The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-11
TO FIX RESPONSIBILITY.
An Inquest Intefths Cause of NIGEL
rOy's Death.

An inquest will be held at the New
Jersey Avenue police station at IL o'clock
this morning to enquire into the circum-
| stances attending the death of James Nc
Elroy ct the Casualty Hospital yester-
day NOR ling Al $50 o'clock, and to place
| responsibility for his death. McElroy, as
he was generally known. but who, before
| dying, stat. that his name was Riley,
was found In shed in the rear of 321
X Street northeast last Tuesday morning
and removed to The hospital, suffering
severe pain from kick in the stomach.
He told the police that he had been kick
ed by Michael ]. Harrington, who kept a
saloon ut 1901 Third Street northeast.
Harrington, who is a large property hold
er Ia this city, is now under arrest pend
ing the action of the coroner's jury. The
autopsy performed upon McElroy's body
yesterday by Deputy Coroner Glazebrook
showed that the intestines had been pune
tured
McElroy was fifty-seven years old and,
it is said. he has a sister living in Balti-
more. He had been doing small joGs OF
work in the northeast section of the city
for several years, and since last June he
was permitted to sleep in an open shed
in the rear of 32I K Street northeast.
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at 1O01 Third Street northeast. He kept
saloon there until last July, when he
sold the business to Patrick II. Hagerty,
formerly a telegraph operator Hagerty' s
health failing him. the business was again
talen by Harrington. Who assumed charge
on the day of the alleged trouble with
McElroy. Harrington was taken in GUS
tody by Sergeant Kramer and Policeman
Davis
While Hagerty had charge of the saloon
named. McElroy worked for him from
time to time, and on Tuesday last called
there, thinking Hagerty was still proprie-
tor of the place. 1t is said that McElroy
had been drinking and that he became
disorderly in the place. harrington put
him out of the barroom, it is said, and
when McElroy insisted upon returning.
harrington, it is said, kicked him in the
groin. McElroy was able to leave the
barroom, but the next morning Mrs. Nc
Donald heard him groaning in the shed
in the rear of her house She sent for
the police. McElroy was removed to the
Casualty Hospital.
When McElroy was taken to the hos
Iital his condition was not considered criti-
cal. but he gradually sank until yesterday
morning when he died. Word was sent to
the police and Harrington was Immediate
~ rearrested and locked up at No Po-
lice Station.
Dr. Glazebrook. the Deputy Coroner.
performed an autopsy on McElroy's body
about noon yesterday and found that the
intestines had been punctured.
When seen by q reporter yesterday Far
rington told of his trouble with Nc
Elroy He said that McElroy was disor-
derby in his place and he put him out.
When he attempted to re-enter. as pro-
prietor of the place. he said, he prevent
ed McElroy from doing so.
harrington said that he did not recall
having kicked McEiroy and that he had
asked several witnessestand none of them
had seen him do so. He had had several
drinks during the day. but was not under
the influence of liquor at the time, and
knew what he was doing.
Inspector Boardrnan has telephoned to
Baltimore to locate the sister of McElroy
who, it is believed. resides in that city.