Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-23

Arthur Handkerchief struck on the Head
With q Billiard Cue

Arthur Vandevenfer struck on the Head
With a Billiard Cue
VICTOR n'cRrARY HELD THE CUE AND CLAIMS
THAT HE ACTED N 'cREARY
ARRrsrED AND LOCKED UP-AS INQUEST TO BE
HID TOMORROW.
This morning about o'clock Mr.. 8. c. Van
deventer of No. 1917 9Th street northwest APP
peared at the second precinct police station
and complained that his son, Arthur Clinton
vandeventer, had been murdered. but he had
no idea who committed the deadly assault
His son, who was seventeen years old, was a
member Of company C, fourth battalion, and ii
was thought that he had been at the armory
over the Center Market during the
day. The officers, having not the slightest clue
o. TO where or by whom the assault was COM
mitted, were unable to do anything before
morning. Then the fact that the boy had died
Was made known at the other precincts and
several officers were put on the case.
r;eHr AT THE ARMoRY.
Il was ascertained that there had been a
Aght on the bridge leading to the armory Of
the battalion, and after the fight was over a
small pool Of blood was found there That
made il appear certain to many of the officers
that that was where the affair happened. and
with that matter in view they went to Work
upon the Gaze.
Precinct Detective Raft Of the first precinct
Who was recently transferred from head
quarters, was ordered to drop his other cases
and sec nre the murderer If possible
He a. st went to the house OF the dead boy
and ta.sre learned that the unfortunate young
man returned home about o CLOCK, ana as 'ne
Aaht on the bridge occurred as late as III
o'clock there could be no connection between
That fight and the homicide.
The deceased, the officer learned. lived with
In father and younger brother at the location
mentioned. and he left home yesterday, as his
father supposed to go TO the armory, and 1t
was about o'clock in the evening when he re-
turned
DID NOT WANT HIS FATHER TO KNOW.
He evidently did not want his father to know
that he had been injured, for he said nothing
about the affair until his father had noticed
him holding his hand to his head. and then
when Questioned he replied: II don't think IL
ever have tine use of this ear again.
His father noticed that his sons left eye was
bruised and there were several abrasions of the
skin in tine vicinity of that eye, appearing as
though he had been struck from behind and
knocked down on his face. He went upstairs
and retired, and few minutes later his father
went to his room and asked how he felt He then
discovered that his son was i'll and that he was
gradually growing weaker. The young man
said he thought it might become necessary to
send for a doctor later on and the father sent
for Drs. Fowler and Kemp.
DIED WITHOUT SAVING ANYTHING.
It was but a few minutes before the injured
boy lost consciousness, which he did not re-
gain before he died. With no other clue than
already mentioned Officer Raft started the in
yestigation. He learned from a man that Frank
Brewer a young man who runs an elevator in
q building on F street. could give some lnforma-
ton and the officer interviewed the young
man.