Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-24
'0DELl IN THE FRAY TWO SUSPECTS Hell
Planning War on Parsons COrOners Jury Investigate
Woodruff Faction. Death of William Kirby.
NEW YORK POT SETTLING AWAIT GRAND JURY ACTiO
Lineup of Committee Ex Charles Thomas Designated
pected March z. cipal, William Green Accessory.
MAY NOT IND0RSE HUGHES EVIDENCE SUBMITTED T0DA
&ues'oh o Hnooshs Witnesses
may ARISE TO Test DIVISIONS Preceding Deadly
At Home ~ Murdered Man
COrOner's Jury investigates
Death of William Kirby.
AWAIT GRAND JURY ACTION
Charles Thomas Designated as Prin.
cipal, William Green Accessory.
INDoRsE HUGHES EVIDENCE SUBMITTED TODAY
Witnesses Testify to, the Circum-
stances Preceding Deadly Assault
at Home of Murdered Man.

Great interest was manifested in the in
quest today at the District morgue over
the body of the late William Kirby of 492
Il street southwest. the stationary engi-
neer who died at the Providence Hospital
Friday as the result of stab wounds
| in the neck received i'm an encounter with
an intruder in his home shortly after L.
O'Clock the night before last. Hundreds OF
persons were congregated at the morgue,
anxious to secure glimpses of William
Green and Charles Thomas. The two negro
O'Clock. when Coroner hewitt began the
inquiry, every seat in the little trial room
of the building and every available foot OF
standing room was taken.
Both the prisoners were held for the
action of the grand jury, and both were
committed to Jail
The jury's verdict. which was brought
in after brief deliberation, was as fol-
lows:
William Kirby came to his death at
the Providence Hospital February 2l
1905. from incised wounds Of the throat
| and asphyXia. We believe that said
| wounds were caused by a knife held in
| the hand of one Charles Thomas We
| believe that one william Green was an
| accessory to the killing of the said Will
1 liam Kirby. We, the coroner's Jury, hold
the said Charles Thomas. also the said
William Green. for the action of the
grand jury.
The coroner's jury included J. s. Nc
Cauley, j. +. Talbert. c. w. Porter, s.
Lee.
First Witness Called.
AS the first witness. Detective Se,gt
\ Patrick O'Brien stated that he was de-
tailed Friday morning to investigate the
death OF William Kirby of 492 * street.
| One OF Kfrby's daughters told me her
father had said tall man Of light COM
plexion had stabbed him." the detective
said. AT Madden's saloon I was told the
same thing by Martin Burke. the bartend-
er. We learned there about the two col
ored men coming into the saloon and
about one Of them following Kirby up the
street The man Green was arrested
Friday and Thomas Saturday."
Speaking of the story told by Thomas
| the detective said the negro had given a
detailed description of the furniture i'm the
room where Kirby was stabbed, and ac-
| counted for his knowledge of the prem
| ises only by declaring that Green did fho
sta bling while he (ThomasD watched
| through the door
DR.. Holden's Testimony.
| DIR. Raymond r. Holden, So2 9Th street
southwest. testified he was summoned to
the Kirby house about midnight and found
Mr.. Kirby lying on the floor with q cash
in his neck.
Apparently the man had lost much
blood the physician said. but by the
time l completed dressing the wound he
had rallied SO that there was every earlv
indication of prompt recovery. went
to my office and found a man waiting TO
take me to another case. 1t was about
o'clock when I left Mr.. Kirby. and when
j reached my house again. at O'Clock. I
found message summoning me again
| to the Kirby house."
DR.. Holden said Kirby was having dif
fculty in breathing. The wound was
opened and there was no indicatton of
fresh hemorrhage. Determining thai in
| would be necessary for the wounded man
TO go to hospital. the physician stated
ne sent klrby's son to the steamboat
wharf to secure a cab. and at that time
Kirby was able TO walk out Of the house
| to the vehicle
Witness said he had not asked Kirby
| how the injury was received. and he had
cautioned the wounded man not to talk at
1 all.
! Treatment at Hospital.
Description OF the treatment giyen
Kirby after his arrival at the Proyi-
dence Hospital was given by Dr. John A.
Foote. a resident physician at the institu-
ton. He said that Kirby was almost un-
conscious and suffering from great difi-
Guilty in breathing when he reached the
hospital. and when taken to the operating
room his face became purple and respira-
ton almost stopped. Exploration dis
J al -
the larynX. and these were removed.
Kirby died before any effort to perform
an operation could be made. DIR. Foote
| said no anesthetic had been applied
Martin Burke. 1000 9th street SOUTH
| west. bartender. said Kirby came into
his place about II o'clock Thursday night
and remained until nearly midnight and
the two colored men. whom he identified.
came in at IL :45 O'Clock. At about seven
minutes to II. Burke said. he turned the
lights down and pulled down the blinds
and Mr.. Kirby started for home. Green
had gone out before but Thomas stayed
in the barroom until ordered to get out
and Burke said he saw Thomas follow MIR.
Kirby up the street.
To this testimony Burke added the state
ment that he was summoned to the Kirby
house about 3:30 o'clock Friday morning
and the wounded man told Burke a tan
man had followed him into the house ana
stabbed him.
William Anderson, colored. OF 626 X
street, stated he saw the negro Thomas
run from the Kirby house about five or
ten minutes after II and disappear into
an alley on the opposite side of the street
Anderson also related meeting Thomas
earlier in the evening in a barroom of the
vicinity. and said he knew Thomas be-
cause the latter at one time had lived in
the same house with him. Anderson saw
Thomas about 11:4O O'Clock. The latter
was walking toward 9th street and flour
ishing a knife as he said:
Tn rl10 a.
night"
Anderson identified Thomas knife. ana
brown derby hat which. he said. Thomas
wore that night.
Kirby's Daughter q Witness.
Margaret Kirby. daughter of the mur-
dered man. testified she heard a scufiing
and it seemed like dream and she saw
her father being killed. She called oui.
who's that down there killing my
father" and voice replied. who's that.
Who's that" Then she heard more