Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-17
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS
INVESTIGATION OF MAMIE HUR
LEY's DEATH ABANDONED.
Authorities Satisfied There Was Nc
Foul Play-Items of Gem
eral Interest.

The circumstances surrounding the recent
death and interment Of Mamie Hurley, Tor
many years well known in Georgetown,
were such as to cause Crandall Mackey,
commemorative attorney of Alexandra
county Va to make an investigation OF
them. Mr. Mackey learned of the cfrcum-
stances only yesterday, although the wom-
ans death occurred a week ago Friday near
Rosslyn, Va.
According to stories told by John Turvey,
Florence Phelps and Homer Wills, who re-
side near Rosslyn, close TO the Little river,
Mamie Hurley was present at Turvey' s
house Sunday, October 2, and was acct
dentally wounded in the arm. Mr.. Mack
ey's purpose in making an investigation
was to ascertain, if possible, if her death
was the result of blood poisoning caused
by the wound.
Mystery was added to the case by the
fact that the woman was buried Monday
last in Holy Rood cemetery as Mrs. Nc
Cleish, name which she is said to have
relinqushed because of divorce from her
husband, some years ago. 1t was asserted
that an effort was made by her friends to
keep the incident quiet as possible.
After making what he considered thor
ough investigation of the matter, Mr..
Mackey stated to a Star reporter today that
he no grounds for suspecting any foul
play or even that the woman died as re-
suit of the wound He said he had talked
with DR.. Montgomery Hunter of George
town, who attended the Hurley woman
after the accident and helped to have the
bullet extracted at Georgetown University
Hospital and that DR.. Hunter certified that
the wound was only in the flesh and could
not have caused blood poisoning. On the
other hand, DIR. Hunter said, her death was
the result of cirrhosis of the liver, caused
by excessive drinking. She would not have
lived if she had not been wounded, asserted
the physician.
On these grounds Mr.. Mackey, who was
at first inclined to push the investigation
to the limit decided to let 1t drop, being
satisfied that the rumors of a fatal fight at
Turveys house were false. Mamie Hurley,
1t is said, had lived with Turvey in q shack
near Little river for some time.
Officer E. w. Brown of the Q street police
station yesterday afternoon shot a dog be-
longing to Walter B. Harvey, 1850 32d
street, on the suspicion that 1t was suffer-
ing from the rabies. So far as was known
the animal had bitten no one.
Last evening side door of Samuel {.
Palmer's bottling establishment was found
open. and the discovery caused an investi-
CATION. A police officer notified Manager
Shinn. who was unable to find anything
ms sing from the building.
Edgar p. Berry, cashier of the Farmers
and Mechanics Bank of Georgetown was
stricken with paralysis last Friday. His
condition is believed to be very serious.
The addition to the Peck Memorial
Chapel, Presbyterian, at 18th and n Streets
is being pushed forward rapidly and will
soon be completed, II the present rate is
continued. BY the terms of the contract it
is to be finished by December 1. Rev.
Charles Alvin Smith. the pastor, is making
general plans for the dedication of the
structure.
The old Magruder mansion at 1916 p
street northwest is about to be improved
by the owner. Joseph Pearson and will be
used as an apartment house. According to
the present plans the front will be altered
considerably and made to present a much
more modern appearance.