Evening star., 1896-01-04
HELD FOR MURDER
Samuel Patterson Stabbed Lewis
Dade to Death.
WILLIAM HOOKS GAVE ELM THE KNIFE
The Coroner's Jury Charges Him
as Being an accessory.
W HISKY RESP NSIBLE

South Washington was the scene of a
fatal encounter between two colored men
yesterday afternoon. The trouble occurred
In Pleasant alley between Sd and AZ and
G and H streets, and Lewis Dade, who is
known as Lem Magruder +" and Kid
johnson was killed by Samuel Patterson,
and the alleged murderer also inflicted an
ugly stab wound in william Hooks arm
with a knife Hooks had previously given
him.
Patterson. who was from Richmond,
lived at No. 339 d street southwest, and
visited girl named Rose Wormley, who
lives in Pleasant alley.
Patterson received from his mother in
Richmond a registered letter inclosing 81
to pay his fare home. and yesterday MORN
ing he called on Dade and the two Of them
spent portion of the money Tor whisky.
Then they called to see Rose and show
ed her the letter, and she advised him to
go home.
Story of the killing.
IT appears that Patterson had given Dade
the money to keep for him. and while In
the girls house yesterday he asked for its
return, as he wanted his sweetheart to keep
ii. He claimed that there was a dollar
missing, and this led to dispute. From
the house the men went down the back
steps into the alley, and there the fatal
conflict happened. Dade received two cuts
in his breast and Ole across his neck, and
died in few minutes.
Several colored men went in pursuit Of
Patterson, who ran, and he did his best TO
cut them, but William Hooks was the only
CDe who was unfortunate to get cut and the
cut was Inflicted with his own knife. When
the fugitive reached the Jefferson school
building he threw the knife away, and
Policeman Neale arrested him.
Hooks, who was cut across the arm, called
at the Emergency Hospital and had the
wound dressed. and this morning he sur
Court. EsSl
An Inquest Todhy:4
Coroner Hammett held an inquest at the
sixth precinct station today, the prisoners.
Patterson and Hooks, being present TO
hear the testimony.
James Smith, colored. testified that after
Patterson had stabbed Dade he attempted
to stab man named Gross. Witness
Joined in the pursuit and did all he could
to have him apprehended. On the way
along the street Patterson turned on Wit
ness to stab him. but he jumped behind
a tree and saved himself.
Ida Ross, a colored girl who witnessed
the tragedy, testified that she saw the -four
men, the deceased. Patterson, william
Hooks and Harry Gross. in the alley to-
gether. Hooks, she said. gave Patterson
the knife. and Gross asked him why he did
so. Patterson was cuttirg at all three
men, and Hooks asked him to return him
bis knife. Instead CT doiag he cut at
Hooks. Dade was backing from Patterson,
who followed him and plunged the knife In
him. Dade fell wnen he was stabbed, but
got up and started in the direction of the
street, but before he reached the street he
fell dead.
Patterson and Hooks Held.
Other testimony of q similar sort was
heard. and the jury returned a verdict
holding Patterson responsible for the death
of Dede, with Hooks as an accessory. Both
men were committed to jail for the action
of the grand jury.