Evening star., 1922-06-15

all agree. that the fight reached its
greatest intensity.
Hudded on the upper decks We're most
OF the the women on the boat. The bat
tie took place on the lower decks. just
before the Alexandria contingent started
to Glisembark. Ii was then that young
Mccormick received his fatal wound. He
was rushed To the Alexandria General
Hospital where he died five minutes
after arrival. DR.. 5. 4. MooreS, an Alex
andria physician, pronounced him dead.
a knife had stabbed the boy directly
through the heart.
Although p riot call was sent into
the Alexandria police headquarters,
and eight policemen responded, they
We're not allowed by ships officers to
go on board, il was declared. at Alex
andria today. No arrests have been
made in Alexandria and there is no
knowledge there. according to the
police. regarding the aSSailaht Oh
young Mccormack
NlcCormack's body was taken to
Wheatley's undertaking establish-
ment at Alexandria, and Patrick Me-
cormack, father OF the boy, arrived
there during the early hours this
morning.
JurisdictiOn in Doubt.
y
was Il question that was raised today.
1t was learned that if the fatal stab
hing took, place while the steamer
was tied at the Alexandria dock. the
Alexandria city and Arlington county
authorities would have charge of
legal proceedings. If. however, the
boat was en- route from Marshall Hall
when the ARRAY took place II would
have to be determined whether the
craft was in Maryland or virginia
waters. A line from Jones Point
diagonally across the Potomac In a
northeasterly direction deslgnates the
limit of Jurisdiction of the Washing
ton and the state authorities. From
testimony of passengers 1t Is not be
Iieved that the tragedy was enacted
within District limitations.
Under the direction OF coroner 1.
NJ Jones of Alexandria. the coroner s
Jury will view the body of young
Mccormack this afternoon. The jury
includes Fred n. Baker, j. Fred BIZ
rell. Harry W. Wade, Carroll Wolt
William H THOMAS and Thomas A
Chauncery, After viewing the oody
the coroner is expected 10 TURN IL
over to the parents.
Served In Coast Guard.
Arrangements for burial of young
Mccormack have not yet been com
nleted. He attended Gonzaga Gram
mar School and the Hayes School at
18th and X streets northeast. About
Two wears ago he enlisted in the coast
guard, and served for one year in
that organization in Alaskan terri
tory.
]. Harper Snapp, a member of the
entertainment committee for the
alumni association, and Elmer T.
Hardell a member of the faculty at
Tech High School. and chairman of
the excursion committee, were two OF
a..
the Charles Manchester requesting
them to stop the rioting.
Snapp said today that the officers
and crew kept away from the fight
and lent virtually no aid in Quelline
the disturbance. Snapp also charged
aboard the boat and on the grounds
at Marshall Hall. He told reporter
of The Star that he saw liquor sold
in the presence of officers of the boat
Snapp declared that Re went tc
the pilot house and asked for the
captain. He said he was told tina,
the captain was busy and couldn''
see him" Then he asked the man ir
the pilot house to see that the hght'
ing was stopped. He also said RI
was busy and couldn't leave the
Appealed to Part owner.
He also declared tnat he went tc
Fred Mergens, jr.. supposed to be 8
part owner of the boat. who told hin
that he had no control over the
of7ecers, although he was sorry" thai
trouble was taking place.
l., F. Hess, captain of Company N
of the Tech cadets. the medical uni,
of the corps, attended to Ernest Jo.
seph Watson, who was injured during
the fight He said today that he
found Watson in the mems washroon
of the boat, with blood covering the
% There was no first aid equipmen,
at hand" he declared. IAN that
could find was half a bandage, anc
/ used that with a number of hand
kerchiefs in an effort to stop the
flow of blood and swab out the
wounds"
watson was taken to Emergenc,
Hospital as soon as the boat docket
in Washington. He Is in a seriou:
condition there today.
Take Blame From Students.
When the boat docked here Head
quarters Detectives Springman ant
Darnell were at the pier to meet IT
Chauffeurs Robey and Hichols. with
police from the fourth and harboI
PRECINCTS aided in taking the injured
persons to the hospital.
Inspector Clifford Grant, in charge
of Detectives, today interviewed per
sons who were on the excursion. Ht
3 received a description of man who
made loud requests for some one te
hand him a knife" and who said pre-