Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-18
ARMSTEAD TAYLOR HELD RESPONSIBLE
The Accused Man Committed to
the District Jail.
HE DECLINES TO TALK

| scheduled to commence at ii o'clock but
| il was nearly an hour later when Coroner
| Carr opened the proceeding. lie WAS watt
ing for the arrival of the deputy coroner,
! who performed the post-mortem eXdmina-
| ton on the remains.
All during the forenoon there was a large
crowd in front Of the station. The people
| seemed to be greatly Interested in the case.
and talked excitedly Of the occurrence. The
crowd was made up OF white and black
people young ami old men and women,
| and The consensus of opinion was that the
negro murderer ought To be- lyuched. As
! the time for the Inquest drew near the
! crowd increased in numbers. and there
| was "A general desire To see the uegro's
! fac. 1aylor WAS kept well hidden In
! vlew of the excited condition of the crowd
the police took no chances. and there was
! a slight fear that an attempt would be
made to shoot thu murderer If he was ex-
posed.
! Ii the station tnera was an unusual
| crowd OF people. Policemen from various
! parts Of tn" city visited ths station. anX-
/ ioUS to get a glimpse ,f thc negro, but they
Were n,t permitted 10 hav, this privilege.
| 4 good many CITIZENS appeared in the same
| quest. bat no one was permitted TO see the
| m2n IN his cell 4 number Of Maryland
people We're also present, and they talked
! of lynching.
! Shortly before II O'Clock the jury. which
! had been summoned ny Precinct Detective
! ann b'"t '2N9' 49, ''''''' ''r~'-'lat- II
! consisted Of Frank ThomaS. foreman. Ben
| jamin Snsheimcr. \. r Davis. William
;H''Ice' III J'i!.! hSsuS ana Jnih NJ.
-. ~ az -'.'s .',eIa inpeet'eu l" me
| SD street. wHnr2 they were sworn in over
| - ~ ,'"oS IN S-LiiLS "S,HE itH'oN ca rom
1Ig"i ee'0"" '''''S-'S hoSPllH Ias' eNeh-
Deputy Coroner's Statement.
DIR. L. 3. GlazeIrook the deputy coroner
was the first Witness raIIal H. n.rf,r,,ad
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| determine the cause pi death.
Sergt. NJ. f. PaSsau, h. said was about
| six feet tall and weighed about two hum
dreI an,l ten pounds He had a ,,ae.nja
,, ,ir zen IT, ~, 'Ii ,iiiI.
| tbe vyaisf mn rho Iovyar Ii,nbs baiI,, ~,
erad win a mir of AIN. tr,,,..,rs tn,
wounds vrare ,.,sj},la an tb,. frn,(f az H.
body and H., HIN u,,liI75s m. hnii,s ,.,,,id
| be located Iy tnI.rb h4g,atb the ski.i
ON tba hark ,f mo in5,. Dr Giazal,rool,
said tbara were t.yo wounds on. on tba
left side below the shoulder. about a quar-
@ yer on am 1llCh III o,"tio.ei, anu from the ap-
a,rr.,,c ,,-,,,,r1 n, ri ,,,,,,,,5 ~, I,,,Iit
passed through a rib. shatterinE the bone,
and penetrating the lung. From the course
OF the bullet the man had evidently been
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Glazebrook stated that me pouy va III .'.- ~
was in tho hest Of health.
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