Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-03-19
CAPTURE THREE
YOUNG BURGLARS
One Of Trio Is Shot By
Police as He
Flees
is BADLY WOUNDED
Men Broke Into Store Of Julius Wolf
PLACE Quickly Surrounded BY Pu-
lice and Men Captured

As the rcsuH of an effort to our
giar;Ze the clothing store Of julia:
Wo.f. 425 King street. one cf :hrcc
young white men, AL strangers. va,
:!.a. H.:len ne made dash for FREE
;9m AFR the pc!!ce We're closing il
on him last night. The man shot
gives the name of William Smith.
q years old, and told the police MS
nomc.is in Richmond, Va.
The other men taken in cuStod"
gave rhe names Of John Harris,
airetecn years old, who claims TO hal
frrm Richmond and the third man
gives the name Of Oscar Cart, seven
.een years old, and says his home is il
Norfolk.
SMITH Immediately following the
shooting was rushed TO the AleNan
mia Hospital in Il police patrol b"
Sergt Campbell and treated by Dr.. NJ.
D. Delaney. An examination disclosed
hat cne CT the bullets passed through
the night side Of MS back above th-
kidneys srd the second wound is u
he a..fomen. Dr.. Delaney stated this
mor.ii;ig that the man has fighting
chance provided there are no compl-
cations. He. however, said he ccAl
not definitely say what his chances
fcr recovery are uEdcr forty-elghl
auuiS.
W3nea the cases of the men giving
he ralreS Of Harris and Can't were
>a!ed in The police ccul1 't2d'ly l1st!ca
". s. Srow atiler hearing the test
money held onth for the ac,icn CT the
grand jury and fixed their bon@ az
$500. They were ramanciEd IN default
II bend. julius Wolf testified thai ne
vas aroused by noise in MS Store.
,le .y;rS. ~ ar, department dirres-y
.oove the store. He called the pali:c
md they responded .pr4mptlS and he
ln.ockca the from: door and permitted
scpgt. Wilkinson 20 e"tcr and Sera':.
Campoel and Policeman Bell re-
a,ained in the rear Of the store.
The forms Of TWO men, Sergt. W i!kiH
son said could bc seen in the rear 81
he store and they made q hasty exi2
AID he followed. Entering tEc yar6
be man aivirg the rame Of SMITH en-
itavcrci 10 scale i fence about cign.
:tet hign and Poi;ce Se!-t. Campbell!
fired three times ard Po!ce Serst.
Wilkinson said he fired On" time.
Smith cried: You got me, Cap ana
ell. TIE police at cne same time nab
,ed Harris.
Il was after midnight. however,
vnen the man giving the name Of
;;antt was captured BY Policeman Sns!
inms and Ncwland. He was found II
! summer kitchen in the rear Of the
residence ol'. Roocm l.. Myers, III =
North Pitt street, directly III the rea"
Jf Mr.. Woif's place OF vls:ness. The
.aG was covered over with qulit
rnen Policeman Nowlapd covered him
s::th his pistol Robert Merchant haip-
I'd the police in the search for the
plan.
According 10 ALr. Wnlf e5.canre
vas effected By pry.ns the ircn bar
rem their brick socket in a window in
he rear Of TIE establishment. This
work probably required The strength
f All three men. In order 10 get into
he YARD cack Of the Sstore they forced
big iron gate. The latter work. ho y
.ver. was not 50 difficult. The boys
,ay thal they have never before been
Il .rcuiE!c. They also stated that they
net IN Washington yesterday and only
came over 10 Alexandra at Gf3
7'clock last nisEs, leaving on he 9.l3
o'clcck. train, Nothing was missing
rom the store according 70 Mr.. Wolf.
Photographer Fred Sanc6clf- Of the
Washington, Police Department came
| Jver TO Alexandria today and tsoo!I
photographs and finger prints Of the
:wo men ned al headquarters. The
| ,o':ca we're co11rp-!men1ed on their
gpceiy work IN rounding uo rhe :mer.
attorney Charles Henry Smith has
been retained tofdcfend tho mer CIV
| ing .he names Of John Harris ard
Oscar Can't. Afterward Judge Nor,
cure increased the bond Of these mcn
. from $500 10 $500.