Evening star., 1895-10-10
DO UGH ERTY is DEAD
John A. Culp Charged With Fatally Kick
ing Small Boy.
The Story of the Sad Occurrences
The Alleged Assault at u
Merry-GO-ROund.

| There was a murder case to engage the
| attention of the residents of the Navy
| Yard today, and Coroner Hammett VIII
| hold an inquest in the case at O'Clock
| this afternoon. The victim of the alleged
assault, jeremiah Dougherty, is only fif-
| teen years old; while his alleged assailaat,
| John A. Culp, is more than twice that age.
Young Dougherty died this morning about
o'clock, after nearly a months sickness
| and suffering, and a crowd of friends OF
the Dougherty family congregated in front
of the house, No. 20 Virginia avenue. and
! loudly denounced the treatment alleged TO
| have been received at the hands Of the
| man.
This is the case that has been termed the
| ''merry-go-round" assault case. for the
reason that 1t was al Schneider and til-
| mans flying horses that Cup is charged
to have given the boy three fatal kicks.
| The affair happened on the night of Sep
tember II, when the accused was on duty
| as gatekeeper general manager about
the grounds where the 'merry-go-round''
| was in operation at Virginia avenue and
9th street southeast, only a short distance
| from both the mans and the boys homes.
Several days after the oc. drIence Mrs.
| Dougherty swore out q warrant for Culp,
| charging him with an assault, and al
| though she claimed that the assault was
| of serious nature the police accepted SO
IS collateral in the case, and the man was
| released to appear in court.
| Claims Made by Culp.
Before this was done Mrs Dougherty had
seen Mr.. Culp He had called at her saloon
| to make a personal explanation of the af-
| fair. but Mrs. pougherty Investigated his
explanation and discovered, so she claims,
that he had not related to her the circum-
| stances of the case they had occurred.
According to the statement of her brother,
| D. J. Sullivan, he claimed that he kicked
| at boy named Roach, but missed him and
| accidentally injured her son.
Mr.. Sullivan says that this statement was
denied by the Roach boys and those who
witnessed the affair
DIR. Carroher was the physician who was
| first called in, and under his care the patient
showed signs of improvement, but this
che nse in his condition was only temporary,
ard when it was almost certain that his in
jurieS were extremely dangerous the facts
We're reported to the police, and Prosecuting
Attorney Muilowny promptly applied for
an attachment, which Judge Miller granted,
and Culp was brought before the court.
Released on Bonds.
Lawyer Joseph Shillington appeared as
his counsel. The claim was made that the
boy had the pneumonia and that his ILL
ress was not the result of an injury. The
doctors certificate was filed in the Police
Court ease, and Judge Miller fixed the bond
at $500, which was given. and once more
Culp was set at liberty and was permitted
| to return to his work al the navy yard
! and also to look after the crowd at the
merry -go-round," for the services of sew
eral Men are usually needed at such places.
AT this particulsr place of amusement
large crowds gathered every night. The
flying hcrses" were on a large lot incloSed
by high fence and at the gate Mr.. Culp
was on guard.
Those who were not admitted at this gate
contented themselves by lettering about the
street, sitting on the curb stone where
there should have been a parking, and
listening to the music
Description of the Alleged Assault.
Such was the scene there On the night of
September II, when little Jerry Dougherty
and his companions went to the gate.
Mr.. CuIp. it appears, made some objec-
tion to allowing them i'll the Enclosure, but
the boys, boys will do at a circus or
other similar attraction, made an effort to
pass in with the crowd.
Then it was, SO 1t is claimed, that Mr.
Culp lost his temper and kicked the little
boy in the side
AS already stated DR.. Carroher, the fam
lily physician, attended the injured boy, and
few days ago when it was seen that
death must claim the sufferer, DIR. j. w.
Bayne was called i'll consulting surgeon,
but he was almost powerless in the mat
ter. All he could do was to alleviate the
suffering and the patient fingered until
o'clock this morning, when he passed
away.
Culp Taken Into Custody.
When it was seen last night that the
patient could live but few hours longer,
word of his condition was sent to the po-
lice. Policemen Stewart and Arnold, who
had figured in the case at the time the
assault warrant was issued, were sent out
and they found Mr.. Culp at his home on
3th street southeast. He went with the
officers to the police station and was put
behind the bars Oh charge Of "mur-
DER
Coroner Hammett reached the house and
viewed the body, and was assured that at
least three witnesses would tell the jury
that they saw Culp kick the boy.
Deputy Coroner Glazebrook, who was to
make the autopsy, was before the grand
jury in the case of Miss Flagler for the
killing Of tho colored boy, Ernest Green,
and so ne could not make an autopsy until
later in the day.
This delay necessitated the holding of the
inquest as late as O'Clock.
Mrs. Dougherty was completely pros
trated over her sons death, wlrch is only
| an addition to her sad affection less than
| two years ago. when her husband commit
ted suicide.
What the Witnesses Saw.
Samuel Hass, a small white boy, Who VIII
be examined at the inquest this afternoon,
tclo a Star reporter of tue occurrence as
he witnessed it.
Jerry Dougherty. he said, wanted to get
i'll the gate to go to the flying horses" but
Mr.. Culp objected. Jerry insisted going
IN, his companions were already inside,
and Mr.. Culp kicked him three times. He
kicked him ill the side HasS denied that
the kicks We're Intended for the Roach hoy.
George Green, a colored boy, who was
also there, witnessed the occurrence, and
he said he saw MI Culp kick az the Dough-
erty boy, but he could rot say that his 100;
| touched him.
There is still another eye witness to the
affair, who will be produced.
Mr.. Cup, who is thirty-fve years old, is
ms JJi led :, CT IaH liN.sS
9th street southeast, and is employed at
the navy yard. MIR. Shilingtcn, his cpun-
sci, called at the police station early in the
| morning to see him, and advised him to say
nothing about the case.
Ii is known, however, that Mr. Culp will
admit the kicking, and claim that it was
| accidental, and that he did not intend to
kick The boy, who died this morning