Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-24
SAUER RESPONSIBLE.
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Jury Holds Biz fos Action Of Grand
sJup.
CAUSED TIE DEATH OF JAMES ALLEN
Alteration MA Saloon Leads to
Fatal Assault.
THE DEFENDANT IN JAIL
CAUSED TEE DEATH OF JAMES ALLEN
THE DEFENDANT IN JAIL

THE DEFENDANT IN JAIL
| Coroner Carr held an inquest at the sixth
| pl ecinct station this morning in the case
| of James Allen, the former saloon keeper.
who died at Providence Hospital yesterday
| morning from the effects of a blow de-
| livered by William Sauer a marine As
stated in The Star at the time of the oc-
| currence. the men participated in dis
| cussion in McNamaras saloon on Sth street
| southeast, and after leaving the saloon
| they met on G street opposite the marine
| barracks. There they had some words,
and Sauer struck Allen and knocked him
| down.
| The jury returned verdict holding Sauer
| for the action Of the grand jury, and he
was committed to Jail. Attorney Mitchell
was present at the inquest as counsel for
| the prisoner.
Testimony of Physicians.
DR.. Frank T Chanberlin testified that
he attended Allen at the Casualty Hos
pital He was brought to the hospital the
| 18th of this month. said the witness. When
| he reached the hospital he was suffering
from shock. Witness described the condi-
| ton of his head and told of the treatment
| of the patient during the eight DAYS he
was in the hospital. When his condition
became alarming it was found necessary to
remove him to Providence Hospital in order
| to have him operated upon. The doctor ex-
planned that the Casualty Hospital Is not
thoroughly equipped, and this rendered his
removal to Providence Hospital necessary.
DR.. Sothoran Key testified that last Sum
Cay afternoon Allen was brought to Provi-
dence Hospital for an operation to be per-
| formed for his relief. He was very much
excited. and it required several men to hold
| him while his hair was being shaved pre-
no tory to nf he ipSf 70
James Kerr performed the opera alton on
| Aliens skull. and the patient rested we'll
during the night. His condition showed
| signs of improvement until Tuesday, when
| he became feverish. Witness described in
| detail the various changes in Aliens con-
| dition until about o'clock yesterday morn
ing. when he died. The operation was per-
formed on the right side of the head, where
| there was a fracture of the skull. During
| the time Allen was in the hospital he was
rot in a condition to make any statement
| concerning the manner in which he re-
| ceived the injuries. Death. he said was
| no doubt the result of the injury to the
| skull.
| COrOner's Statement.
Deputy Coroner Glazebrook testified that
| he performed the autopsy on the body of
| the deceased at the margue. The maciat-
| ed condition of the body showed that the
man had gone through severe illness.
| There was a discoloration Of the right eye
| w illness FOUND evidences OF operation
| having been performed Six or eight square
| inches of bone had been removed. The
| brain showed there had been a blood clot
beneath the skull. DR.. Glazebrook told the
! jury that the skull of the deceased was
| what is known as paper SHELF kind. 1t
| was the thinnest skull he had ever seen.
One part of it, he. said, was not more than
| one-twentieth Of an inch thick Death
| was unquestionably the result of the in
| jury. Both sides of the skull were frac-
tured.
solomon Naly. $50 9Th street southeast
| testified that the night the deceased was in
| jured he in fMcNamara's saloon near
Sth and C streets Southeast, with a rela-
| tive. They went in to get a glass of beer
| and found a number of marines and others
| in the place. There was an argument in
progress and Sauer made the remark
| That mans responsible for the whole
| shooting match, pointing to Allen.
Ends in IL Quarrel.
/ Allen called sauer liar" and the lat
| ter struck at him. Several of the men
went out of the place. A few minutes later
witness went out and found Allen and
Sauer engaged in a quarrel. He heard
Sauer say to Allen, you ID. take back
what you said' and Allen denied that he
had said anything about him. Allen denied
| that he had anything against Sauer. Wit
ness said that Sducr struck Allen one blow
| that he twitnessD described as under
| cut. Sauers fist landed against his vic
| tins jaw When The blow was struck Al
| len was standing on the curbstone. He
| was knocked down and his head struck on
| cobblestone in the street. making a
| noise similar to that caused by dropping
| a cocoanut on the pavement. Witness as
| sisted in the removal of the injured man
| from the pavement to the sidewalk. Sauer
| was first to leave the saloon, Allen leaving
| several minutes later. The affair happened
| on G street between Sth and 9th streets.
| Just around the corner from the saloon.
| Witness remained on the street until the
| arrived 10
| was taken to the hospital.
| Witness thought both men had been
| drinking.
| An Eye Witness.
| William H. Miller. s1s G street southeast,
| told the jury that he near sth and G
| streets the night of the trouble when he
| saw marine and citizen standing near
| the curb. Ell heard the marine say. Take
| 1t back, and then strike the citizen. Wit
| ness said he was about twenty-five or
| thirty feet from the men when the blow
| was struck So far as he could see. the
! marine used his fist and did not have a
| weapon. Allen, he said, made no response
| before he was struck to what the marine
said The marine remained there long
1 enough to help drag the injured man from
| the street to the sidewalk. The affair
| CURED about 1870 O'Clock at night.
Policeman r. F.. Lee testified that he
| passed McNamara's saloon about fifteen
| minutes before the fatal encounter took
place He walked two squares away and
| was returning in that direction when he
| saw several men running in the direction
| OF where the trouble occurred. When he
| reached the crowd he saw the injured man
| lying on the sidewalk. That night he was
unable to learn of the identity of the
| marine who had inflicted the blow. The
| next morning he ascertained that the
| marine known as Dutch and then
| he arrested Sauef! The prisoner admitted
| to him that he struck the blow. He said
| he struck Allen Because the latter had in
| suited him.
| He wanted it,. theT witness said Sauer
| told him, "and gave it to him.
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