The Washington times., 1911-08-05

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Aug. 5.-That
Mary Gallahorne came to her death by
being thrown from the porch of her
home by Edward Travers, was the ver-
dict of jury at the inquest conducted
by DR.. S. B. Moore, the coroner, at
Wheatleys undertaking establishment
this morning. The body was found
yesterday afternoon.
Charles O. Pullman testified that his
attention was attracted TO the pair
through the fact that the Gallahorne
woman was lying on the porch her
head lying over the edge. While in this
position, Pullman says. Travers came
from the house and pushed her over the
edge to the ground below. distance of
about four feet. This was not done,
Mr.. Pullman said, with any apparent
violence. He thought both were intoxi-
Gated.
This war corroborated by Mary Samp-
son. colored although she stated that
the woman was standing, not lying, on
the floor.
DR.. W. NJ Smith, who performed the
autopsy on the body. found a slight
abrasion on the woman's left jaw.
caused probably by her fall. but the
physician found nothing sufficient to
bring about death from natural causes" :"
he said.
r. w. Smith, acting as attorney for
the Commonwealth, was present at the
inquest, and stated that Travers would
be given a preliminary hearing in Polio
Court Monday.
At about 2:3O yesterday afternoon, Ed
ward Lawler, a saloonkeeper, called up
police headquarters on the telephone,
stating that the Gallahorne woman had
been found lying dead on the grass in
front of her house on Franklin street
Acting Lieutenant Roberts and Officer
Roland were at once assigned to the
case. and after hearing the statements
of two witnesses, placed TraVerS un-
der arrest. He was found in a saloon
in the neighborhood in a dazed con-
dItiOn, apparently resulting from over
indulgence in liquor.
No intelligent story of the affair could
be obtained from him at first, but later
when the influence Of liquor had worn
off, he made statement TO Chlet
Charles T. Goods.
1t seems that Travers had been in the
habit of stopping at the woman's house,
especially when he had been drinking
heavily, as was the case THURSDAY
night. They both arose at about
o CLOCK yesterday dIlu 1ldN CI .
went out TO purchase liquor, first CIV
ing the woman a dollar bill to purchase
articles for breakfast. He returned in
about half an hour with a pint of gin,
which they drank together.
When TraverS found, however, that
breakfast consisted Of uncooked smoked
sausages, he states that he raised con-
sidera BILE objection, but finally consented
to eat them, although, he insists, he did
not quarrel with the woman. Several
hours passed, and TraverS bought more
Iiuuor, after drinking which, he said the
woman complained of feeling badly,
asking him to assist her from the porch
to the ground, so that she might lie
down. This he did, and sitting in a
rocking chair on the porch. soon fell
asleep. How long he slept he Is unable
to tell, but he was awakened by James
| Nelson, a passer-by, who shook him and
said, Jim, Miss Mary is dead" He
leaped to ofhe ground and looking at her
replied Il believe she is. I'll call Chief
| Goods about this right away" and went
to the saloon. and gave the information,
as a result of which he was later ar
rested.
Travers' story, however,, is refuted by
the statements of other witnesses.
When a scaffolf at the new site OF
the Emerson Engine Works on the
| river front broke yesterday, plunging
three workmen to the ground fifty feet
below, 1t was considered remarka BILE
that all three were not instantly killed
as the ground was strewn with ole
brick The men were Thomas Tebel
and Edward I.awler. white, and Clar-
| enCe Miller. colored Miller was the
most seriously injured of the three. and
appeared to be suffering from internal
| Injuries, hut Tebel and Lawler sus
tained only j few bruises. and were
soon able to return to their work.
That unless some candidate announce:
| mis- intention of making the race fol-
| the State sen atorship by August l. the
| ,,rir,,nru will he nliminal ed. and thl