The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-08
AN AUTOPSY TO BIZ HELD
The Coroner TO Investigate the
Death of Z. T. Harrington.
The Body OF the cx-District Guards
mun Found in Cell mt the First
Precinct station - His Parents
Greatly Shocked by His Sudden End

The death Yesterday of Frederick 7.
| Harrington, cx-soldicr and District Ma
tional Guardsman, while confined in a
cell at the T'iTst precinct station. charged
with intoxicaton. will result in an au-
topsy this morning on the remains at
the morgue. Apparently under the in
fuence of liquor. Harrington was found
lying in an alley near Thirteenth and ID
Streets northwest early yesterday morn
ing. taken to the police station, ana
locked up.
Two soldiers discovered Harrington in n
serious condition and conveyed him to the
station. suggesting that a physician be
called to attend him, bat no such action
was taken and the prisoner died in n cell
unattended No word of his death was
sent to his parents in this city who only
learned last night of the death OF their
son by the reports in the newspapers.
James Harrington, father of the dead
youth, visited the morgue last night In
an effort to learn the facts surrounding
the death of his son. Funeral arrange
ments will depend largely on the result
of action today by Coroner Neyitt
John Chamberlain. a member of the
District National Guard. accompanied by
a friend were walking in the alley near
Thirteenth Street at o'clock yesterday
morning when they saw Harrington
lying on the ground, apparently uncon-
scious. They picked him up and removed
him to the station, more dead than alive,
where he was turned over to PatroiIpan
Houghlan and Policeman Emmert. At
first a call was sent in for the ambu-
lance, because it was thought Harring-
ton was in a serious condition. but the
call was countermanded. Harrington was
then taken back and placed in a cell,
while charge of intoXication was en-
tered against him on the blotter at the
station.
After Harrington was locked up no fur
ther attention was paid to him. Janitor
Noulton passed the cell in which was
Harrington a number of times during the
morning. and saw the prisoner lying on
the stone floor, seemingly asleep. When
the other prisoners were aroused, to be
sent to court or released, Harrington was
not disturbed for some reason. He was
lying on his back at 10 O'Clock. and Jani-
tor Mouiton saw him again at u o'clock,
still in the same position. Then his sus-
picions were aroused, and with several
policemen he made an investigation. The
cell door was unlocked, and Harrington
was found to be dead. A physician was
summoned from the Emergency Hospital.
He stated that Harrington lzd been dead
for several hours. Word was then sent
to Coroner Nevitt, who ordered the body
sent to the morgue. No word was sent
to the parents of the dead youth, how
ever, by the police.
At her home, 40 Twenty-second Street
northwest. last night, Mrs. Harrington
said the death of her son was a great
shock. She was awaiting the return of
her husband, she said, for he had gone
out to learn the facts in the case. Mrs.
Harrington said her son was in the Span
ish-American war and had been houorably
discharged from the First District OF Co
lumbia Volunteer Regiment at its close.
a year ago. according to Mrs. Harrington,
her son enlisted in Troop G, Sixth United
States Cavalry, from which he was re-
Gently discharged because of Illness of
long standing. Mrs. Harrington was GER
tain her son was not addicted to drink
and believes come other cause must have
led to his untlmely death. The effects OF
the young man, including a satchel which
he had In his possession when found. will
be turned over today to his parents BY
the police.
Records show tha- young Harrington
enlisted in Company +, First District Vol
unteerS. May 10. 1898, and served until the
following November. Shortly afterward
he went into the army. He was twenty
eight Years