The Critic and record., 1891-04-17
NEARLY A FATAL SHOT.
LINCOLN BEACH SHOOTS THOMAS
CARTER, HIS BROTHER.IN.LAw.

Beach and His Wife QuarTel-She Hits
Him over the Head With Plate
The Brother.in Law Interfercs and
Beach Shoots Him.
A man named Carter rushed into the
Anacostia police station at 0oclock last
night and said man had killed his
brother-in-law. An officer was instantly
dispatched to the place mentioned by
Carter, and found the statement nearly
correct.
Lincoln Beach is a colored gardener
who works at City View, or, as it is better
known, Giesboro Point. lie did not join
in the celebration yesterday, as did the
major portion of his neighbors.
His wife, however, came up town yes.
terday TO view the parade and salute the
leaders of the colored race as they passed
down the Avenue behind the brass bands
and companies of militia Now Mrs.
Beach seldoms partakes of strong drink,
but when she does she has weakness for
gin. She now says that If she had had
any reason to think there would be fuss
she would have stayed at home, as her
husband desired her to do. She met sew
eral colored friends with whom she went
to lunch at which the favorite beverage
played a star part. Mrs. Beach drank of
| II and then, as Hub Smith says, 1.-THE
| trouble began TO brew"
The parade over Mrs. Beach boarded an
| Anacostia car and went to her home near
| the old National race course, near the
walls of st. Elizabeth Insane Asylum.
Her husband seeing her unfortunate
| condition reprimanded her. A war Of
| words ensued. To use the words OF her
| husband Mrs. Beach felt decidedly
scrappy," and as the table had been laid
| for supper, she lifted plate from II and
brought il down with considerable force
upon the head of him whom she had
taken for better or for worse.
Beach then made hasty exit, followed
by his wife and mother-in-law. They
made things rather lively and he got out
of the way as rapidly as possible.
Not being so swift runner as the two
women, he was overtaken. Feeling much
the worse for wear when the women had
finished with him, he stole into the house,
secured revolver and again went out,
only to be met by his brother-in-law,
| Thomas Carter.
"Git outen my way, an dom you moes'
me ef you know what's best fur ye."
| With that Beach pushed past his brother
in-law and went out into the yard. Carter
had heard of the ''scrapping match" of q
few minutes previous, and resolved to get
IN 1t some way or perish III the attempt
He got in IT.
Selling huge cobblestone he hurled IL
at the head of Beach, who lodged the
missile. Its missing the mark enraged
Carter who raised another, but he never
threw it, and the chances are that hC
won't throw another for some time tc
come, if ever. As his hand containing
the rock was poised over his Garter
head, Beach's gun went off and Garter
sank to the ground. Beach then threw
the pistol away and started away from
the house.
Aid was quickly secured and two mer
dispatched to Anacostia for medical aid
DIR. Harry V. Pyles responded to the sum
mons. Little could be done for the in
iuTed man as there was no one present tC
assist the surgeon in probing for th,
bullet.
Policeman Tom Anderson then started
after Beach and found him down near th
Maryland line. He was placed unde
arrest and taken to Anacostia and from
there to the Police Court.
This morning in the Police Court tn
case was continued indefinitely, to awai
the result of the wounded mans injuries