Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-16
CHARGED WITH CRIME
Two Men Implicated in Murder
of Morris H0IIOran.
ONE ADMITS STRIKING BLOW
Deceased Died Two Weeks After Re-
ceiving Injury.
DETECTIVES MADE DISCOVERY
Charles Evans and Harry o'Donnell
Locked Up to Await Fur
Their Hearing.
DETECTIVES MADE DISCOVERY

The success of the police In the invest'-
cation OF the death OF Morris j. Holloran'
the retired soldier as heretofore stated In
The Star, necessitated a postponement or
the inquest 1t the Intention OF the
coroner to have gone ahead with his part
Of the investigation this afternoon. but be-
cause of the arrest of a man accused OF
the crime the hearing was postponed until
Monday next
Charles Evans, twenty-seven years Old
who lives at 3O7 Missouri avenue. was ar
rested last night and admitted that he
knew something of the assault. He denied
however. that he had hit Holloran
When Harry O'DonneI of 2l3 John Mar
shall place was arrested in connection with
the affair this afternoon. Evans changed
his story and admitted that he struck the
blow that knocked Holloran down upon a
lumber pile near Ohio avenue and 18th
street, where he was afterward found.
Both men were locked up, to be held untii
the coroner conducts his investigation Mon
day.
Holloran. as heretofore stated. was thirty
five years old, and an inmate of Soldiers
Home. The night of the LIST Of this month
he freQuented the saloons on Pennsylvania
avenue, induginG in intoxtcants. AT an
early hour the morning of the I'd or the
month he was found at the lumber yard
by Albert Blake, who was passing there
on his way home from South Washington,
suffering from bad wound. Blake took
him to the first precinct station and he was
removed from there to the Emergency HOS
pitai. Treatment was given the patient
and the next morning he was able to go
to Soldiers Home.
During the two weeks from the time he
was wounded until the time of his death
he was in the city on two occasions. Then
he was taken suddenly Ill and died. His
death was due to a fracture Of the skull
and cerebral hemorrhage.
Work of the Detectives.
Detectives Baur and Hartigan were as
signed to the case and they started their
investigation with but little hope OF success
1t was generally believed that Holloran had
fallen and received the injury while he was
under the influence of liquor. Holloran de-
clared however that he had been struck
on the back OF his head while leaving a
saloon near Pennsylvania avenue and 9th
street This part of his statement the ponce
now believe was erroneous, as Evans says
he struck him while he was at the lumber
pile.
Lieutenant Moore, Precinct Detective Null
len, the sergeants and several officers OF the
LIST precinct participated In the inyeStiga-
tton which resulted in the arrest of the two
men Evans was arrested last night IN d
saloon on Pennsylvania avenue between
10th and 18th streets, and O'Donnel was
found near 10th street and Pennsylvania
Policemen Kleindienst and Dierkoph
Robbed HolIoran of His Shoes.
Evans last night related his version of the
case. blaming O'Donneli for most OF the
trouble, but today he changed his mind and
admitted that he struck the blow and rob-
bed Holloran of his shoes. He says that
Holloran was drunk and that he QIvans)
was also under the influence of liquor They
met at the corner of Pennsylvania avenue
and 9th street and walked to the lumber
yard Holloran having suggested that they
walk up far as the theater. When they
reached Ohio avenue and 18th street. he
said, Holioran stepped aside and stopped be
tween two piles of lumber. He was soon
stretched upon the lumber and asleep.
O'Donnell came along and Evans called TO
him that there was drunk" In there. and
asked him to stop and participate in rob-
berry.
II started to take off his shoes" said
Evans, land he woke up and raised his
head: ODonnell was going through MS
pockets When he raised his head picked
up block of wood and struck him on his
head. knocking him down"
Evans says he took both shoes from Boi-
loran's feet, but could not say that O'Dol-
nell got anything from his pockets. He
says he asked him If he got any money,
and he replied he did not. Evans left
O'Donneu on Pennsylvania avenue ana
went on home with the shoes After get
ting home he cut the straps from the shoes
fer the purpose OF preventing their identI-
flcation. The shoes were recovered at hts
home
O'Donnell's Admission.
O'Donnell at first denied almost every
statement made by Evans. He did admit.
however, that he stopped there and felt
the face of the man who was on the Ium-
Der pile, but denied that he had put his
hand in the pockets Of the mans clothing.e
He had been questioned IN Capt. Board
mans office several times before he finally
weakened and told of his connection with
the affair He admitted that he went to
the lumber pile when called there by Evans.
and says he was invited to participate in
the robbery, and he actually searched his
pockets.
Evans formerly lived in Southeast Wash
ilgton. on 4th street near the river. O'Don-
nell says he formerly lived in Virginia, near
A Arlington. This afternoon they were meas.
ured and photographed for the gallery at
headquarters. and were afterWard locked