Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-10-25

Last evening about { o'clock a report reache ]
the seventh precinct station house that 2 woman
had died in the rear OF house fronting the
north s Ge OF + street, between "a and 81 streets
occupied by colored family in front, and the
rear shaLty on the alley, by an old cOiOred
woman by tie name OIL Nancy. The policemen
TeI lired 20 the spot and found the story 10 be
true, and that the deceased was a white woman
and
VEIL Known AS ANNIE DEAN.
Word vas teiegTaphed ID Coroner Patterson who
us ted the place at q iate hour, ana ordered an
inquest this morning at ten O'Clock. RGmor
having been CirCu .ated I'll 4t this was the daugh-
ter OF = New York millionaire, who ran away
v - her fathers Goodman some twelve or
fifteen years ago, Who married her and
bI fought her 20 this city where he after
wards deserted her, STAR reporter cOncl lded
70 visit the shanty in which she lived and lied.
N conversation with Lieutenant Kelly and tie
Ct1reIs o. bis precinct, the rumcT WAS COnf,ne I
pI them and the residents III the vicinity 10
TO whom deceased had often told her story.
THE SEINE OF WRETCHEDNEss
ha' was presented ia this one room shanty ev-
ce-cs nythIHg ever beheld hereabOurs. The
room IS about Y feet square, and is detached
from the main buId-I Z surrounded with an en-
closure OF PsitDgs, with the entrance door ia the
rear and ore window. a more dismal and
double bed occupies about One-tourth the
space OF the room; and table and other articles
are standing around prOmiscuously; and
SEVERAL EMPTY WHISKY BOTTLES
were On the floor and under the bed, with filthy
clothing and rags lying about. The walls and
ceiling were covered over with pictorial news
papers, and dingy darkness pergaded every
corner from the dirt and smoke. The deceased
was lyiug or pile OF rags ON the floor at the
foot OF the bed, with scarcely clothing enough to
cover her nakedness, her arms extended and
hands clenehed as if by commissions. Her face
was covered with purple spots, eyes partially
open, hair disheveled, mouth half open, and a
multitude of flies collected on her person While
looking at the pitiful sight cat darted out from
under the bed and
RAN OVER THE CORPSE.
and out OF broken pane OF glass into the filthy
yard. Old Aunt Nancy is a grey headed old
woman, III her dOtsge, evidently, rs she is con-
stantly muttering TO herself. She did not seem
at ali pleased with the persence OF the persons
standing about, and answered questions rather
cTustIly about the death OF Annie. She states
that she lis one hundred and feur wears of age:
de white folks tells her, but she thinks she is
older dan dat She says that Annie has been
living with her FIVE wears; that the sisters of
mercy took her to Baltimore once, to stay, but
she came back TO her again.
COROSER's INQUEST.
This morning, at IL O'Clock, the coroner en-
paHelled jury, who, after viewing the body
Thomas bIcks, coioTed, was the first witness.
HS testified that he lives next door: that about
Two weeks ago he heard the cry OF 'murder"
III this house, ard ran out and into the shanty
where he found this woman qIaIrelling with
a COlOred woman. He separated them and left
Afterwards he heard that this CoOred woman
had cut Annie's head. "Aunt Nancy" was
there, but he did not know the name of the
cciOfed woman. Saw Annie Dean afterwards.
witness had been living next door a bout SIX
weeks, but had not heard any disturbance since
this a1iar; tie woman with whom deceased was
fighting was short and stout, but il was SO dark
that he could not recognize her; when be next
saw Annie she had a cut on her forehead.
Noble jenkins, calOred. testified that he lives
on street, between, 2d and Sd streets. On one
night, about three weeks ago, he heard fuss
going oil III this Shanty, but could not make out
" hat it was until he heard Aunt Nancy tell
the woman to go out OF her houe. Shortly after
wards heard
AUNT NANCY HoLLER "MURDER;"
got up and went in, when he SAW this cOlored
woman standing in the same corner where
Annie was found dead. Heard Aunt Nancy
call her Georgiana; she was standing at the foot
of the bed on which Annie was lying; heard Aunt
Nancy say she had knife, but did not see Ii;
Jaw her have bottle in her hand, and heard a
man named Saunders tell her to go out; the
coiored woman replied that she would not, as
she had paid a quarter of a dollar to stay there
They lett then, and he afterwards heard Aunt
Nancy cry out murder" again; returned and
saw the colored woman leaving. and on a light
being struck by Aunt Nancy, he discovered that
ANNIE's FACE WAS COVERED WITH BLOOD;
he got some spirits Of turpentiue and told Aunt
Nancy to bind her head up, as she was in great
misery; afterwards, on the same night, he heard
ONE one else at Nancy's door. and thought il
as the same woman who had beat Nancy; Wit
ness had never seen this woman before: heard
Aunt Nancy say that she was from tine Soldiers
Home; very rough people frequent this house of
Nancys at all times.
Cross examined Annie was lying on this
bunch OF rags in the corner. and the coiored
woman standing over her with bottle III her
hand; she had not struck Annie when he first
went in, but after he returned II his room he
heard the blow struck; heard Annie say that
THE WOMAN had KNIFE.
in her hand bnt witness did not see it; had as
sisted in putting men ont of there several times
Tor sighting and qusrreling. man by the
name of Saunders lives III the front OF the house.
Robert Winston, c0iored, testified that he lives
in the house adjoining; that on the night in
question about three weeks ago he heard the
lighting and went out to try and get the police,
but could not see any.
Elisabeth johnson, colored, testified that she
lives in the house adjoining Aunt Naucy's, on
the same lot in front; beard the quarrel and
heard Nancy tell her not to fight; did not see
the woman, who she heard called Johanna or
Georgiafa, and who was trying 10 beat Annie;
heard Aunt Nancy cry out murder" and wit
ness ran in and
SAW THE CoLoRKD WOMAN WITH BOTTLE
in her hand beating Annie; she had knife in
her hand, which she put on the table,; this fuss
took place about three weeks ago; had seen
GeOrgeana there three or four times before; she
il stout, Ii ght-skinned woman, Aunt Nancy
keeps a bad house, and there has often been
sighting there; las seen men jumping the fence
ross-e1amined when this woman was
beating Annie she never said a word, but
was lying on the door with her hands 10
Hon!d
GIVE BAcK HEB TWENTY-FIVE CENTS
she would leave; had heard that she stops on 9Th
street, but had seen her in restaurants some
times; heard her say that all she wanted was TO
beat Annie and get her twenty i've cents, and
then she would leave; she was striking her over
the head with q pOI-bOttie; day before yester-
Gsv she heard quarrel in Nancys, and on
going out to look, saw white man leaving the
house, and heard Nancy say that be had l.een
kiching Annie; this man had red hair and whis-
kers; did hot know ais name; it was about two
O'Clock in the day tune; on Monday last Annie
came into witness house, and seemed deran ged;
she said that Johnny had got out of jail, ana
HAD COME THERE TO KILL HEB:
witness told her that il as not 90, and told her
to 20 into her own house; when she left she
beating on the partition wall Afterwards and
calling out that he was going to XIII her.
Martha Smditacood, cclored, testified that she
lives with Mrs. johnson in the next house TO
Nancy; heard Lizzie johnson say that the
wofDas johanna had beat nnie Dean To de ath ;
knew nothing about the kicking by the white
man; heard Mrs. johnson say Annie had lost
her mind.
"fgnt Nancy was then sworn, and said her
name is Nancy Williams; Annie Dean has been
living with her of and on Tor i've years; she is
SO forgetfui that she does not remember when
this woman struck her; heard Annie say that
when she was in the Poorhouse the cOlored
woman was there; her name Is Georgiana, but
she does not know anything OF her; she came in
and commenced on Annie, quarrenng with her;