The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-15

The remains OF Matthew Snow, the cab
man, forty five years old, who died at the
Emergency Hospital about l o'clock this
morning as the result of injuries inflicted
by William alias Buck Alexander, flor
isl, twantJ five years old, in Marble Alley
be- weeTs Four and-aHalf and Sixth
Streets md Pennsylvania and Missouri
Avenues northwest, about $3.50 o'clock last
night, were today removed from the hos
pttal to the Morgue at No. station. Later
they were viewed by Acting Coroner Glaze
brook, WHO ordered an autopsy performed
this evening and an inquest held tomorrow
morning.
DR.. J. Ramsay hewitt who will assume
the duties OF Coroner tomorrow morning,
viii conduct the inquest which will be held
at No. station at II O'Clock.
AT about the time that the body of Stow
was removed to the Morgue Alexander,
who had occupied a cell at No. station
during the night, was taken TO Police
Headquarters where he was measured and
photographed for the rogues' gallery. Aft
erward he was returned to the station
house. and he now occupies a cell the Ioca-
ton OF which is not fifty feet from the
crypt in which the body of his victim
rests. The charge entered opposite the
name of Alexander on the stationhouse
biotter is murder.
Alexander claims that his assault on
Snow WAS due to the fact that the cabman
bit him on the leg. and then grasping him
by the ankle attempted to pull him TO the
ground. Witnesses of the assault deny
that statement, however, and claim that
Alexander numerically beat Snow without
provocation.
Lieutenant Moore of the Sixth precinct,
has examined all the witnesses and their
written statements are now in his pos
session Though the statements Eary
some TAat as to details they are substaL-
TALLY the same in effect, and tend 10 show
that Snow was the victim CT the unpro-
voked drunken wrath of Alexander. Those
who have made statements to Lieutenant
Moore regarding the assault include John
Rose. a blacksmith in the rear Cf 337
Missouri Avenue: William Walters. col
ored. of 400 Aiken Alley, and George W.
TiIlman. a colored hackman. whose stable
is at IFS Marble Alley. The stable Of
Snow is at Az Marble Alley and adjoins
that Of Tillman. Snow lived over his sta
BILE Two other witnesses examined by
Lieutenant Moore are Mary Irwin. OF 20S
Four and-a-half Street southwest. and
Edna Burgess, whose home is with the
mother Of Alexander at AL Il Missouri
Avenue. Neither woman saw the assault
fore it occurred.
TIL story of the assault and what &C
CURED previously. as1 CLEANED from the
statements OF the several witnesses, Is
corroborated by Alexander, with the single
exception that he claims he acted in self
defence according to the statements, Al
eXande-. n company with the blacksmith,
Rose. ana the Irwin and Burgess worn= n,
drove q a roadhouse near BIadensburg
early III the afternoon. Alexander rode in
Roses buggy and the women rode in q
hack driven by the co.Ored Cabman. Till
man. AT the Toadhouse Alexander had
some drinks, and was intoxicated when the
party returned to the city. The wome Il
/ were taken home. and Rose. Tillman, ard
/ Alexander repaired 10 the stables il Ma bic
/ Alley to pat up their teams
/ When the men arrived in the alley Snow
was sitting on a curling stone in place at
the corner of a stable. The stable is 10
Gated at a point where Marble Alley is in
tersected by an alley running parallel with
the numbered streets. The stone on which
Snow was sitting was put in place to pre-
vent vehicles turning the corner of the
alley from tearing away the briekwork of
the stable. Snow paid no attention to the
arrivals and sat with his head bowed in
his hands.
Alexander staggered about the alley for
. few moments, and suddenly, without
warning 1t is said. walked over to Snow
and catching him by the left wrist, began
TO rain blow after blow on the head and
face of the sitting man. Tillman, Rose,
and Walters are all agreed on that point
So ferocious was the assault on Snow and
/ so helpless was he that Walters and TILL
man interfeTed. Ttllman declares that
Alexander was then armed with a pair of
brass knuckles. After Alexander had been
pulled away from his victim Snow fell 10
| the ground, and it was seen that he was
seriously injured. Alexander, after calmly
surveying the PROSTATE form, left the al
ley and went to his home
The first intimation the police had of the
trouble was when Lieutenant Moore, Ser
geant Byrnes, and Policeman Romer were
approached in front of the National Hotel
and told that Buck Alexander was
wTecking furniture at his home. The po-
| lice at once went to the Alexander home
and. finding everything quiet. were ABOUT
10 depart when they saw a large crowd in
Marble Alley. Then some one said hat
Alexander had seriously assaulted man
and Lieutenant Moore and Sergeant Byrnes
entered his house and. taking him into
custody, proceeded to where the crowd had
gathered. Snow was lying in the centre
Of the crowd and as the police approached
he said to Walters: " Buck beat me for
nothing" He then lapsed into unconscious