Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-07-15
a Kan Fatally Cuts his Throat with a
SHoeRRNer's Knife

BIS SUICIDE The RESULT OF RELIGIOUS Ey-
CITHNEST.
Yesterday afternoon the neigh horhoOd of
Massachusetts avenue, between Gth and eth
street, was thrown in to excitement by a suicide
IN me yard OF George Banks, a colored shoe
maker, 81 No. G31 Massachusetts avenue. Ii
appears that John Moody, a colored man, about
80 years old, who resides in Freeman's alley,
between 9Th and 9Th and y and streets, came
into tho shop Of Banks about G O'Clock, and
engaged in conversation, as was his custom. In
little time he asked the loan OF a shOemaker's
knife, with which to trim the heel of his boot,
and remark KING that he had got religion, passed
through the back door INTO the yard. Banks
finally became uneasy at his long absence, and
going into the yard. found him Keeling under
an Old shed with his throat cut from ear to ear,
aid the knife still in his hand. Banks immedi-
ately called for aid, and Sergeant Clements with
0fticer Shimoneck, responded, as also Drs.
Bowen and Began, but the wounded man died
within few minutes. The body was removed
to The 9TH precinct station house, where the
coroner, DIR. Patterson, held an inquest last
night, Mr. Charles Mann being the foreman
The evidence was to the effect that
he resided with his brother and sister
was single man, a native OF this city,
and for some time past has been in bad health
Tor the past three months having been confined
TO his house. Yesterday morning he in
the wrong man for long time, that he had ex-
to Kill himself. He was talked out of this idea,
only again however to repeat it within an hour
and supplement- it with the request that his
lodge, (colored Odd Fellows,) at their next
meeting, should take the proper measures to
send him TO the insane asylum if they did not
he would kill some one certain. After brief
rest, he again got excited on the subject of re-
hgion, and soon had all the neighbOrhood in
formed that he had found glory 1t last. Then
he announced that he felt so Supremacy happy
that he must 90 down and tell his friend Banks
about il, which he did. and then killed himself
a. above stated. The jury returned verdict
thar be csne TO his death by reason OF wounds
in the throat inflicted by himself, while labor
ing under temporary alteration of mind.
The hody was, at the request of his brother
and SISTER, taken in charge by Morning Star
Lodge, Grand United Order Of Odd Fellows, Of
which he was a member, and they will make
arrangements for the funeral.
BODY OF Drowned MAN RECov ZREp-
About 10 O'Clock yesterday morning Messrs. Of
teTback and Bohrer, of East Washington, who
have recently been visiting the White House,
on the Virginia side of the river, were crossing
the river from that place to Marshall Hall in
row boat, and passed the dead body of colored
man floating in the river. They at once backed
water, and making moose of piece OF rope
threw Ii over the head, and making fast, to wed
II ashore about quarter of mile below Mar
shall Hall; where it was left, and afterwards tue
coroner was notified. It was subsequently
learned by them that q colored man. name I'M
known, had fallen overheard from schooner
above the point stated on last Saturday. No one
Whereabouts could give any particulars of the
occurrence.
A MURDERER SURRENDERs HIAsKLF-Yes-
terday young man, giving the name of John
Raleigh, surrendered himself to the police au
had murdered q school companion, named
Liolar Sterling, in Columbia, South Carolina,
during drunken row. He was then but 81
years Of age. He escaped TO Texas, California,
and other parts, and finally brought up on a
farm in New Jersey. Tired of working, he
concluded TO give himself up and stand trial.
The chief OF police telegraphed To the Columbia
authorities, and received an answer: "Hold him;
will be on" signed by the chief or police.
TwERD's DISCOMFORT IN TIE PENIrKNTIA-
RY.-The commissioners OF charities and correc-
ton received yesterday a communication from
VIM. Nj. Tweed. which they refused to publish
until they should have acted on it. It is under
stood. however, to be an application for more
spacious and comfortable quarters in the peni-
Tertiary, aud 10 be Endorsed with the approval
of DIR. Mcdonald, the penitentiary physician
N. 4. Journal Of Commerce., 1ih.
POISONED HERSELF AND CHILDRRN.-The
wife Of p. II. Smith, living ten miles east OF
Kansas City, while laboring under temporary
insanity, yesterday, gave heavy doses OF strych-
nine to her daughter, aged six years. and baby,
aged four months, and then took large guam
tity herself. The mother and baby died, but
the daughter will recover.