Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-02
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS
WALLACE McGAHA POSSIBLY
VICTIM OF FOUL PLAY.
Found in Unconscious Condition by
His Brother-George Washington
Acknowledgement News.

Wallace McGaha, n farmer of Brooks
HILL Conduit road. was taken to George
town Hospital last night in an unconscious
condition and suffering from conclusion
of the brain. In some mysterious manner
McGaha had sustained bad scalp wounds
In difficulty near Center Market and was
severely injured about his limbs The cir
cumstances under which the young man
was found excited suspicion that he was
the victim OF foul play. The nature of his
injuries appears to be serious that the
physicians hardly believe he will recover
The police probing the affair and hope
to learn something that will lead to the
arrest of the men with whom the man is
said to have had fracas.
About noon time yesterday McGaha's
elder brother met him on Pennsylvania
avenue. Wallace was acting in a peculiar
manner and when asked the reason he said
he had engaged in a fisticuff at 10th and ID
streets northwest. A little later he said
he met some men and fell while talking;
he afterward contradicted himself. They
parted and while Benjamin was returning
to his home about $50 o'clock last night
he found his brother in the weeds beside
the roadway in unconscious condition.
He thought at first he was dead, as shak-
ing him brought no response. The police
were notified and the unfortunate man
later taken to the Georgetown University
Hospital.
the severe blows he received on the head
caused him to faint while near his home.
After he is able to give to the police lucid
explanation an investigation will be made.
Changes in Jesuit Order.
Annual changes in the order of Jesuits,
Georgetown College. have been made pub
lie. Rev W. S. Read Mulan, vice presi-
dent and secretary of the faculty and pre-
feet of studies, to Fordham College, New
York He will be succeeded by Rev.
Charles B. Macksey professor of logic and
metaphysics at Georgetown. Rev Father
Carmican OF Fordham will succeed Father
Macksey.
Father Rene Holland, professor of
GEOLOGY and economies, will become emer-
titus professor, and will be succeeded by
Rev. John A. Conway, now professor of
ethics and political economy in the
dergraduate department. Rev. Joseph NJ.
Stademan, professor of French at St.
Naviers College. will succeed Father Con-
way. Rev. John A. Mulligan S. j.. project
of discipline. has been assigned to Boston
and will be succeeded here by Rev. Charles
G. Lyons of Woodstock Md.
Rev. Francis A. Torndorf. professor of
physics and mechanics, will exchange places
with Rev. AlPhonsus J. Donlon at St An
drew s-on-the- Hudson at Poughkeepsie
Rev Richard B. Lauterbach of Wood
stock will exchange places with Rev. Mi
chael j. Tully, professor of chemistry and
mathematic Rev Peter A Oates, profess
sor of Greek and Latin in the preparatory
department. and Rev. Terence ]. Boyle,
professor of mathematics in the prepara-
tory department, will go to Woodstock also
These vacancies will be temporarily filed
by William e Murphy and Thomas j.
Reilly Of Woodstock College.
The Star IS informed that the announce
ment made public yesterday purporting to
give changes among the secular priests was
unauthorized. These changes. it is said.
will be made during the coming retreat and
will afterward be published by authority of
Cardinal Gibbons
Alleged Murderous Assault.
George Washington. an aged negro was
stabbed. 1t is alleged and then pushed into
the Chesapeake and Ohio canal shortly be-
fore midnight last night after a desper- |
ate encounter with another colored man. |
who has not yet been located by the police |
John and Charles Cochran heard the old
man fall into the water and saw him strug-
Cling. He was helped out and conveyed to
the Georgetown University Hospital where
he was quickly revived. Eyewtnesses to
the affair say that a fight took place be-
tween Washington and his adversary in a
lunch room near the Aqueduct bridge the
difficulty growing out of long existing
feud between them. Washington got much
the worst of the fight because he was less
sturdy than his opponent. His injuries
were found to be slight and he will recover
Victim of Accident
Leonard Williams, young man employed
by the Columbia Sand Company as a team
ster, had his leg broken about IL o'clock
this morning in accident near the
wharves at the foot of Both street on the
water front Williams was kicked severely
by one of the horses attached to his team
Williams had been on long haul with
a load of sand, and just after unloading
was stepping into the wagon, when one of
the animals became obstreperous and
kicked him on the left leg. At the George
town University Hospital, to which he
was taken, it was found that the leg had |
been broken and his injuries were of a
serious nature
Installation of Officers.
At the last meeting of the Georgetown
Tent, No 6, Order of Maccabees the re-
Gently elected officers were installed with
appropriate ceremonies. They are: Com
mander, w. w. Burch lieutenant COM
mander, Marvin b. Stevens; record keeper, |
John L. Neeb; financial keeper, Morton
Wood chaplain, Walter Tennison; ply |
stefan, DIR. Reginald Munson; assistant
physician. DIR. Andrew Dixon; sergeant
John Locher; master-at arms, John w.
Young; first master of the guard, Milton |
Friedler; second master of the guard, |
Francis LongStreet; sentinel Arthur Nc