Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-17
PROBE Fatal
W0U N DIN G
OF Dc. man
Coroner's Jury This Al
ternoon Is Engaged
In Task
EHRMANTRAUT DIES
Mrs. Elizabeth Condo of This City
Held--Man Was Shot At WO-
mans House i'll This City Dec.
81 During Struggle for Pistol


a coroner's jury met at =
o'clock this afternoon and began
a probe into the death OF Ber-
nard A. Ehrmantraut, thirty-three
years old of 312 Tenth street,
southeast, Washington, who died
at Providence Hospital, Washing
ton yesterday morning from the
effects, it is stated, Of a gun
shot wound inflicted New Years
eve while he was visiting in this
city at the home of Mrs. Eliza
beth Conde, twenty-seven years
old, of Sl5 Oronoco street. Mrs.
Conde is being held by the local
police pending the outcome of the
probe.
Mr.. Condos husband was pres
ent at the inquest and in is be-
lieved will later be called to tie
witness star;l. 1t is understood
that Immediately after the inquest
application would be made for a
bail bond for Mrs. Conde.
The first witnesses called were
Dr.. Walter T. McCauley, of Prov
idence Hospital, and Dr.. c. Henry
Rosson. acting Deputy Coroner of
Washington.
The jury assembled this morn
ing al 1890 o'clock but the body
was not here, being at the Dis
trict morgue and DR.. t. Marshal
Jones, cos.oner, postponed the in
quest on thai account as the law
requires the jury to view the
body in the state in which they
sit.
Detective Edward Kelly of
Washington thought that the jury
could go to Washington and view
the body. However, both the
coroner and Prosecuting Attor-
ney William P. Woolls stated that
this cound not be done legally,
hence the postponement of the
inquest. The body was brought
here this afternoon.
Mrs. Conde was present for the
hearing, rhaving been taken in
custody at her home in this city
at ) O'Clock yesterday afternoon
at the request of the authorities
of Washington. The police here
were not notified regarding the
shooting at the time, no report
having been made to them
Mrs. Condo has retained the
services of Attorney William s.
Snow to represent her. Attorney
Snow stated this afternoon that
he would not place Mrs. Conde on
the witness stand.
At the inquest Police Justice
Frederick G. Duvall is sitting with
Coroner Jones thereby avoiding
The necessity of preliminary
hearing. The inquest, therefore
is joint affair.
Among the witnesses who will
testify are Detective Edward
Kelly of Washington; Lee Out
law colored, Washington taxi
driver.
The Jury summoned is composed
of, Thomas Chauncey, foreman;
D. G. Grilibortzer, John NJ. Reed.
Joseph R. Nowland, l.. +. Rem
ington and p. X. Brown. This jury
was summoned early this morning
by City Sergeant K. H. Cox.
Mrs. Conde was taken in Gus
tody by Chief of Police c. T.
Goods and Detective Edward Kelly
the latter of Washington. Accord
ing TO reports made of the shoot
ing Mrs. Condo and her husband
had been separated for the past
year and had planned a reconcila-
ton New Years. BygoneS were
to be bygoncs and a letter from
her husband notified her to this
effect. According TO statements
attributed to the woman, after
being taken in custody, she plead
ed with Ehrmanstraut to leave
her home. She. the police claim,
stated that Ehrnanstrout- took her
husbands pistol from the bureau
drawer that night at 9 o'clock
and began firing. A shot the police
say lodged in the wall and an
other only missed her by a slight
margin. ., ...
A struggle for the possession
of the pistol followed and the
police say she finally wrested the
weapon from the man and II was
in his struggle that bullet
struck. Ehrmantrart in. the right
hip. -. - :
The following day Lee Outlaw
a colored taxi driver from WASH
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