Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-11-18

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Yesterday morning when the news
snread like wildfire throughout the
city that Patrick Buckley the well
known .'boy guide" OF Alexandria had
heen found dead in the rear of the old
Hraddock House, which surrounds the
historic Carlisle House, the scene Oh
stirring events in American history
and intimately connected with the
life Of George Washington. The ilrst
REPORTS were that Buckley had been
murdered and his body thrown from
window of the Braddock House, but
upon a thorough investigation made
by the authorities it was fo2nd that
the youth had come to his death
from a fall from the fourth story o!
the c. cookery.
Coroner Samuel 3. Moore, after re-
viewing the remains and making an
investigation ordered the body to be
taken to Demaines undertaking es-
ta5lishment. Yesterday afternoon ne
oave . certificate of accidental death
. and decided that an inquest was not
necessary.
Buctlcy's funeral viii be held to-
morrow morning at 8 o'clock from ST.
Mary's Catholic Church.
Buckley's body was found at $50
o'clock yesterday morning by Wal
ter Ale, a roomer in the building
who saw the body of the man lying
on the brick pavement in the rear OF
the building.
Police headquarters, "hich Is just
across the street, was notified and
Chief Goods made an investigation
He found young Buckley lying on
his back, with his skull crushed, his
face cut in several places and his
coat covered with blood, which had
run from his nose and ears. His coat
collar was torn off and indications
we're that his death had followed Il
sever struggle.
It was first thought that the boys
death was due to murder but after
thorough investigation made by
Chief Goods. Commonwealth At
. torney Samuel G. Brent and Coron-
er Samuel B. Moore, it was decided
rh.t Buckley fell from the fourth
story OF the building and that his
plunge was accidental.
Had Been Drinking.
II According to the facts developed by
the police, Buckley had been drinking
Saturday night. Accompanied by his
two brothers, Joseph and Thomas
+ Buckley, and James Self he had made
, round Of the bar rooms early in the
q evening. At one place he became dis
II orderly and had been thrown into the
, street by the proprietor. During the
scuflc which ensued his coat was
torn and his face cut. Shortly after
midnight the party entered Greek
restaurant on King street, where an
= other alteration arose, and Buckley
and his companions were forced to
leave
Buckley then left his friends and
started to the Braddock House lie
entered the building from the Came
= ron street side and went to the win
: dow at the end Of a hall on the
fourth floor. Here he removed his
long overcoat and hat and placed
: them on the floor, and stepped out on
o an iron fire escape.
1t was from that he fell his body
being found on the brick pavemen.
directly beneath it. Near the body
! was found the heel Of one Of his
shoes which mad been torn off, and
the police think his heel caught in
| the iron bars Of the fire escape, caus-
ing him to lose his balance
W. W. Simpson. proprietor of the
Braddock House, heard Buckley en-
ter the building and yelled to him to
stop making so much noise. He did
not know who it was at the time,
and said yesterday morning if he had
known it was Buckley he would have
stopped him from entering the build
ing. Some months ago he ordered
: him never to come into the Brad
dock House at night, on account o.
Il Buckley's attentions to his young