Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-08
GOES TO GRAND JURY
Samuel Young Charged With
Killing Policeman Smith.
CORONER'S INQUEST
DISCOVERY OF WEAPON WITH
WHICH SHOOTING WAS DONE.
The Evidence Submitted Before Jury
This Morning-Story of Fourth
of July Tragedy.

The last link in the chain of evidence in
the case involving the killing of Policeman
John J. Smith was obtained this morning
when the weapon which was used by
Samuel r. Young, the cavalryman, was
found. Colored laborers cleaning the catch
basin at 25th and L streets took the weapon
from the Shiny mass of debris and turned IT
over to Lieut.. Boyle Later 1t was sent
to Lieut.. Jordan, in charge of the George
town precinct, and re had it at the inquest
to be exhibited to the jury. The weapon is
a 3S-caliber Colts revolver, and contains
six chambers. Blank cartridges filled five
of them, while the sixth one was empty.
An empty shell that picked up In
rear of the old Key mansion, through which
Young ran after he had fired the weapon,
fitted the empty chamber 1t was unneces-
sary of course, to have the weapon or the
dead policeman at the inquest, as 1t played
no part In the tragedy.
At the time the policeman received the
fatal wound his revolver was in the pocket
of his coat, which he had left hanging In
the watch box more than fifty feet away
1t was because he was unarmed that ne
was unable to draw a weapon "hen
threatened by the cavairyman.
Counsel for Defendant Present.
Attorney James B. Mclaughlin was en-
ployed to look after the interests OF the &C
cused cavalryman, and he saw his client at
the Jail yesterday afternoon. He was on
hand at the morgue this morning, where
the inquest was held at IL o'clock. Young
was brought from the Jail to the Pol ce
Court in the prison van, and was driven
frCn there to the morgue on the river
front in the seventh precinct patrol wagon
iron his arrival at the morgue he suf-
fered another collapse, and had u be as
sisted from the wagon to the room in which
he coroner held the hearing. HIS 1OTlnS.
companions in Uncle Sans service greeted
him kindly as they entered the room IN
which they were to appear later ana give
testimony. Young spoke TO them between
sobs and sat with his head resting upon
his hands most of the time while TIE he@r-
ing was in progress
Representatives of the local organization
of Spanish War Veterans We're present TO
tender the services of an attorney. as
Young had spent two years in the Philip
pines There was a large gathering OF
curious people in the morgue to witness the
proceedings, but the hearing was cut snort
by the coroner and was concludeo by noon .u
Witnesses, in relating the story of the
tragedy declared that Young fired three
shots at the officer. Unless they are mis-
taken Young reloaded his pistol before he
threw it in the sewer, for, as ALREADY stated,
it contained only one empty chamber when
it was found The jury was composed OF
Louis B. Schuckers, B. f. Owens, Frank
K Raymond, w. A. Foy, Frederick Glese-
king and w. S Knox. Four witnesses We're
examined and a verdict was rendered hold
ing Young for the action of the grand jury.
Upon conclusion of the inquest Undertak-
er Geier prepared the body for burial IN
cloth-covered casket and removed II TO the
late home OF the deceased, No. 30l9 Cam
bridge street Georgetown. Funeral serv-
ices over the remains will be held at Holy
Trinity Church tomorrow morning ana the
body will be inferred in Mount OIlVet GEM
etery.