Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-07-05
HOMICIDE NEAR FORT SLOCUN.
A Man Shot Dead by q Boy -"Dfdn't
Know II WAS LDadedv

Yesterday morning William Garvey. a
n te boy, IL years OF age, shot and killed
Ii muei Day, who resided in the same neigh
bt rhOOd. The affair occurred at the residence
OF Mrs. Carney, on the Blair road, near Fort
Slocum, In the county. The boy went out
to IRE salute with large-sized navy re-
playfully remarked, "Shcot me-" The boy
pointed the pistol toward him and fred and
the ball struck Day between the eyes, pass
Ing over the back OF his head, killing him
THE BOYS STATEMENT.
Garvey is quite an intelligent-lookiug
very friendly indeed and that for the past
month, during which time Day has been
working on his mothers place, they have
that a number of young men from the neigh
borhood had been over to Deans, on the Bla-
densburg road, to dance, and he returned
the house, after some wood had been cut to
get breakfast, he states that Day proposed
to him to get his pistol, and he replied that
II wasn't loaded, and went up and brought
II down. He states that he supposed the
pistol was not loaded, but when he came out
he pointed the pistol toward barn-door,
when Day, who was standing about six feet
away, stepped quickly in front and playfuIly
said, "ShoOt me-" At this same las tant the
load was discharged, the ball passing en-
tirelv through Days head, and he fell dead
Instantly.
THE INQUEST.
Coroner Patterson was seut for and left the
city for Fort Slocum about III o'clock yester-
DAY and empanneled jury OF inquest as
VIM. Il. Charles, George Hogan, Harrison
Rohey, and John Hagan. After the witnesses
were heard the jury returned
"That Lemuel Day came to his death about
O'Clock q. m. on the 4th day of July 1876
at the house OF Mrs. Ann Garvey, county OF
Washing ton, by reason OF q wound In the
head inflicted with pistol held In the hands
OF William Garvey; that the wound was ac-
cidental and without criminal Intent"
Garvey was at once discharged and GER
tihcate OF burial given by the coroner.
FIGHTING AND DISORDER ON THE SEA-
BROOK Observation-Disclosures is made else
seabTook. on the B. and P. railroad. At y Sea- a.
brook, early In the day. man by the name
OF Thomas Whitlow, who lives in Jackson
Hal alley s In this city, drew knife and
deavoriDg to cut another man; another man
was shot in the hand while handling . pistol,
and In the sn afternoon desperate aEht arose
George Ashton, when the latter drew q pis-
tol and commenced shooting, three balls
taking efieht In the legs and arms Of Jones
party. One man struck his wife, and she
falling down q bank, was quite badly in
tured, for she was insensible when she ar
were cut, but these reports cannot be traced
70 any reliable source, and are believed to
have arisen from the other cases. 1t IL to be
regretted that any disorder occurred, for the
committee took extra precautions both at
the depot and on the grounds, refusing to
sell tickets TO any who were Intoxicated.
A BABY LEFT BY ITS MOTHER TO DIE
Yesterday morning between and o'clock,
colored man named Edward Washington
took to the 5th precinct station house new
born cOlored child, which he stated he had
Just then found In the lower part Of the
White lot, between 18th and 10th streets
The child appeared TO be In good health,
although nearly naked and starved. The
ofncers gave IL temporarily to q colored
woman named Catherine Ward, No. LIB
street, until other provisions can be made
for It. II bad doubtless been left there by its
mother to die. On each hand OF the child
there are 1--WE dnaera and n fhupnh f,o ~.