Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-18
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Dropped Dead From Heart Disease Caused
by Fright
Row ON the Streets-LOcal and Per-
sOnal Notes of General and
Especial Interest.

Mrs. Mary Boarman, the wife Of VIM.
Bcarman, died last evening about 1890
O'Clock of what is supposed to be heart
disease. The true cause of her death is.
however. attributed to fright over the an
tics of her son-in-law, Charles Burke, who
was drunk and in a state bordering on
delirium tremens. Burke lives in the north
east section, and his wife came over to
spend short time with her mother. bring
ing her children with her. The husband
wanted her to return home yesterday, but
she was afraid to bring the children out I'm
the cold night air Angered at this the
husband, who has been drinking rather
heavily Of late, got on a jag. and came
over to the home of his mother-in-law, at
:;215 Prospect avenue. As soon as he en-
tered the house he began 10 show the eff
fects OF his drinking, and frightened all
the inmates. Mr.. Boarnan and several
friends, attracted to the house by the noise.
attempted 10 eject the drunken man, and
while tbs struggle was on Mrs. Boarman
fell to the floor. The struggle continued.
while the ladies of the house endeavored
to resuscitate. Mrs. Boarman.
Policeman Sam Burrows responded to q
distress call and carried Burke to the sta
ton. All the way up the street Burke
shouted and shrieked and struggled, awak-
ening residents all along the locality. At
the station he endeavored to bite every
body, and it was seen that he was suffering
from bad attack of the jim-jams. All
night long he howled in the CELL until his
vocal cords We're exhausted.
DR.. A. B. Shekell was Immediately sum-
moned to the house, but by the time he ar
rived Mrs. Boarman was beyond all help.
DR.. Shekell refused to give certificate of
death, though it was evident that heart
trouble was the cause. The coroner was
| notified and will view the remains this
evening. Mrs. Boarman was fifty-three
years of age and leaves large family of
children. Her husband is employed at Oak
Hill cemetery.
Burkes condition was such this morning
that he could not be sent to court to an
swer to the charge of drunk and disorderly.
During the night he tore his clothes off and
at daylight presented pitiable sight. He
was sent to the Washington Asylum for
treatment.
An Alteration.
Last evening shortly after midnight q
party Of young men who had been to a
| masked dance at private house got into
an alteration at the corner of SD and L
streets over some trif1ing incident that &C.
CURED az the dance. One or two people
were knocked down in attempting to at.
tack Harry Baker. David A. Collins, IT,
a bricklayer. one of the attacking party
drew knife and cut Baker badly on the
head, at the same time making a lunge
at Charles Wills, who was with him. Col
Inns was arrested about an hour later by
Policeman Steinbraker, and two charges
Of. assault placed against him.
-. .,.,:-<. Had a Razor.
Thomas .Burdick a white man, was ar
rested near the Aqueduct bridge yesterday
en- a simple charge Of drunkenness. but
when searched at the station razor was
found on him. giving room for an additional
charge of carrying concealed weapons
When sober he claimed to be resident OF
Northeast Washington, and that he brought
the razor over to this section of the city To
be honed He met several friends and
drank little too much. In the Police
Court Judge. Miller believed his story and
released the man on his personal bonds, al
the same TIME ordering the destruction OF
the raZor.,.n..