Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-13
SENT TO GRAND JURY
COMPLETELY IN MURDER.
Bond of 81, 900 Required-Unabie to
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Annie Green, colored, charged with COM
plicity In the murder of Jackson Boney.
also, lcolored, at the south. end of the Long
bridge the night Of August %, was held for
the action of the grand jury after a pre-
liminary hearing yesterday afternoon at 5
o clock before Justice of the Peace E. F.
Thompson, at the Alexandria county court
house. on Fort Myer Heights. Being I'M
able to furnish the required bond of $1.0OO
the woman was remanded to jail.
Commemorative Attorney Crandal Mac
key represented the state at the hearing.
and Attorney Richard c. L. Moncure APP
peared for the prisoner. Several witnesses
for the prosecution were examined, includ-
Ing the officers of the local police force
who were at work on the case. 1t was tes-
titled that the defendant had made con-
Trajectory statements concerning her move
ments on the night in question. The evil
dence of Lieut. Mulhall of the fourth pre-
cinct was to the effect that the accused
woman had at first denied knowledge OF
had spent some time in company with
Boney shortly before he was found dead.
Witnesses also told of the discovery Of
Annie Green at the south end of the bridge
Immediately after a Waterman on the
bridge had noticed a horse attached to a
buggy jogging along without guiding
hand. and had found the corpse Of Boney
on the floor Of the vehicle.
The case will be investigated by the
grand jury at the next term of court. 1t
Is stated that at the trial, should an in
dictment be returned. several witnesses
will be introduced by the defense to sup
port the account which the woman gave
concerning her movements on the night in
question.
Thorough Investigation Made.
The authorities of Alexandria county and
the police of this city have made a thor
eugh investigation Of every clew connected
with the case. The movements of Boney
ON the day of the murder have been care
fully traced. and the fact that robbery was
the motive of the crime has been pre-
sumptively established.
It was about 10 O'Clock the night of Au-
gust, % when Waterman NJ. J. Battle.
while making a trip Of inspection on the
bridge, noticed the body of Boney doubled
up in the bottom of the buggy. 1t was dis
covered that the body was cold in death
and that there was bullet hole In the
left temple. The police of the fourth pre-
cinct were notified and officers who went
Immediately to the bridge apprehended
Annie Green in the act Of passing over to
this city.
Contradictory Statements.
Annie Green, at that time. 1t is stated.
made statements totally at variance with
some # her later assertions. She denied
having any knowledge of the shooting and
asserted a. first that she had not been with
Boney. Later, however, she Is said to have
int. n.l the officers .hat she and Boney
had been together in the early part of the
evening and had started to go over into
Alexandra county. But. according to her
story, she was ordered by the man to
leave the vehicle. which she did. She de-
clared that she had not heard any pistol
shot, but said that a very dark colored
man had come up to the buggy just before
she left it.
Boney resided at 707 Delaware avenue
It is stated that he left that place early
in the evening in buggy which he had
hired and that he was accompanied by
James Boney a boy who lived with him.
The boy stated that he had only gone a
short distance aid did not know Of their
intended destination. 1t was learned that
Boney had recently come into possession of
several hundred dollars, and circumstances
connected with the case supported the be-
lief that robbery was the motive of the
murder.