Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-10-10
HE MURDERoFM MRS. FAULKNER
The Funeral OF the Victim.
The Arrest of Grady.
His Statements as to the Outrage, &,

The Arrest of Grady.
His Statements as TO the Outrage, SC.
The body OF Mrs. Faulkner, the victim of the
terrible crime noticed in THz STAx OF Satar-
day, was on Saturday afternoon buried AZ the
expense OF the corporation, and James Grady,
the perpetrator Of the outrage, which resulted
in her death, and whose arrest by Mr.. Frank
Myers was noticed in our last issue, was com
mltted to jail yesterday by the coroner DIR. Pot
ter. Ii appears from the statements OF the ac-
cused that after he left Mrs. Faulkner he went
10 the blacksmith shop and from there to Mr.. p.
Culiinans, in the Seventh Ward, where he Dor
rowed a dollar; that he got drunk and slept on
the commons, and the Iext day (FridsY) he
went to Alexandria, where he remained over
night, ard the next day he came back to this
city. The police were informed that about one
o'clock on Saturday he was seen in the neigh
borhcod of 1ith street and the canal bridge, and
Ii was though at one time that he was in wo ID
yard, around which almost the entire popula-
lion of "the Division" and Bay gathered,
waiting for the officers to go in and bring the
arrested near the corner OF 7th and ID streets,
when there was a great rush to the Guard house
to see him. The man in the wood yard turned
out TO be atoper sleeping off the effects of hi
last debauch.
Grady was in company with another man at
&c time of his arrest, and both appeared 10 be
drunk. MIR. Frank Myers Is as well acquainted
with Grady, and walking aown ID street. near
9Th, saw Grady and his friend. but did not rec
CcniZe the former until he (G.) had muttarei
lyon don't know anybody?n Myers immedl,
afely stopped, and said to friend who was with
him: 50 his is the man who killed that OLD lady
on Ohio avenue" Grady then said: "Who in
the I'LL are you looking at?' Myers then
walked up TO Grady. and saying that he wanted
to see him, walked along ID street to 9Th. saving
on the way: "Jim what did YOU do with that
old lady,: To which Grady answered. ''Caeese
it, and III tell you Tomorrow" Officer No
Cathr n was then in sight, and being called TO,
apple dehed, and was told that Grady wa the
man the police were after, and he was taken to
the gnaTdhOuse, a. before stated. Alter being
locked up IN cell he talked great deal mostly
In broken sentences amOngO other things sa wing:
mere am, Tor murders" Never mind, III 20
rome in the morning. olive right, and God
will love NOU."
AS to our statements OF Saturday in reference
10 ne gDgenee by some one in not giving infor-
nation OF the affair at police headq aarters, we
have only 10 refer 10 the evidence before the
coroner's jury on Saturday that officer Glenn
ents, on going his first rounds or FRIDAY morn.
ing. was informed of the occurrence abOnt nine
o o'clock; that Sergeant Vernon was informed of
~ shortly afterwards, and visited the scene of
the occurrence with Clements, and then went
10 the foIce Court and related the clrcum-
stances 10 Judge Smell, obtained a warrant for
me arrest OF Grady, and returned TO the house
nhGlhg the condition OF the injured woman
i NUN wore, anu that he searched the neigh
oothOoc for the perpetrator of the outrage II
Was not until five O'Clock y. m. of the same lay
that information was received 1T police head.
Iud HIs- IL may nave been, however that
LIE Ut Skipnon was not aware until late in the
afternoon OF the serious character of the case
SEHsATIoN AMONG THE DETECTIyEs-1 Nan
il Tzrs from Second Story Window en- DiskrLilIe
This corning, about y O'Clock man ran into
the deceive Office at Police Headquarters.
having nothing ~ but his shirt. His appearance
created sensati,. -. and it was Thought there
would be work ahead ~ the detectives; but the
intruder was soon recogni4" ID As John Carran,
who resides on 9Th street, betwt u eId NJ, and
It was subsequently ascertained tina when out
put OF his head, in an attack of typho aiever,
be jumped from the secOnd-story window out
fortunately was not much injured. He was i'm
removed to his home.
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TIE CITY SURVEYORS FBEs-A Suit AqaiaSf
ne oTpordtiOn.-Mr. II. B. Philbrook has en-
cred suit in the name OF Il. III. Donegan. use
II X N. Hall, agt. the Corporation for = 5Jl,
or ices OF 81 each for surveying lots ordered by
ne commissioners of Improvements with n view
u abating nuisances. These accounts were an
'Eoved by the late Mayer Bowen, after a favor
bic opinion had been given by the then Corpo-
ausn Attorney. but it is stated the Auditor
vii Lot pass them.
SrUpRN DRATH.-Mrs General Este whose
marriage wear or two since caused such a iut- |
er IN fashionable circles, died suddenly this