Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-25
MURDER SUSPECTED
INQUEST OVER BODY OF NEGRO
KILLED NEAR RosSLYN.

An inquest was begun today over the re-
mains of Fred Miles coiored, who was
found dead beside the tracks of the Old
Dominion railway line in Dead Mans hol-
low, near Rosslyn, Va. yesterday. The hear
Ing. which was held at the Alexandria
county court house on Fort Myer Heights.
was concluded at a late hour this after
noon. Bernard Evans and VIII Tenner: ar
rested on suspicion of, having murdered
Miles, were released, being exonerated by
the verdict
Among the first witnesses were Francis
Heating and Israel Bryan conductor and
motorman, respectively, of the car VINO
first discovered the body of the dead man
They described the condition of the re-
mains at that time. The body was near
the tracks little less than a mile distant
from Rosslyn
Since early yesterday morning, when the
pody of Fred Miles was first discovered
until this afternoon. when the inquest was
concluded. the police authorities of Alex
andria county worked necessarily to solve
the mystery.
The body was discovered yesterday by a
motorman on a car of the Old Dominion
and Great Falls railway. While the car was
passing through Dead Mans hollow about
mile from Rosslyn, the motorman saw the
BODY OF man about two feet from the
track The car was brought to a stop and
the trainman went over to see what was the
matter. He felt his pulse and saw that the
man was dead. The motorman at once
notl1ed the general manager Of the rail-
road, George Boteler, and the latter called
up Sheriff Palmer and Coroner Ashton and
informed them of the find. The coroner
and sheriff went to the scene looked over
the body and then ordered Ii removed to
the morgue
Foul Play Indicated.
Foul play was suspected from the start,
al hon
man might have been struck by car.
But an examination of the wounds of the
body led to the belief that he was brutalIy
beaten to death. There was deep stab
wound in his neck. the skull was fractured
and badly battered and bruises were found
about the body The wounds were not
such. II seemed. as would have been In
a car. :.
Sheriff Palmer and Coroner Ashton in
making an investigation learned the dead
man to be Fred Miles colored of Halls
HILL Va. Further inquiry brought out the,
statement that Miles had been seen going
in the direction of Dead Mans hollow on
the night previous. in company with Bar
nard Evans, William Tenner and two jvyo-
men. At the time it is asserted by wit-
nesses, Evans. Tenner and Miles were QUAR-
reling. and one witness said that he heard
Miles life threatened.
Two Men Arrested.
When this was learned, the arrest of
Tenner and Evans was ordered Tenner
was taken into custody early In the day,
and all the Washington policemen were
notified to look out for Evans About r
o'clock yesterday evening, Policemen Stro-
bel and Johnson and Deputy Sheriff Collins
OF Alexandria county located Evans at the
Georgetown end of the Aqueduct bridge
and took him into custody. Both accused
men deny any knowledge Of the crime, If
one was committed. Tenner lives in George
town, and Evans resides at Halls Hill
Va. near the late home of the dead man
After the arrest, Coroner Ashton ordered
an inquest to be held this morning at 10
O'Clock. Several witnesses were heard
who said they saw the two suspected men
and Miles together on the night before the
dead man was found.
This crime, If 1t be SUCH adds another to
a long list of murders and suicides that
have taken place In Dead Mans Hollow
In the past fifteen twenty years. The
hollow is covered with deep foliage which
makes 1t always dark and shielded from
view on the outside. and for this reason it
has been an ideal place for robberies hold
ups and other crimes. 1t first came into
prominence in the news columns of the To-
cal papers about fifteen years ago when a
man named Cunningham was found with
his throat slashed. Mystery enshrouded the
affair.