The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-04-22
local MATTERS.
CIT TO DEATH.
r-,,l.LANs oF THE LATE EiSH
FL" ~|,>ru STREET AFFRAf.
# .ne Coroner's Inauest-The
oict OF tho Jury, &c. &e.

s,,,, n the su,op>y made upon the
I%,,y Of Joseph Jones, the negro man
c." '." ~, ON Eighteenth street on satur'
Ta' va" wa, hy Prs. ". II. Taylor. coroner,
in G'>,''r cyv MAS published in the DIS
'.'i ''. Yesterday morning ,,.,,,,.
- ',,,Jws> held Yesterday st II O'Clock,
\" "t1 t,,y Al,ashcuSe, BY Or. ". IL. Tay-
j. '' ,,,, oi-2.cr. aud testimony taken peiore
,,n,y, q winch Mr.. A. :. johnson WAS 'he
N.rlaa. =, D-, IN. nccro charged
~ -.,,.ing Io>cNh Jones, was the hrSt wit
". ,.,,,,ird. said he was willing to tell
N.. knew % the affair. Was down
'',aa.,,fh Jones al Sergeant kankin's on SAT-
.s ,,.f. l.;fI there with him alter the
.,.. ,.cSc up. The deceased was in front
~ ,,;..,,s Aurus The walk up Seventeenth
s...,., Accused was in company with his
..,..,- wt,u tHcy reached drlnklng-houSe
:. ,.l corner # Eighteenth and Broaa
49,. When wliurSs overlook deceased he
~ IN, into the Irlnklng.hou>e at that
.r., Wines Wcut in, but didn't remain.
r.";,., q, ,loar> e 70 home. Boih were
49,. Wcu. into lae store 10 take MN
S.~. pid.'; take s drink in that house;
,-%g a. ,,,, drinks al Sergeant Rank,uS.
~, t.pn that he had cut him until he
.,s.,, amhoraZp. when Captain lylcr
.-r.s..l;m with Detective O'Duytr ana
-: him. Il Is alleged, said witness,
~, We ca; hin in the house At the corner OF
I:.,,...r;h ..d Broad streets, but II he dld
b.f,3g; Apow ANYTHING about il. Didn't
t.-'.n.. e. having had any words with him.
", y.vior Did YOU have anything that
,,y,,u, eu: him with:
!. rad pocket-hnife.
n-. T.,lor: Did you have a razor!
No, sir; haven't had razor in my
h,~5 f,- ;hrre weeks. Witness continued
= .sy that the knife which he had was an
s.,s;.hIsacd knife. pearl banded. Sharp
,-., lie knife on Friday morning so as to
-9,.a n!as.lf q driving whip. The deceased
was si;te>s's >tcp-tather, and had always
h,-p on good terms with him. Didn't re-
member wno was in the house at the time
,.o a!c.ed cutting occurred.
rT,. Sulc mentioned In the Dispatch yes
,,s.sy was here exhibited by the Coroner,
=. Identified by witness Us his PROPERTY
-ug MOTHER OF The ACCUSED,
Iay Jones. was next sworn. She said that
-. was ,ht mother Of Brown and the wife
c. Jo>,pl Jones. the dead man. Said she
Lst been with hun (Brown), but was not
VIII MIN when he cut Jones; was with him
waru liz was Jerking deceased about trying
1, -. him 10 20 home. She asked him to
g. noac. and the accused said he would so
a,%y when he id pleased. Left her son
t-y.a: Il work on the old man Ito get him
home 1; .be corner Of Eighteenth and Broad
,...ais. ly tbe drinking. house. Told Brown
roi is:s him 50 much. Accused had bold
o.:Ar ed, man (ieceascd) and she told him
-, - 10 50. He replied that he wanted to
=. alm aolne. Had no quarrel there-only
~y words. Thought the old man was
dunk. but did not think William iBrown)
va, Witness was overtaken by her son
n.ovn, on Bread street near the
civ ,enoolhou>e. He was right smart
il H4uor then. Witness asked him
wae.r ,Ae old man was, and he replied
TIA. ne couldn't get him home. He reckoned
IL would be along by and bye. Witness
titn: know that the old man bad been cut
ul;i! HE policemen came after him. When
they arrived. Brown had his head lying on
iae bed, and was asleep. Captain Tyler said,
"CQmc along with me; you have cut
Tie Old man very bad" He said
~ he hadn't; that he didn't know anything
.o3u, it. Didn't STE any blood on her sons
e,o!tes-the clothes which he has on now
a:e the same as those he bad on when ar
l+s;sd Has no razor, but borrows one
when lie wants to shave. 1t was about y
O'Clock when they left Sergeant Rankin'S,
aol about 10 when witness was oVertaken
ca Broad street bv her son. Left the corner
Of Eighteenth and Broad streets shortly
s.ler O'Clock. They were probably scuf-
ting there at the corner few minutes, and
when he overlook witness it was 10 o'clock.
Witness went to the police-station and found
her husband wounded. She asked her hus-
band who had cut him, but he made no re-
Ply. She did, however, hear her husband
sel, policeman that William had cut him.
WITNESS TO THE CUTTING.
Elizabeth Richardson testified that when
abe WAS coming up Eighteenth street on
Saturday night she met the tbree-Brown,
Joncs, and the woman. They were scuf-
tcs. and would have fallen upon her il she
had not gotten out Of the way. Saw them
striking st each other, and heard this man
G'ointiug to Brown say, "if you don't 90
away and let me alone I'll cut you" refer.
rlns 10 jones'. Saw Brown cut Jones, and
Jones then started of down Eighteenth
street. Brown turned and ran up the street
II occurred in front of the door of the
clearinghouse at the corner of Eighteenth
street and Broad. After Brown said this he
stepped away from the man who is dead s
lev steps, got his hand in his pocket
"drawtd something out, and made lick b
The dead man." When they came out OF tht
ooor they were boxing or hitting at eact
other. Deceased didn't move when Brown
s4ld be would cut bin. When the lick wa:
gwen deceased caught himself by the stom
al and without saying anything went or
Gown Broad toward Seventeenth street, anC
TIE accused ran up Broad street. Wher
Brown hit him Tor at bim) Jones staggered
lack ard came near Filling down. A white
man came up just as Jones started off ant
ssId that Jones was c1t and that his entrail.
were out
~ AN CUT 10 DRAru.s
Richard Carter said that the deceased
tS''ues) came to his house, on Seventeenth
A'e5el, nesr the market. He knew him very
"ei. II Was between 10 and II O'Clock or
saturday nlEht. He ran into his house and
sa'd, oh, dct me sit down; am cut tt
Gealh-" Witaess said, who cut you, Zones
lie replied, " William Brown, my step son
Cut me" Wi.aess then ran into the stskion
house and told Mr.. Pleasants that there wa.
lan at his house cut "dreaaful bad,1 an(
asked hiE what was the best course to par.
cue Witness thought be (Jones} was dying
1oncs also told hiR that the cutting was doss
on The conner af Eighteenth aud Broad
sfeet'. Dide't say @hy he cut him, or hai
hSs tDe row. Deceased was carried to the
fsalon-house, where he told Mr.. Peasants,
III Nie presence OF witness that Brown
aaa cut him. When Brown was
brought in Jones said Brown cut him. iii:
Aiother vas present ut the time. Witness
vas alhO at the station-house all the time
aud he didn't hear Brown saw that il he er1t