Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-06-30
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WEATHER PRoBABILITIEs.-F thi,
;,,on fair tonight aud Wednesday liz bt
a,rberly winds becoming variable.
STILL A MYsTERY.-The finding o.
the body of Richard H. Bayiss in one
ot the docks of this city yesterday
morning is still causing much specula.
fioa. aud the belief is becoming strong
or that the deceased met with foul play
The fact that his teeth had been
Knocked out and that there was q
bruise over one of the eyes gives weight
to the theory. After the GAZETTE
went to press yesterday evening all in
ouest was held by Coroner Pnrvis, with
llessrs. C. ]. w. Summers, Julius
Denet. p. M. Bradshaw, Walter
penelt, C. B. Marshall and George
Richards as the jury.
The first witness examined was
Charles Zimmerman, who stated that
Bayliss came into his restaurant in
Market alley on Saturday night short
IL before y o'clock with James Cliff
and stranger. The stranger had
neither hat nor coat on. They had
drink and bought bottle of whisky
and left.
Messrs. Bert Tatsapaugh and George
Cogan went in Zimmerman's place to
get lunch aud saw Bayliss there in
company with Gift and the stranger
They observed that the men were
drunk and advised Bayliss to go home.
After y o'clock they saw Bayliss and
his companion, whom they afterward
learned was named Brown, pass the
market building. Brown seemed to be
in an angry mood and his mouth was
bleeding. Witnesses heard him invite
Mr.. Bayliss to 60 on board his boat
and spend the night with him, and the
two started toward the wharf. This
was the last they saw Of them.
jsmes Cliff stated that he met Bayliss
and Brown about II o'clock Saturday
night near the wharf on King street.
Brown wanted to fight. He avoided
trouble, and the concluded to so to
Zimmerman's and get some whisky.
They took several drinks in the place
and got half pint of whisky. He left
them shortly afterward, but saw the
two men together between l and 3
o'clock Sunday morning near the
Pioneer Mills wharf. This was the last
seen of Bayliss.
Several Witnesses testified as to the
circumstances of finding the body.
Alter hearing the testimony the COL
oner decided to continue the investiga.
ton in the hope of securing additional
evidence.
George Brown, the man last seen
with Bayliss, is the captain OF the long
boat Mary f. Denly, of Accotink. He
discharged load of wood in Washing
ton on Saturday and was towed to this
city by tugboat on that evening.
He refused to pay the captain of the
tug for the services rendered and went
into the cabin of bis boat and secured
revolver, with which he attempted to
:, ,oot the tugboat man. He was I'm.
sncc, essful in this as the tug captain
succee, led in wrenching Browns pistol
from him Md beat him with it over the
head and face.
Brown sailed from here yesterday
evening and it is supposed that he is
now at Woodbridge. No efforts are
being made to secure olm ana prlng
him back to this city, although 1t IS SAID
he can be gotten at any time, ihere Is
no evidence, it is alleged, to cri.minate
him.
Coroner Purvis, assisted by DR.
Snowden, held post-mortem exami-
nation on the body last night.
1t was found that there were marks,
apparently the effects Of blows, on the
mead and face of the dead man, and, as
stated above, that several of his teeth
had been knocked out. The inquest
was adjourned last night until this
evening