The Washington times., 1922-06-16
was not resumed until she was near
Alexandria. ....-.....
IT do not regard 'rioting' rs the
proper term to be employed"
Witnesses Tell Little.


Witnesses Tell Little.
More than a score OF witnesses
were questioned by the coroner's
jury without shedding any light upon
the actual Staying Of Mccormack.
In the main their testimony tended
20 show these facts:
The fighting, which eliminated in
McCorinack's death and the injury
of perhaps twenty other persons
from knife gashes and pop bottle
blows. commenced at Marshall Hall.
There was much liquor aboard the
Manchester even when she pulled out
of Washington. Drunkenness was
prevalent by the time the Hall was
reached.
Officers OF the boat. including John
Bailey. purser. and James A. Hart.
ley, watchman on the Macalester.
knew little Of the fighting at the
time IL was going on.
Mccormack was not drinking.
Hilston testified to having started
to act as referee in a fist fight near
the Marshall Hall pavilion. While
he was pushing q crowd Of 200 into
ring. he was "tumped on by a
guy about seven feet tall and weigh.
ing 400 pounds" he said, knocked
down and beaten. This fight seems
indicative Of the general quarrelsome
spirit existing throughout the
excursion
No testimony was introduced to
show that students or alumni OF
Mckinley Manual Training School
were involved In the several fracases.
II was an excursion day for the
alumni assoc ,ltion and under.
graduates. but Of course the sale OF
tickets could not be limited to them.
Watson, Noonan. John McCuen,
driver for Alexandria motor truck
No. 4; Benjamin Steiner. Martin
Myers Eugene Albright, and James
Raymond Hewitt, all Of Alexandria.
told OF viewing or being involved in
fist, bottlo and knife affrays. Sew
eral bore cuts and bruises as EVIL
dence. None could explain how the
trouble started, declaring they were
assaulted.
The jury adjourned at 10 o'clock
last night TO reconvene at 1880
o'clock Tuesday night.
Boat Officers Denounced.
Commenting upon the alleged
careiessness Of officers of the Mao
alester and officials of the Mount
Vernon and Marshall Hall Steam
boat Company a. to the fighting
aboard the vessel, Clyde ID. Gar
rett, attorney for the Technical
High School Alumni Association.
made the following statement to-
day.
"The owners Of the boat are re-
sponsible for the safety and well
fare Of passengers, and we propose
to investigate the action Of the
boats officers in not queiling the
riot at Its incipiency. when, II
seems. their force would have been
adequate.
"1he owners OF the boat either
failed to provide sufficient police
protection for the passengers, or
those charged with this responsl.
b;lity failed to do their duty. We
shall cooperate to the fullest ex.
tent with the authorities in their
efforts to locate the persons re.
sponsible for the death.
o "It looks as II bootleggers were
the direct cause. II IL high time a
stop was put to this traffic,
Evidence coming to me tends to
show that bootleggers piled their
trade both on the Marshall Hall
grounds and on the steamboat.
Exactly what authorities would
have control In forcing the pro.
vision Of an adequate police force on
this river boat am not prepared TO
say, but the duty certainly lies nj
someone's. door and we propose to
see that Il Is performed"