The morning times., 1896-01-04

death by Samuel Patterson. coioreu, III
Pleasant alley at 4 O'Clock yesterday alter
lfoon. The body OF the man is at tbt
mor;sur and the slayer is locked up at police
| station No. a. s','.s
| The tragedy has a manifold significance
| it was the first killing of the new year
| it occurred III "BloudTicld." the most crime
stained region OF the District, and was in
spire,l by cheap whisky bought presumably
4.in .:speakeasy;'' and this was bought
| With money sent by a fond old fncther IN
| Richmond, which was intended to bring
i, laci, to his home the man now behind the
bars Oh the charge of murder.
+ The mail OF yesterday morning brought
4 to Patterson registered letter postmarked
Richmond, Va, December 81, and signed
Thy mis- mother, Eliza Patterson. THIS
4 letter contained 81, with which Patterson
was to pay his fare to Richmond and lie was
10 have returned 10 his home within a day
| ur two. lie got tn" registry order cashed
! and with the money went first 10 his home
No. 339 ID street southeast. He looked
over his wardrobe and made a few prepa-
ratious for returning to the family home.
To BID His sly EETHEAkT ADiEU.
Then he went down into Pleasant alley
| TO bid his sweetheart farewell. This girl
is Rose Miller. and she lives on the upper
| floor OF a rickety tenement i'll the aiiey.
As hs LETT the tenement by the back gate he
met Lewis Dade, otherwise known al" KID
johnson. ut Il turn in the alley. The men
have been strong friends during the thirteen
months which Patterson has been in
Wa sh ington.
| Patterson t3ld his friend of his prospective
return TO Richmond. and gave him the letter
and the money 10 keep for him, as he feared
that it might slip through one OF the many
holes which were in his clothing.
! Then the two went to the hoase of
ReDecca Williams in the alley, and Patterson
set up the drinks. which consisted OF whisky.
| Both men came under the influence of the
grog and left. Several people drank with
them. When they left 'Becca's the men
| were friends IL was thought a good idea
| 10 bid Rose goodbye again, and they went
up into her room. There they qua rreled.
Both .Inen were now drunk.
| Patterson asked DaGe for the letter and
| money. when Dadc accused his friend of
! being too drunk 10 take care OF IL This
| led to trouble. and Rose Miller urged the
| men to go do WI stairs. These led into the
| back yard OF the tenement, and Il rude gate
! opens into the alley. The men stumbled
down these stairs, and they passed
| the gate, Patterson struck Dade with his
| fist "A number OF times, and TIE men ciiEch-
| ed. Then they rolled about on the cobbies
OF the narrow way, and the row drew
large crowd.
PLgNGED THE KNIFE INTO JADE.
Patterson, being the bigger man, was
getting decidedly the better of the fight
when Dade drew out a small pocket knife
and opening the blade, made a number of
iuDges with it at Patterson, who avoided
the thrusts. He called out To the as
sembiage that kid" had "dra wed a
| knife" and a burly negro, named william
Hooks, whom the police expected to land
last night passed bone-handlcd frog
sticker'' to Patterson, who buried the blade
in Dade's neck several times.
Dade threw his hands to his neck and
fell. He arose TO his feet and staggered
along the alley in the direction of c
street, and without utterng word fell
dead after he had proceeded about ten
yards. He gasped a few times, and the
blood streamed from him in red deluge
Patterson heard the people around cry
out, "Sam Patterson has killed Kid" and
ne started off on the run, followed by two
colorcd men, named James Smith of No.
81 2 G street southwest, and Harry Gross of
No. 606 O'Neilrs court southwest. Through
| the alley and into G street they ran the
pursuers shouting. Patterson ran along
G to Four-and-a-haif and thence to street.
At the crossing of Four-and-a-half and E
streets Smith ran into No. police station
| and shouted, Murder and breathlessly
| told Desk Sergeant Frank Monroe that the
| man who had done the cutting was not
far off.
CHASE AFTER THE MURDERER.
Sergeant Daley, who ha ppened to be in the
station, shouted command and he and
Policeman Henry lea ped into the patrol, and
Driver Al Vernon clucked to old Frank and
| away the outfit went at topInost speed
Policeman Neale gave chase on foot. Dash
ing through street Patterson ran to School
street. and in his flight passed in front of
the Jefferson public school and sna tching one
of the tops from the iron posts of the fence
| surrounding that building hurled it at his
pursuers. Just then Policeman Neale
collared him and Daily and Henry sprang
from the wagon and made his capture GER
tain.
When he saw the game was up he threw
the knife with which he had done the cut
ting into doorway of the school house and
Smith picked this up and handed it to
Sergt. Daley. Then the trip was made
to the station house and Patterson locked
up in cell No. 2. The police then drove at
once to the alley where the tragedy oc-
Cured and picking up the body OF Dade
carried it to the morgue.
The coroner was notified and will con-
duct an inquest at police station No. 6, at
IL a. N. today. The witnesses to the
cutting were Henry Hite, No. 332 Pleas
ant alley; James Smith, No. 3l2 G street
southwest; Paul Robinson, No. 715 Third
street southwest; Harry Gross 6O3 O'NeiII's
court; Charles Jones, No. 337 Virginia
avenue southwest; Walter Bowers. Fight
ing alley; Horace Smith, No. 312 G street
southwest, and Rose Miller, Pleasant alley.
The testimony OF these people constitute
the story which is told above.
Patterson had sobered up when The Times
met him. and said that he did not remember
anything of the affair excepting that be had
trouble with kid, and that the latter had
"done him dirty" He claims to be q
brother to JOHN ". Patterson, Of Lady of
the Lake fame. He is eighteen years old, five
feet-etght inches tall, well built, black skin
and has an impediment In his speech. He
.hasenots before been under arrest in this
city.
- Datfe was a barber working at No. 3O1
street south west, and hung out a good
deal of his time at the saloon on the corner
OF d and -Seeond streets southwest. He
was twenty years old, somewhat smaller
than his slayer, and brown skinned.
The letter to Patterson, from his mother,
was taken from the body of Dade, and was
full OF notherly counsel and direction for
him to come home at once. In the pscket of
Dade's coat was,alsof found half-pint flask
OF whisky, about onc-third Of which had