Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-06
CASE BECOMES SERIOUS
johnson is Dead and Andrew Beverly
Charged With Murder.
Result of the Fight ON Monday Night
Two Men Arrested as Accessories
"A General Denial.


who lives not far from Florida avenue and
| 7th street, died in Freedman's Hospital
early this morning from the effects of a
stab wound of the left side, inflicted by an
other colcred man during a fight at It'll and
Pomeroy streets late Monday night. An
| drew Beverly Is charged with the crime,
while Clarence Holiday and Nelson Thurs
| ton are held as taking part in the affair.
Beverly, who is already in jail, also re-
ceived a severe cut in the right side, ana
it is charged that this wound was inflicted
by Holiday.
1t was about - o'clock Monday night
when the affair happened. and, although
| the series of fights caused little excite
| ment and attracted quite crowd, IL was
not until after Johnson was taken TO tne
hospital that the police learned OF what
had happened. Then Policeman George
Kelly made an investigation "hch resuit i':
in the arrest of Andrew Beverly at MS >
home This arrest was made about d
o'clock ill the morning, and Beverly seeneo
surprised that the police should take MIN,
for, as he says, he thought he was the only
one in the crowd who sustained an INJURY.
Was Surprised.
He was considerably under the influence
of liquor when he went home after the
fight, and did not know enough to nave
the wound attended to before retiring
When the policeman aroused him 1T was
found that blood from his wound had sat
u1ated the bed and he was weak from loss
OF blood. Still his condition was by no
means dangerous. and he went with the
officer to the eighth precinct station, where
he was locked up on charge or attempt
ed murder.
Yesterday he was taken to the Police
Court and committed to Jail to await the
result of Johnson's injuries.
Exactly under what circumstances the
fatal stab was inflicted will not be known
until the witnesses have been examined at
the Coroner'S inquest tomorrow.
So far the police We're able to learn
there a party of men in the little
shoe shop at 18th and Pomeroy streets
Monday highland several of them were
rejoicing over the fact that they had play
ed policy. and. the players term it, had
made hit What is known white
clothes row, "4-l0-6S' was what they
played and they were waiting for the APP
pearance of the writer to pay them the
amount of their hits
In anticipation of getting this wealth
some of the men Squandered what money
they had for LIQUID refreshments-a large
bottle of gin being the particular beverage
purchased. When the time for the appear
ance of the policy man arrived. and the
man did not materialize, the lively scene
was turned into one eff discomfort, and the
players complained that they We're going
to be defrauded.
But even this disappointment did not stop
the flow OF spirits, and most of the men in
the party felt the effects of what they had
drunk.
A Fight Occurred.
According to statements made of the af
fair. there was a Ratchet thrown at one
man, and he in turn threw it back at the
one who first threw it. This fight was con-
tnued on the sidewalk, and both Johnson
and Beverly received wounds. AS already
stated. Johnson was stabbed on the left
side about two inches over the heart, while
Bevery's wound was on the right side.
So painful was Johnson's wound that he
was hardly able to stand. and he was as
sisted to the hospital. only short distance
from where the affair happened The
wound examined and dressed by the
doctors in the hospital, and, while the knife
blade had penetrated a dangerous locality,
they did not think it would prove fatal.
Later the patient seemed to get better, but
last night there was, change for the
worse and this morning he died.
When Policeman George Kelly learned
of the mans death he went out and made
a further investigation, which resulted in
the arrest of Holiday ard Thurston.
The Prisoners story.
The prisoner, Beverly, was seen in his
cell by a Star reporter, and ne denied that
he did any cutting or that he ever knew
Johnson was cut until after Officer Kelly
arrested him.
1--WE were all in the shoe shop drinking,
he said land the men who had played pol
icy and made a hit were angry because
the writer had not brought the money
They we're fussing about the money, and
some of them wanted to go out and look
for the man.
II had a bottle of gin," he said. land
passed it to all the boys, except Johnson,
and he got mad because 1 sighted him,
and wanted to fight
Then. he said, there was fight, and the
Ratchet was thrown several times. Clar-
ence Holiday, he says, is friend of john
sons, and he took Johnson's part. When
the Ratchet failed to injure anybody they
found it the pavement Holiday, he
says. stabbed him Beverly.
After receiving this wound Beverly says
Johnson's wound ur9l the officer arrested
him.
The police claim they have evidence to
faster the crime on Beverly.
Coroner Hammett viewed the body. and
Will hold an inquest at the eighth precinct
station at noon tomorrow.