Evening star., 1907-09-04

ness testified to the arrest of Hattie Martin,
and told of her confession at police head
quarters that she had been with Garner at
the time he was killed. Capt Schneider
said Hattie Martin had stated she. too, had
been assaulted. and later compelled to
search Gamers pockets and give what
money he had to the assailant. The captain
said the Martin woman had described the
aSSailant about the same stature as her
husband. but she could not identify him.
Hattie Martin Witness.
Hattie Martin was called to the stand.
She said she lived at 400 21st street and
testified she met Garner by appointment at
Dupont Circle Saturday night about
O'Clock. and they went to the woods near
Thompsons bridge. Witness declared she
did not any one approach until Garner
struck, and she repeated the story of
assault as given by Capt. Schneider. Hat
tie Martin said the assailant disappeared
in the woods. taking 20 cents and some car
tickets, which she took from Garner'S
pockets and gave to him. Witness said she
could not Identify the man.
John D. Morey of 1923 10th street north
west described the finding of the body. He
said he was walking in the park about
7:D O'Clock Sunday morning when his
dogs to the body and thus attracted his
attention. Mr.. Morey notified Policeman
Allen.
Moses Martin. husband of the woman.
told of seeing his wife Saturday morning.
and not again till late Saturday night.
when he returned home and found her
asleep in bed. He could throw no addi-
tional light on the case except to name
another colored man. Woodland.
possible suspect. Woodland is now
under arrest.
Describing the autopsy Gamers
body. Deputy Coroner Glazebrook testi-
fled death was due to hemorrhaGa of the
brain following blow on the head,
The Official Verdict
The full verdict of the jury follows:
William A. Garner Came to his death,
August 81. 1907. about $50 o'clock pm, at
or near Thompson's bridge. from fracture
OF the skull. Said fracture was caused by
a blow delivered upon the head of the said
William A. Garner by some hard or heavy
instrument Said blow was struck by a
person unknown to the jury. We further
more believe that one Hattie Martin is an
accessory to the killing of the said William
A. Garner. We, the coroner's jury, hold
che said Hattie Martin for the action of
the grand jury
The jury was composed of E. E Ramey.
J. NJ. McCauley Mayo c. Mitchell, Harry
Becker, Frank II. Samuel c. Irving Wood.
Maloney Is Exonerated.
After an exhaustive inquiry yesterday
afternoon into the circumstances surround
ing the death of Andrew Contee colored, a
jury impaneled by Coroner hewitt declared
that Philip j. Maloney, who shot Contee
while going the assistance of Precinct
Detective Armstrong. was entirely blame
less. Maloney released from custody
He had been placed under arrest at his
own request Immediately after the shoot
ing. which occurred last Monday in front
of the side door of the saloon of Philip j.
DAILY. corner OF New Jersey avenue and
street
The principal witnesses were Sergt Ed
ward Curry. Precinct Detective Armstrong,
Policeman Lawrence ]. O'Dea, A. S. Clark.
Timothy A. Collins, Timothy ]. Daley. d.
Campbell and DR.. J. F. Sullivan Of Casualty
Hospital. who dressed the wound in De-
tective Armstrong; hands received at the
time of the fatal shooting of the negro.
With the exception of the statements of
some colored witnesses. the testimony uni
formly agreed with the story told by Ma
lOney. who said he had taken the revolver
from Armstrong; hip at the latter's request
to prevent the negro from getting II, and
that he in the act of returning the
weapon 10 the officer when the prisoner,
who had promised to submit to arrest,
grasped at it, and in the struggle II was
discharged
Case of Eugene Gaylor.
Another inquest held yesterday afternoon
was that incident to the death OF Eugene
Gaylor. Colored. who shot after a des-
perate struggle with Policemen Strobel and
Auran OF the third precinct, and who died
at the Emergency Hospital from blood
poisoning which developed from the
wounds. Policeman Strobel did the shoot
ing. and he was the principal witness in
his own behalf before the coroner's jury.
He was still very weak a result of the
stab wounds he received from knife in
the hands of Gaylor. and several times in
the course OF his story he nearly broke
down. AT the beginning of aS recital
Strobel was scarcely able to enunciate his
name. address and occupation in reply TO
questions by Coroner hewitt, and it
necessary for one Of the physicians to ad-
minister stiululant.
Strobel's Statement
Strobel declared he had ordered a crowd
of colored people congregated on the corner
OF 2lst street and Virginia avenue to move
along" when Gaylor who was under the in
fiuence of liquor, became obstrrperous and
II was necessary to place him under arrest
The prisoner resisted and stabbed Strobel
several times in the back and abdomen.
Other negroes interfered and Gaylor at
tackled Policeman Auran in turn while
StrDbel engaged with the others
Finally. Strobel said. he able to go to
the assistance OF his brother officer, and
he drew his revolver and ordered Gaylor to
drop his knife and submit to arrest. Il hit
him in the legs Intentionally" declared the
policeman. for the purpose of maintaining
an arrest which l could not do otherwise.
! did not intend to kill him..
StrUbels story corroborated by Po-
Hceman Auran and by Bicycle Policeman
Davis. and the policemans slashed and
od-cOvered clothing was placed IN evil
dence.
The Jury gave it's verdict to the effect
that StrobeI should not be held responsible
for the death.
The Brown Inquest.
After the inquest yesterday into the
death of James Brown. the typhoid fever
patient who died at Sibley Hospital last
Friday after he leaped from one of the
windows OF the institution. Rev. DR. c. w
Gallagher. superintendent of the institution
made the following statement:
Il have been represented as affirming
that DIR. Price. the physician of Mr.. Brown
was informed of all the circumstances at
tending his death early as Friday even
ing but did not issue the death certihcate te
until Saturday morning. I did not make
either statement. I knew that DIR. Price
did not know OF the circumstances Friday,
and know nothing about the death certifi-
rat he