Jim Strawbridge Posted 23 January , 2020 Share Posted 23 January , 2020 The Annual Report of the Surgeon General for 1921, U.S. Navy reported "Miss Harriet K. Kavanagh met her death under distressing circumstances at the United States Naval Hospital, Annapolis" but does not elaborate. Harriet was a member of the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps. Research tells me that there was a serious riot in Annapolis in June 1919 between white, navy men and black locals. This may have nothing to do with Harriet's death but "distressing circumstances" does not sound like an illness such as 'flu. Does anyone know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Open Bolt Posted 23 January , 2020 Share Posted 23 January , 2020 Intriguing. Not on ABMC of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelpi Posted 23 January , 2020 Share Posted 23 January , 2020 New York Times headline January 20 1921... log in/paywall CONFESSES KILLING ANNAPOLIS NURSE; Negro Tells Now He Waylaid Her on Academy Grounds and Hit Her on Head. ANNAPOLIS, Md., Jan. 19.--Breaking down after twenty-four, hours, of the severest kind of third degree and after his alibi had been shattered by detectives of the Baltimore city force, Henry Brown, mess attendant in the United ... View Full Article in Timesmachine » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin DavidOwen Posted 23 January , 2020 Admin Share Posted 23 January , 2020 She was murdered by Henry A Brown (referred to as a "colored man"). It was thought robbery was the motive. He was hanged in Baltimore on 1st September 1921 according to the New Britain Herald of the same day FMP link Further - Mr Brown was arrested by naval authorities and it transpires he himself was a naval deserter. He had been AWOL for 30 days from the training ship Cumberland at Annapolis. Commander Edward Washburn was the lead investigator and originally two men (only 1 referred to as "colored") were being held for questioning. Whilst robbery may have been the attributed motive, Miss Kavanagh was still wearing a diamond ring when found at the base of Cemetery Hill at about 9.15pm. She died the following morning without regaining consciousness. Titusville Herald 17th January 1921. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helpjpl Posted 23 January , 2020 Share Posted 23 January , 2020 See page 48. Sources. Baltimore Evening Sun: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=r0kjCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA48&lpg=PA48&dq=Henry+A+Brown+hanged+1+September+1921&source=bl&ots=rEUwB_OlXe&sig=ACfU3U0D8L_mi4r7osthRVcP1qF3zrXOiw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiTwImIyZnnAhVinVwKHaeOALEQ6AEwAHoECAYQAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false JP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Strawbridge Posted 24 January , 2020 Author Share Posted 24 January , 2020 Thank you Open Bolt, Michaelpi, David Owen and helpjpl. That solves that mystery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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