Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-01
killing ASCR|BED
TO BO0TLEGG|NG
Andrew Thomas Fatally
Shot, Joseph Campbell the
Alleged Slayer.
QUARRELED OVER LIQUOR

against bootlegers in South Washing
ton as well as in other sections of
the city is to be inaugurated at once
by the police, as the result of another
rectly attributable to bootleggfng
transaction. This was the second
bootlegging killing within two days.
Andrew Thomas, colored, twenty-six
years old, was last nights victim,
the alleged slayer being Joseph Camp
bell, also colored..
Lost nights shooting occurred with
Private Charles Miller, military po-
liceman, was murdered Sunday even
ing following the arrest OF another
alleged bootlegger.
Facility with which colored men
and others obtain revolvers also is
to be the subject of rigid police IN
veStigation.
Alleged Cause of Shooting.
The Staying of Thomas last night,
the police say on the authority of
several witnesses. followed the ne
gro's failure to buy for Campbell a
bottle of liquor the latter had oroere9
and refusal of Thomas to return 81
said to have been given him by
Campbell as the price of the liquor
The killing occurred in front or 25o
Cd street southwest, shortly after
o'clock last evening. Thomas llVeo
hun
Campbell made his home at 25l 80
street southwest.
Shortly after the shooting. accord
ing to information obtained by 1ourtn
precinct policemen, Campbell visited
the home of Mrs. Mary Holmes, his
mother-in-Iaw. 1875 Virginia avenue
southwest, got a change of ciothlng
and fled. Search for him is being
made throughout Maryland and Viz
Einia, Campbell having resided IN
Petersburg, Va, before coming to
this city.
Campbell Regarded Inoffensive.
Campbell was employed in the navy
yard until yesterday, when he re-
signed. it is stated, to accept more
lucrative job. He was known to a
men and was regarded as being
quiet and inoffensive individual.
Thomas whose home was long DIS
lance from the scene OF the shooting.
it is stated, had been seen about
South Washington many times during
recent weeks, mostly in the section
where bootleggers do business.
About Sis o'clock the men met in
front of 236 Sd street, only rev
doors from Campbelfs home, and
Campbell. asked Thomas for the re-
turn of a. dollar he had given him
hnf
of whisky. Thomas, he claimed, failed
to return with money or whisky
Witnesses to the affair told the po-
lice of what happened between the
men before the shooting. saying
Campbell demanded the return of the
dollar and that Thomas declared he
would give him no dollar,
eff YOU don't give it to me- Campbell
is said to have told Thomas, 'Tll shoot
you"
'"rhen, shoot" was what Thomas is
said to have replied.
Accepts the Challenge.
Campbell, according to witnesses,
drew his revolver and fred two shots.
One bullet made a hole in a window of
a barber shop and the other entered
Thomas stomach. The man who did
the shooting ran from the scene, none of
the colored spectators making any effort
to stop him. The fatally wounded man
was taken to Emergency hospital, where
he died at 2:3O o'clock this morning.
Inspector Grant, chief of detectives,
sent several members of his squad to
South Washington to help the police of
the fourth precinct. They soon were
told who had done the shooting and of
the alleged slayer's movements.
Shoots Negro in Leg.
Lieut. J. W. Pierson. in charge of
the police bureau Of special investi-
cations, who several weeks ago was
stabbed while making an arrest in
an alleged Bookkeeping case, late last
night shot johnson Miller, colored,
$40 I'd street southeast, while he had
him under arrest on suspicion that
he had engaged in bootlegging
transaction
The police lieutenant was on Ridge
street, in sight of the second pre-
cinct police station, when he saw
Miller leave an automobile and run.
Pierson overlook him in a blind al
ley.
One shot was fred by the officer for
the purpose of attracting attention of
policemen in the station, and in the
alley a second shot was fired into the
prisoners leg because of his attack
on Pierson and Detective J. o. B.
Gray, his assistant.
Miller, IL Is Charged, ndQ KICKED tne
detective and bitten the 1ieutenant's
thumb before he was shot. Charges of
assault were preferred against him.
Miller had two half pintS of liquor
in his possession, according to the po-
lice, but he denied having sold any
liquor.
Woman Is Shot.
Residents of Dingman place last
night, about 1870 O'Clock, were alarmed