Evening star., 1903-07-14
PREVENTED SUICIDE
ALLEGED MURDERER KEPT CN-
DER GUARD DURING NIGHT.
George Howard Fatally Injuries
"Buck" Allston as the Result
Of a Quarrel.

George Howard. colored. twenty five
years old. paced a cell at the second pre-
cinct police station all last night while
policeman remained In the corridor to see
that he did not harm himself The pr1s-
oner, who was under arrest for the alleged
murder of another colored man, known as
Buck Allston. had threatened to take his
life. Lieutenant Byrnes deemed 1t advs-
able to keep an officer on duty in the cell
room all night. Howard had inflicted the
fatal injury with a brick. Allston lived
but short time after the blow was struck.
and the alleged murderer was captured
short time afterward.
The killing of Alston was the result Of
dispute about a 50 board bill that the vic
tim is alleged to have owed Howard. Ihe
men were on l. street northwest between
4th and 9TH streets. near the entrance 10
NaylOrs alley when the trouble occurred
Succeeding the affray Howard went to his
home in knoX's alley, where he was 1ouhd
by Sergt. LYDIA. His condition made II APP
parent that he had been drinking. lie ao-
mitted that lie had used the brick on ms
victim but was surprised to learn that the
latter had died.
Buck AllSton, as the victim had intro
duced himself. came to this city abou, Two
weeks ago and said he was from for,S-
mouth, Va. He met George Howard on the
street and asked to be directed to the Cen
trail Union Mission. His statement was
that he had come mere ~ SSl tiiiPi'S
and Howard says he volunteered to get nllil mn,
a pnsition Instead of directing him to the
mission he took him to his home, and
agreed to board him for So a week
ANston is alleged to have PAID 81 on ac
count and refused to admit that he owed
more He changed his boarding house. go,
ing to the home of Mrs. Williams. at jl5
New York avenue
Went in Search of Allston.
Sunday morning Howard started out to
find Allston, but was unsuccessful IN MS
efforts He claimed that he had secured
Auston a position with the Purity Ice
COMPANY, and yesterday he was near the
company's plant searching for Aii"ton,
The latter was in a saloon on l. sfeet
about : O'Clock last night ana l1o"ai"
waited for him to come out W heh he
walked from the saloon the row staIteu
and "A piece of brick was thrown On thls
occasion Allston caught the missile anu
threw it away. a second piece was thrown
and this time the Nirgnian fell to the
| pavement The affair was witnessed by a
number of persons. and one or theln' d
small boy went to the second precinct po-
lice station and told about the trouble
Then the police started III pursuit: ne oe-
tectiveS were also notified, ana DetecuNes
McNamee and Flather reached khok
alley lust about the time the arrest was
made 1t was the claim OF Howard that
he used the bricks in self-defense- Aliston,
he claims, was about to strike MN "heh
he threw the missile.
Precinct Detective Boyd made an lhEeS-
tigat ton of the affair and ascertained that
Howard had made threats that he would
fix Allston ii the latter did not pay him
what money he owed him. The prisoner
admitted to the detective that he had made
use of such language. This morning he
was taken to police headquarters and pho-
togra phed for the gallery. while the body
of the victim was photographed at the
morgue.
An autopsy will be performed on the body
by Deputy Coroner Glazebrook. Tomorrow
morning an inquest will be held at the
sixth precinct station when witnesses Will
explain to the members of the jury the
circumstances of the killing. An effort Is
being made by the police to locate the re!a-
tiyes of the deceased in Portsmouth