The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-12-30
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NEB's IHQUEsT:-A postmor tenn examination
Of the remains of Moscoe johnson. Whc
died frem . pistol-shot wound received OF
Christmas-day, was made yesterday morning
under tine direction 5of Coroner Tayl0 II
She afternoon an inquest Was held. y, -. -
IVY. H. 0'Connor, Policemen George 81
Matthews and John 81. Gill, w, B. Jones, ,ant
JanTes Dickerson, who were examined q.
. witnesses, gave no information Of import
ance not heretofore published in this paper
Mr. Morris with both hands caught hold o
johnson when near the corner of Seven
teenth and Broad streets, and he'd him until
Policeman Matthew's came up.l s III
Those who saw the relative positions Of
Norris and deceased at the time were OF The
opinion that be could not have done the
| shooting. Richard Coleman (colored, Mr.
Morris Zone Of the accused, who spoke vol
untariiyl, and Dfs. Riddell audo WoodspD
gave some new and valuable evidence, which
is as follows 81 .T@ ss.,..,. ~ j. 4ss,<
Richard Coletnar, said: Deceased and my.
/ self were on the corner Of Seventeenth and
Broad streets on Christmas.day. Deceased
said be meant to KLINE, and drew pistol
and he and two other meu, with razors.
chased noe down the street until we saw two
policemen coming. My, pprsuers j, then
turned back towards Seventeenth street. j
soon afterwards heard shot, but don't
know who fred #. At the time of firing q
great many people were chasing johnson
and crying, 1afcR him ~ Sc Catch him ~
The policemen were also chasing him. Idid
not see any one but deceased with a pistol.
james 81. Norris: I reside on Eighteenth
street between Broad and Marshall. On
Christmas-day Mr.. A.. J. Tyree and myself
were together when johnson was being
chased. sprang TO johnson and caught
khim with both hands. Soon afterwards Pc.
liceman Matthews came up. While had
hold Of him pistol went of. still held
+ him until Policeman Matthews took him.
MIR. Matthews had q pistol in his hand. I
asked Mr.. Matthews il be had fired, and he
said No." I started togo Of, when Tyree,
after proceeding about two yards with me,
said, "Hense, I shot him; for Gods sake
don't tell anybody. I&aidG /" will not
unless, they arrest me about it,; then am
bound to blow on you" went home, and
was afterwards arrested and taken. to the
station-houSe before, deceased, who said
was the man who shot him. / then told
what Tyree had said to me. Tyree was ar
rested and brought before deceased, who
still said had done IL. Deceased said the
man had a fur cap on; had on a, fur cap.
Tyree had on Grelnan's coat and black hat
when the firing was done, but at the station-
house. and when taken before deceased, he
had on citizens clothes. don't know
whether Fyree had pistol that day. When
coming toward me deceased hadia pistol in
bis hand pointing directly at.me. ta,s!Ho2
DR.. T. j. Riddeli: I attended deceased.
He died on the 2Sth of December at 11:15
A. NJ. Death was caused by peritonitis, the
result Of d pistoLshot wound, ! made the
post.naortem examination. The ball entered
two inches from the meridian line, to the
left, and four inches above the navel, pass.
ing diagonally through the stomach to
the, right, entering the duodenurn: The
bailsgwas ultimately found at the ter
mination of the small intestines, iand
was extracted. About twenty minutes
before Johnson's death tcld hfm oDhis
critical condition.; he made no response.
then asked him who shot him, Informing
him that It was serious matter, as he was
on his death-bed BE said Mr., Morris shot
him with,a four. barrel pistol, which he sub
SeQuenlfY TeLuTueu tO Ills pOChet. aoneu
him If he was perfectly conscious of what
be was saying. He said be was. asked
him did he know Mr.. Morris ;fhe said he
had only seen him in passing-had a passing
acquaintance with him. = /. ~. 7 = : Y
= zDr. L. a. W Woodson: I saw deceased Mon
day. In addition to what DR.. Riddell has
stated, / asked johnson if, in view of the
confusion prevailing, he might not haye
been mistaken as to who shot him. He an
swered simply that MIR. Morris shot him! He
said, "I know Mr.. Morris shot me.". ItAen
asked how far and In what direction Mr.. Nor.
ris was from him. He said s.about as far
as am from you," which was about four
feet, q Yand to my left" He said that he knew
Mr.. Morris in passing. My impression is
that Dr.. Riddelps statement to johnson con-
yeyed the idea of imminent peril rather than
Of certain DEATH.
The jury, after consultation, agreed that
death was Z. from the effects Of apistol.shot
wound inflicted upon him on the Goth day OF
December, 1874, 10y some person whom the
evidence does not enable them to ascertain"
LEGAL STATISTICS FOR THE STATs.-From
the reports of the clerks, Of the supreme