Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-29
INQUIRY IN MANS
MYSTERIOUS DEATH
HINTS At ATTACK
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Probe Begins as Rumors
Spread Into Fatality Sept. Fl
| in Emergency Hospital.
"ACCIDENT" IN PRINCE
GEORGES NOT EXPLAINED
Cab Driver Sought After Police
Find Taxi Damaged as If
From Collision.

Investigation has been started intc
the death of Thomas Chuck" Bur.
rougns, SO years OLD, of sos Third street
an employe of "Jimmy's Place." near
the District line on the Bladensbure
road, who was brought to Emergency
Hospital early on the morning of Sep
tember II with injuries suffered in an
alleged automobile accident near Silver
Hill, Md. Burroughs died on Septem-
Der 81 from pneumonia, the outgrowth
of his injuries.
The Star learned that the county
authorities have made no investigation
of the accident. and only one oficer
could be located who had ever heard Of
it. He started an inquiry yesterday
which led him to Washington garage
in search of a damaged taxicab.
The cab was located, and search be-
gan for the driver. Frequenters OF
Maryland gambling houses have heard
rumors for a week that Burroughs was
waylaid and beaten.
Relative Is Puzzled.
Clarence Burroughs of Falls Church
Va, brother. declined to discuss the
case although another relative declared
that at was funny they didn't start the
investigation before he died"
Burroughs death was attributed di-
rectly to pneumonia and certificate to
that effect was issued by Coroner hewitt
before his body was taken to Falls
Church for burial.
Burroughs was taken to the hospital
by man who gave physicians his mans
as David Lubard, residing on Forest
Drive. Hyattsville. Md.
Lubard told the attending physician
DR.. John Marion Baber. according to
the doctors statement to Star re.
porter, that he Gubard0 had foune
Burroughs lying unconscious and bleed
ing off the roadside on the Leonard.
town Pike near Silver Hill, Md. Lubarc
said he rushed him to the hospital.
, Patient Is Incoherent. 81.
The physician said today that after
treating Burroughs he questioned him
as to how he was injured. and the
patient answered somewhat incoher-
emily. II think I was struck by a
truck" and later stated, II don't know
how was hurt.
The doctor said he treated the mar
for fractured ribs. He declared the
mans nose was bruised, and added that
the condition of his clothes and the
bruised nose could be taken as sign:
that the man had been beaten.
: The doctor said Burroughs said MOTH
ing to him whatever of having taken
part in a fight or any other unusual
experience. DR.. Baber resides at the
Monmouth Apartments. 1919 G street
and can be reached by phone at Frank
lin $500.
Hospital index reports show that
Burroughs died Saturday, September
81, from pneumonia, which physicians
say developed at the hospital. The
report states that no inquest was held
and that the body was turned over to
an undertaken, whose name was given
as c. j. Ives of Clarendon.
Resident of Washington.
At COG Third street, where Burroughs
lived while in Washington. Mrs. Kath-
crime Hazen, who runs rooming house
there, told Star reporter that the
man had lived there with his wife fol
four months. Mrs Hazen said that
Mrs. Burroughs had told her that her
husband (Burroughs) had been en-
ployed as q night watchman at James
La Fontaine's pool room near the Dis
trict Line on the Baltimore washington
Boulevard.
Mrs. Hazen said Burroughs left every
night at o'clock and returned about
that time every morning. She said the
Burroughs had never given them any
trouble: that they had always been 9
peaceful couple" .
Mrs. Hazen said that Mrs. Burroughs
now is resting with her brother-in-lav
at East Falls Church, and that 1t was
at that place that the funeral for Bur.
roughs was held. Mrs. Burroughs Is Al
years old.