Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-04
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Milton johnson, Well-Known Citizen,
Commits Suicide.
Shoots Himself Through the Head
Act Ascribed to Des1ontlency
$3.50
General News, IT

Milton Johnson, well-kaowh resident.
committed suicide Saturday evening. a
short distance from the DISTRICT line and
near the Conduit road by sshopting him.
self in the head. Only one Shot was fired,
and death resulted almost INST ahtly. While
there was no one in the immediate neigh
berhood at the time of the efc4rrence. the
report Of the pistol broughts several of his
friends at once to the scene! The rash act
IS attributed to despondencYs at,,.
An inquest over the remains was held
yesterday by Squire AUSTIN Several broth
ers of the dead man were pfesent,7 and also
RoAert Salter and, George SteWatf,, = Who.
were with johnson d few rnohhents be FORE
the rash act was committed, 1T is said he
had told one of the men that he had been
away from his home for ten days, anu was
ashamed to return. They were on their
way from Holmes road house to the sta
ton on the Great Falls electric road in the
evening. when they found that they could
not catch The train expected. While wait
ing for another johnson walked back to
the road house. Some distance away ne
yelled goodbye to them, and an instant
later the report of the pistol was heard.
They started in the direction Johnson had
taken, and came across his dead body, the
blood streaming from a wound in the left
temple. The left hand grasped his hat,
while the revolver was still firmly held in
the right hand. The body was placed IN a
shed, and the authorities of Montgomery
county notified. A certificate OF death py
suicide was given.
johnson and his wife boarded at
Georgetown hotel. When the news of his
death was broken to Mrs. Johnson she was
nearly Frustrated. The deceased was about
thirty-five years of age, and the son OF the
merchant who for many years kept sad
dlery store on the avenue near the National
Hotel. At one time Johnson kept a store
in jackson City, and at the time of the raid
on Nelson's gambling joint, at which one
deputy was killed and others injured, he
was the deputy leading the raid. The re-
mains were brought into town Yesterday
and taken to Lees undertaking establish
ment from which place the funeral was
held this afternoon at O'Clock.
Funerals Of WeIl-FnOvn Residents.
Mrs Kate Horigan, the wife of Dennis
Horigan, well-known resident, died Sat
urday morning at her residence, 2J0S +
street, after an Illness of several days. The
deceased enjoyed large circle of acQuaint-
ances. Her death is regretted by all VINO
knew her. Tine funeral services were heid
yesterday afternoon at O'Clock at her iate
residence, after which the remains were
conveyed to the railroad depot and for
warded to Rondout, N. Y, where the IN
torment will be made.
The funeral of Nelson r. Baker was held
this morning from his late residence at
Bethesda, Montgomery county, Md. the re-
mains being brought to Georgetown ana
inferred at Oak Hill cemetery. me deatn
occurred last Friday afternoon. The de-
ceased was sixty-five years of age, ana was
well-known citizen.
Miss Alice Irving died Saturday afternoon
at her parents residence, 1925 25th street,
after a short Illness. Pneumonia was the
fatal disease, the young lady being SICK put
three days. The funeral will be held to-
morrow morning at 9 o'clock, with a sol
elnn high mass of requiem at st. Stephen
Church, corner Of 25th street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue.
Briefs.
An exceedingly dangerous hole is re-
ported in West Market space. which takes
in q good portion Of the carfiageway.
workmen are now employed in placing a
just west of 30th street. ! ait