Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-03-08
INVESTIGATING THE MURDER

Patterson and Davis Dismissed and
John Ryan Sent 10 T. e Grand Jury
Hattie Green was on the stand when
the Gazelte's report ofIhe Curtin murder
investigation close yesterday afternoon
Mr.. Carlin asked her how she knew
the whistle was blown from the "ittle
frames" She said she got out of bed
and looked out of the window. She
heard Lena Blum talking and was sure
that she had properly located the sound
of the whistle.
Eva Baker was the next witness.
She said George Curtin came to heI
house Christmas Eve morning about
1880 with Harry Meeks and another
man. She would not let them 10 al
that time, but later they came back and
she admitted then, but they stayed only q
few minutes. She said the mal with
Meeks and Curtin wore light oyercoat,
but she could give no further description
of him. She recollecled the row that
took place, but didn't see any of the
people. When questioned by Mr.. Brent
Eva Baker said that she had no reeollec-
ton Of Patterson having told her that
be aud Davis had changed overcoats al
one time. She said he was in her house
Newyear's Eve and not Christmas Eve,
as Mr.. Brent intimated.
Mr.. Carlin asked the woman if Curtin
had left her house long enough 10 be in
the row and she said yes.
Fannie Kimball recDllected the night
of December % and could not remem
Der seeing Curtin, Meeks or the man
with the light overcoat. She ssid Joe
Mills was in her house that night and
that Jack Ryan and Fl PLUS Osborne were
in her house Friday night and Curtin
was with them. She protested that she
did not see Curtin Saturday night and
that she went to bed shortly after !
O'Clock. She said if Curtin sat on her
steps on Saturday night she didn't know
it. She couldn't tell when Joe Mills
left, bu! he was gone when she got up in
the morning and he must have gone out
by the back way.
Sallie Sykes, who lived at Fannie
KimbalPs on December %, said that Joe
Mills was on couch sleeping, and Cur.
tin, Ryan and Osborne were in the
house at the time. Osborne, she said,
had on light overcoat and black hat
Joe Mills repeated his testimony given
before the Police Court in the trial Of
Meeks and Foster. He was positive
that he was in Fanny Kimbal's on the
night of December % and that Curtin,
Ryan and Osborne were 10 the house
that night. He was positive of the date
because be was WORKING on dredging
machine on Friday. He had beard
Curtin offer to buy Ada Smith clothing
aud to carry her to Richmond on Sun
day and bring her back on Monday.
Hylus Osborne claimed that he was
in Alexandria on Friday night and Sat
urday morning, but was not here Sun
day morning. He said he he was with
Ryan while in Alexandria, but could
prove by people in Washington that he
was at his home on Saturday night.
Hylus Osborne was on the stand soRe-
time and was subjected to rigid cross
examination by Mr. Carlin and States
Attorney Brent Osborne persislently
denied that he was in Alexandria Christ
mas eve morning, but admitted that he
was here the previous morning in com
pany with Jack Ryan. He claimed that
he wore a black overcOat.
Gordon BOOthe was called b. Mr..
Carlin to face Osborne He was almost
positive that Osborne was the man he
saw in north Lee street house Sunday
morning. When Osborne left the stand
he was detained at police headquarters
by direction OF Mr. Brent.
John Hepburn. who is employed at
the electric light plant, testified that
Fegan Was at the plant Saturday, but
neither Ryan nor Osborne was with him.
f.. G. Reeves, who works at the gas
house, said Ryan WAS there on Saturday
morning and Monday morning, but was
not there Sunday.
George Johnson, a youth, said he was
in the '1iltle brick" the night OF Decem
Der %, but was asleep and did not hear
disturbance or police whistle.
The court then adjourned until this
morning.
THIS MORNINGS SESSION.
The first witness this morning was
Thomas Silk, who testified tina. on the
morning of December "a he was eating
breakfast in Mrs. Fanny Cooks eating
house about Z O'Clock. Ryan aud an
other man were in the place and we're
whispering in a mysterious manner.
Mr.. Silk said he could pick Ryan's
companion out OF crowd of fifty. Os-
borne was brought in and Mr.. Silk
said that he was not the man.
William Tatsapaugh stated that he saw
some blood on the sidewalk in front OF
the Tontine about Christmas time, but
that it was not enough to amount to any
thing.
Alpheus Robey testified that he was
at the rontine until 1870 p. M. Sunday
aud nothing unusual occurred aud that
he did not know Curtin.
Leroy Beach told of his movements
Saturday evening, December 70, until
he arrived at the house of May Belmont,
which he left when police whistle blew.
He said he thought Meeks was about TO
hit Kingston Radcliffe and he interfered.
Jack Ryan said he was drinking all
day Saturday, Dec. %, and the last thing
he remembered was going to the gas
house, where he spent tho night. He
said he had no recollection OF eating |