The Washington times., 1902-04-17
NEGRO JOHN ST. CLAIR
AGAIN IN POLICE HANDS
But Two Months a Free Man,
He May Return to Prison.
Now Charged With Having Shot Daisy
Madre, Who Died From Wound
at Emergency Hospital.

After having been released but two
months from serving fve-year sentence
in the penitcntiary, John st. Clair, alias
Thomas. negro, whose home is in this
city, was taken into custody at daybreak
yesterday morning on a charge If having
shot Daisy Madre in the head with re-
volver. At the time of his arrest, St
Clair was simply charged with assault,
but as the Madre woman died at the
Emergency Hospita! about 10 o'clock yes
terday morning from the effects OF the
bullet wounds, St. Clair will be tried for
murder.
At II o'clock this morning Coroner
hewitt will hold an inquest over the wo-
mans remains, which repose in the
morgue at the Sixth precinct station.
The accused man is one of the coolest
prisoners that has ever been lodged in a
local stationhouse. and when Lieutenant
Byrnes OF the Second precinct informed
St. Clair OF the womans death the pris-
oner was wholly uncoucerned regarding
the affair. From the time of his capture
up 10 last night the man defied the pc
lice to secure a statement from him re-
garding the shooting. Il didn't shoot the
roman," was the only statement he would
make regarding the affair.
The trouble between St Clair and the
woman occurred at 125 a B C Alley. To-
Gated between First Street and New Je--
sey Avenue and X and l. Streets north
wes: shortly after ] o'clock yesterday
morning. Both parties were in a room
together and quarreling Suddenly two
pistol shots rang out, and ST. Clair came
down stairs with the smoking revolver
in his hand and left the premises, being
caught half an hour later by Sergeants
LYDIA and Sprinkle, together with Police
man Shipley. all of the Second precinct.
The most important and, in fact, the
only eyewitness Of the tragedy in the
house was Lizzie Hutchinson, colored.
who upon hearing the woman scream, ran
into the room after breaking the doc.
down, St Clair having locked it, She
claims that the accused negro had thu,
woman up against the wall and was chok-
ing her with one hand, while with the
other he drew a revolver from his hip
pocket and fired twice into the woman S
head.
Yesterday morning Police photographic
Johnson went to the scene OF the tragedy
and secured a number of pictures of the
room, which will be used in court as
evidence.
ST. Glars manner since his arrest has
been that of dsinterested party. He is
exceedingly brazen, and when brought
out into Lieutenant Byrnes' private office
refused to make a statement. He wished
to leave the impression that the woman
had killed herself out of jealousy for
him. While en- route back to the cell he
remarked that he would sooner swing
for it than make a statement"
In conversation with Il fellow prisoner
he was heard to say:
The woman and | were the only ones
in that room, and nobody else knows
anything about il. ! won't make any
statement even if | have to swing for it.
I'm not afraid to die
A number OF years ago st. Clair shot
Doc Boland. another negro. in the mouth
while the two were engaged in quarrel
II was for this act that he was sent to
penitentiary. In physique the prisoner is
powerful man. despite the fact that he
is a cripple. his right leg having been
cut off by a railroad train.