Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-02
Opinion of Relatives of the Colored
Boy James Freeman.
NO CORONER'S INQUEST TO Be HELD
What is Learned of the Saturday
Night Drowning Case.
AN AUTOPSY HELD

It has developed that the drowning of
James Freeman at the 7th street wharf
Saturday evening last, as stated In The
Star, may result In an arrest on a charge
OF murder. Freeman was a colored boy,
eighteen years of age. He was In the en-
ploy OF an uncle. and Saturday evening last
drove to the wharf of the steamer Poto-
mac In buggy. The object of visiting the
"harf was to secure a trunk the properly
Oh colored woman named Mrs. Banks who
mad come to Washington Saturday after
noon on the Potomac. Between and .
CLOCK In the evening splash was heard,
ana II was rumored about the wharf that
some one had fallen overheard, but the
IDENTITY OF the person was not learned
uhlli The gates at the wharf were closed
tor the night, when Freeman's vehicle was
iouho standing there. 1t was inferred that
ne was the unfortunate party search
III lh.' pody was made Sunday, and about
S.oo clcck in the afternoon the boy was
~ Gui IN IN the water beside the wharf with
MS mead Embedded in the mud
Inc relatives of Freeman are firmly Of
aie opi1ion that foul play figured in the
80" lhey claim to have learned that
a. iteiiah boarded the steamer Satur-
ICY evening he found game of cards IN
PIoSfesS- He asked to Join the game an1
e 80 D. permitted TO do upon the naym.nt
VI =, cents Later a row occurred ,juri,,,
49,, 80 ~ inc men suggested that Free
nan De Killed. According to The sto,t. r.
10y was hit on the back of tha ba., In, an,
wrench, Knocked insensib ie and -.
.osseu INTO the river The captain of tho
81 u IL is sad, heard blow strunl
w., q iiohieht later splash. The steamer
Was SO near the wharf at the time CO u
.he relatives of the deceased that !, .
a. Tor the boy to have accidan.aII,,
Ieti INTO the water the space heinz 80
aiio" mat 1t must have been nec..so.r,.
~ use lorce to get tn. bodv ,bro,,,, ~ '
narrow space. TIE
several persons heard the splasb br, M
90 mas as yet been found who saw -
=, it',. !" nm removed from The water
az saId mat Freeman had been bleeding
ABOUT the head and that there w.. 80
ris dents In his straw hat. rho MIL &c
me 10y states that he was Informed os
,He game or cards and the SUBSEQUENT row
by man named George Green. The upcla
mas also learned that man named Thorn
as,.-nol ias, VINO Resides in Cedar street,
several weeks ago threatened 10 kill Free
man, and the suspicious of the Family have
peeh directed toward Murray
Inc matter was brought to the a;ten
,icH OF coroner Hammett last evening. and
before deciding to hold an inJuest he d.
fected Deputy Coroner Glazebrook 10 hold
an autopsy on the body This DR. Glaze
pi"ok performed today at the morrue A
,sieiui examination disclosed 10 injury.
iS Shuii OF the boy was unusually thin
anu l'i- GlazeOrook could find no signs
OF a blow having been struck. II is Nos
Slole however, that Freeman might have
been merely stunned and thrown oyer5oa rd
while in that condition
The result Of the autopsy will ha r.,,o-.a,
10 coroner Hamme;t this afternoon, ana
ne VIII decide whether or not an inouest
VIII De heId. detective Hartgan has been
ASSIGNEE 10 the case, and it is understood
"a Green ana Murray will be placed UNI
uer arrest pending the action of the cor
Cner W.