The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-24

After having been absent from home
for several days, Charles y. Turner was
found dead from asphyxiation, about
noon yesterday, in q room on the third
floor of a boarding house, 622 Pennsyl-
vania avenue The body Of an unidenu-
fed woman was found at his side The
Jets leading to both the gas fixtures and
stove were found turned on full
Turner. accompanied by the woman,
went 10 the place about il o'clock the
night before. and registered as ]. NJ
Minor and wife. from Baltimore. The
cot pie had a small satchel. which Turner
carried. They were shown to d room on the
third floor by the night clerk, and were
not seen by any one until the door OF the
room was forced and the tragedy dis
/ covered.
/ On dismissing the clerk, Turner asked
/ that he be called about 10 o'clock in the
morning. He gave the impression that
I he wished to catch a train.
/ At the appointed hour the coIored por-
/ ter called Turner several times. Under
/ the impression he heard a reply, he did
not repeat the call. and returned 70 the
office. After several hours, the clerk,
fearing the people had not needed the
call, directed that it be repeated The
porter did so.
Getting no response, the door was forced
open.
As the room was entered the odor OF
gas was detected. on the bed, partially
clothed. lay the bodies. Thinking there
might stU be some life In them, aid was
summoned. The physician found deatf
had occurred three or four hours before
woman Not known.
Steps were then taken 10 Identify The
couple but the woman's name could moi
be learned. In one o. the pockets Of the
mans coat three union cards were found
bearing the name Of c. y. Turner. The
cards showed the bearer 10 have been q
member Of the local carpenters union
There were no other marks Of identity.
On the bureau were found a small boz
containing a cEilds handkerchief and az
baby's aluminium cup. In the woman
I p0cketboOz were two keys and about Z
dollar In change. She was rather gOOC
looking and appeared 10 be about thirty
1--WE years of age.
Word was sent 20 the police, and Detec
tives O'Dea and Warren were assigned
The coroner was notified. and after *
aiming the bodies and the surrounding
BE announced that death was due 20 as
phyxiation and gave a certificate Of acci
dental death. The coroner was of tn
opinion that the two had been drinking
Had Been Drinking.
Two OF the bottles were empty. an
one. containing nearly pint OF whisky
was on the bureau.
The bodies were removed 10 In
morgue
Detectives tried 70 lacate the family o
the man. ana found p lived at III Fiji
teenth street southe:bs Turner had
wife and three sons living with him. II
was dfty-cne years old For the las
twenty-five years he had lived in thi
city, working as q carpenter. About
year ago he began drinking heavily.
Turner had not been seen at his HON
/, since Friday. About o'clock Saturda
, of his cousin, on Ninth street southeas
where he remained a few minutes. II
, was then under the influence OF liquor
The hotel clerk says that when the tw
- registered neither Turner nor the woma
: was intoxicated.
Funeral on Tuesday.
After identification. the body of Turne
was taken to an undertakers establish
ment. The funeral will take place Il
morrow from the house, III Fifteent
q street southeast