Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-04
CRAVEN IS FOUND n ] DEAD u ] d
Four Young First Warders arrested
in Connection wah Mysteri-
Gus Affair. g

The body Of George 7. Craven, 48
years old, ship carpenter and a nd! me.
Long resident of Alexandra, was
found at 2.15 o'clock yesterday morn
ing at the corner Of Royal and Wolfe
streets, with severe cut over the left
temple that has caused his death, ana
four well known young men are held.
at police station charged with being
responsible for the mans death. The
four men held are Henry Beach, IS
years old; William Tomlin, q years
old; Joseph NJ. Monroe, il, % years
old, and George Monroe, 22-years old.
The four men were arrested yesteT-
,lay afternoon by Chief of Police
Goods and Sergeant Scott, after sew
eral hours detective work. They were
taken to the police station and after
some questioning one of the men
broke down and told the police the
story OF how Craven met his death.
The others finally corroborated the
story in it's principal features.
According to their story they were
standing at the corner of Royal and
Wolfe streets at shortly before two
o'clock VIXEN Craven came down Roy
al street and approached them. All
of the quartette had been drinking as
well as the dead man. They talked a
few minutes and some words arose.
Beach is said to have struck or pushed
Craven and the latter fell, his temple
striking the ground with some force.
The four left and went toward the
| tunnel IN Wilkes street, leaving Crav-
an lying in the street. They afterwards
returned and turned the man over,
finding that he was dead. They left
the spot in a hurry without notify
ing the police.
Craven's body was discovered at
2.15 o'clock by Lawrence Padgett, a
driver of public automobile. Padg-
cit was accompanied by Arthur Burns
and was turning on Royal street at
the corner of Wolfe when he saw
Craven's body lying IN the road way
Of Wolfe street. The mans head was
lying toward the sewer and his feet
we're near the east Tagging Of Wolfe
street. He was on his back with his
hands stretched out. His face was
covered with blood and there was
quite pool Of blood beside his head.
Padgett felt the body and it was
warm, but he could not discern any
sign of life. Padgett got back in his
machine and drove to the Light In
fantry Annoy where he found Off
GERS Yong and Smith. They returned
with him and assisted in carrying
Craven TO the Alexandria Hospital
where it was seen that the man had
been dead for some time. Dr.. T. Mar
shall Jones, city coroner, was sum-
Eoned and after an examination of
the wound said that the man had been
almost instantly killed by the blow OF
his temple. The body was removed to
Wheatleys undertaking establishment
and yesterday afternoon a coronor:s
jury summoned by DR.. Jones, viewed
the remains. The jury was composed
Of F. f. Marbury, George II. Robin
son, Samuel W. Pitts, C. A. Connell, !!
j. D. Brown and John &. Henshaw.
An adjournment was taken until S !
o'clock tonight when witnesses will be .
heard and full examination of the !
facts surrounding the case will be
made.
Craven was married and is survived
ny his widow and five children. fIc T.
resided at 81 Wilkes street. For sew
aral years past he has been EMPLOYED
at Deane's ship yard. He is a brother
Of W. L. Craven, messenger of the
city council.
When Craven's body was first found !:
It was though that he had been struck
END Killed by an automobile as his
clothes looked as if they had BEEN
dragged through the dirt.
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