Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-01-29


A cqroBeI'5 inquest was held al q O'clock
tc day at the eighth precinct station-houae on
the body Of Susan Annie Carter the coiored
woman who died early yesterday morning, at
the aims house hospital, from the effects OF the
cruel beating received on the Oxen Hill road
=, nlght, the 10Th last, while on her way
in Company With her brother, Charles Shaw 70
VISIT her sick mother near Oxen run. ft Will be
remembered that Mrs. Carter left her house on
louisiana avenue, near41I street. On the night
1T question upon receiving notice from her
brother. Charles Shaw, that their mother was
very sick and not expected to live, and that
she desired to see her daughter. Mrs. Carter. at
| once; that on the way there at the place
| named she was assaulted by some one and was
| found there severely wounded and nearly frozen
| to death early the next morning BY passing
aims house, where she fingered In a nearly
| unconscious condition until she died; that her
brother, Charles Shaw, the second day after
| she left home robbed her house of clothing
which he sold at a Junk shop aud spent the
money and was arrested BY the detectives aud
sent 10 jail for the robbery, where he is now
fallen upon Shaw as the guilty party who COM
United the assault on Mrs Garter. A jury of
inquest was summoned this morning Dy Lieut..
Boteier. and Coroner Patterson was 10 atten-
dance at the hour named. The foreman OF the
Jury was s. A. Ii Marks. jr., the jury being
made up OF the best citizens Of Capitol Rill and
East Washington.
THE TESTIMONY.
The first witness was Detective CoOneS. who
testlned that he arrested Shaw for the larceny
OF some clothes from his brOther-in-laW Geo.
Garter. He arrested bin On the 18th inst. Oh
ID, between 9th and 10th streets, the boy giving
! Is name as Basil Tillman. After his arrest,
carter reported that bis room had been robbed
of a suit of clothes Witness showed him the
clothes which he had recovered. aud Carter
Identified them. as also the boy who he said
was his brother-1n-iaw, and that the last he
mad seen OF him was the sunday night previ-
ous when he and Mrs. Carter had lett the
louise together to go to their mother, near
Oxen Hill, In the county. At this time ii had
not been discovered that the victim OF this as
sault was the wife OF Carter. He did not know
1t for two days afterwards
The next witness was George Carter, hush and
or deceased. who testified THAI he lives at 455
louisiana avenue, opposite the City Hall. GA
came TO lis house and stated that Mrs. Carter's
mother was very H. and he had col.e to go
down In the country TO see her. Carter invited
MIN In TO walt for Mrs. Carter, who had been
home she Immediately prepared to start with
George. They left the house just before nine
O'Clock, witness going With them to the street
cars. She tcok a basket or provisions along,
and some prepared tOddy for her mother. Wit
ness saw them both On the street car about
o'clock, and this was the last time he saw his
Wife until he saw her al the hospital. She said
on parting that she would be back In few
days, and not to be worried about her. This is
all he knew, except that on Tuesday he was
robbed. Charley lived in Maryland, bat had
not been seen at his mothers for two weeks.
NO message had ever been sent to his wife as
he has since learned. His wife had about 50 50
IN money TO his knowledge She nover reached
her destination.
Charles Smith, young white man, testified
that he saw Charley Shaw Sunday night, the
10th inst. pass his blacksmith shop between 10
and II o'clock at night, coming towards Union
town, with small basket In his hand; 10 one
was with him.
Other witnesses were then heard.
LATER-THE VERDICT.
The verdict was that Susan Anne Carter anne
TO her death on the night of the 26th January
from injuries received at the hands OF her
brother, ChaS. Shaw. Shaw was committed TO
Jail.
the room so as to confront the witnesses and
he looked quite detected as the with assesses de-
Scribed the scene OF the murder.
The funeral OF Mrs. Carter will take place To-
morrow.