Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-15
Edward Galloway Shoots Arthur
Dorsey in Bladensburg Saloon.
BOTH THE PRINCIPALS NEGROES
Result Of a Quarrel Over an
Alleged Debt.
He YOU N D F A IA L


BLADENSBURG, Md, August 10. 1873.
This village was the scene of fatal
shooting ARRAY yesterday afternoon, the
first of the kind since the Barron-Key-
worth affair. Arthur Dorsey. colored. who
was employed as bartender in w. ]. Cox 5
saloon. was the victim of yesterdays shoot
ing, his assailant being a Washington col
ored man named Edward Galloway. who
is known among his coiored companions as
Egypt" The affair was the result of a
game of crap in which the men partici-
rated some time before the shooting.
shotgun was the weapon used, and imme-
diately after pulling the trigger Egypt
deserted his weapon and friends and start
ed away to elude the officers. Dorsey died
at 1890 o'clock today.
Sheriff Robey, who was at Laurel at the
time of the shooting, was summoned and
Deputy Sheriff Hickey and Constable Vim
cent went at once in pursuit OF the fugl-
tive. The latter officers were on the scene
soon after the shooting occurred, but they
found 1t hard task to learn anything
about the whereabouts of Egypt. Al
though not a resident of the village, he had
friends here and many of those who were
not friendly toward him were afraid to
give any information concerning MN. All
that could be learned yesterday afternoon
was that he had crossed the bridge be
tween here and Washington, and 1t was
believed he had gone in the direction of his
home. There was a report that ne had
gone to the city on car 81 of the City and
Suburban railway. and Sheriff Robey asked
the Washington authorities to investigate
this rumor. Later in the day the SheriH
received information that Detectives Nc
Nance and Hartigan had interviewed the
conductor, who stated that there was no
truth in the rumor-
Unavniiing Search.
During the entire night the county Of
tha ft1if
without success. 1t was believed that after
crossing the bridge he retraced his foot
steps, and instead of going to Washington
went down through Maryland along the
line of the Chesapeake Beach railroad.
This morning about o'clock Information
was received that Acting Inspector Helan
of the Washington detective force had
placed detectives on watch at the home of
the fugit1ves wife, on Madison street. as
we'll as at his former home, in Dingman
place. At daybreak it was reported he had
not appeared at either place.
Arthur Dorsey, the victim of the shoot
ing, has been employed by some of the best
citizens of both Hyattsville and Bladens-
burg, and he has always had the benefit or
d good name. He was quiet and peaceabie.
On the other hand, it is said, his assailant
has been known crap shooter, and
was regarded by many as a dangerous man.
Galloway, it is claimed, owed Dorsey 81,
and some friends say 1t was crap game
debt. Dorsey had asked him for the mon
ey number of times, and, seeing no pros
poets of getting the money, he attempted
to collect part of it yesterday, when Gal
loway put dollar bill On the bar in pay
ment for drinks. The bartender took out
for the drinks and put the money in the
drawer, while the change he said he would
keep on account of the debt.
Don't you keep my money, said Gal
loway, with an oath
Goes for a Gun.
Galloway was highly incensed at Dorsey's
action. He left the place and went to his
mothers house, not far away where he
found an old shotgun. He sent for ammu-
milton, and, when he had tested the wea-
pom, he returned to Cox's saloon, and, stop
ping at the window, warned Dorsey that he
wanted his money returned or there would
be trouble. His shotgun was shown, and
the weapon he told Dorsey would take
part in the trouble The bartender did not
regard "Egypt's' threat as sincere, but the
subsequent shooting evidenced that he had
misjudged his man. s-'-.-..--.
Egypt walked from the side window to
the front door and renewed his demand
for the return of the money. Becoming
satisfied that he was not going to get 1t. he
raised the old shotgun and, 1t is alleged,
emptied both barrels The charges of shot
took effect in the side of the victims head,
a portion of his brains being afterward
found on the wall in the rear of the bar.
The victim fell against some boxes and
barrels piled together in the saloon. Soon
afterward he was unconscious, and DR.. V.
l.. Perry was summoned to attend him.
In the meantime the man who had done
the shooting walked from the saloon as If
nothing unusual had happened, and re-
turned the gun to his mothers house
where he placed it in a woodshed. He then
left this section of the county. At the time
he left the saloon there were several men
standing about the sidewalk, but. knowing
his dangerous character they made no eff
fort to stop him.
1t was said this morning that on account
of difficulty in which he had made threats
against another party, Galloway had been
placed under a bond in the penalty of 81, 900
to keep the peace. This bond is still in
force.
Galloway was seen late last evening east
of Hyattsvile by parties who knew him.
but who had not heard of the shooting of
Dorsey He asked them to advise him
where to find the Annapolis pike.
William Beckett, colored, who was wit
ness to the shooting, stated he endeavored
to take the weapon away from Galloway,
while he was in the saloon, but the man re-
sisted to such an extent he was obliged TO
go out of the place for fear of being shot.
He also stated that Dorsey had a revolver
in his hand at the time of the shooting
ordered by Commissioners.
Tho district have iSSuod