The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-10
ANOTHER POLICE MYSTERY.
william Zimmerman Found Uncon-
sciOus in n CeIl.

| William Zimmerman. fifty years of ge
| known to his friends as 'Reddy." is al
| the Emergency Hospital. suffering from
| a blood clot on the brain, and will prob
| ably die. The police are investigating
how he received his injuries. Ho is suf-
| fering from cerebral hemorrhage appar-
| emily the result of blow or fall, received
| Friday night in Slaters Alley. near Thir-
teenth and f Streets northwest thinner
man spent a part Of Friday night in a
| cell at the First precinct station. and
| yesterday morning at 6 O'Clock was sent
to the hospital for treatment. He has
never regained consciousness since ne was
| found lying in the alley. it is said. an / his
| identity was not learned until last night.
! Joseph Higgins and Albert Glascock.
| steamfitters. with whom Zimmerman was
| seen late Friday afternoon, have been
! located in the wOTkhouse. where they had
teen sentenced on a charge Of disorderly
| conduct.
| While patrolling his beat Friday night.
| Policeman Carlson was told that thinner
man was lying in the alley. and required
attention. With assistance, Carlson ia sed
Zimmerman, and when the patrol wagon
| responded to a call sent him to the sta
| ton on Twelfth Streets northwest i'm
norman apparently was in a drunken
| stupor. He was placed in a cell to sober
| up. where he remained until yesterday
/ morning IT is said by the police that
/ Zimmerman showed no marks of violence,
and when he failed to awake from the
stupOr yesterday, it deemed eXpedi-
cnt to send him To the hospital for treat
ment. The ambulance was called ana the
prisoner removed from the station. Ply
sicians at the hospital found Zimmerman
suffering from cerebral hemorrhage AMI
say n slight scalp wound was apparent
on the back of the head. The patient
failed to rally to stimulants administered.
and an operation was performed late in
the afternoon. Late last night Zhnmer-
man was said to he near death.
When it became known that the man
might die an investigation was started
and Detective Herndon and Policemen
Warren and Carlson were sent out on the
case. At the hospital the policemen were
unable to learn the identity of the pa
tient. but card bearing the name of
John A. Zeller, steamfitter and supplies.
was found in his pocket. Following this
information the police saw Zeller. who
told them that Joseph Higgins and Albert
Glascock were companions of Zimmerman
Friday afternoon. Both Higgins and
Glascock. moreover. were employed by
Zeler, it is said while Zimmerman
worked at the freight depot of the Penn
sylvania Railroad, Ninth Street and
Maryland Avenue southwest. The police
men also learned that neither Higgins nor
GlaSCoCk had appeared for work Saturday
morning, so steps were taken to find them.
The home of Higgins was visited, but lit
tie information was gained. 1t then came
to light that Higgins and GlaSCOCk had
been arrested late Friday night, tried Sat
urday in the Police Court, and sent to the
uO Or-xh N of of
diSorderly conduct The men were ar
rested in Southwest Washington by the
Fourth precinct police and Glascock was
sentenced to thirty days and Higgins to
fifteen days in default of fine.
Enquiry in saloons about Slaters Alley,
near where Zimmerman was found,
brought to light the fact that the latter
had had several drinks with Higgins and
Glascock the police say, but no one has
been found to tell Of any trouble between
the trio. Yesterday afternoon Detective
Herndou and Carlson went to the work.
house and had talk with both prisoners
Higgins said he remembered nothing, but
later, it is said, stated that he was with
Zimmerman for time Friday last. The
prisoner showed badly bruised ear. still
bloody. but said he could not say how he
received such an injury. He Is about thir-
ty-five years of age and lives at 1230
Eighth Street northwest.
Glascock formerly worked at the freight
depot with Zimmerman. and told the de-
tective that Zimmerman was paid of
Friday night, ana that he met MIN ShOrtll
after leaving the freight depot. Higgins
was also there. says Glascock. and to-
gether they tried to persuade Zimmerman
to go to boathouse near the Eleventh
Street wharf to take a nap. Glascock
states that Zimmerman would not agree
to this proposition. so they made their
way down town. Beyond this, Glascock
says he remembered nothing, except that
all three drank considera bic. While near
Warmers saloon. near Thirteenth and +
Streets northwest. Glascock says he was
separated from Zimmerman. and accom-
panied by Higgins, started for the home
of the latter. Just how they got arrested,
Glascock says he does not recall until he
discovered Saturday morning that he had
been deprived Of his liberty.
Late last night the police We're trying
to locate the home and friends of Zim-
norman who is said to live In George
town. AS Higgins and Glascock will be
detained at the workhouse on sentences
imposed for disOrderiy conduct, no ac-
tiou was taken last night toward bringing
other charges against them. II was found
that Zimmerman lived at 1852 NJ Street
northwest.