The Washington herald., 1916-12-12
ALEXANDRIA SHOOTING
ENDS IN EXONERATION
Policeman Kerns Escapes Indictment
for Wounding John S. Kane.
THE HERALD BUREAU,
r. T. Knight a Son,
tZi-e3 King Street.

NlS3 King street.
Alexandria, Va, Dec. n.-After investi-
eating the shooting Of John Stephen
Kane, Georgetown University student q
grand jury in Corporation Court this
evening returned mot true bilr' again st
Policeman Kerns, who shot Kane. About
thirty witnesses were examined The jury
devoted nearly four and one-half hours
to the inquiry.
| When the Jury reported Policeman
Kerns shook hands with the Jurors.
Kane was shot early December /. after
being taken in custody by Policeman
Kerns. The policeman said Kane attack
ed him and broke away. Kane is q
patient IN the Alexandria Hospital and
Is rapidly recovering
Judge L c. Barley. who presided, said
tonight that he might summon q special
grand jury to make a further investiga-
ton Of the case.
The jury returned true bills in fourteen
Of fifteen cases presented for alleged in
fractions Of the new State prohibition
laws. No bill was returned in the case
OF John Ferguson. negro.
| Those against whom true bills were re-
turned are: Edward Tate, w. NJ. Lee,
Henry Cloan. John Nelson, r. Groves,
Hillary Brown, Walter Butler. William
Whalen, John Dewitt. Sarah Pinkey, w.
! W. SIMPSON, Joseph AQamb, f1eDTy Will
iams Ernest Weema
petit Jury returned a verdict Of not
guilty in the case Of W. M Lee. The
same judy found Edward Tate guilty.
He was sentenced to serve thirty days in
Jail and fined So
Pleas Of guilty were entered by the fol-
lowing for violating the prohibition laws
and they were sentenced to thirty days
and fined $50 each: Walter Butler, Sarah
| frlyA nd
Hillard Brown.
The cases of Ernest Weerns, John De-
witt, William Whalen, and John Nelson.
the latter colored. were fixed for trial
Wednesday. and the cases of W. w.
Simpson and R. Groves on Friday.
| A coroner's jury this afternoon at De-
u1aine's undertaking chapel investigated
| the death of Irwin Brown, a messenger
at the Potomac Railroad yards. and re-
turned a verdict that Brown came to his
| death from injuries sustained last night
by falling between freight cars on the
Washington-Southern Railway.
The jury was composed Of w. C Davis,
foreman; ]. A. Carpenter, James A. Dun
| can. Joseph A. Kramer, Richard H. Rob-
/ erts. and John Gary.
Browns body was taken to the home
of his mother. Mrs. Hall, 1sS North Payne
street.
| In Corporation Court today In the case
of Ada D. Goodwin, Administrative of the
| estate Of her husband, James J. Good
win, against the Southern Railway Com
pany. a verdict for $500 given. Mr..
Goodwin was killed in a wreck at Char
lottesviIle, Va. November H. Fireman
Edward Trumble was fatally injured.
When an automobile, driven by Russell
Carln. 81 South St Asaph street. struck
culvert at Queen City, Alexandra
County at $50 o'clock yesterday after
noon. his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. George
B. Carlin, were thrown out, as was r.
Oscar Robbins. Robbins was thrown
| through the wind shield. Russell Car
lin and Mrs. Carlin escaped injury.
| George B. Carlin sustained a fractured
rib and his right wrist was sprained
Mr.. Robbins was cut by flying glass. The
machine was wrecked.
The driver, Russell Carlin, tried to
swerve out of the way of a northbound
machine that had Just struck a dog
when he coilided- with the culvert.
The funeral Of Noble Smith will take
place at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon
from the home, sol Prince street Serv-
ices will be conducted by Rev 1. NJ.
Ferguson. pastor Of Trinity NJ. E. Church.
Members of James w. Jackson Council,
Junior Order of United American
Mechanics, and the Columbia Fire En-
gtne Company will attend.
The funeral Of George ]. Head, Is years
| old, who died this morning at the home
of his daughter, BOT Washington circle,
Washington, will take place at O'Clock
Wednesday morning from st. James
| Catholic Church, Falls Church. He was
a resident Of Bailey's Cross Roads, Fair
fax County.
Funeral services for Miss Annie Mel
choir, who died yesterday, will be held
at O'Clock Tuesday afternoon at the
home of her sister, Mrs. William c.
Bruin, 326 South Washington street.
william A Oehlert, years old. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Oehlert died
this afternoon at the Alexandria Hos
pital. The body was removed to the
parents home, Sos Commerce street.
In Corporation Court today a deed was
placed on record from Florence H. Tesh
and Edmond c. Tesh conveying to Gard
ner E. Tesh house and lot on the
west side Of Columbus street between
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