The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-01
AN INQUEST TO BE HELD.
The killing OF Florence Marshall TO
BE Investigated Tomorrow

William SnOwden. cOlCT=:r who last
night shot and killed Florence Marshall,
a niue-year-oId colo-ed child, during the
progress Of a quarrel with q negro wO-
man. was arrested at 100 o'clock this
morning near I-angd0n D c The COro-
ner has arranged TO hold the inquest over
the chiIds remains tomorrow morning at
Il O'Clock The capture was effecled by
Policeman Morris and a detail of other
policemen under SeTgeants Kramer and
Hartman.
Shortly after the death of the child was
announced Detective Sergeant Lacy. VINO
had been assigned TO the case with a
number Of other Headquarters men, re
ceived information that Snowden had
probably started for the home Of his
mother at BerWin. Nd A detail Of men
were hurried into the patrol wagon and
sent TO Langdon to intercept Snowden be
fore he could leave the District
About 1:30 o'clock, while skirmishing
through the brick kfns in that vicinity
Policeman Morris found Snowden lying on
q bench fast asleep. When awakened
Snowden said that Iiis name was Johnson
and that he was q hobo from Baltimore
He 50 thoroughly answered the descrip-
ton OF the man wanted. however. that he
was placed in the patrol wagon and
he admitted that he was SuOWden ana
said that he had no idea Of killing anyone
when he fired the shot
SnOwden spent yesterday morning at
Jackson City and IN the afternoon went
fishing with Stuart Marshall the brother
OF the girl whom he afterward killed, and
terms He returned to his home AZ
OBTien's Court after dark. and the tTou-
/ bic with Mamie Davis ensued.
How the quarrel began is not known,
but for time the nFISnfDTS h.
trected by the Davis woman sitting at an
upper window cursIng SnOwden, who WAS
sitting in front of the house Several
times he attempted TO 20 upstairs TO try
10 stop the vituperations Of the half
drunken woman, but his brother Charles
MackaU prevented him. Finally about
$50 o clock SnoWden arose from his chair
and drew his pistol. which he raised over
his head Snowden claims that in cooking
the revolver the hammer Cid not catch.
but fell exploding the cartridge The bull
let struck the child in the abdomen. She
fell 10 the pavement with q gTOau. and as
the crowd gathered around her SHowCen
made his escape. He claims that he left
the revolver on table in the house but
several witnesses declare they saw him
several blocks from the place OF the shoot
/ ing with the weapon in his possession
The police reserves from the Third pre-
cinct We're quickly on the scene and hur-
/ RED the injured child to the Emergency
Hospital. where 1t was found that the
bullet had puactured the intsstines and
/ possible means Of saving the child life.
/ Dr. Vaughn, head surgeon Of the hos
pital was summoned and the child died
/ while the operation was being performed
! by him
/ When Major Sylvester heard Of Flor
! euce MarshaI's death he increased the
reward OF $50 which he had offered for
/ Snowden's arrest. to 800 and ordered out
! all available men TO guard every possible
! means Of escape Major Sylvester retain
| ed direct control Of the work Of his men
| and did not retire until after he had been
/ advised Of the capture of the man.
! SEowden was sentenced October %. 1888.
| TO five yes rs IN the Albany peniteuttary-
! on a charge Of assault with intent 10 kill
! Policeman Cooper. Of the First precinct
| He had just been released whesI he was
| again sentenced 10 Two years at trenton.
| y. J.. whence he was released October 8,
! 800
snowden was taken To Police Headquar-
| ters this afternoon and measured and
| photographed for the Fogues' gallery.
| which already contains several OF MS pic
! lures.