miss Bessie Lambert, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs Charles Lambert, Staun-
ton. Va. took place Saturday. Mr..
and Mrs. Moss are spending their
honeymoon at Old Point Comfort, Va.
They will reside In this city.
Ma ny matters of importance are
slated for the semi-monthly meeting
of the City Council Tuesday night.
Mrs. Alice G. Poss' funeral will take
place at ) o'clock Tuesday afternoon
from her late. home, 1109 King street. |
Services will be conducted by Rev. DIR.
w. F. Watson. pastor Of the First
Baptist Church.
The funeral of Michael Creegan will |
take place at o'clock Tuesday morning
from st. Mary's Catholic Church. Burial
will be in st. AIarys Cemetery.
A chicken supper will be given from 5
until O'Clock Tuesday evening in the |
parish hall of st. Rita's Catholic Church, |
Mount Ida. Alexandria County.
A moonlight excursion was given to-
night by the Young Mems Sodality Ly-
ceum on the steamer st. Johns.
NEVER HAPPEN |
BYRNES