Evening star., 1922-06-18
Two MEN CHARGED
WITH BOAT MURDER
Earl Figart of D. C. and VIII
liam Waters of Alexandria
to Face Grand Jury.
BOND IS SET AT $1,000
Witnesses Describe Riot of We'd
nesday Night, When Nc
Cormack Was Killed.

Charged with the murder Of Louis
Mccormack. twenty years old, of 1877
5th street northeast. in a riot on the
steamer Charles Manchester Wednes-
day night, William Aldred Waters.
twenty-seven years old. of Alexan-
dria. and Earl johnson Figart.
twenty-six. of 62s A street southeast.
We're held yesterday at Alexandra
to await preliminary hearing We'd
nesday.
Bond was set at $1,000 each, after
conference between Judge Robinson
Moncure, Police Judge Duvall, Chief
of Police Goods and Mayor ]. M. Dun
can of Alexandra, in which Head
quarters Detectives Springman and
Darnall Of this city participated.
Figart was released last night.
Judge Moncure last night issued an
order for a special grand jury to
meet at 10 o'clock Thursday morn
ing in the corporation court for the
purpose Of probing the stabbing of
Mccormack. He directed Chief of
Police Goods to summon all Of the
investigation thorough.
Fail to Identify Pair.
Two Washington boys who were
taken to Alexandria yesterday failed
to identify Waters or Figart as par
ticipants in the fight on the boat.
An Alexandrian, however, identified
Waters, it was declared. as one whose
hand he bandsged upon the docking
of the boat at Alexandria, and as
the one who said that he had been
in a fight on board, according to the
police. Waters, the police say, told
them the cut on his hand had been
made by an automobile license tag.
and also that he had been in a fight
aboard the Charles Manchester on
Wednesday night. Another testified
that Waters was obstreperous during
the excursion trip.
The story that the two Washington
boys tell is that rather tall young man
and shorter one were seen by them on
; the night Of the fatal stabbing on one
of the lower decks of the Manchester.
The smaller one was heard to request
knife, it was declared. and the larger
one was seen to pass an object to him
concealed beneath his coat. The smaller
one was then alleged to have challenged
any one on that boat who wished to
fight to come to him.
The Alexandra police have been
working with full force night and day
upon the case since the occurrence.
Mayor ]. M. Duncan has taken an active
part in the investigation which has re-
suited in the detention of Waters and
Figart, and Washington police last night
:: issued a statement congratdlating the
Alexandra force on it's work.
There was a conflict of authority
Yesterday afternoon between Police
Justice Duvall, Alexandria, and Judge
Moncures of the corporation court
Alexandria. over the question of the
| right to fix the bail bond for the two
men held.
without going into a preliminary
investigation, Justice Duvail an
| nounced that the bonds of Waters and
Figart would be $500 each, Judge
Moncure announced that the bono
! would be $1,000 for each. Accordingly
he telephoned Justice Duvall to this
effect. Two hours afterward two mer
appeared at police headquarters and
gave a bair bond for $4,000 for Waters
and Justice Duvall declared the pris'
oner released. Judge Moncure. on the
other hand, told the police not to re-
lease Waters. on this bond and d.
rected he not be released until bond
In tho sum of $1,000 was given.
Ftgart' was released on furnishing
i q bond in the sum Of $1,000, given by
his stepfather, William e. Hamilton
Of Warrington. and his mother. Mrs
willard e. Hamilton, and J. Ernest
Hamilton of Alexandria.