Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-07-05
LOCAL NE VS..
SHOCKING MURDEe.
n Mans Throat Cut Killed A. .
Quarrel.

n ioul muroer Wa perpetrsted yesterday
morning, about n O'Clock, on u = street. De-
tween { and northwest. number OF COT
ored men were together on The sldegalk,
opposite q house OF bad reputation, kent nv
one Frances Evans, and all had been DRINK
ing and were inclined % be Quarreisorne
lsboring man, about Is years old, aud MIN.
rod Morris, u years Old.
Some dispute OF a trivial IA ture had ari sen
when Nimrod Norris drew q dagger, some
nine inches I'm length, and plunged 10 into
the lower part OF the lefI side Of the neck OF
Dick Lewis, severing the Jugular vein, from
tain. Lewis staggered, uttering some excla-
nation like my God ]" and fell The blood
all poured from his body In a few minutes,
and he died on the spot
FLIGHT or NORRIS.
Norris. seeing what he had done. turned
and NED up Is street, the crowd following
and gathering around him 30 a. " impede
secured. Sergeant DinsmOre was standing
on 18th, near & street, aud seeing the crowd
Iunniog. started down { towards iS street.
Arriving n the corner, he saw Norris turn
Ing the corner OF ID street. the crowd follow
lnE In hot haste, aud Lewis bleeding on tie
sidewalk.
Making douole-Q quick run, the officer
caught mp with the fugt tive aud secured him
Without much resis tsuce. Placing the nip
pers on him, he led him TO the station. fol-
lowed by several hundred people. Officers
Hineline and Hlnkel Summoned a fursitnre
wagon, on which they placed the bloody
corpse OF the unfortunate Victim aud drove
IL 10 the station house, where 10 was laid on
the brick noOr, and the coroner was notified
10 hold an inquest. Toe officers secured the
dagger used Dy Norris, aud also secured
some five witnesses VINO were present a. the
cuttiu and locked them no. Crowds of coll
ored persons continued 10 flock around the
anxious 10 look NJ the corpse, and finally
Lieut. Skippon was obliged 10 place a senti-
mel at the door To keep the crowd OF.
THE INQUEST.
The coroner was detained until a late hour
yesterday AT the inquest on the body of
Demuel Day, who was shot at Fort Slocum,
and did not arrive uutil about O'Clock,
when he Immediately empaneled a jury OF
twelve men, with Hugh Coyle, ESQ, AS forU-
man, and proceeded 70 take testimony,
while Drs. Hsrtigan and Leach inside a post
norton examination OF the deceased.
The first witness was George Roam colored,
who testified that about II O'Clock Fred,
harris, Dick Lewis, Nimrod Norris, Abe
coming down l3K street. Taylor was swing
ing his cane for fun, and struck Nelson with
II playh ly. Then they two went walking
- OF q - Tsy Tor had struck him with a
stick" Lewis said TO Norris that Taylor had
struck him accidentally. Norris replied,
10 DO With IL. All Won Wsssn 9sye y T'Sg got
are Imposing on the Baltimore fellows Dick
Weeden came out OF the house aud came
between MOTIFS ana Lewis 10 separate them,
when Norris pushed Lewis down. When he
started 10 get Up Norris took the knife from
Fred Harris and stuck IL into Lewis. Toe
knife was here shown, a dirk, which wit
ness recognized as the one. Witness saw
Fred Harris hand the knife 10 Norris
foT him 10 use. Witness was across the
street when the cutting took place, having
gone across the street during the quarrel.
Witness saw Norris; saw him stick the
kni1e into Lewis twice; saw IL distinctly
Witness had been In a house with Norris
That night; this was In Francis Evans
house; did not strike any body with a stick:
samuel Blue then came across the street and
took the knife from Lewis hand: Lewis had
erasped the knife from Norris after he was
cut.
Cstharine King. colo7ei, resides on 49,.
street, between L and ID. Between 10 aud nj
o'clock Norris, Lewis aud several Others
were coming down the street dlsputing.
Mary Ward came out or her door aud handed
Frederick Harris a knife, and Harris handel
IL 10 Norris, when he caught Lewis and
stabbed him In the neck. and the blood
spurted like water out OF a fountain. Lewis
drew the knife out OF his own wound and
tried 10 cut back, but he was too weak, and
turned around and fell down on the side
she could, and tried 10 find a policeman.
saw Nimrod Norris give two cuts with the
knife.
Sarah Peppers, a little white girl. p years
old, resides al 81 49, street; saw the occur
renee, narrative OF which corroborated that
before given. Heard Fred. Harris say 20 MIN
saw Norris stab Lewis. aud saw Lewis pull
TIE knife out OF himself and try 70 use III on
Norris; some colored man then came aud
took the knife from Lewis; Norris then ran
and was cauRht by the police.
Samuel Blue, coiored, resides on 10 ! street
and saw some OF the ARRAY. Heard women
screaming murder, and ran out OF his house:
saw Lewis and Norris nched; waen he got
across tie street witness took The knife out
OF Lewis hand and Norris ran of. Witness
dropped the knife and ran TO catch Norris.
did not see Lewis take the knife out of his
neck. George Roane told witness that Lewis
pulled the knife out. Abe Johnson caught
Norris and held him till Sergeant Dinsmore
came up. None OF the party was drunk
Norris and Harris both belong TO Baltimore.
Lewis did not speak.
Dls. Hartigan and Leach, who made the
post morton examination. gave testimony
as 10 the character OF the wound, which was
on the left side of the neck, severiug the
jugular vein internally, the knife penetrate
ing into the cavity OF the chest and into the
lungs, when the testimony closed, and the
jury returned
that "Lewis came to his death from pune
tured wound in the neck, inflicted with a
knife by the hands OF Nimrod Norris; and,
from the evidence, that Frederick Harris
and Mary Ward are accessory thereto"
A certificate OF burial was left with the
station keeper and sent TO the Board OF
Health, and the body was buried At the ex-
pense OF the District. Norris, Mary Ward
and Fred. Harris were co mmitted.