Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-05

Doiu a preliminary nearing MonCaE
The jury was composed of the follow
ing: Raymond Hulfish. foreman; James
b. Martin. Max Rosenfed, Herbert j.
Baker John NJ. Reed. c. Conway Brawn-
er. Attorney Howard W. Smith represent
ed the commonwealth.
Prior to the inquest an autopsy was
performed by DR.. w. NJ. Smith, who said
there were no bruises about the body
or head except a scar on the left side
of the face. The doctor added that there
was no indication of death from heart
failure.
F.. Testimony of Witnesses.
e. o. Pullman. who was in the store near
the woman's house testified he saw her
lying on her porch with her head down,
and was under the impression she was
drunk. He saw Travers straighten the
limp form and then roll her from the
porch, which was about four feet high.
after which he walked into the house
and got rocking chair and took seat
on the porch.
Mary Saunders, colored. said she saw
Travers shove the woman off the porch.
She was half a square distant at the time
Adrian Woodland. nne-year-old color
ed boy. testified that the deceased was ly-
ing down with her head hanging over the
end of the porch. and that Travers gave
HeI a. KICK ana tnen puSnen Tue woman
from the porch. As he declared he did
not know the nature Of an oath, he was
not sworn.
James Nelson said he found the woman
lying on the pavement with her face
down. He turned her over and shook
her. and finding life extindt. told Ira
vers. and Trs.ers exclaimed: "I'll be
d IL she amt dead" Nelson said he
notified the police. Acting Lieut.. Rob
erts and Policeman Roland. who arrest
ord nd tod coS
told of finding Travers drunk in saloon
a short time after the finding of the
body.
Travers said that both had been drink
ing freely of GIN. having consumed
quart. He denied that he pushed or
showed the woman from the porch. but
asserted that he lowered her to little
grass plot below at her own request He
knew nothing further until Nelson in
formed him that she was dead.
Was Fortune Teller.
The Claiborne woman was a native Of
Stafford county, Va; and eked out an
existence by telling fortunes. She had
lived here for quarter of a century and
was frequently in the police court for
drunkenness. Travers is a native of
Washington. but has worked here for
thirteen years.
county has written to the fourteenth SEN
atorial.. district committee announcing his
intention to enter the campaign for the
state senatorship. .....
Mr. Wedderburn has also written to
State Senator r. EweE Thornton suggest
ing that, should he and Senator Thornton
be the only contestants, the choice be
submitted to the voters in the November
election.
The time limit for candidates who desire
to enter the primary expires Tuesday.
Harry Dick, Washington cab driver,
drove four men down from Washington
o'clock One of the men left without
paying any of the 81 which Dick de-
clared had been agreed upon. The three
other men in the cab. giving the names
and Morris Stepback. were driven to po-
lice station. Before Justice Thompson in
court this morning they claimed that the
man who got away had agreed to pay the
court asked Dick if he would drop the
charge if this was paid and he agreed.
Woman Bitten by Dog.
Mrs. Sallie Gensmer. living at 119 South
Union street, was bitten on the left hand
at 9 o'clock this morning by dog while
standing in front of her home. The an
imal attacked her without provocation
and inflicted a painful laceration on the
back of the hand. She afterward had
the wound cauterized The police are in
vestigatng and endeavoring to locate the
owner of the dog.
The good roads train of the Southern
Railway Company and the Danville and
Western Railway Company in connection
with the Office of public roads. United
States Department of Agriculture. which
is operating a train over its system, will
arrive here at go o'clock Monday morn
ing next. A free stereOpticOn lecture will
he given. together with practical instruc-
tons for road building. There will also
be exhibited on this train working models
run by electricity of improved roadbuild-
ing machinery.
A scaffold on which Thomas Tebel and
Edward LAWYER, bricklayers, and Clar-
ence Miller. a colored helper. were work
ing yesterday afternoon, collapsed, pre-
cipitating all three to the ground. Miller
received internal injuries and the two
others were badly bruised. The scaffOld
was at the old Pioneer Mills. at the foot
of Duke street.
Marian Davis. two years old. daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. George L. Davis,
died yesterday afternoon at the home of
her parents. 1909 Duke street.
Funeral services for Miss Emily G.
Skidmore will be held at 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning at the residence of
her sister, Mrs NJ. Drusilla Allen, 2o2
North Columbus street Rev H. NJ. Can
ter. pastor Of the Nj. E. Church South, !
will conduct the services.
One candidate was elected and the mi |
tiatOry degree conferred on two candi- |
dates at a meeting of Potomac Lodge of
Odd Fellows held last night. Several
encampment at Pen Mar next week.