The Washington times., 1929-02-22
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Death last night erased the name
of Lieut.. James d. McQuade from
the list OF witnesses who will appear
and testify tomorrow against his
former commander, Capt. Guy E..
Burlingame, of the Second precinct.
Lieutenant McQuade. one of the
most popular members of the police
force, was killed by carbon mon
oxide gas while repairing his auto
mobile motor in a garage built
under his home in the 1900 block
Newton st. N. W. yesterday.
The purring of the automobile
motor and the fumes Of the deadly
monoxide gas led James McQuade,
ir., 21-year-old son of the police
officer, to the garage, where he dis
covered the body of his father be.
side the automobile, a wrench tight
ly grasped In his hand.
Rescue Efforts Fail
Throwing open all windows, young
McQuade called the Fire Depart
ment rescue squad and an ambu.
lance from Casualty Hospital.
For two hours firemen and physi-
clans worked over the body, but after
administering a powerful h ca r t
stimulant without success, DR.. Louis
Jimal, of the Casualty Hospital staff,
pronounced McQuade dead.
1t was Lieutenant McQuade who
went to the home Of Captain Bur.
lingame wednesday and served him
with the list of charges he will be
called upon to answer tomorrow.
Lieutenant McQuade served sew.
eraE years in the Second precinct and
was a close friend Of Burlingame.
Prosecutors intended to call upon
him to prove that the signature on
the famous Heart Sore Daddy" let
ters were those Of Burlingame. Nc
Quade dreaded this ordeal.
90 Years On Force
Lieutenant McQuade was appointed
to the force in 1901. Until last DC.
tober he had been assigned TO the
Second precinct. Then he was made
a night inspector.
Coroner J. Ramsay hewitt and his
deputy, DIR. Joseph Rogers, today
will view the scene OF McQuade'
death and will then issue a certi.
ficate.
Lieut.. Edward Kelly. of the honi'
eide squad, who began an investiga-
ton Immediately after receiving a
report of his brother officers death,
is confident DIR. hewitt will issue a
certificate OF accidental death.
Police reconstructed the accident
as follows:
Lieut.. McQuade drove his automo.
bile into the garage about 4 o'clock.
He decided that the motor needed
new spark plugs and installed them.
Then he started the motor, and
with a screwdriver began to test
the new plugs.
His feet were wet from the snow
outside, and when the screwdriVer
touched an electric, connection the
shock temporarily stunned him.
Before he could regain his facul.
ties the nnonoxide gas which had
been pouring from the exhaust pipe
of the machine rendered him un'
conscious.
Young McQuade, student at
Catholic University, returned home
from classes about o'clock. just
as soon as he entered the house he
detected the odor of gas. Then he
heard the motor running in the
garage. The gas had spread all
through the house.
Miss Margaret McQuade, the
lieutenant's invalid aunt, was the
only persons in the house when her
nephew arrived. Only the timely
appearance of young McQuade
saved her from the deadly gas.
Lieutenant McQuade was a mem
ber of the Woodmen Of the World
ami the Maccabees.
Besides his son, James, jr., Nc
Quade il survived by another son,
Edward J. McQuade; a sister, Mrs,
Annie Bastable, and three brothers.
Martin D., Edward J! and John
McQuade.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed.