Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-25
Was ft Murder or an Accident,
THE DEATH OF JULIA THOMPSON CoNTRApICTo
STATPNYSTS.

lhh DEAIH VI JULIA THoNPSON- N-COSTRADICT0
STATEMENTS.
In yesterdays STAR IL was mentioned that Mar
garet Gaines. coored, Was under arrest at the
second precinct station house by Lieut.. johnson
and his officers on suspicion OF the murder ~ Julia
Thompson. Margaret furnished the meals at the
house OF Mrs Collier, No. $40 New York avenue
and she lives In the house She was taken in Gus
tOdy about l 30 O'Clock yesterday afternoon, and
was locked up In one OF the cells at the station
She Is heavy built jet black woman, between IS
and 40 years old and is a married womaR Several
inmates OF the house were taken to the station as
witnesses
STATEMENT OF FANNY ROSS.
Fanny Ross who resides at the head OF 10th
street, stated that December 31st the girl, Julia,
went up stairs and Mrs. Gaines followed her; then
there was a noise as some fuss was going on.
Mrs. Gaines came down TO the kitchen holding her
hand to her head, and told them To go mp and
bring Julia In and shut the door the white people
IN the house could not see them. She Fanny and
VIM. Banket went cut and brought julia in She
was lying on the brick pavement, and her head
WAS bleeding. Mrs. Gaines washed her head and
put some sticking plaster on t. and sent for doc
When Julia was brought In she said, "Fanny Ross
see what has Mrs Gaines done TO my head? DO
something for me.n
Mr.. Blankets STATEMENT.
VIM. Banket, twho is also engaged in the house,,
said Mrs. Gaines called to Julia to come down
stairs, and she replied that she could not come,
but she let down the dumb walter and broke o
butter dish which Mrs Gaines said she must pay
for. He went away and I'm coming back he heard
noise up stairs, and Fanny Ross said that there
was something the natt1.between Mrs; Gaine.
and Julia. He went TO the back door, and at that
time the noise was on the back porch, and the
next he heard was Julia's head striking the
Gaines came down the steps and walked directly
in the kitchen. Mrs. Gaines told her husband and
mother that Julia had ne and fell down the
steps,
MRS. GAINES DENIES
that there was any fuss between them, and said
that when she went up stairs Julia was taken
with fit and to save herself she seized the posts
or the porch when Julia made plunge and went
between her legs down the steps She den-es
that she had any bad feelings for the girl
AS stated In yesterdays STAR, the girl died az
the Freedmen's Hospital, and the statement was
made that she had received the wounds by an ac-
cident
IN THE POLICE COURT TO-DAY
Mr.. Blunt, the prosecuting attorney, Informed tho
court that Margaret Gaines was I'm the custody or
the court on the charge OF numbering Julia Thomp-
son, and asked that the case be continued until
Friday. The court granted the continuance, and
committed the defendant TO jail without bonds,
default OF bonds. Mr. III. III. Wells jr, has been
retained as counsel for the prisoner. This is the
first case OF murder which has ever been brought
before this court for hearing.
After the court had granted the continuance MT.
Wells came In court and asked the court IL the
case was continued with the intention OF this
court examining the case. Mr. Blunt replied that
was his intention. On the request of Mr. Wells the
court allowed the prisoner TO have an interview
with some relatives and she was then sent 10 jail.
TAKEN TO THE SMALLPOX HosPTrAL-Matt.e
Jones, Maud Slaughter and Fanny slaughter, all
inmates OF the house in which Peter Jones, col
ored, recently died OF smallpox In Diapers alley,
were this morning removed TO the smallpox hos
pial they having been taken down sick with that
disease The house has been cleared OF its tenants
and thoroughly disinfected. No one Will be
allowed to occupy the house until all the plaster
ing OF the first floor is taken OF, disinfecte1 and
removed, and the wood work washed with car
bolic acid water, repainted and replastered-
Eleven COlOrod people living Ia this alley have
been vaccinated.
GEN. LoNGsTgEEr called on Secretary Folger "a.
day.
NuxyE8 OF NOMINATIONS, which were made
ont at the White House to-day, were not sent -
the Senate because Of the eulogies In progress
A. 70 CONVENIENT hTRkoI. = fir& On
trollee Lawrence has informed W. r. Hin, late
postmastoe a& Inoo, CLARK county, Ohio, VINO hA1