Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-08
THE CRAB MAN GONE.

John Bo1den Dies at the Emergency Hos
pital From a Blow.
The familiar cry, 1.-THE crab man is going
away now" that has been heard about the city
for several years win no more be heard from
the lips Of John Bolden, for he's gone to his
long home Bolden was O. colored man about
forty-five years old, and for a number of years
he has peddled soft and deviled crabs and fried
chicken about the city, disposing of his stock
principally about barber shops and restaurants
in addition to serving private families. Well
known as he was he was well liked and WAS
always looked upon as o good-natured, harm
less man at'whom his customers always poked
fun. About the saloons he was general target
for tricksters, and he Yves never known to re-
fuse drink. He WAS treated so often that his
normal condition was an advanced state of in
ebrlety, and thatit was thought this morning had
something to do with his death. although he
never fully recovered from the shock that
followed blow in the month.
FOUND LYING on The CONCRETE
About o'clock yesterday afternoon the at
tentio n of the police was called to a man lying
in the street at the corner of Pennsylvania
avenue and 18th street. WheE the officers went
there they found Bolden lying on the concrete.
Blood was gushing from his mouth, and know
ing his habits the officers naturally suspected
that he was suffering from hemorrhnge, and
they took him TO the Emergency Hospital.
There he was attended by Drs. Woodward and
Heinecke He unconscious and nothing
could be gotten from him until late in the
night. when be told one of the attendants that a
man had struck him. That was about all that
he said before he died.
In the meanwhile a citizen had called at the
hospital and stated that Bolden had been
struck by white man. Precinct Detective
Weldon was sent out to investigate the case,
and he had considerable difficulty in obtaining
any information whatever of the affair.
sTURCK BY HACKMAN.
Finally he learned from boy who witnessed
the affair that one of the hackmen on the stand
struck the colored man.
The boy told the officer that he heard the
men quarreling. and from what he heard they
were evidently engaged in war Of words about
Bodens brother.
He heard the white man say, "What in the
- are you coming around here for to raise
fuss?' and to this Bolden replied, "Well, he g
my brother
Bolden left the hack stand and walked over
toward the southwest corner of 18th and d
streets. The white man followed him and
when he turned, dealt him blow in the mouth
with his fist. knocking him down.
In making the investigation the officer learned
that there were several vehicles on the stand
when the affair happened and the drivers were
standing near their vehicles at the time. When
it WAS seen that the man was so badly off they
got on their vehicles and drove off.
AFTER FRANK FIrzsIMMoNs.
The officer received reliable information to
the effect that the man who dealt the fatal blow
was Frank Fitzsimmons son of the late Police
man Thomas Fitzsimmons. Soon after learn
ing this the officer went to the house Of Fitz-
simmons in jackson Hall alley, where he was
informed that Frank had not been home since
yesterday, but from other persons in the alley
he learned that only short time before that
Frank had ridden out of the alley on horse
back
1t was supposed by the officers that he went
in the direction of Bladensburg. where he was
well acquainted, and that from there be might
possibly go to Philadelphia where he once
lived. Word was sent to Deputy Sheriff OAR
nall at Bladensburg, giving him a description
of the man wanted and requesting his arrest.