Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-25
JURY WILL CONSIDER
Inquest to Be Held Into Death
of John W. LangdaIe.
INJURED MONDAY NIGHT
Said to Have Been Struck With a
Tin Bucket.
TRIVIAL DISPUTE THE CAUSE
Bernard Brown, Colored, Charged
by the Police With Having In
ficted Fatal Blow.
DISPUTE THE CAUSE

An inquest is to be held at the morgiie
next week for the purpose of having q
jury pass upon the death last night at
Georgetown University Hospital of John
w Langdale. fifty-eight years old. WHO
Was assistant superintendent of parking
for the District for many years His
death. which was severe shock to his
family and friends. resulted. it is
charged. from an injury inflicted by
Bernard Brown. colored. Monday nigh:.
Langda1e and Brown met in the door
way at the saloon of Daniel Driscoll.
107 II street northwest. Monday night
about 8 o'clock, under conditions which
resulted in the infection of the fatal
injury to Langdale and the wounding
of the colored man, who is still under
treatment at the Casualty Hospital
Swinging Door Causes Dispute.
Langdale who lived at As * street
northwest, and the colored man. whose
home is at So Defrees court, the police
say, went to the saloon for beer. Brown
having bucket and Langdale pitcher.
Brown was coming out of the saloon it
is charged, when Langdale reached the
door. Brown was struck by the swing
ing door and angered. Langdale was
ready with an explanation. which did
not satisfy Brown, and the latter is
alleged to have waited outside until
Langdale started homeward with his
pitcher.
The police charge that Brown re-
newed the trouble and struck the other
man with his bucket, while Langdale
cut the colored man with his penknife,
claiming afterward that it was in self
defense. Brown was sent to the Casualty
Hospital, and he was thought to be the
of precaution policeman was sent to
the hospital to hear his version of the
affair.
Browns Story.
He denied that he had used bucket,
claiming he had taken it before he had
engaged in the alteration. He said that
he had words with Langdale when they
met at the saloon, and tried to push the
door from opposite sides. Then he went
home, and afterward walked to LIST and I
streets, where he saw Langdale. He as
serted that the latter had not treated
him properly and declared he was at
tackled with the penknife, denying that he
assaulted Langdale
Friends of Langdaie went to the Police
Court Tuesday morning and furnished
81 COO security for his appearance to
answer the charge of cutting Brown.
Tuesday morning shortly before bond
was given for the appearance OF LanSdale
in court his wife called at the police sta
ton to see him. While she was in the
building. the police state, Langdale had
fit and fell heavily to the floor. His head
struck against the floor with some force
and his condition was such that he was
taken to the Casualty Hospital
Langdale went home from the Casualty
Hospital, and yesterday he decided he
would go to Georgetown University Hos
pital for further treatment. Physicians
examined him and saw that an operation
would have to be performed. but the
patient grew rapidly worse and died be-
fore he could be operated upon.
Fracture Of Vertebra.
Deputy Coroner Glazebrook performed
an autopsy last night, and found a frac-
ture of the third vertebra. The injury
was a recent one. DIR. Glazebrook stated.
and caused death. Coroner hewitt made
a partial investigation of the affair, and
decided to hold an inquest next week,
when Brown will probably be able to
appear. The deceased leaves wife, one
son and three daughters.
The police learned that resident of
Baltimore witnessed the trouble between
the two men and an effort will be made
to have him appear at tire inquest, as the
police think he will be able to tell whether
Brown hit Langdale with a bucket.
Undertaken Costello removed the body
from the hospital to the family home last
night. Arrangements have been made
for the funeral. at Q o'clock Saturday
morning. from ST. Aloysius Church. The
interment will be at Mount Olivet ceme
terry.