Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-08
HIS NAME WAS X. E. HARTEK,
The Man Who Died at workinger's Boar,
ing House Yesterday,

The Man Who Died at workinger's Board
ing House Yesterday.
Lieut. Kelly Of the sixth precinct station was
Eorhed yesterday afternoon Ga the death Of q
man at the house of Mr.. Jacob ID. workinger.
No. ia c street northwest, under circumstances
which were considered mysterious.
The name Of the deceased was given as Ran
dali Parker, a Pni,adelphiau, VINO was here as a
representative of Bader, AGamson d Co.,
dealers in led hsi- at 7lh and Market streets,
Philadelphia.
Lieut.. Kelly first heard Of the case when DR..
Eriscoe called at the station and told of the
man fatal ! ness. Ee Went TO the house and
there learned OF the circumstances attending
the death.
Parker, as the name was given. was about
forty wears old. lie dressed vel and always
appeared TO be we'll liked in money mat
iers. Waen in this city he occupied
the room in the Workinger residence
and on several occasions he was
visited By woman. who, ne said, was mis- vile.
Inis womzn was W. IA aim at the tine OF his
ce& n, alter which ii Was u covered mat there
were no legal ties that bound them.
This learned by Lieut.. Kelly, woo
interviewed ner. She tod the officer that
she did no; belong in Philadelphia. bat that she
was resident OF this city: that her name was
Mary Heu-y and sue lived St No. 40 Z street
elici:ed Ins fact that sucn woman Is nary
Leary lived at sne pace mentioned
REACHED HERE SATURDAY.
The deceased reached Mr.. Wo.xinger's Sat-
urday, and lad been the custom On former
occasions. The mysterious female appeared the
me-. dav. During the afternoon the couple
rode over to George Gown a;.a bacx the c..o.e
car. They lad dinner al Die:z and thea they
returned TO .neIr room.
The man had rerlcy ed the larger part of his
Clothing ana seated himself or the oed. accord
ing 10 the ~oEsns statement. wuel she no.
iicec h.Iu ia i DacA as though in faint she
aDp led suca restoraiiyes as were ob;sInabie in
iDe noGse. out !El-lIy 70 see moro temen; il mis-
condition Or. Briscoe was called IL, BIZ, when
he reached tns bedside he discovered that the
Ill Dcst..
house, ol'Fet1-aed ar all Company vi h u
man and ~. Ian. us latter, s-,s SAID, vein, aer
sister.
The woman who hal been taken for the
MAJ Nl.- ARMED oNer ID ..Ie2t. Ike a.
watch as cham and = IN la.4-- as the de-
ceased ea,=''-. ~ 4 a vs'lse fo3Ba IN ms room
VA also 'a2el- a o.aGc- ~ ene police.
II wa ouir W-si. QUESTIONED % L. 1T. Kelly
that 5bs -omlH admitted Sae nos Mrs.
Nar-cr ard E-se Der name al
.aals stated STE did not show ary grea;
dee o. g-ief over the death. bat
mas more ansfCls 10 disap lear. which she
iinatiT GIG, and tni- nor.Ing rue was not to be
fond Vas s.a,ei s.lat diamond pin worn
by ne man was mis- ing. Ii he really nad such
a PIN the police were unable to find it.
IDENTIFIED AS r. 4. HARrER.
Undertaken j. William kee took charge OF
the body ami removed it to the morgue In his
establishment. This morning friends Of the
dectased called and Identified the body as that
OF Mr. H. E. Hsrter, q representative of the
firm Mentioned.
1t was stated that he was a married man,
but had been separated from his wife for about
five wears.
The coroner viewed the body and after in
vestlgating the case decided that hear. disease
was the cause of death.
Late this afternoon Undertaken Lee had not
received response to his telegram sent to
Philadelphia.