Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-30
STABBED TO DEATH.
A Murder i'm the Doorway of a Dis.
reputable House.

II.
Between and 2 O'Clock this morning drunken
row occurred In an alleged disreputable house. No.
22 1lth street northwest, said to be kept by Mary
ON,I colored. 1t seems that number OF colored
men were In this house after 1t had closed for the
night, when Frenchy Ross. another colored mande-
manded admission, which was refused by Mary
O'NeaL Ross who was at the door, which was
partly opened made lunge at her with knife In
his hand. Mary was frightened and started TO the
police station, on 12th street, to get officer TO
arrest ROSS, who In the meantime got into trouble
with some OF the men in the house. Among those
who Game down stairs to eXpostulate with him was
Isaac Tenney. who tried to quiet him. when Ross
turned and stabbed him In the groin several times
making frightful cash. Tenney fell to the floor,
and before physician could be summoned died.
northwest Frenchy Ross took to flight and Is
capped through the Smithsonian grounds
The CorOner's Inquest.
Coroner Patterson held an inquest to-day, the
following being the Jurymen: Edward Derby, T. A.
Scott, Thomas Pattons, Alexander Schmld. Edward
Eckstine and Joseph H. Hawkins The body OF the
murdered man was taken from the house where he
was killod to the Stationhou>e at SIX O'Clock this
morning. DR.. Hartigan arrived before the hour
set for the inquest and held post mortem exami-
nation OF the body.
THE TESTIMONY.
John R. Turner, colored, testified that he and his
friends happened to meet at the house " here the
stabbing occurred last night; they had been out on
pleasure; he thought 1t was between nine and ten
O'Clock; he did not leave this house on llth street
until Frenchy Ross made the assault on the de-
| ceased; witness then ran out with others to pur-
sue Frenchy Ross and ran into the Smithsonian
grounds, where witness was arrested by police
man; the man that was killed was Isaac Tenney
The first witness knew OF the affair was that
Frenchy Ross was in the house OF Mary Neal
Witness went down stairs and persuaded Ross to
go out OF doors and 20 about his business. Wit
ness put him out, but he said he would come back
as he had not been treated fairly; he wanted
OF the house, he said. had not treated him
right After he returned there was a constant
S My ana wsn
ana left The young man. Isaac, cried out. s.Im
stabbed! Pm cut to the heart." and fell to the
floor. The cutting took place in the front room
Fr.nchy Ross ran into him with his knife, and said
no man should take advantage OF him. He had be-
fore that struck at Mary. the housekeeper This is
the time witness fnteraered and put him out on the
sidewalk. Witness d. not get struck. All had
been drinking more or less at the house before the
stabblng himself but he heard Terrey when he
SAID, 81 am cut TO the heart" When he put Ross
out II was by the approval OF Mary, who said sit
Is after my hours and don't want him here. nor
JAS A. Perrin testified that he was present with
his f1enaS, Tenney and Joseph Tucker He de-
scrtbed TIE fatal cutting substantially as above
and said Tenney talked very mild to Ross, and used
no hard language. Ross seemed under the infiu-
Mary E. Neal, colored, corroborated the preceding
witnesses.
Sadie Harden, colored, and Minnie colen, colored,
gave testimony OF an unimportant character.
Dr.. Hartigan testified that he had examined the
man; found d wound in the left thigh, In 'front.' he
found the femoral artery and vein were severed
the cause OF the fatal hemorrhage.
THE VERDICT.
The Jury returned verdict 'that Isaac Tenney
came to his death from punctured wound OF the
left thigh, inflicted with knife In the hands OF
Frenchy Ross"
The body was taken away, to prepare 1t for inter-
ment, by Undertaken Williams.
Hanged for Numbering a Peddler.
81. LOUIS, May 3o.-Wm. Brown (colored) was
executed this morning at Bellev1le, Ill Brown
murdered pedder named Lavigne, q poor.
crippled Russian exile, whom he induced to remain
all night In his hut, near Cohokta, Ill, on Feb