Evening star., 1908-01-27
SEARCH FOR SLAYERS
Police Hope to Find Murderers
of Henry w. Reid.
CORONER HOLDS INQUEST
Nothing New Developed From Testi-
mony Of Witnesses.
MORE SUSPECTS IN CUSTODY
Clue as to Ownership of Oyster
Knife, With Which Fatal Wounds
Were inflicted.
CORONER HOLDS INQUEST
MORE SUSPECTS IN CUSTODY


morning by Dr. Ramsay hewitt. district
coroner. over the body OF Henry W.
Reid, murdered while in front OF u
street early last Saturday morning, de-
veloped nothing new. The jury. con-
sisting of Messrs Harry Lconhardt.
Lewis Holmes. w. H. Genett Oscar
Ricketts,. James Cobb and George J.
Muller. without finding verdict. was
excused until again directed to report
by the coroner.
The inquest began promptly at IL
o'clock. and Capt. Burns of the sixth
precinct was the first witness. He
stated that the body of Reid was found
about 1925 o'clock am. Saturday. No
tracks or bloodstains were found in the
snow except under the head of the de-
ceased. The hat and glasses belonging
to Reid were found on the pavement of
the emba nkment above the body.
Policeman George N. Scriven OIL the
sixth precinct stated that he. with Po-
liceman Mahaney. was standing at the
corner of New Jersey avenue and F street
about 1885 Am. They saw hack stop
in the middle of the block on F street
and heard words In conversation. The
hackman when he met them. explained
that a woman who had her head out OF
q window OF house in the middle of the
block wanted to see a policeman. They
went to the place and found the body
of Reid lying on the pavement. The wit
ness went to the station and called an
ambulance. Then he returned back to
the body. A knife was found under .he
body by Policeman William J. Mahaney.
No tracks or blood. except under the
head were found about the body.
Policeman Mahaney. the next witness
told Of finding an oyster knife under the
body. II corroborated the statements of
the previous witnesses. 1t was added that
the rockets Of Reid's clothing were not
turned wrong side out The knife. the
handle of which was covered with blood,
was produced at the hearing.
Fred Upperman of 1916 2Sth street
carriage driver. was next sworn. lie
was on his way. the witness said. from
the Union station when he was hailed
from a window by a woman, who asked
him to get a policeman, saying a man
was hurt. He found two policemen at
the corner and delivered the, message.
He knew nothing further about the case.
Octavfa Bell. colored. residing at II F
street. was next called. Witness stated
that she heard '.scrimmage" in front OF
her house that lasted about Ave minutes
She heard no voices at all. The noise
was like that which would be made by a
drunken man staggering about. She
arose from bed. looked out of the window
and saw a man going down New Jersey
avenue. The mans back was toward
her. and she did not know whether he
was white or black.
She then saw Reid's body lying on the
pavement in front of the housS. Witness
stated that Reid had not been I'm her
house, nor did he visit any of the houses
in that vicinity SO far as she knew.
Dr. Glasebrook: deputy coroner. made
an autopsy on the body. He found the
clothing soaked In blood. Seventeen cuts
were on the head and two large arteries
were cut. The radial artery in the left
wrist was also cut. The wounds were
clean cut and some of them were from an
There were in all twenty-five wounds on
the body. Death was caused by loss of
blood. This closed the testimony and the
hearing was adjourned.
diagram made by DR.. GlaZebrook
shows seventeen cuts on the face and
head. The long cut on the left cheek
and the ons under the right ear severed
arteries in the head.
In places ,. the clothing ,o Worn by, by Reid cid
cuts cuts did 1fsa0 not touch the fesh. so @ that the he
number of cuts made at-the man by those
who killed him IS in excess of the num-
ber of wounds found on the body.
Obtain Important Clue.
An important clue was obtained last
night by the detectives investigating the
murder, said to have an important
knife with which the victim was cut and
stabbed. Information has been obtained,
1t is stated. which may lead to the arrest
Of the owner of the knife. the description
given of the owner being the same as that
furnished OF one of the two men seen
loitering about the F street side of Reds
place of business Friday shortly before
the closing hour.
Fenwick Moreland. residing at o24 eth
street southeast, is one of the several per-
sons who saw the two men. He was on
his way home from the government print
ing Office and turned west in F street at
the saloon corner. The two colored men
were standing on the sidewalk. and More
land fearing they might possibly tackle
him. kept close watch on them. The men
were standing close to the curb. and
MorIand passed between them and the
building.
There he is now," Moreland heard one
on the colored men say. He noticed that
the one who made the remark pointed
toward a window of the saloon.
The incident made 50 strong an impress
sion on Moreland that he visited the police
yesterday and told of the incident.
Owner Of the Knife.
Information from another source about
the description of the man who who was
heard to make the suspicious remark is
said to be such as to connect the latter
with that of the owner Of the knife. In
spector Boardman had a message sent to
the captains of the several precincts d.
recting the officers to do their best to eff
feet the mans arrest, the message read
ing:
Look out for and arrest ginger cake
co!ored man, twenty-five years o. age,
five feet nine or ten inches tall, weighing
about 16O or 10 pounds; slender build.
short hair and thin smooth face; wore dark
coat and pants; pants rolled up at bot
tom; dark outing shirt with collar at
tached: dark cloth cap, but no overcoat.
Additional arrests have been made by
the police and an additional reward for
the arrest of the murderers offered. The
q reward Of 500, and yesterday the Fed
Grafton Of Liquor Dealers made similar
offer, making total of 500. Reid was
formerly q member of the organization,
and the saloon men generally are interest
ed in the case. Many of them are In the
habit Of taking large sums of money from
their places o. BUSINESS to their homes
after the closing hour.
Threats to Take Reid's Life.
that the life Of Reid had been threatened
upon two occasions recently. each time
by a colored man. The police have the
name OF one man who is alleged to have
made such a threat and are looking for
him. They are also endeavoring to estab-
lish the identity of the other. One of
the pair, 1t is said, had trouble with Reid
and used abusive and threatening lam
guage toward him. those who heard 1t be-
lieving the speaker meant to carry his
words into effect.
was outspoken. and never hesitated to
nut an Objectionable person out of his