The Washington herald., 1921-03-20
YOUTH WOUNDED
BY POLICE MAKES
FIGHT FOR LIFE
Surgeon Discovers Two
Bullets in Lads Body;
Other Boys Held.


with a hghting chance for life. the
unknown youth wounded by Alex
andria police last night was hold,
ing his own at Alexandria Hospital
today.
Examination of his wounds by
Or. NJ d. Delaney revealed two
bullets. One passed through the
back just above the right kidney.
The other entered the abdomen. DR..
Delaney cannot tell whether the
boy will recover before watching
the Developments of the next forty
eight hours.
The two other boys taken by the
police after an alleged attempt 10
break into the store of julius Wolf'
I25 King street, were held for ac-
tion of the grand jury in police
court by Justice w. s. Snow and
were retained in Jail in default of
bond.
The boys say that they met each
other last night on Pennsylvania
avenue in Washington and formed
the plan Of a robbery in Alexandria.
Throughout the day the wounded
man and his companions stuck TO
the probable aliases given the po-
lice last night. The first claimed to
be william Smith, 81 years old. OF
Richmond. The other two gave
the names Of John Harris, 1s years
old, Richmond. and Oscar CAN'T, IL
years old, Norfolk.
Last rites for Lycurgus Edward
Uhler, who for q quarter of a CEN
tury was receiving teller at the
First National Bank. were held this
afternoon at his late residence, 81
South Washington street Burial
was in Ivy Hill Cemetery. Mem
bers Of the Reliance Fire Company
attended in a body. The honorary
pallbearers were Calvert Perry, Z.
c. Dunn, II. r. Burke, George 5.
French. George E. Warield,' Gard
ner LDBoothe, DR.. E. A. German
william H. Heilmuth and George
Uhler.
Active bearers were members of
the Reliance company as follows:
J. Sid Douglas. C. w. F1etcner'
Charles r. Humphries, Roy Bragg.
Raymond d. Cats and George Hoy.
Miss Virginia worthington. so
years old, died this afternoon at
her residence on Seminary Hill.
Fairfax County. The body will be
buried Monday in Greenmont Gene
terry. Baltimore.
A nolle PROSE- today was entered
IN the Corporation Court in the case
of Leon Theruer. indicted yesterday
for violating the prohibition law
because he was q passenger on
truck that came here which IL was
alleged had certain liquors aboard
Cases disposed OF by the court
follow: Morris Kohn. fined 500
and costs: Thomas Kelley. fined SIS
and costs. II was alleged that they
had disposed of havoring extracts.
Hugh Harris was fined SIS and
costs
In the Police Court today Joseph
Bradley was held for the action of
the grand jury because the police
yesterday afternoon found q still
in the woodshed in the rear Of his
home
Evangelistic services will be
opened tomorrow at the First and
second Baptist Churches. At the
former they. will be conducted by
Rev. Stockton w. Cole, of Reming-
ton, and tomorrow at the First Bap-
tist Church Rev. DR.. Jackson will
celebrate his fifth anniversary as
pastor of that church. The services
at the Second Baptist Church will
be conducted by Rev. W. II. Lawson,
evangelist.
The choir of Christ Episcopal
Church at 8 o'clock tomorrow night
will render Mauhder's "Penitence,
Pardon and Peace" under the direc-
tion of DIR. James Dickinson.
A special Palm Sunday musical
program will Be given tomorrow at
both services at the NJ. E. Church
South.