Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-19
AFFAIRS lNfGEORGETOWN
The Dead PensimerRemoved to Arlington
Cemetery.
Doubt as to the Cause of His Death
Other News Notes of Gem
eral Interest.

The pensioner Frank Walls, who six
weeks ago was run over and killed by one
OF the Bethesda electric cars, while lying
intoxicated or unconscious from other
causes on the track. and was buried near
the scene of his death. in conformity with
the law of Montgomery county, was yester-
day removed from his roadside resting place
and reinterred in Arlington cemetery. The
body was brought down by one of the cars
and transferred at Georgetown to a hearse.
Representatives Of the Grand Army accom-
panied the body to the cemetery. Walls
was member of company ID. 1O2d Penn
sylvania volunteers. The body was in
cased in a neat coffin, and that wrapped in
an American flag. Nothing has ever been
heard from the dead mans relatives. At
the time Of his death q letter from his sis
ter, Kate Mcclellan of Pittsburg, Pa. was
found on his person. The expense of the re-
interment is said to have been borne Jointly
by the railroad company and Grand Army
When the car struck the old soldier. and
the tragic affair was reported to the au-
thorities of the county, jury was sum-
moned Immediately. After hearing the evil
dence In the case both the railroad COM
pany and the cars motorman and con-
ductor were exonerated. 1t was seen
through the papers found In the mans
pocket that he was a pensioner. and had
but day or two before received his quar-
many in the vicinity Of the place where
death was met Of the opinion that the man
was not intoxicated when struck, or that
intoxication was not the real cause of his
DEATH but that some one seeing him with
money killed him and placed him on the
tracks. He was so mangled by the car that
1t was impossible to state whether he had
been previously struck or not. The jury
rendered their decision that death had re-
suited In all probability through the mans
condition, produced by the excessive use of
liquor.
A letter found on the man. which had
come from his sister, Kate Mcclellan, de-
plored his continual use of intoxicants, and
ended with, IF you ever get sober enough,
write me-" Three dollars had been inclosed
for the soldier to purchase shoes with.
Being Entertained.
Mr.. E. c. Ford Of Georgetown and Messrs.
H. T. Brian and A. T. Tracy Of Washing
ton, together with the other members of
the senate or supreme body of the National
Union who We're selected to represent the
large order at Lookout Inn, at Chatta
nooga, Tenn. for the purpose of making
laws to better govern and regulate 1t, are
meeting with marked attention. Enter
tainments of various kinds are being given
In their honor. Last night there was an
elaborate ball at the Lookout Inn. To-
night they will be taken to Missionary
Ridge, and on Saturday to Chickamauga
Park. The badges that have been adopted
Point and the river. in red. while In the
center. in blue letters, is the inscription
National Cnion4Thirteenth Annual Ses-
sion of the Senate, July 1870. lS94-Look-
out Mountaineering. The white back
ground. the blues letters and the pictures
In red make a pretty combination Of the
red, white and blue, the insignia Of the
nation and of the National Union.
He Became Noisy. 80.
William Blatchman, q German, was ar
rested yesterday by Officer Seymour for
demanding food of Mr.. F. W. Scheeie
Blatchman is a member of the RosIyn con-
tingent of the industrial army. He entered
Scheele's store and, on being refused as
sistance on account of the unsympathetic
feeling entertained for the Coxey move
ment, became loud and stated that his
have to attend 10 their wants. The arrest
followed.
On Wednesday next the members of the
Mt. Tabor Sunday school will give their
sixth annual excursion to Marshall Hail. A
big crowd will go down. $685..
Miss Jennie Masterson is spending the
season at Piney Point. ''F
Mary f. kleindenst yesterday sold to
Eliza V. Kleindenst for $S76.O3 parts of lots
43 and A, Deakins and others addition. -
Jane Potter sold to Nellie Fealey lot 10
block 3. in Clark's sub Of White Haven. -
The shipments from the mines of Cum
berland over the Chesapeake and Ohio canal
for the week ending last Saturday were
AIS tons. For the year ending that day
G.S36 tons were shipped, a decrease over last
year of 1888 tons. -