The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-11-06
NEGRO SHOT LAST
FRIDAY SUCCUMBS
AT ALEXANDRIA
.Coroner's Jury Considers
Case and Adjourns to
Tomorrow.
BROTHER MAY DIE
Little Hope for Recovery of
Second Man Wounded
In ARRAY.
BROTHER MAY Dill
THE HERALD BUREAU,


ALEXANDRIA, Va. Nov. g.
Charles Ferris, colored, 21 years
old. who was shot with a pistol
alleged to have been fired by Wal
ter Johnson. colored. last Friday
morning, died last night at the
Alexandria Hospital. The condi-
ton of his brother, Elmer Ferris,
shot In the abdomen at the same
time, is now reported to be critical
and little hope is held out for his
recovery.
The body was taken to Demaine's
mortuary chapel and was viewed to-
night by a coroner's jury sum-
moned by DR.. T. NJ. Jones. The
jury adjourned to 1880 o'clock Mon
day night when testimony will be
heard.
The jury rs composed of Thomas
Chauncey, Wilmer Scott, ID. G.
Grillbortzer, Carter H. Smith, Ken
meth w. Ogden and c. Wingate
Summers. The adjournment was
taken owing to the absence of
material witness.
Curtis Trice. 81 years old, of Pey
ton avenue, Del Ray. Arlington
County,'is in a critical condition at
the Alexandria Hospital as a result
of being accidentally shot with his
own gun. He was rushed to the
hospital and treated by DR.. NJ. D.
Delaney. He struck his gun
against a tree causing 1t to go
off, and the charge entered his hip.
The accident happened yesterday
at occoquan.
The Rev. John E. Briggs. DID,. of
the Fifth Baptist church, Wash
ington, will open revival services
tomorrow at the woodlawn Baptist
Church, which will be continued for
one week. The services tomorrow
will be at p. m. and 1880 D. m.
and every evening thereafter at
1880 .. m.
Six persons, three men and three
tomobile on North Washington
street extended shortly before 8
o'clock this morning when the
machine collided with a truck.
Miss Clara Ferris of Youngstown,
Ohio. is in the hospital with a frac-
tured wrist and cuts and bruises
about the head. The other occu-
pants escaped with minor cuts and
bruises.
Congregations of the Second Pres
byterian, Trinity NJ. Z. and the
Methodist Protestant churches will
hold union evangelical services at
1880 o'clock tomorrow nigh. in Trim
ity NJ. E. Church. service will
be preached by the Rev. John Lee
Allison, D. D., pastor Of the Sec
ond Presbyterian CT and the
Rev. DR.. D. H. Martin, pastor of
Trinity NJ. E. Church. and the Rev.
Robert Browne, pastor of the Metho-
dist Protestant Church. will assist.
The combined choirs of the churches
will participate.
At a dinner last night to the
mems Bible class of st. Pauls
Episcopal Church at the residence of
DR.. AMI Mrs. George 7. KIipstein
addresses were given by DR.. James
z. Freeman, of Washington; DR..
Klipstein, the Rev. Percy F. Hall,
rector of st. Paul's Church; U. S.
Lambert, Dennis whittle, NJ. L. Hor-
ner, K. E. Wallace and the Rev. DR..
S. A Wallis.
The sinking fund commission
of the city council has just pur-
chased $4,000 Of the city's 4 per
cent bonds for $29,736.3O. They
brought about $3.50. Bonds bear
ing 4 per cent interest are offered
for and selling around IS. Persons
owning them in Alexandria offered
them at a higher rate, the bids be-
ing 30, 90 and 931z.
A special meeting of the Column
bian Players will be held at the
Lyceum Hall tomorrow following
the La mass at st. Mary's Church,
at WIN time plans will be r:ade