Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-16

The hearing was held at the undertaking
establishment Of ]. William Lee. Deputy
Coroner Glazebrook performed an autopsy
early in the morning. He failed to find that
the skull had been fractured.
number of witnesses were heard and
William. alias Buck" Alexander was held
| responsible for the hackman's death. He
was committed TO Jail to await the action
of the grand jury
Shows body was prepared for burial by
Undertaken Lee. His funeral will take place
| from ST. Aloysius Church at o'clock to-
morrow morning The interment will be at
Mount Oliret cemetery.
Evidence Taken at Inquest.
George W. Tillman, colored, 415 Marble
court northwest, testified that Tuesday
night he was present when Snow was killed.
Alexander. he said. staggered against Snow.
and the latter said:
Get away from me, Buck I'm sick, and
l don't want any fooishness.'
Snow asked his assailant several times to
keep away. and finally he saw Alexander
begin pounding the other man in the face.
Witness went over and pulled Alexander
away.
Was Snow a man of good character
| the witness was asked
Yes. sir" he answered. I've known him
for four years. and he has been a quiet and
peaceable man."
Were the men under the influence Of
lquor?"
II can't say. I saw Alexander drink a
bottle Of beer during the afternoon, but II
he was drunk he didn't show it,
Snow. the witness explained, was sitting
on a stone near the lamp post when Buck
stumbled him.
About how many times did he strike
Snow"
He struck him so fast that can hardly
tell. He must have struck him ten or
twelve times"
The witness said Snow was knocked off
the stone. When he got up he started to-
ward Missouri avenue staggering. Alex
ander remained in the alley some minutes.
and he said something about Snow having
robbed his grandfather of thousands Of dol
lars. At the time the assault was COM
mtted Snow had his back against the lamp
post
Did Snow make any attempt to strike
| Alexander"
No, sir
What did he do?"
"All he did was to tell him to keep away.
and the third time he told him he made use
of an OATH
Witness said that there was loose stone
in the alley near where Snow fell.
Thomas Carter. colored, 49, Missouri ave-
nue., testified that he was in Marble alley
Tuesday night cleaning his horse, when
Snow came along and remarked: Garter.
that's right: take care OF your horses good
in hot weather.
A few minutes later he was told of the
affair and was shown blood on the stones.
He did not witness the assault nor did he
go to see Snow, for he (the witness) be-
came nervous. Shortly afterward Alex
ander came through the alley with John
Rose and George Tillman. They had been
around the corner to get a drink.
Alexander made the remark: Yes. hit
the - with my fist. and If anybody
don't like it. let EN- hop into me-
Displays Steel KnuckIes.
At that time, he said. Alexander had his
hands in his pockets. He pulled out pair
of steel knuckles, and when he discovered
that witness saw them he put them back
in his pocket.
Witness asked another man in the alley
If he had seen the knuckles and he said
he had. Witness told him he thought
Alexander was going to hit him.
DIR. W. r. Morgan of the Emergency Hos
pital staff testified that Snow was uncon-
scious when he reached the hospital He
was suffering from a broken nose and cere-
bral hemorrhage. 1t was about $50 o'clock
when he was brought to the institution. and
he died about l o'clock yesterday morning
The hemorrhage from the nose, he said,
was very profuse.
Dr. L. ]. Battle, 419 ID street southwest.
testified that he examined the prisoner at
the sixth precinct station about IL o'clock
yesterday morning. Alexander, he said
claimed that Snow had hit him on the leg
Witness found an old bruise on his leg that
was evidently made two or three weeks ago.
There was evidence of a tooth print on
his leg
Witness said he had treated Snow several
times for intoxication. and he added that
Snow was never boiSterouS or troublesome.
Attorney Sillers objected to this state
ment, but his objection was not sustained.
Deputy Coroner's Statement.
Deputy Coroner Glazebrook testified that
he performed an autopsy this morning Wit
ness told the jury that the deceased had a
very large head and his skull was unusually
thick. There was no fracture of the skull.
Both eyes were blackened and swollen. His
lip was also cut and swollen. The nose
witness found. was mashed and there was
a bruise on his left arm Death due
to cerebral hemorrhage, the result of an
injury. The blow was inflicted on the right
side and the hemorrhage was on the left
The witness believed the injury had been
inflicted with a blunt instrument. fall
from the stone on which Snow was sitting
he thought. could hardly have produced
such an injury.
Sergt. Byrnes on the Stand.
Sergeant Michael Byrnes testified to the
Investigation made and to the arrest of
Alexander He said the prisoner when
placed under arrest. said. Yes, / had a
fight with Snow and knocked him down"
Alexander he said. under the infiu-
ence of liquor. Snow was also a drinking
man, but he had never been arrested. The
prisoner, he said, had been arrested
charges of disorderly conduct and assault
Witness said he saw the bruise on the pris-
oner's leg. 1t appeared to be an ordinary
bruise. The skin was not broken. and wit
ness thought 1t was not made by teeth.
John Rose, colored, 1884 4th street north
west, testified that he was in the alley
Tuesday night when Alexander came along
and shook him. Alexander said to Snow.
who was sitting on a stone, Wake up
there and don't go to Sleep Snow asked
that he be let alone, saying he sick.
Then Alexander put his left arm around
Shows neck and pounded him with his right
hand.
Witness said that he saw Snow fall. and
when he saw the blood he assisted in pick
ing him up and caring for him. The wit
ness added that he and Tillman went to
Lucketts saloon to get drink. and Alex
ander, who followed them. asked him to
treat. He treated him to glass of beer.
Witness saw no knuckles the prisoners
hand, but he saw what looked like prints of
such a weapon on his fingers. Alexander
complained that his fingers had been
sorained.
Thought They Were Playing.
Isaac Durrett. colored. 1886 Waverly ter
race the driver of a feed wagon, testified