The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-06-18
MURDER IN THE TWELFTH WARD.
A Negro shot at Fifth and Brown Streets-A
Womnn in the TrOnbIe.

Negro shot at Fifth and Brown Streets-A
Woman in the Trouble.
Last night there was dancing party at the hall
on Brown street, below Fourth, in which number
OF colored people participated Among those who
took active part in the affair were William Pentz,
alias Nixon, resident OF Carlton street, and Will
liam Kearney, musician, living at No. 7SS South
Sixth street Towards the end OF the festivities
Pentz and Maria Draper, the wife of the iantor of
National Guards Hall, had some angry words, and
in consequence OF this difficulty Kearney took upon
himself the duty of escortlng MIS-. Draper to her
home. just after leaving the nall words again
sued between Mrs. Draper and Pentz, and on reach
ing the northwest corner Of Fifth and Brown streets
the latter struck the former on the nose. Kearney
then dropped his music box and asked Pentz why
he did that At that moment, and before another
blow was struck, revolver was discharged, the
bah entering Kearneys forehead, and killing him
almost instantly.
directions. Word was conveyed to the seventh
District Station, when Sergeant James Glchrist,
with Policeman Herra, proceeded to the spot, and
there obtained information on which they pro-
ceeded to house on Pearl street, near Thirteenth,
where they searched from the cellar to the upper
story. Then going to the roof they found colored
man, named Marshall Boston, secreted behind
chimney. on the way to the station Dennis Walton
was also taken in charge. Sergeant Gilchrist then
went to the residence OF Penz, where he was found
in bed. lie requested to know what the cause
of his arrest and being informed of It, denied that
he had anything to do with it, He stated that from
what had occurred he judged that Alexander Brown,
alias Neil Brown, had done the shooting. There
several witnesses to the occurrence, who iden
tify PeutZ as the man who shot.
Coroner Taylor being notified summoned jury,
where the following testimony adduced:-
Jane Williams sworn-I live No IL Gross alley; know
& s attending ts S in
standing at Fifth and Brown streets at the time of the
out revolver and at Kearney; did not Enox what
esr s enz s anS the s5 oo paee a nS %
corner and Penz and Kearney stood though they
a tm s
fd the ee n haf the e
ABOUT hall past o'clock: live - tho os NJ o,o
Lawrence street; was in the hall last night saw the
sboo there was row was IN Apple street them ran
down TO Brown street heard Pentz say r xiii hn"
and time he his hands his pocket about
gve alter that the shooting took place there
no one in the room while was there had gone down
Sarah Clark live No lse Lynn street; know
ing; the quarrel commenced between two women, but
ing: saw Pentz saw Kearpey right on the corner
within feet OF the shooting; Pent7 did say
Penia standing still at the time the
MA Mary Louisa Watts sworn-I live No. 500 s. Seventh
street, the prisoners at the dance the flash
the pistol some one said, Go down, Billy and man in
light pants did go down into mis- pocket don't know wh'
at the
Mary Martin and myself there there serenade
in as ss Of
got hat and eer sdn
as the party had been attacked the last time
wss' while % waiting aists
trouble with another woman: went and turned
sat
Ss% & sSs ,S F;Ss
Juiis White live a. No 2s South Seventh
and Brown Kearney went and asked the crowd Of
SVe ~ y to Just then the shot wss
who struck the woman was the who shot Pensz was
| Maria Draper struck the one whom saw struck was
Sergeant James Gilchrist detailed the manner OF
Ann Fila Bishop sworn-I live No 5s9 Hurst street.
heard Billy shoot and if you don't put it on
R wy the other side tbs s6o
all around keaTney % some one had struck girl aud
across the street talked to 'Yorky; he ed
thought did the shooting. and said II thought Billy
in wsss:
Pentz in the hall the jsnitor stopped and the crowt
and our way home, Thsn heard the shot
RsRd 'Rf hi% ' %Ro % shot he Replied Hes % on
street was not there when the shooting took place
had been in the hail. but had home reaching
Dennis Walton sworn-I saw the shooting was on thu
Pentz at the doorway Of the hail. where he left and
did not see him sfterward -, -.o
examination of the BODY OF deceased; there was gun
Ss psssed in front Of joint and through the third r
actuTing it, through the upper lobe Of the right lung
lett lung where it found; there abrasion
and bruises right side of the face, probably
the fall death resulted from hamorhage caused by vic
| lence, resulting from gun shot wound.
| The jury rendered verdict that William Kearne
| came to his death from violence, gunshot wound
being inflicted by William Nixon alias Pentz.
THE MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL REPoRT.-The following
| is the weekly report OF the Municipal Hospital
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH, PHILADELPHIA
Saturday, June H., 1s70-Municipal Hospital,
Howard Taylor, NJ. ID.
Remaining Saturday, June n................. 1S
Received since, relapsing fever. ............54
60 a" other diseases. s.................
Total ............................. 1g
other diseases. Observation-Disclosures.
Died, relapsing fever.
| =" Other diseases ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Z
remaining this date te............,......... Il
| Published by order of the Board of Health
JOHN E. ADDICKs, Health Onicer.
| BoARDNAES EXCURSION TO ATLANTIC CITY.-Th
third annual excursion of the afiable and ef1iceI
conductor OF the Camden and Atlantic Railroad
Mr.. Alexander Boardman, will take place on Satu
day afternoon next the last boat leaving Vine stree
wharf at haf-past O'Clock. MIR. Boardmans e'
cursions have always been well attended, ana her
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