The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-10-28

chants on 'Cbange to-day basket Of
apples from Michigan. The inside Of
the apple is seNcolor, and of q pecu-
liar flavor.
| Mr.. K. ii. Pendleton, who has special
ly distinguished himself as an Exposi-
ton man by his work with the Board
during the past year, has been appointed
special Philadelphia correspondent of
the Cincinnati Exposition Board.
Inquest IN the johnson Murdsr-Testi-
| n.0ny Before the Coroner.
The inquest on the body Of Henry G.
johnson, who was murdered on Syca-
more street, opposite the National Thea
ter, on the night Of the 26th, was begun
this morning in the Coroners office at
half-past nine O'Clock. The first witness
examined was Richard Kitchen, private
watchman on Third street, who testified
that about l O'Clock on Wednesday NOR
ming, as he reached the northwest corner
of Sycamore and Third streets, going the
rounds OF his beat he heard scufile and
saw a crowd of men coming down Syca-
more street; supposed it was party
with drunken friend; started up Syca-
more to meet the party; had gone about
fifty feet, when heard the shot fred and
stantly; did not see the flash of the pis-
tol, only heard the report. He fell'on
his right side toward the buildings.
When directly to the party did not no.
tice the number of the men, but think
there was four or five; could not give
their names as l did not know any OF
them. Don't know as l would have rec
ognized them again, if had not seen
them at the Station-house, but the men,
with one exception, were not out OF
sight until locked up. A gentlemen
boarding at the Henrie House by the
name Of Burke ordered me to arrest the
as to who did the shooting, and have
no idea as to who did it. Remarked at
the time that 1 could not tell whether
the shot came from that crowd or from
some other source. Capt. Churchill was
the first man, believe, who came to the
arrest. rhe witness then identiti ed
the prisoners present as the ones
he had taken to the Station-house.
The second witness sworn was DR..
Carrick, who resides at No. 154 Broad
way. He testified that he had made q
post mortem examination of the body OF
Henry e. johnson OH W ednesday morn,
ing at ten O'Clock. On viewing the re.
mains he appeared to be about twenty.
seven years Of age, five feet seven inches
/ in height, of splendid physique, and
weighing about one hundred and seventy
pounds. On examining the body found
la pistol-shot wound in the back OF the
Head, from which the blood oozed pro.
Ifusely; having dissected back the scalp
l discovered that the bail penetrated
the occipital bone, half an inch
below the superior curved line
and two inches to the left of the external
t occipital protuberance. / then removed
, fthe calyanum, and found that the bal
had passed into the brain, taking a for
ward and upward direction, and was
found in three irregular fragments, to-
gether with several pieces of bone, scat
tered through the superior portion of the
left hemisphere, wounding in its transit
several important vessels, causing pro-
fuse hemorrhage. Said wound was sut-
ticient 10 cause immediate death. also
found confused wound on the forehead,
evidently caused by falling forward after
J receiving the fatal shot. The fragments
. of the pistol ball, which here present,
weigh collectively 5S grains. The frag-
ii ments compared with bullet from Dow
ling's pistol, only differing grains. The
man must have been shot from behind,
judging by the direction of the bullet, and
, the pistol must have been very close.
Il. j. Burke sworn-Board at the
ri Henrie House; was setting in the office
of the hotel about o'clock on the morn.
ing in question, in conversation with
friend; started along Third street;
heard the report OF the pistol; thought
nothing of it; walked leisurely to the
corner of Sycamore and Third; saw a
crowd of men on Sycamore, about one
: hundred feet from where stood; saw
: man lying on the ground; thought he was
l. Not no rtptt NhUIr..
learned that man was shot; help carry
, the man into a saloon below the Ger.
mania House. Don't think he was quite
dead when first saw him; did not see
J any of the prisoners except at the Sta.
tion.
William Koch, night clerk at the Ger.
mania House, being sworn, stated that
. he had known the deceased tor about Ii
months, during which period he was a
boarder at the Germania House. Some.
; times he would become intoxicated
He was quiet man and never knew
, him to be quarrelsome., Saw him about
four or five minutes before he was shot
He was somewhat under the influence ol
liquor, was endeavoring to take him
, to his room. l heard a noise at the door
and went out and found the deceased
lquarreling with Mr.. Douglas and his
wife. He called Mr.. Douglas dirty
skunk. Douglas and his wife were alone,
l took johnson by the shoulder and
asked him to go upstairs. We started
together to his room. AS soon as got
him to the stairs the two policeman came
7 in and took him away from me. Doug.
las told them to take him to the
Station-house. They forced him out;
he resisted. There were blows struck
on both sides, johnson, the deceased,
striking first; then they struck
him. They then dragged johnson out oil
the hall into the street. did not follow.
l don't know anything about what hap.
lpened after that.
e. Nj. Witter was then sworn, and tes.
titled substantially as follows: AS was
closing my bar under the National Thea
ter, about / O'clock on Wednesday
morning, heard some loud talking; saw
MI. Douglas and wife and some man in
front of the Germania House; they
seemed to be lussing; they all went into
the hotel; afterward saw Mr.. Douglas
come out and blow whistle, which was
answered by Mr.. Bowling, the private
watchman at the theater. In three or
or four minutes they came out of the ho-
tel with some man who seemed to be re.
sisting. They went down Sycamore
street about 80 or 10 feet, when | saw q
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