, 1874-07-25
THE KILLING or KELLs.
Thomas A. Bennett Is Held for
the Alleged Unjustifinb1o
killing Of George
lkells.
Full Text Of tho Evidence Adduced at
tho Inquest Yesterday.

Tho Deputy Coroner held an Investigation at
tho County 1rnspttal yesterday into tho ciroun,-
B1ancoB attending tho death Of George KollB, who
waH shot by TbomnH Il. Donnott tho night OF
tie lato great fro. Dennett gaye lia oridonco
substantially, TINT OIL tho night OF tho fire l,o
had removed the Objects OF his laundry, at No. 10
Edridgo court to Lalso Park. at tho foot
Of tho stroot mentioned. In company with
othora, ho mato sort Of corral or park Of bug-
gics and wagons belonging to them, and placed
their goods in the cot,tre. a strange man camo
insidp tho circle, nni Eot amongst homo hard
waro, whom Bennett ordorod him away, having
understood from his wife TINT tho party l,ad
boon tlloro boiote and Ind boon Acut of.
Donnott TINT ho had ~ much right t!.uro ~
! Ito Ind. Wtnoss told him ho would llavo to 10
away from tho placo or ho would forco him to.
H. replied, whom 1'o1lnott struck him On tho
onBuod. sud Dennott said llo didn't recolcet any
thing clio until hia blool was flying into Ills
face and osor his hnntlg. 1fo aa!I to hts wife:
"Annn, ain done fnr, and wont to btu wagon
ran oataido Of tic wagon, aud Bounott
one Of his hn.,da on His wound (lle was stabbed
in tie nl,donon) and underwriting to fire tho ro-
rcnlnnod at half:cocIs, and the pistol would not
| 70 Of. 1ln cried out for nome one to arrost tho
| fugitive. when three or four par.ius asartod in
pursuit Of him, Witness continued to follow
hi,m until he had get SONG distance on
foil from 1oHs Of, blond, aid wns
| assisted into wagon by one of tie pursuing
party. When ho got seated lo hoard six or
aoyon shota in tito direction tho pursued man
Ind taken. l'unnctt was thou snkon to d doctor.
The weapon he used was Nonliugton army ro-
! yolyer,
JOHN ". Allen. residing at tho corner Of Burn
sdo and Thirtyllftl strcog, toAtilled tint lo was
! sitting oil II bonch at $50 o'clock uu tic
! by another rnnn tint there VAS fight near tito
| wagon, aud ran lip to Bao It. When ho came Up
tho scuillsnE had stopped. lie did not Know
e'hor Of Tho mcu. md could mol rocognizo Don-
mott Yesterday. Oue tnnn ran acroHB tho SHAFTS
OF tho wagon with revolver III his hand, and
| tho otlor rim to tho roar. Tho pursued
party run northward on, Michigan
avo',no ~ m e. snd IL, soFos1 ~, 81 The road, doubling
tho laltor Keeping straight ahead aud o'dingh his
revolver In his right hu1t, his left plessinE Ills
| leg. The pursued u'an dodgod between two
wuncn dressed ~ white before he crossed Mich
bennett anaprcd hB revolver At him. bnt 1t did
not 80 Off. MltneHH wns within ten Htcps ofhim at
tile time. When about halfway across Michigan
ayonuo, Bennett again Hsiappetl Ills pistol, but 1t
,natlo by Bennett, and tho witaeas believes tlle
weapon was tli6chargod Bennett then
camo towards him uhd asked him to
| got a wagon, which ho did. Wit
meas helped Bonnctt into tho wagon, and
then wcnt across the street and saw dead man,
wlDm ho believes to 10 Kels. There woro no
other shots heard by witness othor than tho ono
| tirgd by inan whom lie believes to bp Bonnctt
! The revolver used wns larsc-sized ono. Wit
| neBe did not know what became Of 1t.
County Physician IIonratin gavo ovdonca us
to the wos1nd which killed IlollB. The bullet wuu
small, aud apparently fired from No. smith Il
Wesson pistol. which is entirely different from
thnt produced.
I Frederick o. Lathrop, of No. Parsons place,
T.enty-tlird Atroot, testified that lie Haw tho fight
Iotween Bennett and KeIla, and observed tlnt
| tie former Ind been wounded, his clot,eB
| being cut eight or ten inc!,eH. Witness Menti-
| tird the clothing aH Benefits, wien it was
| shown him. BotIhott took 4 pistol from tho
wagon, and as lio did so Aia antagonist ran
toward tho laku, but turned and wont toward
Michigan ayetlslo. Bennett followed with the
| pistol III his luntl. mud witness heard it snlp,
| hut did not think it waB discharged.
Witness did not 300 Douuott ahoot, nur
tiit liz HOG any ono get shot At the timo no
heard tie pistol snap le wab about twenty ynrda
away. Witness slw tho body Of Kels OH tlle op-
posito side Of Michigan avonuo, md assisted to
| placo it IN a wnEon. Nitness roeognize1 de-
! ceRBcd an tho nun whom he Hnw lying dead, aud
| l3an,iett Us t4a party who chased him. uoLearu
| no othor firing ut tho time.
| Tho Jury delivered verdict to tho effect TINT
tho shouting was not justiiiable and that Ben
| nett 10 held to awat tllo action OF the Grand
| Jury. Dcnnott WAS tbereupun arrested mud
| tukon to the County Jail.