Evening star., 1897-04-07

Eeen out of work some time, which fact,
coupled with his family troubles has been
proving upon his mind. Last night he was
at home carly and appeared to be in the
best of humor, talking pleasantly to his
wife and children. The family retired
early, his children sleeping in the same
room; About o'clock this morning his
daughters Mary and Laura were awakened
by the screams Of their mother. They
hastily ran to her bedside. where they saw
blood gushing from an ugly wound over
the left eye. The father in the meantime
had made his way downstairs and out of
the front door DR.. Betchel was hastily
summoned. Upon his arrival he proceeded
to examine the wound, and found that the
woman had been struck over the left eye
with sharp instrument of some kind. An
ak, which is supposed to have been the in
strument used, was found near the wound
ed woman. Laura, his oldest daughter,
then proceeded to the station house and Sc
cured a warrant for the arrest of her
father upon the charge of assaulting her
mother with an ak. The warrant was
given to Officer Young to serve. Before the
officer arrived upon the scene, however,
George Hepburn, u small white boy, re-
ported to him that Dorsey was lying in the
alley bounded by Fairfax, Lee, Gibbon and
Wolfe Streets with his throat cut from ear
to ear. The officer hastened to the place
ramed, where he found such to be case.
Coroner Purvis was notified, and upon re-
viewing the body ordered it to be taken
to DeMaine's undertaking establishment,
where an inquest was held, the evidence
being substantially the same as stated
above. The jury. after being out only a
few minutes, returned the following YER
dict: I'VE, the jury, find that the deceased,
Glen Dorsey, came to his death by a
wound in the throat with razor, inflicted
by his own hand.
FREDERICK RURRELL, Foreman
The following letter, which was written
by the deceased to his daughter Laura, was
found upon him:
Laura, you must mail this letter to Mr..
Dunnell just as soon as you can, as know
she will help you to get something to do, as
| he promised me- They may get you a
clerkship or a position in the bag repairing
shops at Washington. l know you can
pass the civil service examinations: but
! Mary I have some doubts, so the repair
shops will suit her, but 1 would prefer to
| see both of you pass the civil service If
| you can. Don't fail to mail this as soon as
| you can, as 1 want him to look up some
| thing for you, which l know he will do.
Your grandmother Lyles is responsible for
a great deal of this, and think you know
There was also a small slip of paper in
| his pocket upon which he stated that he
had written q letter to Mr. Charles Bell,
| the bookseller, who would look after his in
| terests.
| Dorsey was very popular in the neighbor-
| hood in which he lived. He was appointed
| under the Harrison administration to a po-
| sftion In the government printing office
| which he lost when Cleveland was inaugu-
| rated. IhlS 1act seemed 10 prey neavlly
| Upon his mind. He was afterward en-
| ployed at the Ballard and Exchange Hotel
| on Roy al street. For several months he
| has been drinking heavily. This afternoon
| at / o'clock the wife died as result of the
| wounds inflicted.
The New Revenue Collector.
| Park Agnew of Alexandria, who was yes
terday nominated to be collector Of interna
| revenue for the sixth district was born in
| Cumberland, Nd, and was brought to thi.
city in childhood with his father, Mr.. j. p