Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-12
ROCKVILLE.
s,.e,.l Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF Inc STAR.
ROCKVILLE. Nd. July IL. 1910.
After a number Of witnesses were heard
by the coroner's fury which met here yes
terday to inquire into the death OF James
Coates colored, who died in Georgetown
University Hospital. Washington. last
Saturday as a result Of a stab wound
inflicted the preceding Monday at Crow
town. a negro settlement In Bethesda
district. by Irving Smothers. also colored.
Justice Reading. acting as coroner. or
dered a recess until such time as ma
terial witnesses could attend. 1t is I'M
derstood the hearing will be resumed
within the next day or two.
According to the testimony heard yes
terday. Coates and Smothers' wife had
q quarrel at the home Of Ida Lacey,
colored, at Crowtown, and while they
were engaged in a war Of words smoth-
ers appeared on the scene. Being urged
on by his wife. it was testified. he first
threw a stone at Coates and then rusneo
toward him. the two men cinching;
During the mi Coates was stabbed
with a penkni. the blade penetrating
the skull and e.-,ering the brain.
Coates was net taken to the hospital
until the following morning. the delay be-
serious nature of his injuries was not at
Arst realized. When the hospital was
reached the man was In an insenstble
condition and he never regained con-
Ociousness.
Alexander Kilgour. who has been, re-
tanned to defend Snnothers, stated today
that the plea of the prisoner will be self
defense. He stated that Smothers claims
that Coates was the aggressor, and that
he had to use the knife to save himself.
Smothers is In jail here. his arrest oc-
curing the day following the stabbing.
Miss Fannie Krinsky Of yonkers. N. Y.
and Louis Alderman Of Washington were
married in Rockville Saturday afternoon
by Rev. Oscar W. Henderson. pastor of
the Baptist Church. the ceremony taking
place in the psrior OF tho Montgomery
Hotel.
The same minister ohiciated at the
marriage here Saturday afternoon Of
Miss Pearl Clarvoe Of Fairfax. Va, and
Frank Pierson Of Ridgely. Md.
For disorderly conduct on a Washing
ton and Rockville electric car Wallace
Martin. jr-. young negro resident of
Rockville. was required by Justice Read
ing to pay fine of 81 and costs, and
George W. Meads. who also belongs to
Rockville colored population. was fined
s and costs for fast driving within the
town of Rockville.
Richard Kelder and Thomas E. Coyne,
who acknowledge being deserters from
the United States Navy, are in Jail at
this place awaiting action by the Navy
Department offcials. who have been ap-
prised OF their apprehension. KeldeS
says he deserted from the U. s. S. Mer-
cedes. and Coyne represents that he Is q
deserter from the United States Marine
Corps.
The men were arrested Sunday at
Boyds by Deputy Sheriff Lillard on
charges OF helping themselves TO buns
and bread in charge of the Baltimore and
Ohio agent there. When informed they
would have to go to jail they admitted
being deserters and asked to be taken
TO Washington at once. The proper ON
cial At the Navy Department was noti-
fed yesterday and he asked that the men
be held here pending action by the de-
pertinent.