Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-09-11

Edward Shields Death.
DAVID FITZGERALD HELD REsPoNsIBLE-A
JAW.
The coroners jury which investigated the
death Of Edward Shields at the Freedman's
hospital yesterday, found that he came TO his
death "from tetanus or lockjaw following a
wound of the head inflicted with a loaded cane
In the hands of David Fitzgerald on the night
Of August 22d."
After The STARS report of the inquest closed
the testimony of John McGurnness, Michael
LOTUS and James Mooney, who witnessed all
or part of the affray; James Goodwin, Richard
Meade, James Flanagan and Lewis Speire who
heard statements of Shields after the ARRAY,
Hartigan, who attended the post mortem. was
taken The testimony showed that during the
struggle which Mccarthy had with Shields
while attempting 10 eject the latter from his
store Fitzgerald helped Mccarthy by striking
Shields On the forehead with a loaded cane in,
nictlng wound which attracted little notice at
the time. On the following day Shields com
planned of deafness and confused vision
Two days later he said Ibis tongue was getting
TOO Dig for his mouth" Later he became some.
what foolish or Eighty and applied for admis-
sion at the hospital. He said nothing to the
surgeons OF the blow he had received but at
trlbuted his condition to exposure to wet
After the affray he seemed, according to the
- Of ms associates to be very anxious
not tell anything about them. James Goodwin
lestlned that while dying at the hospital
Shields said Fitzgerald and Mccarthy were re-
sponslbie for ibis death. Lockjaw rapidly de-
Neioped, and Shields died in terrible agony ON
Wednesday night. The medical testimony was
very conclusive in tracing the lockjaw to the
injury of the head Under the little abrasion
or scar on the forehead it was found that the
Dohe was nattened and cOngested. Under
meath the skull the brain was slightly con
gested- After hearing the testimony Yesterday
David Fitzgerald, the prisoner, made a state
ment admitting that he struck the blow
On the night of the trouble he said Shields
was Tying To impose on Mccarthy. .Of course"
ne SAID, Il had To do the best could to save
the man from being abused" He and McCarfhy
Were trying TO put Shields out when his 1Fitz-
geralds hand was cut in some way ~ ianped
him in the head with the came " he said he
put up his hand to his head and took hold of
the cane ana wrested 1T from me. / did not in
To Jail.
THE GRAND UNITED ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS.
"A SET OF jewels was presented to Travelling
Pilgrim 5 Lodge, No. 2}5S, Grand United Order
OF ODD Fellows. at Douglass hall, HiIlsdaIe, last
evening. Grand Director w. e. COsten, of Green
mountain Lodge, making the presentation in
behalf OF a committee OF ladies. Arrangements
are being made for celebrating the 39th ami
yersary of the order in this District Monday
Cstober 18th. All the lodges in Baltimore and
AAiexandria Va, have been invited. Grand
plaster William VI. L. Forester, of Richmond
Va; Past Grand Master Thomas III. Wright OF
mount olive Lodge, 1888, and Grand Director
grand master from Richmond Va, have been
invited 10 address the order in the Fourth
baptlst church after the parade. There will be
banquet and drill OF the Patriarchs at night
IMPOSED TO CHINESE LAUNDRIRS - The
woman ; industrial League has adopted resO-
Iutlons protesting against the action of Secre.
t:1ries Lamar and Manning in letting o,1t the
washing of their departments in the Interest Of
chinese laundrieS, thereby s.robbing the sol.
Oilers and workingmen's Widows and urpino
the p'sssase OF laws looking to the extinction
Oh the Chinese laundry and PROTECTING rho
women vi the country from such competition.
yesterday afternoon Charles ID. Wallace the
son OF one OF the workmen engaged on the
and 18th, while climbing a ladder i'm tbe third
story OF the building, missed his footing and
zen 10 the story below, a distance of about Is
ieet he struck his head, and was picked mn
apparently liieless. DIR. Walters found that he
had sustained slight fracture of the skull.
The injured boy was removed to his residence
No. "a Virginia avenue southwest
BASE BALL YEsTERDAY.-CompanyB p. Cant.
tai City Guard, Capt. w. p. Gray triumnhed
In the contest of its picked nine with that Of
the Washington Cadets, Capt. c. A. Fleetwood.
500 prize and the championship The score
stood 10 . in favor of the Guards Games else
Conn.-Nationais, 5; waterburys, 10 At Raj,
timore-Baltlmore, 3; ST. Louis, s. At Kings
ton, n. livingston, A; Virginia, 5. Af Bos-
n. Newark, 4; Pittsburg, o. At BUFFALO
Buffalo, 5; Detroit. 2. AT New York-New
York, .; Providence, 1. Metropolitan, 4; Louis
Vile, z.
Books. MEDICAL AND MISCELLANEOUS, AT
AUCTIoS.-The fall sale OF books will commence
Monday evening next, September H. at Thos
Dowling's auction rooms, at 7:30 O'Clock en-
brslcing medical governmental and miscella-
neous works. Now on exhibition.
Exclusion RATES TO CoXs SrATIoN-The
passenger department OF the Baltimore and Po-
tomac railroad announces that round trip ex-
curslon tickets. good for two days, will be sold
OCoxs station, on Pope's creek line, at the low
l9te OF ~ from Washington. Tickets sold on
Inclusive. ''
nokSE FOR SALE-A valuable sound younp
osy mare, stylish and gentle. suitable for buggy
IN sss:a s VIII De sold by bowling auctioneer
Sncfson a naay, september 18th. 10 m See the