Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-13
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
1 Jealoas ColoreA M~u Shoota = WOMAN
and Then Kflh Himself

LOVERS oUARREL-FErER BYAS AND HH VIC.
TM-FHE INVESTIGATION TO-DAY.
Last night, about s:45 O'Clock, murder and
suicide occurred in q small house or shanty.
1216 street southeast Peter Byas, q colored
man, twenty-four years old, shot Annie Black
lrs or Blackhus, colored woman Of twenty.
eight, killing her almost instantly. He then
shot himself in the head, and inflicted wounds
wnicn caused his death. There were three
Iamlnes living In the house. About the
nour named Byas, after quarrelin9 with the
deceased woman, drew q pistol and fired one
snot which took effect in her left side, He
tnen nred another, which entered her left eye
ana proved fatal. He then put three balls into
his avn mead causing wounds that resulted in
MS oeatn at four clock this morning, at Provi-
dence hospital. AS soon as the shots were fred
Iarsies IN the house went into the room and
t touno mat the woman was dead and Byas NOR
summoned, but could do but little fop the
wounded man, and at their suggestion he was
@'once removed to the hospital.
BYAs AND HIS VICTIM.
byas had recently been employed at the
Hotel Brunswick as waiter, but was formerly
In the navy, from which he was discharged
VIII the past year He served on a vessel
" tn, the husband of the deceased woman, who
Is sui at sea. Ryas has resided on 9Th street,
between and southeast. He had been on
quitS inumato terms with the woman, who
WAS WAS light In complexion aud quite fine looking.
hiSnL DytkS visited ner house ana uD-
braided her for Keeping company with other
men. When he left he threatened to be re-
yenged for her conduct, but she did not think
tnat ne would carry out his threats.
THE QUARREL RENEWED LAST NIGHT.
Last evening early there were four young
coiored men at the house, but they left Kate
fauntieroy and VIM. Stewart came in shortly
aiterwards. Byas came in shortly after and, it
Is stated, was under the influence of liquor and
Dolsterous. After some words he displayed two
revoivers, . large and a small one and said re-
terring TO the quarrel "This going to be settled
sp Annie then left the room. While
sne was gone he told the girl Kate that he
would kill Annie. Then Kate left, ana meet
ing annie in the kitchen told her what had
happened and left.
THE FATAL SHOTS.
A moment later the sound of pistol shots
were heard. 1t appears that when Annie re-
turned to the room Byas renewed the Quarrel
Stewart. who had left the room, returned in
ZINE ZINE 10 see him throw her to the floor and then
turn one OF the pistols in his hand % his head
ana quickly fire three shots.
THE CORoNER's INVESTIGATION.
Dr. Patterson, the coroner, visited the scene
this morning. The body of Byas had been re-
moved TO the 9Th precinct station. Stewart
stated 70 the coroner that he was in the back
room picking on guitar when Byas and Annie
began 9uarreling in the front ROOM and he ran
out When ne returned Byas was lying across
the bed, and Annie was in the back room dead.
stewart said he went to the house last night
Win message for ByaS to go to work to-day
seemed a little "grum" The deceased Was a
DarDer by trade, but was not working at it.
stewart had seen other men at the house but
ne generally left in little time after he found
tnat byas was not at home. Stewart said he
went after the shooting to the house of Annie's
iatner, MI CRANBERRY, and told the family. She
had Two single sisters who sometimes stopped at
the mouse. He never saw anything wrong
aooat the house; except she sometimes had
now In the West Indies, supported her and
lVed with her after her husband left. Stewart
SAID he had been in the house nearly half an
hour when the shooting occurred. When he
left. ~
Henry Ridgeley, who was at the house on
Thursday night, stated that he saved her life
tnen, lor byas would then have killed her If he
On examination the body of Byas showed
that he had three wounds in the head, all made
oy the smaller pistol, two entering the brain
anu one nattentng on the bone. All of the
wounds were over the right ear.
CATHERINE FAUNTLEgoYs STATEMENT.
Catherine Fauntleroy stated that she went to
the house about $50 o'clock. Will Stewart
and French johnson were there. The latte,
went away soon. Pete. came in. she said be-
fore Stewart and showed her two pistols, telling
her that he was going to kill Annie johnson
SAID that Mr.. Byas didn't know him, and he
replied, Well. ii don't know you tonight
III never know you" Catherine told Annie
that Peter had THO pistols. and she said he had
been threatening her life all day.
Inc coroner gave the certificates Of death,
and held no formal inquest. The body of Byas
was turned over to Mr.. Zurhorst for his sister.
and that Of his victim 10 her father, Mr. Gran,
berry.
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