Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-03
HE SET FIRE TO HIS BED.
The Tragic Death Of Ex.POliccman
Mcaglscr.

This morning about O'Clock when the barkeeper
OF the Emmett House, corner OF C street and New
Jersey avenue, arose, he noticed an odor OF smoke
pervading the house. On looking for the cause he
found that 1t came from room occupied by John
Meagher. Bursting open the door he found that
the bed was on fire. Mr.. Meagher was lying upon
the bed in an insensible condition. The barkeeper
put the fire out, and he then ran out and called
policeman, with whom he returned TO the room.
They found that Meagher was dead. The body
was taken to the morgue. 1T Is thought that while
In bed, to which he retired about O'Clock this
morning, Meagher lighted cigar, and that the
bed took fire either from the match or the cigar.
The deceased was formerly a soldier, serving In
Texas, and was about thirty,eight years OF age
Engraving and Printing, and In April last was ap-
pointed on the police force and assigned to the
officer, except for his habit Of drinking lie was
tried December z for drinking and dismissed from
the force, the dismissal taking effect December 81.
He had been drinking quite heavily for some days.
The barkeeper awOke in time to prevent what
might have been disastrous fire.
Meagher was from Texas and was appointed on
the police force on the Recommendation OF Repre-
sentative Grain, OF Texas. The police took charge
OF his effects which were contained in q trunk
found In his room at the Emmett House. There
had been burned. Coroner Patterson, who suS-
pected that death was the result Of suicide, had
an autopsy performed this afternoon. Meagher
was drinking last night, and told some police
officers whom he met that he was going away last
night to New York.
The autopsy made by DIR. Lachlan Tyler this
afternoon showed that death resulted from cOngeS-
tion or the lungs. 1t IS supposed that Meagher
was Suf1Ocated by the smoke that filled the room.
Death Of q Prominent Citizen.
Mr. VIM. Z. Howard, one OF the Oldest and most
prominent citizens OF Washington, died Jhis.morn-
ing, aged about seventy-six years He was a d.
rector OF the Bank of Washington and had been
from its organization ana was vce-preSdent OF the
Ftremen's Insurance Company.
Opposed 20 LamaDes Confirmation.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS
OF THE NEW YORK ASSEMBLY.
In the republican caucus OF the New York as
semDly last evening, after the nominations had
been made, resolutions were adopted ''That the
nomination to seat on that bench Of L. @. C. La
mar who violated his oath OF allegiance to 20 into
rebellion against the Union, who has declared by
his vote that the amendments to the Constitution
and the embOdiments OF the result OF the war
are not equally binding with the rest of the Con-
sttuution, who has denied that levytng against
the Government was treason ana who owes his
seat in the Senate and his political power and
prominence solely to the suppression OF republican
votes by violence and fraui, was an insult to the
entire loyal population OF the Union. and We de-
mand OF the republican Senat 0rs from this state
tnat they resent shat Insult by voting against his
cOnnrmatiOn,nn &C.