Evening star., 1922-06-21

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Manchester, at or near Alexandria
dock, Cameron street wharf. about
ld:i5 p.n.. and died at the Alexandria
Hospital at HIS pm. June IA: 1872.
The jury was composed OF Thomas
Chauncey. foreman; Harry W. Wade.
". II. Thomas. j. Ered Birrell, Fred
" Baker and Carroll b. Woolf.
Women Faint in Court.
The hearing was begun at 1880
O'Clock last night in the police court
room, which was packed to sunoca-
ton. After two young women wit
nesses mad tainted the courtroom was
cleared and the jury moved TO the
corporation courtroom nearby. The
women who tainted were Mrs. Mar
garet Hicks Savage and Miss Ruth
Henderson, sos South fatrich street,
both of whom soon revived
1t was ll:40 o'clock when the jury
completed it's deliberations and a
large throng hung outside OF the
courtroom awaiting the verdict. At
torney Edmund Burke appeared IN
the interest of Waters and Fisart,
and Devine was represented by the
law firm of Carlir. tarlin. Hail
Vest. Commonwealth Attorney How
ard w, Smith appeared for the state
and Assistant District Attorney
James j. OLeary for the government
Police Justice +. q. Duvali sat in
| joint session with the coroner ano
heard the testimony.
That the stabbing took place just
prior to the steamer landing IN AleH
andria was developed from practically
all of the witnesses.
officers Boarded Steamer.
1t also was brought out. after all
Of the testimony was taken, by Juror
1Nae h N t,g-rG al
the Alexandria police department
were permitted to board the steamer
MacalcSter when it arrived in Alex
andria. notwithstanding report to the
contrary, and tina; four policemen
went aboard the steamer.
According to the testimony of Mrs
Elsie Hardbower, 502 Queen street
she saw a short. heavy-sct man run
/ and stab Mccormack in the stomach
and witness said her little daughter
/ cried out, He is stabbed" Her little
daughter and girl named kidwell
were with her.
Mccormack cried out, Il am
, stabbed" Mccormack after the stab
/ bins. she said. grabbed hold OF
some child, According to Mrs. Hard
f, the stabbing was dressed in dark
! brown or gray clothing. Immediately
afterward, she said the man who il
supposed to have done the stabbins
/ left the crowd. Witness said she
!! " ould be unable to identify the man
Another Womnn Witness.
| Mrs. Eleanor Martin, PA North
Royal street, testified that after get
| ting off the steamer she wrapped the
hand of Waters, which was cut. Mrs
/ Martin said that later she ascertained
| il was his index finger. Witness saw
, fighting on the boat, but could no,
say who was doing 1t. The boat had
not landed at the time. she declared.
Mrs Margaret Savage Hicks testi-
fed she saw Waters strike a mar
with his fist.
Joseph NJ. Murtaugh, 406 7th stree,
northeast, Washington, told the jury
| the steamer had not docked at tht
| time of the stabbing. Witness said he
| had known Mccormack for ten years
and and he added that he was a yer.
| quiet fellow. He said Mccormack re-
| marked to him that he felt some.
| thing was going to happen. He asked
; witness fer his coat and hat and ther
J it was the fight started. Witness was
I unable TO describe the man who stab
bed Mccormack.
other WttnesScs Called.
! Those whe testified were: Mrs
Claudia Smith. 219 North Royal street
Miss Hazel Hicks. 4O6 Wolfe street
Mrs. Margaret Hicks Savage, 4ot
Wolfe street; Miss Virginia Williams
4se Wolfe street: Miss Ruth Hender.
son. sos South Patrick street; Glenr
L. Justice. Miss Mary Harrison: De
Ray; Miss Madge Lucas, 1902 Prin'
cess street; Miss Blanche Anderson
Kidweu, 207 North Payne street; Mrs
Miss Mss Marsaret Smith, fes North St
Asaph street; G. G. Tomlin. el4 Soutf
Payne street; W. w. Dernans, jr., 81!
King street; Joseph Murtaugh, 40t
7th street northeass; washington
west. Washington; Simon ReseHthal
800 eth street northwest, Washing.
TON. James j. Connor. 40 NJ street
northwest, washington.
Lauds Deteetives' Work.
The office of the United States dis
superintendent sa.ee Of Police chariei
Evans, commenting the work of De
tsetives barnalf and Springman II
connection with the inysstisatios o.
.i gladly take or my hat to, Jane,
A. Springman and George q. Dernsl
of the metropolitan police detective
| bureau" the letter said. "Dstective'
sprinsman and Darnali haus We, beer
working day saa Wileinia hk and nd s tSrouet ausf
their shorts, aided by Chief Geoq.
and his men (of Alexandria peiice)
| fsnts have been addueed which salts
1 des nae of these facts: That the fata
stabbing occurred in the waters Of
| this district; that saeloImaek M & vas q. p
| OF the men under arrest In AiexRn'
dria either himself committed tn
homicide or at least knows who kill
ed MCCORMICK.