The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-07-07

1 dlHd AZ .~rr ~
ssridgs street, estwssn High and Potomac, on
psrtv as tsss om ne siset. as alleged
me n,gnt previous; o..
| et,erpsy tmotninE eoronors jury with
!ns.,ss NJ " Buckley acting 'eoronstl wa.
| .am moneu ~ tne mouse o. the deceased, and
w. oomposed q the iolIowins' D. w Whit
m ps,, ., X, w neuoeh hswsee, Shristopher
~ w. MI, ~ WIN. tereh, j. y, Nor,
y, IN. Eien9non, BenJ. y. Bingon, Richard
"a. ,rtnhneii' MN. ~ Cunningham, VIM. Bun
anu Jonn a. " ateIs:
N Ike i,S nrSs statements were then made
i: o. physician. a. 90 cause of death, 40,
Dootors hney, msckal!, and Risohie, Jr., all
co.rroovia.lns. we md eadora rigidly well
tnsion on right thigh above knee, one also on
,en.. ~ Nai etaence ABOUT aedomen,
,ense nna ympanetie. Dr.. Riley (sworn,l
rupture q liver; blood was pouring, which no
eeu. leu 70 ms death would take blow to
eauS w liver Iupturedj person so ruptured
Sq.h , wsk from two TO forty.eight hours |;
rhaee Tvs" VI oioou oy internal memoir
q, Dr. l.. w RitebIe y,s,,.s u..,.
In fonr a =, SnnSaw, 49, .u Eatent quarter
stomach; there was no external evidenoo e az IN
blow r,,pt,,re of liver ma an,ntan %
Or. Riiev a. 10 noat mnrfan, op,ury1n sme ~
reauired a vioIept shacI - n,, VA ION ~
would do il, and person eonid sasiI mova nv
bonIs. couid bayc 2s.n,y n M . 70 Iorty.eight
IN ana essiiy sn,ten 49, III "Uuna q miIe
WAC vary slo, o'' '"e henoffhase
"a MI Michaei oranvIs f.,vo,, - ,,,
iitt,s b:tore 10 a,cin aIIs,e 'sWotnD saw MN
honse "a yes,anssnt NJ ~ nsnsj Voc ~ MS
not IA, from Mae wbepc sn,nS a,a, ,he :, SPses
With him .eysrsI t,nn. n vSnt esuns urank
~ him M ~ I'm ~, Stay mao some liquor
Grsx he h.d ho un IN nm very aruhk
payflion AT A pie'nic' fhere NJ SPr,ns
peopn.ei for n,s.aTns eso, {ne W mt' marouIy,
NJ TrsnsI.p ,n,1.n. asnea some questions)
Ham snn hose st.,. ,h swer any more cues yes;
sims,if ana n s.ssor. ,na ne was prety iuii
o,sioy. no; NV w audison; saw Gray aboutt or
y,s tnst aay On tne poreni thlnks ne got
Snnioj a ~ a wei. W 70 pie-hic az Green
else; Ris condition showed tbst h. a,os astnL
ing, but did not then cor sider MIN drnnk. nast
saw them bripgina hin bome sbon, ena
O'clock 10 his boa rdipgbouss ,,Stoh 80 III
door TO where / was sittin1 amokina. tbev
payement, thev n.ssed isisnropr ia om ' n sao
words were spokep: thev oniy anneareS 20 81,
as taking some friend home; did not Know The
Afterwards and reeoyni1ed thsm' '' eouo ou'
o.. .~.u,I..s, r.. -
al ,yss INN ~ me mtst I saw o. The at
G.a,,ss. snee ah SouihB toWarus Mr. ..
N[VpIey store; Inen hearu some words, one
~ ~, ,ne parly snylng, Know MIN, let's MT him
~ sn thea Nh, mn nome, anu al agreed; then
80 .a,,Ih ny iss Mn W, ne was ueau drunk
sionS, aSron mo- ~ sna hney Were aragsing him
ons, SroRiey anu D9hheuy were carrying
MIN nm, iGiaamnn .nna .ae sear .ryng 20 hoiu
nstat } M. si,H appeatea somewhat intoxi-
ca,eaD was sltting AZ kowzers restaurant,
n ness.S dI T 70 MT IT, Oieaveanus when they
rom me-. tSeps ,ver psr nn e, only aiew ieet
brought Gray on the porchi Donneliy knocked
NJ. INC uoor twice WIN ms booti Irs U, came
srennt a,adpma ~ , she anu an went 10
the aoor-irame; Sropley and Donnelly then
KY fray IN tne mousse ,hey came out again;
The wsist and csrsv IN serhG Ht ty around
Donneily At the time was standing by his side;
then heata hny sereami Know no more,
Spnynisv nopne,,v mi snee ni minues after saw
me stePs anu go towsrds homei there was no
''aa ,aikinB OF swearing.
o: Mr.. Ann Eieayeisnd tswornl says Gray
intoxicatedj was at Glymont on the morning
OF the I'M got home In time for supper; was
very lively with the men and women on the
'front.' potohi showed he had been drinking but
was not drunk he and some others don't
know them) went up to Green Spring pavilion;
ulu not see them afterwards they must have
gone somewhere else; never saw him more
tlll brought home about I o'clock by three
men; was In my bedroom at the time preparing
to go to bedi heard some knocki at the door;
| my daughter was aroused and says to me they
are bringing Gray home drunk; says ais
Gray SO drunk he can't get homer" then went
down with my lamp In hand and let them In;
| as soon as the door was opened they grabbed
him and threw him I'M Gladmon also came in
with them. lCross examined.) When the door
was opened all three were standing at the
door; the first time l was not frightened and
let them In quietly, as l thought 1t was his
friends bringing him homet he came back
/ from Green Spring pavilion about 0 o'clock In
| company with Robert, william and sam
Bremen; he has never had a physician to my
knowledgei has always been a healthy man
during his stay here except a slight hi adache.
Inc Jury then retired, and rendered the fol-
lowing That the said James Gray was picked
| up by three young men named Thomas L.
Cropley,J. I. Gladmon, and John d. Donnelly,
about o'clock on the morning OF the 9th day
l oil July, lsos, In state OF intoxication, and
| carried to his boarding house, No. los Bridge
street, in Georgetown, d. O., and after they
had entered the said boarding house, a scuifie
| ensued between the said James Gray and
Thomas l.. Cropley, and the jury believes that
| the deceased came to his death In consequence
OF fall in said scutile; and the Jury further
| believes from the evidence, that there was no
| the jury further exonerate J. =. Giadmon and
John q. Donnelly from all participation in
| said scuffie.
| After the rendition of the verdict, Mr. Da.
vidge, counsel for the accused, appeared and
| stated that the jury having dischsrged two OF
| admitted to bail, as no malice was proven In
| the killing. The hnding OF the Jury was speci-
hc, and showed no malice, as II was prov en-
| that the deceased, being In state of intoxica-
| tion, was being carried to his boarding-ho use,
when scutiie ensued in which the deceased
| received such bodily harm as produced death,
/ coupled with the diseased nature of the liver
OF Mr.. Gray. Mr. Dayidge argued that II was
| bailable case, as at most II could not be con
| sidered other than accidental homicide.
| bail, as he had no authority to DO so, the man
| being killed.
Nr. Davidge then demanded q preliminary
examination, and warrants were served on
| acquitted by the coroner's verdictj who
/ shortly AfterWArd anne ared and In accnr,ia nea