The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-15
MURDER and suicide
Double Tragedy Stirs the Village
of College Park, I'D.
Theron Crew, Farm Gvcrscer.
Killed by Buttons Johnson, Gel
ored Laborer-The slayer Then
Goes 10 His Victin.,s Room, Gets
Pistol, and Ends His oyvn Life.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. Dec. I5.-Theron
Crew. an soyerSeer on the farm OF Mrs.
Sara Cartwright, near this place. was kill
ed this morning, By Buttons johnson. a
negro Iaborer, who afterward committed
suicide by sending a bullet through his
brain
Since tie death Of her husband. about
five months ago. Mrs. Cartwright has en-
plcyed Theron crew. a weII-rec commended
young man from the Eastern Shore Of Ma
ryiand. as general overseer OF the farm.
Afr. Crew MAS kind-hearted and genial IN
his manner and made many friends in tnis
neighborhood
This morning, about $50 O'Clock while
Jessup Cartwright, son. was absent on
business. Crew. vhc Hved With the family
went into tie dining-rocm where Mrs
Cartwright was AZ work 70 talk Eith her
about some affairs Of the farm
No one wz.. IN the house except Mrs.
Cartwright aud the oTerseeF- While
Crew vas taking with Mrs. Cart erISht
who wss st the time standing with her
back toward him. a gunshot was suddenly
heard. and Crew fell down on his knees
crying, on, uy God,1 De Immediately
arose, and with blood streaming down his
face approached Mrs. Cartwright xIfo IN
the excitement of The moment thought be
had fallen and cut his head With the glass
Of the closet door.
Mrs. Cartwright secured a towel. vet Il
and was in the act OF 1iping ihe blood
from the wounded man 5 head. xhsn The
room door Was suddenly burst open and
the negro Johnson rushed into the room
with appraised gun He pointed the gun
al the already dazed and bleeding victim
of his former shot and exc5aiTaing eEo~
Id -
Crew fell dead. with the back OF his
head literally torn OF Mrs Cartwright
screamed for help, but the infuriated ne
gro grabbed her and threatened to kill her
If she gave an alarm.
The murderer then picked I'D the lamp
and looked at the PROSTATE man to see if
he was dead. Being satisfied unon this
point, be vent from the room. having the
gun behind him, saying as he went out
that hc would hang anyway and believed
ne would kill himself.
Mrs Cartwright with unusual presence
OF mind escaped by the back d0GF and sent
boy Ia an adjacent field over 70 the
Agricultural College 10 ask for help Night
Rztchman Miles Immediately armed him
se2f and went over to the farm. Before
reaching the house he discovered the ne
gro lying in the yard. as Mr. Niles sup
posed. dead Dunk
A closer examination disclosed the fact
that Jehnso1i was dead. and blood was
IT'LL running from hole in the right
temple A 32-calibre revolver lay By his
.iitff investigation showed that John
s,la. upon leaving the dining-Toom, had
gCue to the bedroom Of his victim. taken
the Iatter's pistol from the bureau, gone
out N the yard. and fired bullet INTO
his he'd
Ne motive for the crime has been dis
covered. Mrs. Cartwright says that
Johnso was Slightly intoxicated late last
nigh :. but that she knows OF no misuHder-
staining or alteration between him asd
Overeer Crew. The negro. she said, was
we'll behaved when sober Eut was known
to be a dangerous man when drunk. He
had already served term IN the House
Of Correction for assault with intent to
kill
Everybcs here wonders that Mrs. Cart
wright escaped uniniured. as she was
standing within a few feet OF the mur-
dered man when the second shot was fred
Crew was unmarried and about thirty
three years Sid. Johnson. the murderer
and suicide. was about forty-seven= years
OF age State Attorney Levin arrived on
The sSane about 3 o'clock ana made ar
rangemen6s for eoroner.s inquest.
t,rowds Of curious persons visited the
scene of the tragedy during the day.