Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-25

THE SEARCH.
The police Of the third precinct are making
q thorough search Of the alleys in the north
western section of the city in their endeavors
70 clear up what now looks like murder mys-
terry. The report which led to the investiga-
ton was made to Lieut. Guy this morning by a
young colored woman, who gives her name as
Mary Brogue. She is about twenty-eight years
old, but is not very intelligent.
She says that she lived in Winchester. Va.
until couple Of years ago, when she went to
Harrisburg, Pa, and married Isaac Brogue.
Three months ago, she says, they came to this
city, and have been living at Mr. Cusick's. near
New Jersey avenue. She is not acquainted
with many colored persons here, and does not
know one street from another.
THE STRANGE MEETING WITH HER BROTHER
Jesse Lincoln, or Linkins, is her half brother.
He Is twenty-five years old, has brown skin and
Is rather tall. When she left Winchester. she
says, he was there, and she heard nothing
OF him until one dav not long ago. wheS
she met him on Pennsylvania avenue.
She did not know that he was in the
city until that time. She talked with him some
minutes and he promised to call and see her
afterward, but did not do So Wednesday
night of this week she says a colored man,
who introduced himself to her as Walter
Moss, called to see her and got her to go with
him to house in an alley. He told her it was
near 23d and streets She accompanied him
to the alley, which is a long distance from her
home. When they arrived in the alley they
entered the house, and lying on a board she
saw
THE DEAD BODY OF her BROTHER
Walter Moss told her that her brother had
been murdered by man named Williams, and
showed her where he had been stabbed in the
stomach and also cut across his throat. She
was sure that her brother was dead. because
his body was cold.
After remaining there awhile Moss went back
home with her. She said she had never seen
Moss before, but would be able to identify him
again. She described the house as being two
story frame building with green shutters and said
that it was near large brick building that
looked to her like double house. While at
the dwelling where she saw her brothers dead
body Mary says some one told her that the
body would be taken to Virginia either that
night or early the next morning.
COULD NOT FIND THE HOUSE.
When she returned home she intended to
visit the house the following day, but did not
mean to accompany the body to Virginia,
because she had no money. When she went to
look for the house she could not find it. and
then she informed the police.
When the woman first told her story the DO
ence to the case of John W. Stewart. the
negro who was cut about three weeks ago
by colored man named Henry Williams. In
that case Stewart was found in Williams room
with his (WilliamsO wife, and that's why Stew
art was cut. In that case both Williams and
Stewart appeared in the Police Court to-day
and Williams was held for the grand jury.
The woman was told of that case but she
still insists that she saw her brothers dead
body last Wednesday.
THE SEARCH FOR THE FRAME HOUSE WITH GREEN
BLINDS.
Policeman Hurd, of the third precinct. went
with the woman this afternoon and visited sew
eral alleys, including vermont HILL"
Union and Sumner alleys. In Union
alley there was house that
Mary was almost certain was the one in which
she saw her brothers dead body The house
was visited and she then changed her mind
From her description the officer believes that
Hughes alley is the place she referred to.
The records Of the health Office were searched
but they failed to throw any light upon the
case, as no such name as Jesse Lincoln or Lin
kins appeared on the death roll.