The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-01-14


ner this morning held an Investigation in the
case OF James Lukens, who was shot on the 2lst
iistant:-
Washington Quigley sworn-On Friday night
before Christmas we were up to the bar of the
botel, Second and Lombard streets, and in came
Lukens, ana said some of them had been talk
ing about him; said to him, 'Jim, there is no
such fellows about here;r l was then leaning
over the bar and shortly after there was
pistol shot fired; then sa Smith go out of the
uOor; Lukens tried to get out of the door, and
Mr.. Gilbert caught him; he (Lukensl made
remark remark that he was shot; he fell on the
hoor, and we carried him into the room
and sent for the doctor; he was then
taken to the hospital and there died on
Saturday. The shot came from the direction
where Smith was standing; Smith was not in
the bar-room when Lukens came in, but came
IN afterwards; / didn't hear them have any
words; / didn't see hIm fire the pistol; but he
was behind the smoke; Smith was not arrested
az the time; Lukens was asked why be didn't
have HIM arrested, and he said he had no
charge against him Judge the shot came rom
Smith because Lukens and he had had some
previous difficulty.
Edward Hawkins sworn-I was down the
cellar when the shot was fired; l came
up, and Lukens was standing at the bar,
and made a grab for the pitcher; l got
the pitcher; he then attempted to run
out of the back door, when Mr., Gilbert
caught him; Lukens then exclaimed, ~ am
shOt;" those in the bar-room said they didn't
know who fired the shot.
Samuel Gilbert sworn-I was there the nient
the affair happened; Lukens came in and up to
the bar and said there were lot of ----
around here; Rankin turned to hit Lukens
but caught him and took him away; be came
back TO the bar again, and took HIM away; |
had hold OF him; heard pistol shot, and
Lukens exclaimed III am shot;n / didn't see
Smith there at ALL
John Farrell sworn-I was outside when it
happened; didn't see anything of it; heard a
shot fired, but don't see any one run out; l saw
Smith go in the place.
Washington Quigley recalled-I heard Smith
say that he shot Lukens
Isaac Vansciver sworn-I was in the hotel;
heard the report of the pistol and saw Mr..
Lukens Jumping around on one leg and holding
the other one in his hands; the pistoEshot came
from the direction OF the door.
Edward Wilcox swoTn-I was in the place
playing cards with another man; heard noise
and looked up, and saw Lukens going towards
Smith with his hand in his pocket thought he
was going to shoot or cut him: then the pistol
shot was fred; saw the pistol fred by Smith
we got handkerchief and tied the leg pretty
tight above the wound; | saw the pistol IN
Smiths hand; l saw Lukens afterwards, and he
said at was all right; he didn't want any fuss
made about it,
DR.. Shapleigh sworn-I made a post-mortem
/ examination of the body, at W. ii. Moore's un
dertaker shop, Fifth and Arch streets; found {
| gun shot wound on the right leg; the ball en-
tered at the middle Of the leg halt way betweel
the knee and the thigh, on the under side, passeC
| inwards and outwards, woundIng the femora
| artery behind the bone, and made its exit OF
the outer part OF the leg, opposite the wound o
| entrance; the leg was enormously swOl
| LEM the tissues wereflled with bloody mat
| ter; the swelling extended up over tin
| hip; the leg below the knee an,
| foot was in state of mortihcation the dc
ceased came to his death in consequence of tn
| gunsbot wound described.
| Officer Bell swCrn-I arrested Smith at SeCon
and Meade street; he said he wanted to knOt
| what he was arrested for; ! told him it was eli
| relation to this shooting;' he said somethin
| about 'selt-defense, !" and they could not do any
thing with him; he made no resistance.
| Lieutenant Goldey sworn-O Officer Bell cam
| TO the Station House, and informed me tha
| Lukens was dying; Smith was brought to til
| Station House, and said that Lukens struck him
| and he had had stroke of apopleXy from it.
| william Smith sworn-A man came out Of tn
| hotel. and told me man was shot; l asked II
| could see the man; went in the place, an
| some one said ''he didn't think the bail wel
through his leg;" picked the ball up.
| The following verdict was rendered by tn
| iury:-'That the said James Lukens came t
| his death from a gunshot wound at the han6
of John A. Smith, on December q, 1866 at th
S. ". corner Of Second and Lombard streets
| Died, January IL, 1867.