, 1866-03-30
the CLARK STREET HpMlcIaE,
Inquest On the Body Of J. F. Russell-..
The Yerdict---The Woman Con.
n0rs Committed for Trial.

name. The Litter II larf eousensa n fnsn,e
1l@lN1ih sla>s Of bee1, whcn he asked :he womsn
sS,1.s Son = %GH ma ]nss eoms In from the neTt
ako thowe1ed upon her the most odcnstrc eptthets
snd n ahoTsd hcs a2stast The stove. she then iT.ea
t 70 lesse s ne soop. when Rutse again prevented
nI' aho pQehc1 het once mure upon he atove n.
tne0 tulued his attention 10 young man who VA
skeeplne On shell ntAf The window and connnrnrad
.oI 70 gss 1na'sel with him. While he was thus
md approaching him deal, him i 6low wiz 4
over lhe lett temple. tuch WIS The fa,ce If ths
p. nioH y, thst the potlt Of The poker stuck
ou!e Ia tn1 eGme as e1on of strength w
epesk 'or come nome1,ts after be1nR struck, aud
asserted q he Fse quitting the saloou s1ter Ii
xonna haa PEEP dre.ned that be would yet hare
etcaan. v ho With the assistance Of those present
aScssed II the wound snd hs vas then cs1ied 10 h1s
ued 10 live rntn Wednesday morning.
Watlc the CoEuDer's 1ury were heaf1uq the test.
Honr OF the ~1inctfes Dr.. J. Z. Gore County Phy-
,,ei,n' sa1 me- mads re- n'ota examination Il tie
the T1'ne sfts snd The physician:
1E=1INoSI or AaNEs SCOTT.
Sens aIg sxe tas nsu tsssed eah,an
tir.c4. an acquainted with girl named sara5
Connots OF Connor- Been acquainted WITH be-
s9oat ss. yer, m n The ss1oen No 81: souih
raw tho dcccarcd there be was pretty orunk. Con.
oors was alto present. This was between u,ne aud
Ten o'clock At night. The man arose ard started
towsrd the door, aud from his manner Thought be
was going to ftrlke sal, they had bcen hapdy1ur
wort1F. He eaad {I1zny words 100 toni to rcpeat1
Size ihrn sroee from ibe chair. and Ecizins pokef
watch was lying he1f the eDSe, struck him On the
head with II. she did not strike him a hard hiow.
1be poin1 stuck IN bis skull. and Ehe attempted to
withdraw 1t irom The wound. did not renaa.n u
returned nsA'u. howcxcr,tn about len lnIuutes.
Sal Counotk was not thert then, TIE emily per1ous
N toe ea].,oD VET. two Young men and thr womb
Cd pan- ,,' Was only II the saloon long enopsh to
day night fol'o'~lpr the uisay. The drceased wa.
gong toHsfd NAN who wa A-hep On the front
Withdrawing when 81, s1uek thc. blow: lie
r eeS wha % w a to
ceiyta the ktroke while ta1ng hes.
8y ns Forunan-I live near the saloon IN which
dead MN and Sal had Qun,1elled, previous TO AIS
aGatt, between them: She WAS ,nto1sested that
night. She is an hasACsl dsiukcr. She dld moi
1al<e the poker high in the air before striking the
man. ~ she e,ooped to pick up the poker; heard
her rrmatk TO Some o1.f. - thst Is the who
1ammt:d use sEn,nst The stoye md burnt nv lace,
tinr tocrther be ide the -tove.} she. 100, got up
She had TIT poker In her hand Nhlle sitting in The
chair; Wns playing With i: Previous to sts1kine
BY a Jugmaan-They both aroee from their chsirs
together; ne got up and she 70. up. Shc had pcen
playing with the poker. He started toward lhe
ee WHO IL Il VA p'fueP hm ss W. 9Isaan
near The back door when tins occur7ed, and imme.
uiately LEFT .lhc ecfne-
A woman who fve:ded with Connors testified to
The .ct that khe CANE into the saloon after ,he pIo
Wa t1FUck, and saw the end 0, 1he pokc1 drawn
from The wound The prisoner. Connorr, had mr..
vious!y told her that eone man bad burnt her face
rEsr1AosK Or EpwAnD IowKnr.
The wi1nefs being sw0rn, testified a. follows:
AN an expTestnlau, and live at No. 239 Monroe
tIEect: IL knew ihs ssloon No. 3la South Clark
INST. Sal Connoss, Eddy Dowpey and the msu
Who was struck. weFc there did not knoY the
n 4ns Pasn Pems q tnss r., einee beard hin
casine asleep when he csuae INTO ha eaoon and was
only awakened BY hearing some one e1ciatm. - Oh
s6T :1s! 3amPed uP. and seeins poker danglins
l had succeeded IN extracting it, he said g Thank
you, that will do" did moi zee Cornort, hut as
jumped np some one dressed III tetnafe attire ran
orderly place This is the poker took out oi RuA
teiIs eknn; had to Jerk It TO gel it ont. The
point w.s buried IN his skan to the
w1lhdnwn slfeam Of blood = IhtcE as I s,rav
mo whiskey to the cut. Russell Va, sensible
on cotqg ont of the saloon, -ln hare revenge out
81 1a< Forma.-lk knew Sal connct4 two or
avole me by e1c1asmlne- .aOh. Oh. !. the 1aan TO
be murdered in iht. mannerT' WAS asleep on the
wtndow-caMng when the roE occnreed. 1 rlept
vay eound!S as ! VAS little intoxtrated. When i
went INTO the saloon there were persons present
but the bartender. ttuAsei. they say, Was u5fps
70 pnl! me o. the window ~hen be was hi.
saloon when the doctor CAME to dress the wound.
1EsuxoxT or Jous xcGEAR1.
The w7tnces, being sworn, testified substantially
A. follows: I'm hatteuder, and work Ut No. al.
Mondsy night, The 10Th INST, Russell cana in.o the
saloon lie wanted something 10 drink. and told
him be bad enough already, and would give him
NO %ors s; ~ ~ 5s md ssfa
lali, be pfum,sed Il would give h,m one el.ss Of
eeef he would 60 home I Gave him the beer, and
= II Sd doss 5 e1%s in and
amloed the money drawer TO ascertain u had the
money to aeeonmoda1e hez, and while TINS ca
Russell. whe wss leaning On Tue eouotss, 1zassed
refused, md he con.inard s.Weu !, appears to me nc
ii sour proiession." She made eoaae reply. md b.
aEainH. ri he hot e.ose; shs Complained
her II she Was m unfortunate woman. and ttarted
TO }eAve the saloon, wh.n Russell selked he,
by The shoulders aud forced her back toward the
rhe drauk Win him. Thi. she utterly Eeluzed te
do, and told hl1n she wlshed to have nothing 10 d.
with nln.. Al this he caue toward hes With hi.
moi sce her ftrlkc him With II, bur heard HIM e.
! claim ..oh, Obi" cried ont 10 the hovs 10 t.ks
| the poker oui Of his head. 4 Mau n?med Lowery
| Jumped up and extracted the pokes. This u ID,
Blythe Forman-I have BEEN working In the "a
loon since the 191h OF February: Russell II tn
| time he IVES struck was attempting TO drag ma,
| OF the wfndow-esefne. The deceased came to II
saloon frequently. l never esw HIM IN compan,
! win Sally before 1has night Mease1 Darnsy 4
| proprietor Of the taloon.
1hsuxosT or w1l11Ax DARKET.
The evidence OF this perron differed but uttl
from that given by The p,e,1ou. Witness ne siatet
Eey. md ihsi rhe strucE aih Ill her n,eht. rs,s{ns
,Sc ,ote, nrrr her shuider hefore hrtnrn~ !, oH1
upon Ia hesd, -->--e 70
.. n1,-s.sS =. - . - ~ .ss rs,.s. ...
~. oG1t " tHk e"osn tnane ue loHoSMs eA,o
Sody 1ouna noiSine & ] iees insn pancsuTsa soans &C ~
.ir no1n" hs 1,ssn fer,oa ~ ~ !,
r. b+.t Ee ao,sefs ,s e. asa nsea lorMea u
NE skuu VA gone a round hole about the eizt
81 ny nn4T ~11 made In The sku4 aud 1t VA
Sfokeh from me duFd taa1er 70 me base o. M
!. wound an inch By Two inches IN tize-tns eount
was one inch tfanstefseiy bT two inches peTpendie
aasiE' a me wound must neees sar15 nave pFodncs<
; Dy ne fo7tn91n.-l think the wound vas TIL
eaa-xo Of the mans oeata. Ihe aoteess IN re BRAN
! eaT3,1 cautn nesth i think the nokr. Wnu1d r,
.nnre 'telv tn frsrture rbe .tni rano n fh.n ram
| ,rr f,,,t ~ =
Rvfs A. H;5.o,8 Eeo The ,vcnnd ,r no+ tar.,
! would he willing 10 say such wound youid prp
once aeah. ffom toeh puncsnfe some psFne
o. greater ier reeoEety Il tmmedately st'ended 70
rtentrs al his 11rnrerY rrorld he te.entT ,nstert
| A, th,. ,,nr,n-a ~ ~. ,rans,s,,a, -, ,,co,no~,
-, 1,,fnn1n1 a.s h,onrr, 4rnn her c.,I mn Il
| pretence Of the }ury, loT identincstiou This VT
| performed by Wllttsn parney. who testified: '1hi
is the woman who struck the blos- saW the po
, keT IN her hand." She y woman atont thar y-t*
~ *ss. s"s y, et;aaS 49, t3 - - ~
itnous iinnor.. She m. dr1s.eii in 4 dirty caf,e
| wrnpner. viii 4 threathafc shawl loosely throw
ae7ose her thouldess while her yellow coIo,ed hal
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