The evening times., 1899-12-20
MANY Held FOR MURDER
Fourteen Accused Prisoners Now
in the District Jail.
OF This Number Three Are Women,
All of Them COlOred-StOry of the
Crimes Which Have Filled Many
Cells-OnIy One Called Upon to Face
q Court-WOrk for the Grand Jury.

The District jail at present contains four
Teen inmates charged with murder. All OF
these, with the exception of Funk, who is
now on trial, are held by the action of the
coroner's jury, but as rapidly as possible
their cases will be brought to the attention
OF the grand jury.
The first three of the number incarcerat-
ed were turned over to the Jail authorities
on June 20. 1899. The party consists of
Wooster Johnson, alias Clark, Isaac Tyson,
and William Mills, all colored. johnson
was believed by the coroner's Jury to be
guilty of the killing of Emanuel Dodson,
the shooting taking place between and 9
O'Clock p m, June "a, on the northwest
corner of Twenty and streets north
west
Tyson and Mills were held for throwing
stones at Dodson before the shooting oc
CURED. and are accused of being aces
sories before the fact.
Benjamin H. Smell, white, was held for
The murder of Lizzie Weisenberger, at No.
7i0 Nineteenth Street northeast, Sunday
morning, August 10, 1899. The death of
The victim was due 10 wounds inflicted by
a razor in the hands of Smell. The accused
was placed in jail August Il, 1899.
Frank NJ. Funk. white, whose trial now
occupies the attention OF Judge Cole, was
placed in Jail August %, 1899. on the
charge of having murdered William II.
Brooks.
Mollie Harris. colored. was next brought
in. October 10. on the charge OF kii.ing
Alice Queenan. alsJ coiored. In an al e.
fight the Harris woman drew knife and
cut the other in the side. from the effects
Of which wound she died few hours later.
Della Dyson, colored. was found guilty
Of being an accessory with Mollie Harris
10 the killing of Alice Queenan.
On october % Ella Wracks, colored, was
brought to the Jail, and is held on the
charge of killing Isaac Henderson. The
murder occurred at 3201 Grace Street
northwest October 10. 1899. The Coro-
ner's jury gave a verdict that Isaac Hen
derson met his death by being pushed off
a porch by Ella Wracks. and that his spine
was SO injured from the fall that he died
at the Emergency Hospital eight days
later.
On November i. 1899, Talmage Walker.
colored. was charged with responsibility
for the death of Hannibal Shorter, also
colored. Shorter died in the Freedman's
Hospital the same day the attack was
made upon him-November 13, 1899.
Walker dealt him blows upon the head,
which resulted in fracture of the skull aud
cerebral hemorrhages.
Charles ]. Orms y, white, was held re-
sponsible for the death of Charles Gallo
way. This occurred November Is. 1899, at
about 1880 o'clock a. NJ, in front of the
National Theatre. The jury declared that
Galloway met his death from fracture of
the skull and hemorrhage caused by strik
ing his head against the pavement, having
been knocked down by blow Of the fist by
Ormsby" The homicide was the result of
a street fight The jury did not believe
the blow was struck with intent TO kill.
On November 2S George Ashton. colored
was placed In jail, charged with the murder
of Ida Jackson, colored. The killing took
place at the woman's home, 40 Nineteenth
Street northwest at about lao o'clock p.
m.
William Stump, white. was placed in the
Jail December Is for the killing of James
Lee. who died al the Georgetown Uniyer-
sity Hospital December Il from hemor-
rhage and shock caused by bullet wound.
The shooting occurred in Coopershop Alley
December l., 1899, at about o'clock p. n.
On December II Arthur Landon. colored,
was brought in for the killing of Henry
Bradley by stabbing him with knife.
Bradley was killed December II on II
Street, between Sixth and Seventh streets,
about Ii o'clock p. m.