Evening star., 1902-02-26
MURDER CHARGED
Forest Pendleton, Colored,
Taken Into Custody.
INQUEST TO BE HELD
PRISONER ACCUSED OF FATALLY
sTABBING GRAFTON BROWN.
Affair the Result Of = Difficulty at a
Wine Reception in South
Washington.
INQUEST TO BE HELD

Grafton Brown colored, fifty-six years
old, respected resident Of South Washing
ton, was stabbed to death at his home. No.
1O6 Virginia avenue. about 10 o'clock last
night. Forest Pendleton, colored. twenty
years old, who inflicted the fatal injury,
was arrested at his home on Half street
southwest about o'clock this morning He
is charged with murder, and Coroner New
lit will hold an inquest at II o'clock to-
morrow morning at the sixth police sta
tion. A knife was the weapon used. and
the fatal wound was inflicted in the VIC
TINS breast.
The killing of Brown at his own home
grew out of trouble in the house while
wine reception was being given by the
Golden Eagle Pleasure Club.
Percy Brown, fifteen years old, member
of the club, induced his parents to allow
the holding of a reception at their home.
and quite a large number of boys and girls
accepted their invitations. paid their dimes
to secure admission and enjoyed the affair.
Early in the evening three young men,
much older than the members Of the club,
called at the house They entered, it is al
legged, without paying the admission fee.
The men, it is stated. were put out, and
they returned shortly afterward and each
paid 10 cents A number of men were In
room on the second floor engaged in quar-
rel, so Mr.. and Mrs. Brown thought, and
when these men descended the stairs they
were told to leave the house. 1t was while
Mr. Brown and Pendleton were at the front
door, 1t is declared, that the stabbing was
DONE
Fatal Result This Morning.
The dying man was taken to the Emer-
gency Hospital, where he lived until 7:45
o'clock this morning. Pendleton's name
was given as Pat Morgan. Detectives
Muller and Pratt and Precinct Detective
Cornwell and Policeman Bannigan went
to Pendletons house. No. 1923 Half street,
where they found him in bed. He was
taken to the fourth precinct station and
today he made statement at police head
quarters, where his photograph was also
taken.
II used my knife in self-defense," was
the first statement made by the prisoner
His left ear had been injured. he claimed,
by Mr. Brown. When interviewed at head
quarters Pendleton said he went to the
wine reception" paying the admission
fee. The payment of the 10 cents. he said,
entitled him to glass of wine, piece of
cake and a banana. He had been given
the cake and wine, but had not received
the banana when the trouble started. Some
OF the men on the upper floor were talk
ing about wrestling, said PendletOn, and
the conversation was apparently 4 good
natured one until Joshua Smith addressed
him. Smith, he said, wanted to know if
he Pendleton) had knife or razor to
with, and he said he had not. The pris-
oner declared that Smith seemed anxious
to fight, but not wanting to get in any
difficulty he started to leave.
Says Brown Had a Club.
When he got down stairs. he stated. he
saw Mr.. Brown, who had a club IN his
hand. Brown shouted to him, "Get back "
and Pendeton said he was unable to get
out Of the house, as the door was locked
Brown struck him several times with the
club, he said, on the end Of which was a
ball of tar, tnjuring his ear
when I saw I couldn't better myself
said Pendleton. Il pulled the knife and
stuck it at him."
The deceased was well known about the
Center market. He had worked for Mr.
Adams, the commission merchant, a num-
Der Of years and enjoyed a good reputa-
tion The autopsy, performed today.
showed that the knife entered between
the fifth and sixth ribs, and penetrated
the lungs.