Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-28
THE MURDERED POLICEMAN.
Omcial Order Announcing omcer slack's
Death-wLat the POST Mostem Disclosed

Onhcial Order Announcing odcer Stacks
Death-WLat the Post Mortem Disclosed
TESTIMONY GIVEN AT THE coRoSER's INQUEST
ToDM-NRs- SLACK rrLIs HER STORY oE TIRE
UNFORTUNATE AFTAIR-oTHER WITNESSES Owe
EvTDEScE-NYERs COMMITTED.
Lawyer Joseph shillington has been retained
by Mrs. Myers. wife of Charles J. Myers, who Is
| in Jail on a charge Of having caused the death
OF Policeman Junius b. Slack and this morn
ing he secured the services OF stenographer TO
take the testimony given before the coroner.
Yesterday afternoon Maj Moore issued 10 the
department general order No. $50. announcing
the death of the officer.
OFFICIAL ORDER AS TO OFFICER SLACK.
| The order reads:
ut becomes the sad duty Of the major and
superintendent to announce to the force the
death at an early hour this morning of Private
Junius d. Slack from a mortal wound received
| IN the discharge of his duty. He became a
member of the Metropolitan police force Feb-
ruary i. 1880, and in performing the onerous.
ana at times trying, duties assigned HIM
he was constantly mindful Of the welfare Of the
community in which he resided and the de-
partment in which he served
| Private Slack died as he lived kind gen.
erous husband and father. a good citizen. a
1 LShNur, ana CONSCIENTIOUS CfnCtr.
4 The funeral will take place from his late res
idence on Benning road, sunday. the 29;h in
slant, at o clock =. m. the place of interment
Will be the Congressional cemetery.
The escort will consist of two sergeants and
| twenty-four privates of the mounted force I'M
der command OF Lieut.. Gcssford TO whom the
men detailed for the occasion will report at
such time and place as he may designate"
WHAT THE PosT-MoRTEM DISCLOSED.
The post norton examination was made yes
terday afternoon. 1t conducted by DIR.
Patterson, who removed the breast plate. and
then DIR. Schaeffer made the examination of
the woudds. The stab wound which WAS the
fatal one, was below and to the right of the
| left nipple. 1t was two and a quarter inches
long. The knife had been twisted in the wound
and had severed the sixth and seventh ribs
| The lower wound was not OF such dangerous
character, although il was a bad one and had
| taken a piece of the haunch bone. The
| size of the wounds and knife was discussed aud
Detectives Block and Boardman thinking that
an important question. the weapon was sent
for and the doctors made the measurements
which satisfied them that both wounds we're
made by the same weapon. The upper wound,
which was the larger OF the two, was necessarily
| fatal, as the knife had entered the lung and
caused an injury which could not be repaired.
More than fifty ounces of tuid blood was taken
| from the body.
THE coRoYER's INQUEST.
The police Of the ninth precinct summoned
Messrs. A. W. kellogg, John 3 Lett, Walter j.
Brooks, Thomas A. Perry, S. A. Coombs and John
Mayer as members of the coroners jury, and
| they were sworn over the body and then
they went to the sixth precinct station, where
! the evidence was heard.
Mr.. Arthur kemys took stenographic re-
port for the coroner. and Mr.. A II. Shilling
ton performed the same Guty for the defense.
| Detectives Block ami BoaIdman were present
| at the hearing, as were Messrs. Shillington and
Sillers the prisoners attorneys.
The first witness called was Mrs Slack widow
OF the dead officer. She was dressed in black,
and long crepe veil covered her face.
THE WIDOWS TESTIMONY.
"what is your full nameg'' she was asked by
the coroner.
MARY E. Slack" she replied. She then
went on to describe the fatal meeting between
| Mr.. Myers and her husband. She had heard
Myers using bad language on his premises but
she did not pay any attention 10 hun. Her
husband came home a little after IL O'Clock
and when he got in the house he said he was
feeling badly, but If he lived till morning he
would certainly swear out a warrant and have
Myers arrested Witness Myers walk out
toward ms front gate and her husband, pick
ing up his club and pistol, went out and told
Myers that he would have to arrest him to
keep him out of trouble.
my husband caught hold of his neck and
said, Myers, I'll have to lock you up p" said
witness, when Myers plunged the knife into
him. / did not see the knife at that time, but
when he returned toward the house / raw the
knife in his hand"
Witness said that her husband cried He g
cut my CUTS out" and put his hand to his side.
After that the trouble finished in Mr.. Myers
yard. when her husband and Mr.. Myers fell to
the ground and she called for assistance
Upon cross-examInation she said that they
first met on the front pavement, and what hap
pened In the yard was after her husband had
been stabbed.
Witness said that during the scufie her hus-
bana snapped the pistol, but it would not go
of.
| MISS CORA STACKS STORY.
Miss Cora Slack, daughter of the deceased,
said that her father had been cut before he
went into Mr.. Myers yard. Her father was
leaning over, with his hand to his side. and
said Il am going to arrest him, any way"
WHAT PATRICK o'coSSoR SAW.
Patrick OConnor, a car conductor on the
Columbia road. was next called, and he testified
that he responded to the distress call and he
saw Mrs. Slack helping her husband out of Mr.
| Myers yard. The officer said he wounded
| and was unable to walk. Myers was lying on
| the ground near the fence corner. apparently
| unable to get up. Witness saw the son of the
| accused there and he also saw several ladies'
He helped take the officer in the house.
| JOHN LAcKEY AIDED o'coSNoR
| John Lackey testified that when he reached
| the scene with Mr.. O'Connor Mrs. Slack and her
daughter were holding the wounded officer and
Mr.. Myers was lying near the corner of the
fence.
WHAT HANDRUP HEARD.
Frederick Handrup, a car driver, testified
that he was on his way home when he heard
the trouble. He heard some one saw: You
= if you come in here I'll kill you"
| When he went over and when he got on
Stacks back shed he saw the men in Myers
yard scuffiing. Mr. Booth had light there