Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-09-23
HOMICIDE.
A ROWDY KILLED BYAN OFFICER
A Full Statement of the
Affair.
COrOnsr's Inquest and Verdict,

, Yesterday morning about 1880 O'Clock, Prl.
Yates Chase and whiting, Of the Metropolitan
police, doing duty In the Second precinct, while
patrolilng their beats saw a susplclous colOred
character prowllng about the Vicinity Of Twelfth
and q streets, better known as tnll's Bot.
tom. -" They approached him and asked his bust.
moss, but he gave no satisfactory reply. The
officers then toll him TO go away, when he 70.
piled he would not, ~ the streets were free, and
he would remain 60 long a. he pleased. The
officers arrested him and started 10 the Second
precinct police station with tho prisoner, when
they were attacked by SIX or eight men and Wo-
men, who rescued the prisoner, and upon his
becoming Tree started 10 run. Oficor Chase FOL-
lowed him into the yRrtl Of Mr., ThUs Herlsbey,
on the opposite corner, whom colored man
named W. u. Jones lnteTieTred with tho OtiioeT.
The man then got away, and Jones went hack
10 his house on tho opposite side. When tho
officer crossed over the street TO Jones' house
shot was nrcd, aud the Otticet returned the
same, striking Jones In the breast, killing him
Instantly.
Ohncer Chase IL a c0lorod man, and Ia young
In police duty, having only been on the force
about three weeks. Ills comrades speak In the
highest terms Of him, and say he IL ono Of the
ealmest officers on the force. He Is young, about
twenty-five years Of age, and very respectable
TRE VICTIM
Is yellow man, about twenty-five years OF age,
i've feet GvO inches In height He had Just been
discharged from the United States navy, In
which he had served three years. Before enlist.
Ing IN the navy he had borne very bad charac-
ter and the Otficof had been on tho lookout for
Afisr the killing the holy Of Jones was re.
moved TO the house near tho corner OF Twelnh
ruthers Dr Winters WIS summoned, but be-
fore he arrived Jones was dead.
THE INQUEST
Yesterday morning Coroner Patterson held an
inquest upon the body, and Othscr French sum
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The following witnesses we're sworn;
Bella wilmington, cOlored, was sworn and tes-
tlhed that between l and o'clock yesterday
morning Jones was In her house, and the officer
tried to arrest man On the pavement a stranger
to her. and dragged him out Into the street He
then got away IRON the Oticer aud ran through
the yarl. The Otficer came Into the yard and
Aired pistol. Jones' witness husband and the
othcer we're on good terms, and mover had any
diniculty.
at the corner OF the same lot where Mrs. Jones
uves. When she nrst head the noise Il was IN
Z street, opposite Jones house. witness saw
an oficef; he had hold u man, and tho man
got away from him and ran into the yard. Aftsr
be went into the yard witness saw Bill Jones
and two ohcers. The two oticors we're walking
behind him. Bill Jones stopped and stood be.
die the officers This officers said something 10
Jones that witness could not understand, The
officer who was standing by the prtvy shot of q
pistol Witness saw the two officers have pls.
tolls, aud saw no other person have pistol. Tue
shots she heard we're nroi close together. At
tho time there was 4 crowd OF women around
the Inan, and witness thought they we're tryi ing
TO get the prisoner away. Tho crowd we're tAlk.
Ing very loud. Witness saw the man when he
isrked himself away from the oticur. The ON.
GERS bred both shOta-each one.
John Henry, cOlJred, sworn Lives on the
corner at Eleventh sui 4 streets. About 1880
o'clock saw ma In " ht clothes and Une In ark
whom witness tOUk ~ he u policeman engaged
10 a night with a man. Alter a minute " tgo
the man became dissugAgel And ran Into the
yard, and the officer followed him; saw the dash
II pistol from the yard towards the street and
the officer. Immediately after there was n shot
fred from towards the street by the man whom
witness supposed To be an officer Witness know
the irst shot came from the yard. The man
VINO ran IRON tho othoer had on light clOthea
man. The OficeT was q tall man, Witness first
idea was, that the man who ran away from the
OtfceT bred the tTst shot. Witness heard q NO
man say, "You have killed him :" aud heard
the Oficer say, rHe shot at me first"
Francis Porter, sworn Lives In tho yard
where ZONES TSs shot, sunday ,1y morning, about
on the step; heard the ofncer say TO the man,
what are you doing out this tina OF night 2"
Witness did not know the man who was talking
to the officer. Jones was close TO witness when
the hrst shot was hrod, and he, IOnos, aTed II,
The man who ran away from tho Ollcor had on
dark clothes. The shooting Has ell 10 tho yard,
and not In the street at ALL
IJ. J. =. HaTtlEan, sworn Made a post NOR.
TEN examination Of the body, and hound an
opening about the middle ~ the breast, on q
line with the third rib. He followed the open.
log and found that II penetrated the aOrtA a
little above It's origin the perloardlAl aud
right plural cavity was filled with blood. A
ball was found lying 10 the tree cavity VI the
chest; II had evidently expended It's force when
II penetrated the artery. The death was no
doubt the result Of hemOrhago. All the other
Ufgans OF the body were healthy.
Dr.. John 7. Winter, sworn: Was called 10 see
q man about 1850 O'Clock yesterday morning who
had been shot. On arriving at the house bound
breast bone. The shirt had not bean s6orohSi,
but there were marks Of pnwdeF upon II. He
assisted DR.. HArtigln and eorrobOTAted his state
ment.
Uatharlne Akers, sworn: Lives on U street,
between Eleventh and TWslith streeis. Wit.
ness was EOiDg down the yard near the prlyy;
Mr.. Jones started To 20 TO the priyy, and she
was Just behind him, and the oiicor turned aud
fred shot, which took effect gu Bill Jones. Tho
powder flashed 10 her igco. Jones did not got
luto the prIVy.
10 the row, about thirty ieet from where the man
was shot. Witness came from the store some
tune before the shooting saw Jones coming up
the yard. AfteT this witness saw the fash from
a pistol Did not know who fred the pistol.
Oiiicer J. q. Whiting sworn; Yesterday morn.
Ing, about l:30 o'clock, Chase aud my self had
On the corner Of Eleventh and Y streets, n0ar
Hrau's bag stOrsi saw two men walking back
and birth near StutE' store; witness and Chase
watched thelr moyementsi witness went over
for-said that this vas no place Tor respectable
people At this time 0f night witness asked them
II they hal any home they replied, Yes"
ter leave hsre-you can't loaf around this cor.
nor; they replied, this u \ free country, and
that they would loaf whore they id pleased;
find q home for y0n,'' no replied Ia same
manner as before, and started pp the street,
andl witness after them, and caught one Of
them, when he showed hEhlI Chase and Wit.
ness both got hold OF him, and a crowd got
around them and took the man away from the
officers. The man ran through the crowd and
witness followed him, and the crowd Rlso fol.
lowed witness, who ran up the stops that led
into the yard, and whom witness got about the
centre OF the yard witness lost sight o. tho pris
Onsr. UficeTO Chase was right behind witness at
the time; Jones was standing at the LEFT corner
Of the house at the riVht hand gate going into
the street; witness saw Jones hre at Chase, and
witness told Chase To return the DEE; he did so,
and the ball took effect In Jones breast AFTER
he fired he ran out Of the yard and stood In the
middle Of the street; witness told Chase TO blow
his whistle for the serEeantl no replied he had
geant appeared In about three minutes, when
witness told him the circumstances; by this time
crowd had collected and he ordered them to
dispense.
Ofncor A. Q. Dyson was called, and At this
point the Jury aud witness went into the yari
10 examine the promises whore the shooting
took place, and found that one Of the balls Tired
had lodged 10 the house at the corner. The ball
10 tho house iayOrs strongly the bali taken from
Jones bOiy. The pistol bred by tho officer aud
produced In testimony Is Colts make and OF the
ordinary size. The Jury returned, aud Dyson's
testimony was continued. He testified that
about 1880 O'Clock yesterday morning no raped
for Chaaa and Whitney, and they answered the
rep ut Eleventh and q streets. Witness went
up Eleventh To Rhode Island avenue, and by
that time heard a shot fired, and Immediately
Afterwards heard distress call. Witness found
the two oiheers 10 a crowd on z street, between
Eleventh and Twelfth streets, Witness asked
Chase what was the matter He said man
passed a shot at him and he returned Il, Wit
ness saw two women and one man dragging the
man Jones to the steps. Jones was on the north
side OF tho steps and they were trying 10 get
him IN the south side toward the pTiViea, Wit
nBss heard one Of the WUnen say, ibid you get
what he hadG" and the other replied, yea
witness asked what they referred TO- and could
not got an answer that was satisfactory,
Otfcer Chase sWOrn: Went TO the gate near
est Twelfth street, and as he passed the stairs
tho man Jones caught hold Of witness and asked
whore are you going or what do you want here.
Witness replied that he was United states
officer and lie broke Loose from him. The dead
man fired at witness and witness turned and
nred at him. The balls were then sent 10 drug
store opposite To 10 weighed, and they were
found to weigh as follows The one taken from
body drahms " grains and the other
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