The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-10-29
BROTHERS SHOT ]
AT. ALEXANDRIA
MAY NOT SURVIVE
Another May Lose Leg.
Accused Man Held
For Grand jury.
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127 King Street.
ALEXANDRIA,. va.sa Oct 4s.--
Two Of the three coiored men who
We're shot shortly after . o'clock
'nis morning are in the Aspltai and
may die. Walter. Johnson. colored,
- years old. Southern Railway
fireman. living at s11 South Column
Dus street. charged with the shoot
ing after a preliminary hearing OF
me case this afternoon at o'clock
the police court. was held for
ecuon OF the grand jury. Ten wit
,nesses were heard. but they shed
iit,le light on the shooting.
ne two crtsically wounded are
orothers-Elmer Ferris. "a years
oia' and Charies Ferris. 20 years
Old Both wereshof in the abdomen.I
Inc third man1s william John1on.
years old. brother otg the pris--
oner. The shot broke, his leg. 1t
may have to be amputated
"A short time after the shooting
foiice Sergt Wilkinson and Pri-
yates Durrer. Wagner. Carlton and
aosett arrived on the scene. The
man charged with the shooting had
ned' but subsequently was captured
Just as he crossed Hunting Creek
bridge. He had q long barreled
sN-shooter in his pocket when
searched at headquarters. = -
me police say he admitted the
smoothing and said that the affair
started in a quarrel over q dog. He
saw his brother being attacked. he
claims. and Joined in the fracas.
a gun was pulled. he said his
brother was shot in the leg and Be.
was hit on the head with a fock
PIE claims he then drew his revolver
end fired. The police say that
lJonnson afterward admitted doing
all of the shooting and that during
tne firing he accidentally shot his
brother.
At the Police Court hearing this
AFTERNOON the prisoner was repre-
scented by Attorneys Charles Henry
Smith and Carl Budwesky. and the
state was represented by Common
wealth $ Attorney Howard Smith. !
Baby show winners. a.
Prize winners in the baby show
held this week in the Young Peo-
pies Building were announced to-
DAY, as follows: One month to 6.
best girl. Maurine Elizabeth Curtin.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. T.
Curtin; prettiest boy, George w.
WEIGH, jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George w. WEIGH: prettiest girl.
tie between Margaret Ann Roberts,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. r. P.
Roberts. of Del. Ray, and Virginia
Greenwood. daughter Of Mrs. Eliza
: beth Greenwood.
Class Two-From 6 months to 1
year - Best Boy, James Littleton
Z Paige. jr. son of Mr.. and Mrs. ].
I-s IL 49,,
Vivian Elizabeth Raulston. daugh-
! ter of Mr.. and Mrs. b. A Raulston:
Gail Fairfax Brown. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Steward Brown, and
Catherine Lee Richardson. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Richard
son. Rosemont; prettiest boy.
Christopher Golupbus Beverly, son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. r. n. C. Beverly.
. prettiest girl, Mary Jean Mccall
frey. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs W.
]. Mccartney.
Class Three-From l to years
Best boy. William Fielding Lewis,
jr. son of Mr.. and Mrs. W. F.
Lewis. of Del Ray; best girl, tie
between Mary Ellen Burke. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. George Burke.
and Doris Anne Pfeil, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Daniel Pfeil:
due. son Of Mr.. and Mrs. John G.
RunaIdue. prettiest girl, Hortense
Cohen, daughter of Dr. and Mrs.
A. III. Cohen
Glass Four-From to ; years
Best boy, Edwin Henry. jr., son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Henry; beet
girl, Dorothy Ellen Cote. grand
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Cole. Mount Ida; prettiest boy,
Daniel Maher, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
ID. NJ. Maher; prettiest girl. Enma
Lewis Lipps. daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. William Lewis Lipps.
Glass 5. from to years--Best
boy. tie between Wellington Way
land, son Of Mr.. and Mrs G. o. Way
lard. and Henry Hubbard ellis. son
OF Mr. and Mrs. Il. Il. ellis. OF Del
Ray: best girl, Lucille Plumb.
daughter of DR.. and Mrs. ID. Fl.
Plumb. of Rosemont: prettiest boy.
Julian Thompson Burke. jr., son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Julien T. Burke: pref
test girl. Evelyn Dupre Morris.
daughter of Mr.. Mrs. John Morris
Glass 8, from to years-Best
nov. Billy Kleysteuber. son of Mr..
and Mrs. William kleysteuher, of
St Elmo; best girl. Ruth LYMAN,
daughter of Mrs. Bessie w. LYMAN !,
of Del Ray; prettiest boy. welby
Carter Beverly. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
r II. c. Beverly.
Frizes were awarded to Mrs. r r.
ellis, of Del Ray. for three entries,
and to r. b. ellis. jr.. Henry Hub
hard ellis, Louis Catlin ellis and
Mrs. w. II. Roop. for three entries
In the Police Court today two
white men. giving the names OF
Gabriel Delise and Jack Scraper.
"a. re held for action OF the grand
.jury on a charge of an attempt to
rob the contents of a suitcase at
de Monticello Hotel. the property
"A Abe Goodman. of Portsmouth, Va.
ifhe men made no statement at the
Nearing. Their bond was fixed at
81. 900 each, in default of which they
We're remanded to Jail. ~
~ An automobile belonging to
Thomas u. Rowley. stolen this
morning from the. garage at Poto-s
mac yards. subsequently, was found
near Fairfax and Cameron streets