Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-08-11
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Carolina here about month ago, One q
them has worked for John A, Wheeler, Esq,
at the Railroad Eating-house. Allthe par
ticulars Of inpOttance and interest will b
found in the report Of the inquest below
The body was yesterday A. N. removed to tn,
new Court House, where sPost-morteR ex
amination was held. The murdered man
pdme wa. Salmon, . tailor q
i, TIE INQURsT.-At Q o'clock the inques
commenced in the Civil Court Room DR.
H. X. Cushing testified, to the wounds on
the body p lA1jhaa g-t
In the left side of the chest found wound
an inch and a half long, in q perpendicular
direction, about two inches below the collar
bone and a-little farther from the left nipple.
1t cut through the third rib, about an inch
from the junction with the cartilage, and
also partly broke and partly cut of the rib
above. Il extended through the left lung
into the pericardiurn, entered the right side
of the heart, just below the pulmonary arte-
rY, and extended into the left Yentricle.--
had escaped from the wounded vessels, which
| filled the chest and the heart sack. On the
| left tside Of the stomach We're two cuts through
the skin, each from an inch to an inch and q
half long and three inches apart. These
did not penetrate the cavity Of the chest
On the back to the right Of the spinal coli
umn was wound two inches long running
obliquely down wards rom right 70 left, cut
ting the junction Of the ninth rib and the
spinal column. 1t penetrated the right lung,
/ producing q good deal Of hemorrhage. The
luhgs, heart and brain were uninjHred, as
well as all organs of the abdomen. One OF
u thngaH TvOmnHe--fha in aFffii
cient to produce death in brief time. The
one in the back was dangerous, but might
not have been immediately productive of
death. There was nothing about the body
| to cause death, besides these wounds. .----
| Dr.. Sterling agreed with this statement.
VIM. Boston testified that he was leaning
against the next house to PiekersgilPs, s, about
10 o'clock, when he saw a negro thrust viO-
lently out of the latter, The negro came
/ out first, the deceased coming ont light after
him, the two having hold Of each other
The negro struck him and he struck back
with the hand. Another negro coming out,
the two pulled the white man one side on
/ tie porch, when the largest negro stabbed
/ the white man with long dirk or knife
| The man who was struck staggered across
the street and fell down. The negroes stood
and talked together two or three minutes in
too low tone to be heard. They then went
| behind the house and came back with a big
stone, which they threw into, the house
| through the open door. Pickefsgill came
out and wanted to know, where they had
! gone, They had then started down the
| street. Pickersgill and another man started
after them and came back. Boston did not
see what was done with the dirk. The me-
| groes both had hold of the white man, but
! saw but one blow given with the dirk. The
| witness stood all of the time at the next
house. No one else was about, He could
not swear to the identity of either of the net
groes one was larger than the other. He
saw them when they went in one or two
minutes before did not know the man who
was stabbed ), saw no quarrel until they
come out was twelve or fiteenv feat vtGiaeis
came back from following the negroes, the
witness told them there was man killed
across the road. They got candle and went
over to him. He was not quite dead, but
did not speak or move. flt H.t
William Pickersgill swotn-Keep a saloon
in Seneca street, between ChamPlaln ana
I Michigan. About quarter before ten
O'Clock two negroes and a white man came
into the saloon; knew none of them they
called for some small beer, after drinking
which the smaller one of the negroes walked
toward the back of the room; my wife asked
him what he wanted he paid no attention.
and she caught him by the coat and pulled
| him back he turned around as II to strike
her; had been sitting in the back Of the
/ room with Mr.. Gabriel and one or Two others,
whose names do not know; Gabriel said to
| me, g Bill, get up :" 1 gOtup and showed the
negro out of doors by the fshouldersi when
he got upon the step he wheeled around, and
/ the white man coming out just then, the ne
! gro struck at him with a big knife, loot
| Ion 10 or more. The other negro (the larger
/ oneI was inside: l told him to leavej he
/ asked what he had done wrong; l told him
that wanted him to 60 out did not want
| him there he went out, and passed out OF
| sight, walking off to heright; the other two
| were away from the door, and did not see
them; 1 went back to my seat, and some
| three minutes after heard scuthe ana MI.
Litchfeld, one of those inside, was knocked
| out of his chair with q big stone, but where
| it came from do not know he was knocked
| chair and ell five or six feet; ran out Of
| the door, and Mr.. Fry, who was standing al
| the blaeksmith's shoD at the corner Of Mich
ipan street. called To me that they had ran
down the hill toward the bridge Mr.. Ca
briel, my self and several Others followed
them, but it was dark, and we turned back.
When we came back Boston told us man
had fallen down across the way we went
over and found there the white man who
I
with his face in the gutter and his feet to-
ward the road / think Mr.. Gabriel took
hold of him !; ran for the Watehmen and q
doctor; did not see the man move at all; DR..
Sterling and DR.. Strong were called the
smaller negro had on light coat and the
| other a dark, one both had sort of plate or
badge on their coats could not tell what
| thew were; saw no instrum ents in their hands
before the affrhy both had dark soft hats
on, one (which was leftat the door / have
seen the two negroes who were arrested, ana
am sure they are the same ones5 4 spoke
| with them the smallest one confessed that
= they were there, and said that he was struck
in the face with somebody's fist, but did not
know whoit was they said they had never
seen the white man before; that they had
been in one or two saloons with him, but did
not know what had become Of him.
Phillip Fry sworn-hast night l passed
, PickersgiIl's house about ten o'clock; heard
talking at the door; did not hear what was
said; somebody was outside and SOM ebody
inside; it was too dark to see who they were
was on the other side OF the street;
walked on to the lamp-post on the corner o.
Seneca and Michigan streets, and heard
{ some noise in the house saw two negroes
coming down towards me the largest one
! had big knife, which he was holding up.
] they passed within six or eight feet OF me
bnt said nothing; they were running, and
both fell down while crossing the street, at-
ter they passed me; saw Pickersgill come
come out of his door, and l called to him
/. thst there they were; Pickersgill and the
: other were going down Michigan street, and
I told them to 60 down senecaj l have seer
the negroes who were arrested will sweal
: to the big ops)vAo, hadythe knife; do no
t know their names both had badges on the
= big one had no hat on.
John Fry sWoFn-I live on Seneca street
south of Michigan 8 I was at home last nigh
: about ten o'clock, standing in the yard
8 looked up Seneca street and saw two negroes
eross Michigan street and run down towarC
seneca-street Bridge; when opposite Rogers
Brewery they stopped for a minute anC
turned back, picked up stone and wen
nearly to the top of the hill they looked to
y wards Pickersgill's and then turned back;
!, do not know whether they crossed the bridge
o they were talking, all the way up the hill
: / but I could not understand what was said
}, they passed within twenty feet of me; sav
e no knife saw persons coming after then