The Washington herald., 1922-06-16

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he knew he was lying on the n ,or.
Of she lower deck.
Eugene Ai1hright. SIS QusenI
street, Alexandria. told Of being hit
with q bottle on the head just asI
he left the, boat Il Alexandria.
Or. 8. B. Moore, Of Alexandris.
told the jury that when he saw Me-
Cormack IT the Alexandria Hospi-
tai he had just died and there was
1 stab wound on the left side and
toward the heart.
Man witA Bfswn Coat.
Clarence Meade, 2I4 South Pat
rick street, Alexandria. testified
that he saw a man after the hght
with a dark suit. which. he
thought, was brown. Witness was
of the opinion that one line Of the
boat had been thrown preparatory
TO landing at Alexandria when the
stabbing occurred. Meade said the
man he described was of medium
build. and Immediately after the
stabbing he went 10 the rear of
the boat. Others rushed toward
the man who was stabbed. Wit
ness. however, could rot Identify
this man. he said. because he did
not see his face.
James Raymond Hewett, 1901
King street. Alexandria. told the
jury he was standing near the
engine room when somebody hit
him over the head with a pop
bottle. Hewett did not remember
anything further till he woke up
in the hospital. he said.
John S. Bailey, purser on the Mac
alester, 125 Duke street, told the
jury. he had just made a landing
and one of the officers OF the boat
told him man had been cut. This
was the hrst he knew about 1t.
Witness denied there was hghting
continuously On the boat from Mar
shall Hall to Alexandria. Just as
the steamer left the river resort
fight started. and II was subdued BY
the boat officers, he said. 1t seemed
to be Jealousy affair between the
Alexandrians and the Washington
ians, he said. Purser Bailey said
no knife was found on the steamer
at the place where the ARRAY took
place. He said he had four officers
patroling the boat. There was sky
larkfng, but no fighting. While
witness saw evidence OF intoxica-
ion, he saw no liquor being drunk.
The c.ew endeavoredi to quell dis
turbances that cropped out and did
everything possible to preserve or
der, he declared.
Mccormack Falls on Girl.
Chester Curtiss. of Del Ray. Ar
iington Co1rty,Stold the Jury that
the fisnins started just as the boat
was landing. Witness did not See
anyone with a knife aboard. but
out on the wharf he saw a man with
knife demonstrating 1t. and he
described the knife to the jury. He
also described and Identified man
who, he claimed. displayed the
knife. Mccormack. after being
stabbed, he declared. cried out, MY
God! I am stabbed" and fell on his
daughter. Mary Curtiss. lmmedi-
ately following the stabbins there
was a free-for-sll hgh:. he de-
clared.
Jesse Gilmartin, 200 Queen street.
Alexandria. told the jury he got
into a fight at Marshall Hall with
Histon, known as jeff" Gilmar-
tin said that he had few drinks
of corn liquor before he left Alex
andria. Witness testified that he
and Jeff" fought for about fifteen
minutes. During the struggle
someone kicked him. he declared.
Robert f. Devine. s27 South Lee
street. Alexandria, testified he did
not witness the fighting on the
boat
James A. Hartley, 4ss II street
southwest. watchman on the steam
er. told the jury that everything
went well on the excursion until
the boat was ready 10 dock at Alex
andria No one. he said, could tell
him where the man had gone who
did the stabbing.
James J.~Noofan. ls45 Twenty
second street northwest. told the
Jury that he was with a young
lady from Alexandria and went
down to see her off and then re-
turned to the steamer and upon
returning to the boat said he was
struck with something.
Saw watson Upstairs.
Noonan said that he Immediately
went upstairs. where he saw Wat
son. He said he grabbed up Wat
sons clothing. Witness declared he
did not see any fighting on the boat.
but witnessed fighting at Marshall
Hall.
fanny Trigger. member of the
Alexandria police force, testified
that upon arriving at the wharf he
heard Noonan cursing. Trigger said
the police wanted to take him of
tho boat hut the captain would not
let them. saying he would take him
to Washington.
Policemen George Nails and
Charles Bell, of Alexandria. iden-
titled Noonan as the man who was
cursing. Noonan denied this.
, Testimony that there was a fight
on the steamer just before II arrived
in Alexandria was given by Archie
Eiggs, of Washington. Accordinc
to Biggs he saw a man give a red
headed man a knife and the red
headed man was pushed by three
other men and then 1t was that the