Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-07
SHOT HIM TO DEATH
Jealousy Causes Lewis Walker to
Kill William Jones.
THE WOMhN In THE Case PRESENT
Citizens Chase the Criminal in
the Absence Of Police.
CAUG HIT IN A CULVERT

Louis Walker. a young mulatto, twenty
one years of age, fatally shot William
Jones, also color ed, at 1856 Erie street.
about o'clock last night. The cause of
the crime was jealousy, which lad arisen
between the men bee of their mutual
admiration for Harriet Bailey. and it was
at her home that the difficulty arose which
ended in the tragedy. The house IN which
the shooting occurred is two-story frame,
situated on Erie street in the county, near
the corner Of 17th street. 1t appears that
Walker was sitting in the front room on
the bed with Harriet Bailey, while in the
kitchen behind IL were Rosa Lane and
Maggie Sims and Margaret Thomas. Jones
Jones came in from the street to the room
where Walker and the Bailey woman were
and asked the former what he was doing
there, declaring at the same time that he
did not pay any rent and did not have
any right there. Walker replied in kind
and wordy QUAR- Il ersued Jones, it is
said, struck Walker with a basket, when
the latter jumped for his coat that was
lying on sewing machine in the room,
ana drawing from its pocket a. revolver,
opened IRE on Jones. Two bullets struck
the latter in the breast, the left side
close to the heart. The wounded man tot
tered into the back room and fell at the
1eet OF Rosa Lane, who. together with the
house.
Walker FIees to the Country
Tie shots alarmed the neighborhood and
the dwsliers near by ran to their doors AMI
windows to see Walker IRISH out of the
Bailey house fiourishng a revolver With
the weapon in his hard he ran up Florida
avenue to the Capital Traction Company
road and started out the tracks of the
CheVy Chase branch. A small crowd of
colored people followed him. but the fear
OF the StOl kent them at distance
alher ran rapidly and was dstancing his
pursuers when one of the latter called to Il
party o. gentlemen who were playing crick-
ct at the junction of 18th street and CO.
lurnDia road, and told them the fleeing ne
gro had shot a woman. The cricketers.
among whom Were MeSsrs. Frederick T.
Coyilie of the Agricultural Department
simpson. Pinchot, Wright, Binney and
others, Immediately started after the man
who threatened them with his revolver
They continued the chase, however and
II proved an exciting and eXnaustng one.
"aiker ran across the Capital Traction
Dr4dSe over Rock creek and turned down
the western bank. The Cricketers depIoyed
IN line through the woods and then came
down TO the creek, but Walker had d:sap-
Pedrea- PERSONS on the opposite bank sig
naied that ne had gone up the bank at the
Massachusetts avenue bridge and I'D went
the pursuers after him. The pace mad been
not and the cricketers were getting wearied,
Weig ut in the shape of stones and rocks to
use In case the negro turned at BAY and
alker was also firing. The murderer had
taken ms course up Lovers Lane, and here
ne was lost sight of by Mr.. Coyille who
was far in advance of his COMPANIONS Mr.
CoVllIe went on as far as the entrance to
the private road leading into the Talcott
pace where he met gentleman on horse
Dack wearing 4 summer helmet whom he
Thought at first was mounted policeman.
Hides in CrIyert.
1t is probable Walker had seen the rider
ana thought the same, as just at The point
where Mr.. Coville stopped Walker had
crawied under cuIvert.
The other cricketers came up after a few
minutes, and 9Ir. Coviile ran I'D Lovers.
Lane few hundred yards but the negro
had not passed that way. The others had
renamed at the Ialcott road, awaiting his
return, when 1t struck Mr.. Simpson that IL
would be good idea to look into the cul-
vert He did so and saw Walkers figure
stretched at full length in the sand and
mud The horseman was dispatched for
the police and rode to telephone, where
the Georgetown station was apprised of
the facts and patrol wagon, loaded with
policemen. swiftly reached the scene. Not
an officer had been seen up to this time by
any oil the gentlemen who had followed
Walker. in spite of tiie fact that the chase
had extended over a nile and a half and
was over roads constantly in use. Walker
"dS OFdSTeu out Dy the Policemen with
drawn revolvers, and examination of
the culvert after he had surrendered discoy-
cred the pistol with which he had shot
Jones half buried in the sand. Walker was
taken to the station house in Georgetown
and locked up.
Death of the Victim.
Jones. in the meantime, had been renew
ed to Freedman's Hospital He was I'M
able to speak. and was in great agony I'M
I'll he died. shortly after o'clock.
The Bailey woman, who had formerly
lived with Jones until Walker had alienar-
ed her afTec tons. was taken into custody
as a witness, and so was Rosa Lane Cor
oner Hammett began IN inquest at
o'clock this afternoon.
The dead man. who was widely known in
the District, and especially to the authorf-
ues, as Military Jones, had a bad record
Tor many years. He was known as a
street fighter, and has been in many diff
culties. He served term at Albany and
several Jail sentences, and was once shot
by Officer Passan1 while attempting to es-
cape arrest He was about fifty years old
Walker Is but slightly acquainted in WASH
lEgton, having come here from his home in
virginia last November. He rented a room
at the Bailey woman's house, and claims to
have been engaged to marry her.