Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-06-24
WILL RESUME
RIVER CASE
TUESD
Question of Removal and
Bail Issues Involved
Today
HEAR WITNESSES
New Complaint Filed With L. S. Com
missioner and Certified Copy OF u.
c. Indictment.

After considerable jockeying on re-
moval and bail IN which considerable
time was consumed the preliminary
hearing of the case of W. Aldred Wat
ers. who is being held in the investl-
CATION of the fatal stabbing of Louis
b. Mccormack, of Washington, which
occurred June 18th on the steamer
Charles Manchester, the hearing was
postponed until Tuesday morning at
| 10 o'clock. The principal ISSUE At
stake was bail and removal.
When court convened at 1l:3O
O'Clock this morning Assistant District
Attorney James j. OLeary, of Wash
ngton. who had been designated by
United States District Attorney Paul
wv. Keary, the Eastern District OF
| Virginia, to represent the latter at
the preliminary hearing, presented
the court with a certified copy OF the
| Indictment returned against Waters
in the District of Columbia, and also
certified copy of the bench warrant
and new complaint.
Attorney Edmund Burke asked for
the postponement, saying that ne was
not ready to go into hearing unti
Monday or Tuesday as far as his wit
nesses were concerned. His witnesses
he said were not present, and he sup.
posed that they had not been sum-
moned. He suggested that the gov
ernments witnesses be heard.
Mr.. OIeary asked Attorney Burke
| if he objected to the commissioner
signing commitment to turn Waters
over to the custody of the United
States District Marshal until re-
moval proceedings to the District OF
tColunbia could be signed by a Fed
| Ieral Judge.
Detective Sergt. James A. Spring
man, of Washington, was called and
identified Waters.
Mrs. Eleanor Martin then took the
sland and Mr.. O'Leary objected to
her telling what happened on the eX-
cursion. Mr.. Burke said the purpose
of questioning Miss Martin on the
question of bail only.
Mr.. Woolls said ne was only go
ing into the question of removal
only. The question was one Of re-
movaI and bail only, Commissioner
Woolls said. Mr.. Woolls also SAID
the first question to be considered
was whether or not Waters should
be removed to the District of Co
lumbia.
Mr.. OTeary objected to the bail
pronosition at this time on the
| ground that it was premature.
Commissioner Wools said he would
| like TO hear from Mr.. Burke on the
question of removal. Mr.. Burke
said he would make no concessions
Mr.. OTeary said under the law
Waters was a fugitive from justice.
Mr.. Burke objected 70 his re-
moval and said evidence would be
offered that Waters was not fu-
gitive from justice.
Mrs. Martin resumed her testi-
mony ard she said she did not sec
Waters in the fight.
Miss Madge Lucas testified t:at
Waters was standing in front of
her and she said she heard him say
his finger was cut.
Miss Blanche Anderson testified
that she did not see any Of the
! fighting. Witness saw Waters on
the boat. She said Waters was
in front of her with his back to her
On cr0ss-examination by the gov
ernment she said she saw a man
24rried off the boat. Witness said
Waters was on the wharf back of
her when the man was brought off
the boat.
Robert f. Devine testified he was
on the boat. Witness said he could
not say who cut Mccormack. 1t
was a general miX-up he said. He
saw Waters come out OF crowd
and he had knife in his right hand
and his hand was bloody and and he
remarked TO him what is the matter,
are you cut and he made an answer
and | don't know what it was. Boat
| had nearly landed Witness was
positive boat had not landed. After
Waters passed him he said he did
not see Waters any more. Witness
said he was not in the crowd that
was pushing. Devine was unable to
say what started the trouble
| Witness at about Els o'clock went
to the hospital he said Devine testi-
fed that he did not see any blows. All
of the questions to Devine were pat by
Attorney Edmund Burke, who told
Mr.. Burke that the first time he told
about seeing Waters with knife was
made to Mr.. O'Leary at police head
quarters.
James NJ. Hartwelt, an employee OF
the steamer Charles Macalester, tes-
tilted that he talked to Waters and a
companion and they were sober. Wit
ness said he was told man was cut.
Gang plank was at the stern end OF
the boat.
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