Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-06-15

Louis Mccormack, twenty years old,
of 1887 Fifth street northeast, Wash
ington was fatally stabbed during the
progress of a riot on the Steamer
Charles Manchester Just before the
steamer landed at the Cameron street
wharf at l0:45 O'Clock last night.
Mccormack died flve minutes after
reaching the Alexandria Hospital. DR..
s. B. Moore was summoned and pro-
nounced life extinct and a cursory
examination revealed that ne had
been stabbed directly through the
heart.
As result of the riot two Washing
ton men received hospital treatment
in that city and three AleXandrianS
were cut up and bruised in the riot.
Two of the Alexandrians went to the
hospital and received medical s|ten-
tion.
Chief Goods toSay interviewed two
Alexandria men who were aboard the
boat at the time. 1t was intlmated
this afternoon that an arrest may be
made shortly in connection with the
stabbing.
A coroner's jury summoned today
by Sergt r. II. Cox will meet at 8
O'Clock this afternoon at Wheatley' 5
mortuary chapel and after viewing the
body will be adjourned over by Coro-
ner T. NJ. Jones to meet at date 70
be determined upon at which time they
will be able to get all Of the witnesses
in the case.
The Jury is composed of Fred n.
Baker, J. Fred Birrell, Harry w.
Wade. Carroll Woof, William II.
Thomas and Thomas A. Chauncey..
The AlexandrianS who received IN
iuries are Eugene Albright, 5l3
Queen street. cut on back of the head.
who was treated at the Alexandria
Hospital.
Raymond Hewett, 1901 King street,
cut over eye and head, by being
struck with bottle, treated at the
Alexandria Hospital.
Jesse Gilmartin, 513 Queen street,
was hit on the head with bottle while
on the grounds at Marshall Hall.
Earl Faggart, this city, also is re-
ported to have been struck.
The four men who received injuries
and who were taken to the Emergency
Hospital and treated gave the follow
ing names: Jack Lewis, 447 Irving
street, southwest; James J. Newman,
1915 Twenty-Second street, northwest;
Ernest Watson. $50 | street. south
west. and John f. Hitson, COL X street
northwest. All Of the men left the
hospital and today were questioned at
headquarters in Washington by In
spector Grant in regard to the affair.
From what the Alexandria authori-
ties learn of the Stabbing there was
general fight aboard the steamer be-
tween Alexandria and Washington
men.
The fight started at Marshall Han
and there several fights on the grounds
in which bottles were thrown. The
fight il is stated was renewed when the
steamer left for Alexandria and
Washington on the last trip. There
we're two excursions being given, one
from Washington by the Technical
High School of that city and the one
from Alexandria was the Brotherhood
of Railway Clerks of Alexandria.
When the fight was renewed after
the steamer left Marshall Hall on the
trOp up the river women became ter
rifed and there was small sized
panic as bottles were hurled and men
Knocked out every now and then. Sew
eral women from Washington tainted.
Their names could not be learned IN
this city.
Officials of the steamer according
to reports did everything in their pow
er to uuen the disturbance. The main
fighting occurred on the lower deck.
II was when the boat was nearing
Alexandria that the stabbmg occurred,
Who stabbed Mccormack is not yet
definitely determined upon, although
the authorities hope to be able to ap-
prehend the man. Just as soon as the
steamer docked here 4 telephone call
was sent to Police Headquarters and
Sergt. Wilkinson, Policemen Law
renee Padgett. George Nails, Charles
Bell fanny Trigger, Charles Miller
and Russell Thompson proceeded. 70
tl\ wharf in the patrol wagon, they
having arrived for the IL o'clock trick
of duty. Sergt. Wilkinson accompan-
led the dying man 10 the hospital IN
private automobile,
Friends of Albright and Hewett,
both az whom were rendered uOcOn-