Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-21
EVANSVILLE AND VICINITY.
Verdict Of Accidental Drowning In Case
of Michael Mccormick.
ecial Correspondence of The Evening Star.

of Michael Mccormick.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
HYATTSVILLE, Nd. December Il. 1903.
The coroner's jury to inquire into the cirs
cumstances connected with the drowning OF
Michael Mccormick in the Eastern branch.
Bladensburg. early Saturday morning. az
mentioned In The Star of Saturday. met
late Saturday afternoon in the room ad-
Joining the saloon of the Pan Electric
House. near where deceased met his death
Justice Of the Peace G. A. Dahler acted as
coroner, and Francis Gasch was foreman
OF the jury. The other jurors were Ernest
Gasch. Chas. III. Manning Jas. II. Vincent,
Frank Gasch. VIM Beckett, L. L. Gray.
Geo. Stagmaier. VIM. Bevans. E. L. House.
| mann. N. R. Summers and J. H. Constan-
tine.
Edward Briscoe. colored who conducts a
lunch room near where McCormicks team
plunged into the stream, testified that de-
ceased came to his place about 1890 Satur-
day morning and secured some matches.
Both lamps on his coupe were lighted.
witness observed that Mccormick was In
toxlcated- Richard Holland testified that
he saw deceased some time fer midnight
hftching up his team near the Pan Electric
House. Frank Fleuhrer was assisting de-
ceased to adjust the harness, and the latter
mounted the seat and started in the digec-
ton of Washington
Charles Roebel, German. saw three men
standing near the Pan Electric House about
LILO. He was walking and was on his way
to Washington, where he is employed He
testified that he heard one of the men ask
another for 10 cents.
Mr.. Martin ]. Mccormick. who was pres
ent at the inquest, stated to a Star reporter
that his brother left his home, 43T \ street
northwest, between 6 and o'clock Friday
evening. He had on long raincoat, and
had stated that he had a job that would pay
him 81. did whnra he i1b would
carry him. No oyercoat was found on the
body, and nothing seen of ii. About
the spot where Mccormick Fluehrer and
Holland stood splotcheS of blood were
plainly visible but there was nothing to in
dictate that there was any trouble among
the men,
The jury returned a verdict of accidental
drowning. Undertaken Geier OF Washing
ton removed the body TO Washington and
1t will be inferred at Mount Olivet ceme-
terry. Mccormick left widow, but
children.
Mr.. Vance Morrison. son of Justice of the
Peace John Z. Morrison of Seat Pleasant,
this county. writes his father that he has
struck vein of gold and silver in Idaho.
Mn w. t. s. Rollins. wife and children
and Mr. Wallace Rollins of Seat Pleasant
have removed to Washington for the winter.
Mr.. w. d. Porter returned Thursday from
a successful hunting trip of two weeks in
st. Mary and Charles counties. Mrs. Por
ter returned the same day from visit to
friends in Baltimore.
Mr.. Charles H. Welsh returned last even
ing from a cunning trip of week in
AQuaSco district, Prince Georges county.
He was the guest of his sisterS-in-law, the
Misses Turner. at Woodyille.
Arthur Devlin brother of Councilman Ed
ward Devlin, jr., of this town. has been
signed to play third base for the New York
National League base ball club.
MIR. Andrew w. Brown old resident of
Branchvile has removed to Washington.
A two-horSe team owned by Mr.. s. I.
Smith of Berwyn, and driven by Morris
Taylor, narrowly escaped destruction at
the steam railway crossing In that village
Saturday evening A hoof of one of the
animals became wedged between the rail
and crossing, and the horse was thrown
upon the track in front of a rapidly APP
preaching train. But for the prompt action
of Mr.. J. Fred Keefauver. the agent at
Berwyn. who signaled and stopped the
train, the lives of hundreds of passengers
would have been endangered
Miss Vivian Church of College Park and
Mr.. Walter Matson of Berwyn were re-
Gently married in Washington. and re-
ception was held at the home of the
groom's parents, Berwyn, Tuesday of last
week. The bride and groom will reside in
Berwyn.
In the local Presbyterian Church yester-
day morning Mr.. Charles f. Weller. super
intendent of the Associated Charities OF
Washington, addressed the congregation.
outlining the work of the organization In
the evening the pastor, Rev. S. Ward
RICHTER. conducted song service, using
songs appropriate to the Christmas season
This year a novel innovation will charac-
terze the Sunday school Christmas festiVl-
ties of this church. when, instead of re-
ceiving presents, the scholars VIII donate
gifts to the poor of the community.
Mrs Peter RICHTER of Newark. n. J.. Is
visiting Rev and Mrs. S. Ward RICHTER,
Ralston avenue.