Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-06-04
JEALOUSY AND MURDER.
A Fatal ARRAY Between Two Rivals
for q Young WOman's Favor.

A Fatal ARRAY Betweem Two Rival,
for a Young WOman's Favor.
/ HOW CHARLES PARKER WAS KuLgp-rrsr1xoxy A,
| THE INQUEST To-DAY-THE ACCUSED suRREspsRs
| HNsELF-HE Is SAID TO HAVE SAVED HIS MONEY
30 As TO GET OUT OF TOWN.
The sparcey settled district east OF Lincoln
fark was the scene OF tragedy Saturday night.
The victim was Charles Parker, colored aged
twenty years. He was killed by Moses Brent, a
| colored man, about the same age. Parker and
Brent were cart drivers, and both, It is stated,
were counting Sadie Adams, colored girl living
on 18th street east Parker was the favored one,
and Brents Jealousy, It Is stated, has recently
been expressed In threats against Parker. Satur-
day night, about 8 O'Clock, the two men met and
had light In front Of Skelly's saloon, 14th and A
streets southeast. Brent struck Parker on the
PACK or the head with a stone, knocking him down.
In the morning Parker was found lying In a stable
| TO the Washington Asylum Hospital, where he
ued yesterday afternoon Brent made his escape.
BRENT GIVES HIMSELF UP-HIs STATEMENT
This morning Brent, the alleged murderer, en-
tered the sixth precinct station, where Lieut..
Kelly was In charge.
| as you got a warrant for Nose Brent?n asked
| the negro.
Yes, SIR. answered Lieut. Kelly. "Are you
| Nose Brent?"
| Ills" he answered.
| "You are the man we are looking for" said the
i lieutenant
Brent gave his age as nineteen years. He said
that he came he-s from Prince Georges County.
| Mo, ABOUT SIX years ago, and has since been en-
Keeping company with Sadie Adams for about SIX
| months Parker. he said, left the Navy at New
port some months ago and returned home about
| innate with the deceased. He thought that Sadie
was the cause OF the whole difrculty. To Detec-
AID no wSsSsr he SAID thas
! or not saturday night, he sald Parker
came along and called him aside. While they were
| (Brents) head on, but before he could do 1t he
struck Parker with the stone which he held In his
hand, and after knocking Parker down he struck
him again. He said that yesterday afternoon
when two East Washington policemen were
searching his house he was standing across the
was taken by Detectives Ran and Horne to gal
lery and photographed. He said that it was the
nrst time he had ever had his picture taken, and
the Officers promised 10 give him one OF them
THE INQUEST.
At IL O'Clock to-day Coroner Patterson began an
Inquest In little frame house on South Carolina
| avenue, near 14th street southeast. The house is
occupied Dy an undertaken, and the body OF Par
Ser was laia out IN the little shop attached 70 the
commons and crowded about the house while the
inquest was in progress, blockading the entrances
The jurors were Josiah l. yenable, VIM. T. Bright,
VIM. ii. KEEL, John p. Connell, ChaS. c. Herbert
and joseph J, Wood. There were but three wit
PSAASS
reporting that they were unable to find many, as
they thought they were purposely keeping away.
station-houSe, and sat handcurYed In the room
with the jury while the witnesses were examined.
Mr. Jos Shlliington, his counsel, was also present.
THE FIRST WITNESS EXAMINED
was Charles West, a young colored man. He was
present, he said, when Parker was struck. There
was some "fussing" first. Brent called Parker a
and Parker said syoure another
one." Then Parker turned his head one side and
Brent struck him with a stone. Parker was
knocked down and Brent jumped upon him. He
held stone In his hand and continued to strike
Parker with 1t after the latter was down. Brent
then rose. Witness said "Let's take him up" Ed.
don't get into thiS scrape." SO the witness and
others went away. Witness saw Parker get up
again and ran. Witness did not KNOW how he got
to The place where he was found In the morning.
OTHER TESTIMONY.
George Thomas, cOlOred testified TO being pres
ent when the blows were passed, though he was
not present when the trouble began. 1t was on A
street, between 14th and 18th streets southeast.
Parker and Brent were Quarreling when he ar
rived. man named Henry LomaX came up and
told them 10 stop their noise in the street before
the police came. They did not STOP but went on
until Brent called Parker So, and Parker
retorted, You're another one" Parker, when he
said that, turned his head TO walk away and
Brent struck him with something he had In his
hand knocking him down the bank. Then Brent
Jumped upon Parker and beat him over the head.
and stopped. Witness then saw Parker get up and
run across the street. and run up the hill or bank.
There he fell and rolled all the way down the bank
about three feet In height Witness then LETT
and saw no more OF Parker. He did not hear
Brent.
Priscilla Williams, colored girl wearing q tight
ntung winter coat Of astrachan cloth. a calico
apron and broad brimmed straw hat and carry.
ing "a bunch OF roses In her hand, was the next
witness She said she met Brent last evening near
14th and street. He had on a slouch hat and
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him, and he said he was going TO take the cars He
ran then and went toward Bennings bridge. The
DAY night.
Laura Gardner. another colored girl, was the
pext witness. She was with Sadie Adams, the
girl the trouble was about, Saturday night They
were going TO Market and as they passed l4th and
streets met Parker and Brent there. They went
on some distance when it began TO rain, and wit
ness turned TO go back home. She met Brent and
asked him II he had been fighting. He said, "Yes;
have Knocked Charley's brains out, and
II catch Sadie I'll knock her - brains out"
Brent had been telling her all the week what he
was going TO DO TO Charley. He told her he had
$40 laid up; tnat he was going to beat kill Char
ley ana then take the CARS and leave here.
Henry Lomax, colored another witness brought
| In by the police, said he was present when they
were quarrellng, but left before the assault was
made He did not know what they were quarrel
Ing about.
Or. Lacalan Tyler, who examined the body, tes-
tlneo That about two inches above the LETT eyeOrO
he found fracture or the skull, which had been
enlarged by surgical operation into an opening
aoous al NIL anu QUARTER III uidmeter. Inc
brain beneath was coInpreS Sed and confused.
There had been considerable hemOrrhage He
found also small scalp wound In the back OF
the head The scalp back OF the fracture was
confused, and there was a small abrasion on the
lett hip. Death was due 10 the fracture OF the
skull and injury to the brain.
THE VERDICT.
The jury rendered a verdict that Parker came
to his death "from fracture Of the skull and In
jury OF the brain inflicted with stone or brick
held in the hands OF Moses Brent
The coroner committed Brent to jail. Brent
stated that Parker had a brick and a knife and
was about TO use them when he struck him.
The Courts.
COURT IN GENERAL TERN
To-day, Hill Prentiss and Vermont Farm Ma
chine Co. agt Commissioner OF Patents; opinion
or Judge James directing defendant to elect as TO
pleas Morrison agt. Morrison; opinion BY judge
James Bohrer agL Otterback; opinion by Judge