Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-04

used today In speaking Of the cause Of Adler
death. For three days the wounded man had
not eaten anything, and the last two days il
was Impossible for him to swallow. Tho mus
cles OF the esophagus had become paralyzed,
the doctors said, and when food was placed in
his mouth 1t passed into his throat and then it
was forced out again, Repatriation taking
place. These were the last symptoms of an
illness which had lasted for nearly four months.
According to his attendants Adler has been
| wasting away all this time.
HE has had no disease" said DR.. Wagner
an injury, and If be had had less careful treat
ment he would not have lived MONTH"
DR.. Wagner has been Adlsr's constant attend
ant, assisted BY the patients father, his sisters
and other members of the family, and their at
tentions have been unremitting. The strain
has been very great upon them. They have
all felt it severely.
THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE FUNERAL
have been completed. 1t will take place from
the late residence Of the deceased on II street
near 9th street northw est at 10 O'Clock Sunday
morning. Rabbi Stern Of the Jewish synagogue
on 9Th street will oficiate. The intermsnt will
be at the Hebrew cemetery, across the Eastern
branch.
THE POLICE INFORMED OF THE DEATH.
Shortly after Adler died last nj ght Mr.. Dehrsnd,
Adler's brother-in-law, and another gentleman
went to police headquarters and informed the
officers Of the death. Frank K. Ward,
who shot Adler being out on bail, Sergeant
Perry had some doubts as 10 the course TO pur-
sue, and in order not to make any mistake he
drove out to Mount Pleasant and sought the
advice OF Prosecuting Attorney Armes as to
whether Ward should be rsarrestsd
Mr.. Armsa said he had NO idea that Ward
that II be did not want to arrest him then he
could place guard sbsut the house and wait
until morning whom he could be arrested.
Sergeant Perry then returned to the city and
went to MIR. Wormley, one of Wards bonds
men, and told him Of Adlers death. Mr.. Worm
Icy, az bondsman, requested Wards arrest
and Sergeant Perry then went to the sec
ond precinct station where he got Officers Lar
rabee and Law to go with him to Wards house,
No. 1874 9Th street northwest.
WARD AGAIN UNDER ARREST.
When the officers arrived at the house it was
nearly three o'clock. Sergeant Perry rang
the door bell Mr. and Mrs. Ward were awak-
ened. Mr.. Ward came down stairs to the front
door and his wife followed to the head Of the
Perry extended his hand and said: 'Good
morning Mr.. Ward"
''Who is this?" asked Ward.
Sergeant Perry" the officer replied.
Il know what it it," said Ward, and gave
vent to his feelings by shedding tears. "Lst
geant
Certainly" the officer replied.
On the way to the station Ward said he was
sorry that he had not heard Of Adler's death
from another source, 30 that he could have
given himself up, instead of being arrested,
They walked to the second precinct station on
9TH street, where, instead OF being placed in
the cell, he was provided for in the dodgers
room on the second floor.
THE PRISONER Visited ~ HIS FRIENDS.
The news Of Adler's death soon spread, and
early this morning Ward was visited by several
friends. About o'clock Mrs. Ward sent his
breakfast to him by . colored boy. The pris-
oner seems 30 fully understand the gravity of
his position. He is very nervous and has but
little to say.
Some one started runor that Ward in
tended to jump his bail ysstsrdsy. The rumor.
however, was hatly csntrsdistsd BY Mr.. Ward
and his friends. Only two days ago Ward
spoke to police official about the matter, and
requested that he be notified in the event Of
Adler's death, SO that he could give himself up,
and the request was communicated to Maj.
Moore.
WARD TO RE HELD AT TIE STATION UNTIL AFTER
THE INQUEST.
The death OF Adler takes the case out of the
hands Of the Police Court. and The charge of
assault and battery with intsnt 70 kill pending
against him there will be nslls pressed. The
case IL now in the jurisdiction Of Ne coroner.
Ward will be detailed at tbs ssssnd precinct
station until the result Of the inquest 10 learned
tomorrow, when he will be committed to Jail
and counsel will probably apply to Judge
Bradley for the prisoner release On bail. As
rule bail is not accepted in homicide cases
where the charge is murder, but like all other
rules there are exceptions to it. Bail has been
accepted in some cases where q charge of muir.
der was pending against person, but it has
mt rrall hAAV, ,tnI
had remained in Jail some time.
The Autopsy.
When the STAR went to press the autopsy Of
the body Of Maurice Adler was in progress
in the presence of Coroner Patterson, Dr. J. d.
Morgan, DIR. McBlair, DIR. Burckheimer, DR..
Wagner, DR.. Klineschmidt and DR.. Hamilton.
1t was performed by DR.. E. N. Schaeffer, who
was assisted by Drs. wooten and Sessford.
The object of the autopsy is, first to find the
ball and then to examine the condition of the
various organs Of the body.
DIR. Patterson said that the inquest would be
begun promptly tomorrow at 80 o'clock at the
9th street station.
WHAT MAURICE ApLER's FATHER SAYS.
Mr.. Adler, in speaking today OF the death of
his son, said that he had no
wish that any harm should come to
Ward. 1t would not bring his son back to life,
he said; the law would take its course, and he
had nothing further to say.
ONLY SKIN AND BONE.
Drs. j. Ford Thompson, Bayne, Behrends
and Schneider came in after the preliminary
examination Of the body was begun. The body
showed extreme emaciation and suppurating
bed sores at nearly every joint.
There was large bed sore also at the lower
extremity of the back bone. The doctors
found that nearly all the flesh had disappeared
leaving nothing but the bones covered with
skin. The doctors expected to finish about
o'clock.
THE FATAL ARRAY.
Few cases have attracted such general inter-
est as the so-called Ward-Adler shooting,
which, by Adler's death becomes hom-
icide. The prominence in the community of
Frank X. Ward and the singular character of
Adler's wound. leaving him for days as a man
with live and active brain and a body dead to
all sensation below the neck, made the case
talked OF more than any other event in tho city
Tor many months Most every one has dis
guilt, and has talked of the singular surgical
features OF Adler's case. The shooting occurred
the night of June IS, in the Marble saloon, on
the south side of Pennsylvania avenue corner
OF 9th street. 1t was about q quarter to 10
o'clock. Ward was playing pool with Mr. New
myer, the proprietor of the saloon Adler, who
was man about twenty-one years old. en-
ployed in q pool-room on the Boundary
entered and watched the play for time. Ward
said, after the shooting, that he made
some remarks rejecting upon his playing.
Adler turned az il to 60 when Ward asked him
to take q drink. Adler declined and started
towards the door. Ward followed him and
said, "Oh, don't be foolish; take drink with
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