The Washington herald., 1919-02-17
ALEXANDRIA
THE HERALD BUREAU.
A. s. Doniphan,
II King Street

Alexandria, Va, Feb. 16.-Policeman
Walker Campbell, fifty years old, who
was shot last Friday morning by
James II. Lawrence, twenty-four
years old, whom he had under arrest,
died a few minutes after o'clock to-
night at the Alexandria Hospital from
the wounds received.
The bullet entered the abdomen and
no hope was held out by the attend
ing physicians from the time he was
shot
At the time of the shooting Police
man Campbell and Policeman Pad
gett had placed Lawrence under ar
rest after he had throw an empty
whisky flask into the street. The
prisoner resisted after having gone
square with the two officers and dur
in a scuffle pulled out his pistol and
fired on Policeman Campbell at close
range. He. however. was taken in
custody and the wounded officer TAX
en- to the hospital.
The deceased for the past eight
years had been a member Of the police
force and was a native Of Charlottes-
Vile, Va Besides his wife. Mrs.
Annie Campbell, he is survived by two
sons, William Campbell, a member OF
the police force. and Clarence Camp
bell. The deceased lived at 7O7 Pendle-
ton street.
Mr.. Campbell was member OF
Osceola Tribe OF Red Men and Alex
andria Council, No. ), Order FraternaI
Americans.
The body OF Policeman Campbell
was taken TO Wheatley's mortuary
chapel where an inquest probably will
be held tomorrow by Coroner T. NJ.
Jones.
Lawrence. the man who shot the pO-
liceman, today was conveyed from
police station to the city jail by Police
man Kerns. lie broke down complete
ly. Lawrence was employed as a spec
ial officer at the Potomac yards and
lived near Richmond, Va. lie has a
wife. He had only been employed at
the yards during the past three
weeks
The prisoner served in the army
and was mustered out OF service De
cember u At the time of the shoot
ing he still wore the soldiers uniform.
Funeral services for Policeman John
| T. Roberts, who died Friday morning,
were held this afternoon at his late
ItslutlCtr OlU SOull 81 ASdpl SAlFf-'r
| and conducted by Rev. John Lee ALI
, son. D. D, pastor of the Second Pres
+ byterian Church. Burial was in
Bethel Cemetery. Members of Alex
andria Washington Lodge of Masons
and Potomac Lodge Of Odd Fellows
attended, as did also an escort OF
| thirteen members of the police force.
Pallbearers were: S. T. GoodC. chief
! of police: j. Edward Shiun. Il. r.
/ Stansbury, George w. BontZ. sr.,
John T. Watkins and Richard II. At
/ kinson, from the Masons and odd
! Fellows.
Rev. E. &. Jackson, pastor of the
/ First Baptist Church, this afternoon
officiated at the funeral of Mrs. Allen
| NJ. Taylor held at her late residence,
81 Oronoco street. Buria was in
| Bethel Cemetery.
! Representative Charles c. CarIin
/ will tomorrow MONDAY night. deliv-
er an address at the Lyceum Hall on
! his trip to Rome and his visit to the
| Pope.
| AS the result of an appeal made for
| the relief of the Armenian sufferers
lected the sum of S92.2S The seventh
grade, taught by Miss Sarah Spindle
headed the list with S3L9O.
/ Members Of AleXandria Council, No
| 5, Order of Fraternal Americans. have
arranged to pay a fraternal visit to
| Andrew Jackson Council, of Washing
| ton, Tuesday night. The Alexandrians
! will leave on the GAO o'clock train.