Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-16

This closed the testimony for the day, and at
4:45 o'clock the inquest was adjourned until II
o. clock this morning.
THE UMBRELLA TRAGEDY.
Oliver White Exonerated by the Coroner's
Jury and Released.
Oliver White, the young man who caused the
death of Edward Shea with an umbrella, ~
heretofore published in The STAR, was present
at the inquest held at the fourth precinct police
station at o'clock yesterday afternoon accord
ing to promise, and his counsel, Mr.. H. b.
Moulton, was also present. White is not more
than eighteen years old, and gave his residence
as 218 II street northwest. Mark Wood, the
young man who arrested on suspicion soon
after the death Of Shea, and who was suose-
quently released, was also there. He had taken
no part in the affair, nor did he even know
either OF the participants. Considerable IN
terest was manifested in the inquest by friends
| Of the deceased, who were anxious that Whito
| should be held for their companion 3 death, put
| there no testimony to show other tnnn tnas
| Shea was the aggressor, and that White ana
| Cleo Oliver we're attending to their own pusi-
ness when Shea interfered with them
| wM. MCRRAY.
| The first witness examined was a man named
William Murray. He saw the young couple
walking along AZ street about O'Clock Sunday
evening. When they reached Louise alley Shea
came out and threw up his hands. White said
to him, You are too fresh" Next he heard
| Shea say, MY eye il out" Witness assisted in
taking Shea to the drug store and then to his
home.
did You see White strike Shea with an UNI
brella?" asked Coroner Patterson.
"No, sir answered witness, II saw no DEM
| onstration whatever"
"Did White use any threatening langunge2"
| ''No, SIR"
Had shea been drinking?'
IL don't know, sir. did not see him take q
drink
ibid you regard Sheas demonstration as an
insult?''
Il didn't think it was right
| "Had you been in Whites position would
you have regarded Shea's conduct an an In
sult?''
Il think would
ANOTHER EYEWITNESS.
!; VIM. Langley was also an eyewitness to the
tragedy. He saw Shea throw up his arms and
heard White say, .You are too fresh" White
and the woman continued up AZ street and
| Shea who was following, asked. Don you like
! it?'' and acted as though he tried to strike
, White. The nextthing witness heard was wher
Shea cried, My eve Is out.
Witness heard White use no threatening Ian
guage Shea's actions were without cause 81
far as he knew. He did not see White strike a
Shea. nor did he know whether they wer'
, friends or not.
BLOWS PASSED BETWEEN THE MEN,
: Annie Anderson, n colored woman, said tina
5 two or three blows passed between the men be
: fore the umbrella was used. Shea, she said
was the cause of the trouble and he struck tn
first blow When White punched him with tn
=. umbrella he staggered back. :.
D did yoz know Shea before this difficulty?
she was asked.
SIZES sir" WAS her reply. 'We were partl
raised together
: White and the woman were walking quietl
along the street, she said. when Shea came u
from behind
L THE woMAN's sTEPFArHER.
4 Thomas Sweeney. stepfather of Cleo Oliver
the female who figured in the affair, was called
n and he said he knew nothing of the affair.
I | said however that Tuesday night he had som
!, trouble with the young man Oliver White. II
said that Cleo Oliver had told him OF the affair
!, but as the girl was present Mr. Sweeney test
. mony was not wanted.
= John Waters a young man who lives o
: | MARYLAND avenue. was next sworn. He DID nc
witness the affair. but heard description {
= the man. and said that Shea's last words weI
- that he did not strike the man; that he onl
=. made a peculiar noise.
II Richard E. DAILY, colored, testified that
! was asleep when the affair happened. He 50
- Shea after the trouble was over.
= CLEO DIVERS STORY.
l. Cleo Oliver. the female who was with Viii
at the time the fatal blow was inflicted. vi
~ SWORN She said that she was with White SUI
IN day night. and Shea came out Of the alley al
h. | sissed at her Shea asked White IL he wantt
10 to fight. and he said yes. Shea struck hir
and then White struck him with the umbrell