Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-07

"d0 UNCONSCIOUS When they arrived and
was unable to recognize them. He did not
regain consciousness. and the members of
the family returned to the family honle
3019 Cambridge street.
Samuel R. Young, the cavalryman who
shot Smith the Fourth of July. was COM
united to Jail yesterday morning. as stated
In yesterdays Star. and will be held there
until tomorrow, when he will be taken to
the morgue to be present at the inquest.
1t is more than likely his friends have nott-
fed his father at his home In Rochester,
Pa, of Smiths death, and Mr.. Young is
expected here in time to be present at the
inquest. Assistant United States Attorney
Bingham will probably represent the gov
eminent at the hearing. Young will be re-
turned to the prison upon conclusion of the
hearing and held there until he has been
indicted and the case called for trial In the
Criminal Court.
This Is the fourth homicide case to claim
the attention of the authorities within
short time, but the cases are not likely to
be called for trial for several months. and
the prisoners will have to remain in jail
when Coroner hewitt learned of the death
of the policeman he gave orders for the
holding of the inquest this afternoon, but
it was found impossible to get all the WIZ
nesses by that time, and 1t was then decid-
ed to have the hearing tomorrow. In all
proba ability there will be but little testt-
mony taken by the coroner to show the cir
CumStanCeS unQer winch the OuFtu VI JulJ
tragedy was enacted. The several cavalry
men from Fort Myer who were on the
bridge at the time the shooting occurred
will be summoned to appear at the inquest
with others who witnessed the shooting.
Young's Signed Statement.
Coroner hewitt may also give the jury
the benefit Of the statement signed by
Young in which he admitted having done
the shooting and claimed it was due to
the excessive use of stimulants. Young, as
heretofore stated in The Star. had celebrat-
ed the fourth at the fort during the day.
He heard the reading of the Declaration OF
Independence and then accepted the hosp1-
tally of one of the non-commissioned OFF,
GERS, he stated. before he left the reserva-
ton and called at the house Of an ex-sol-
der. The night of his arrest he said he
knew he had done something wrong and
that the police were after him, but he did
not think he had shot anybody. When he
had recovered from the effects of his holi-
day outing he recalled that he had shot the
policeman, and told of part of the circum-
stances attending the shooting He had
never been In trouble before, he said, and
was under the impression that he was not
wholly accountable for his conduct because
of the quantity of strong drink in which
he had INDUCED While at police headquar
tiers being measured and photographed he
showed that he felt the position in which
he had placed himself, and greatly de-
Interest in Autopsy.
Interest in the case today centered upon
the result Of the autopsy AS stated in
yesterdays Star, there was a question
raised as to the nature Of the cartridge
that was exploded in the army pistol that
was held in the hands of Young when he
fred the fatal shot. The wound on the
stomach was not such a one as would
likely be made by bullet and no bullet
was found when the surgeons at the hospi-
tai performed he operation. Neither was
ole found today when Deputy Coroner
Glazebrook performed the autopsy. The
autopsy was performed at the morgue
this afternoon and DR.. Glazebrook reached
them conclusion that Youngs statement
that he used blank cartridges on the Fourth
Of July was correct. There was no bullet
in the body, nor did the wound indicate
that piece of lead had been near 1t. The
operation. the doctor stated. after he had
performed the autopsy. was the only thing
that could have been done to save the pO-
liceman's life. The body had been thorough
ly cIeansed. Beneath the stomach the in
testines showed a large area of bruised
surface, but there was no laceration. The
doctor failed to find any powder burns on
the stomach. His conclusion was that
death was caused by shock and hem
orrhage.
The result Of the autopsy puts an aspect
of the day the shooting occurred. 1t is
stated in legal circles that the use of a
blank cartridge will probably mean that
Young will never be convicted of murder
in the first degree. which carries with it
the extreme penalty of the law. 1t is said
by some attorneys that the offense will be
reduced to second degree murder man.
slaughter.
Outlook Proved Strain.
When Young reached the Jail yesterday
afternoon the gloomy outlook proved
severe strain upon him. He looked at the
iron bars and then at the guards and WON
dered if he would ever get out of prison
again. His offense. he reasoned was not
premeditated. and certainly he said, he
had no idea of taking the policeman's life.
All day on the Fourth. he said, he had
used blank cartridges in the celebration or
Independence day and had harmed nobody
Until he came In contact with the police.
Dian. All he could do. however. was to
still be soldier and take things as phil
osophically as possible. He complied with
all the Jail preliminaries and was then
ushered into q cell In the south wing. HIS
6rst night In prison was restless one.
After writing a letter to his father ne did
his best to fit himself to his new surround
ings and finally managed to get to sleep
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