Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-25
COMMITTED TO JAIL.
Victor McCreary Held by the Coroner for the
Murder of Arthur Handkerchief.

NlctOr mctreary Held Dy the SCrOuer IOr INC
Murder of Arthur Handkerchief.
Yesterday afternoon when The STARS report
closed at the inquest held in the case of Arthur
C. yandeventer, who was killed by being struck
on the head with a pool cue at Moran's pool
room on 9TH street Monday evening, the pro-
prietor of the pool room was giving testimony.
He said that when Vandeventer got up after
being knocked down he started 20 run after
McCreary. but the latter left the place. The in
jured boy asked some of the boys to 60 with
him TO doctor, but instead Of going to the
doctors they took him home Witness was
asked if the boys were friends and he said thew
were. When asked if they had been drinking
he said they had been out together and that he
thought they had been drinking.
WHAT JOHN PEARSON SAW.
The next witness was John Pearson. q bow
who gave his residence as 633 I street north
west He was in the pool room watching the
game between the prisoner and the deceased
Inc deceased put in the last ball on the table
ana McCreary commenced cursing him. Van
deventer told him to stop cursing him. but he
did not and Vandeventer hit him with his fist
icCreary then ran toward the door, but VAN
aeventer caught him and began beating him.
lhey stopped fighting and commenced another
game OF pool. Some others were in the game.
In the game and the latter said: "AIl right I'll
stop, and sat down. McCreary walked over to
the chair and witness heardJhim say, "Vande-
venter, do you mean that and the latter
repned, Yes. McCreary then hit him with
the cue. vandeventer was sitting on the
chair when he was struck. Witness caught
McCreary by the lapels of his coat
and tripped him up, telling him
he ought not do such thing as that. The in
iured boy fell to the floor. He was unconscious
a.rNI1 h. -.xI %rrD
minutes. When he recovered consciousness he
saw McCreary in the crowd and witness said he
made break for him. He followed McCreary
to the door, taking of his coat, and he went
through The room. Van, az he called the
deceased, did not get his coat entirely Oh and
McCreary got away.
A. NJ. HURLBUTs EVIDENCE.
A. NJ. Hurlbut, another boy who visits the
pool ROOM witnessed part of the occurrence.
He heard McCreary say to Vande venter
.'Hoppy YOU done me dirty trick" He re-
ceived no response and McCreary struck him
with the cue. This witness also told of the in
jured man getting up and pursuing McCreary
far the door. Vandeventer came back
and said: My God, boys, you don't know how
bad my ear hurts me-"
OTHER WITNESSES.
Warren Hamscher was called as a witness,
bu. he knew nothing o: the affair. He went to
the pool room that night to meet a young man
with whom lie was going to the Y. NJ. c. A.
William Lochrey testified that he reached
the pool room while the injured boy was lying
on the floor and he saw Vandeventer run after
McCresry. Witness and Arthur Slaw went
home with the injured boy. On the way home
Vandeyenter told them how badly he was hurt,
and he said that McCreary had been a friend
of his, but that he would not be friend any
more. He told witness he did not want his
his father to know he was hurt.
Charles Hewlett lives in Alexandria county,
Va. and he was in Moran's playing pool. He
told of the trouble between the boys. which
started over dispute as to who would break
the balls on the table.
WHAT THE AUTOPSY SHOWED.
Deputy Coroner Schaeffe; testified to the
autopsy, saying that death resulted from cere-
brai hemorrhage, the result Of the wound on
thu head. Mound severa, bruises about the
left eye and an indentatioL above the summit
of the left ear.
MCREARY HELD.
The jury rendered a verdict holding McCreary
for the killing and he was committed to Jail.