The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-18
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
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CORONER's INQUEST ON THE MAN SHOT
At The FIREhEN's RIOT ON SUNDAY.-Coroner
IaylOr neld an inquest Yesterday on the body of
henry walters, who was shot on Sunday morn
ing, at Moyameusng avenue and Greenwich
street during fremens riot. The following
testimony was eliciied:-
David jenkins sworn-I live No. ll6 Reed
street am contributing member of the Shift
ber Hose Company; was at the fire on Sunday
morning; was in Bouviers bar-room about
O'Clock IN the morning; heard the fuss outside:
L ran out and met q man coming from the
western side of the street with pistol IN his
hand; my friend jerked me in the bar-room and
the doors were closed about five minutes after
Walters was shot; don't know the man who shot
him; only heard about i've shots.
10 Juror-The man saw with pistol was
not equipped.
James Ellenger sworn - reside No. 100
Tasker street; / am member of the Shifier
Hose Company; was at the fire on Sunday morn
ing; know walters; know one of the prisoners
called "Shep;" saw Walters shot; after the fire
was over there was an alarm of another fire;
the companies took up hose; the Hibernia's
steamer was on the street and the Weccacoe's
carriage was alongside OF 1t; a crowd gathered
around the carriage, and there was cry of
"Shoor in the bar-room;" some one then sang
out Lets go for them;" the crowd then came
out from the bar-room; tight was created, and
they beat Mr.. II. Teal on the head with revolt
vers; at this time Walters and myself were stand.
ing on the pavement; didn't know many of the
men In the 0arroom; they we're not eaulpped:
some one said there's one of them on the pave
ment, give it TO him. at that moment the man
with the duster (James Edmonson) came up to
the curb-stone and shot at Walters; Immediately
after second shot was fired, and Walters fell
on his knees; don't know whether the loads
from the pistol fired by Edmonson shot Walters
or not; there were no other shots fired at the
time, but Immediately afterwards perhaps
twenty or thirty reports; the man who 6red at
Walters had no equipments on.
To Juror am sure EdmOnson is the man:
l don't know him to speak to him, but / have
seen hlm at every fire lately; he is the driver of
the Weccacoe steamer.
To Prisoner don't remember how you were
dressed, except that you were not equipped.
B Samuel Mcllvaln sworn-I was with Walters
when he was shot; don't know who shot him; /;
caught him In my arms when he fell; he could
not speak; Walters was not equipped; had not
any pistol that l saw; from twenty to thirty
shots were fired after Il picked Walters up; a
large crowd was in the street when the pistol
was fred; did not see man advance from the
crowd and FIRE.
Policeman Sherr sworn-I was at the fire on
Sunday morning; when l first saw it, ran to
the house of the ShifIler Hose Company, and
tried to get the carriage out, but the members
would not let me; they said that l might take
one or two sections of hose. When the fight
began in the bar, went in, and saw one man
beating another over the head with pistol; the
crowd got out on the toot-way and there was a
number of pistol shots; the hose carriage began
TO move up the avenue, and l ran out and
grabbed one man; he cried out, "You are not
going to let me be taken, are you ?" three or
four shots were then fired at me, and the man
got off, none of the men we're equipped.
David R. Paul, of the Weecacoe Engine Com
pany, f. j. Cooper, driver of the Hibernia
steamer, and Thomas w. Rider, all testified to
seeing Edmonson at the carriage while the
firing was going on.
Dr. Shapleigh testified to having made post.
morlem examination, and to the discovery that
the ball, a very small one, had passed through
the left lung and the aorta, producing death
from hemorrhage.
The jury rendered a verdict that Henry Wal
ters came to his death from pisto-shot wound,
inflicted by James Edmonson, on the morning
OF September l6. 1866.
The accused was committed for trial.
The prisoner made statement to the Coro-
ner's jury, in which he said that he always
carried the navy revolver, when he was on the
steamer, to protect himself and it. He denied
that he had it with him at the fire on Sunday
morning. In answer to the question by Juror
he said that the steamer was not taken out OF
Sunday morning because OF belief that al
attack wonld he made on the Company.