National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-05-02
Criminal Court-Judgs Macarthur.

for preliminary injunction to restrain the further
progress Of the work.
Criminal Court-Judgs Macarthur.
Alfred Stone, convicted OF resisting an oficer
tence RENTED, and paid fine Of SIS and was dis
charged.
Jack williams, alias Richard williams In
dicted for the murder of Francis Luckett, BY
striking him in the head with a spade az Giles
Doro Point on the 3oth Of April, 1874, from which
injury he died on the 18th Of May. The jury ac
Fay, Henry W. Lee, David Jackson, Philip J.
Buckley, Edward +. Simpson, Samuel Queen
ignatius G. Coombs, James A. Butler, Washing
Welch.
DIR. George Mccoy, sworn: Resides at 500 Sec
els Luckef was his amfP physcisp kns Tss bo%
ieide happened April 80, 1s74, at 40 o'clock; wa:
in attendance on the deceased; he had a very Sc
ridge, extending back to the centre Of the head
and inward, showing the marks of the instrument
that inflicted the wound. 1t was about foul
inches In length and one and half deep at the
greatest depth. 1t was a mortal wound, and the
man fingered until the 18th of May.
Cross-examined: Both tables of the skull were
broken and bent in very nearly alike. The pieces
taken out came from over the carnal suter. Was
called in to see Luckett at $50 o'clock probably
half an hour after receiving the INJURY. The
pieces OF bone were taken out on the 18th of NAV
with instruments and fingers. He was never
taken to Providence hospital; never talked "a
tional after the injury. Had attended his family
previous to that time
By the Court Discovered at the first visit that
the bones of the skull were fractured. They could
not remove the particles of bone at that time be-
cause the parts were swollen, and there was So
questra Of water and pus to prevent it. On the
10th OF May had consultation with DR.. johnson
Elliot, and 1t was
DECIDED TO PERFORM THE OPERATION
at once, and 1t was done that afternoon. Did not
think If tho operation had been performed earlier
that 1t would have saved life; came to this con.
clusion from the extent of the fracture. He i'm
denly changed and sank rapidly. His bodily CON
dition otherwise was good, and that was one rea-
son why witness argued to let nature take its
course. He became cometose on the 18th.
DR.. Christy sworn: Is physician; saw Luckett
after the injury-about three quarters of an hour
afterwards. II was n severe wound in the LEFT
Bile. His pulse was strong; thought it likely to
prove mortal wound.
Cross-examined: DR.. Cox sent witness a note on
May 10 that he had concluded to operate, and wit
ness was present at the operation. 1t was a wound
Of four inches long Of the left parietal bone and
the skull was slightly depressed. 1t was such a
have been justified IN performing an operation on
the day the injury was received;
ceased BID no KNOW how o 1ne TIs Of the de-
was hurt before he was brought home The entire
boats crew came with him. He pas past speaking
then, and knew nothing from that Thursday until
o'clock the next Saturday morning, ana then his
conversation was so rambling that the family
seldom knew what he was talking about. Knew
Z. I
Frank Walker, sworn: Knew Luckett; remem.
bered when the blow was struck. Marshall Will
liams, (the prisoner,l Luckett and witness were
Point, between and 4 O'Clock; Jack Williams
was sitting in the house
CHANGING HIS WET CLOTHES,
and was talking with Marshall. He said TO wit.
ness, do you see the old man (meaning Luckett)
That ne was coming and pretty near to the house
Mr.. Luekett then came in, and asked Williams
what he was doing there. He said that Bill (son
Of the deeeased) had discharged him. Luckett
said you he'd better go on back to the shore 10
work, that he hired him. Williams said ne; he
was going home. Lueket asked him twice to 20
Was an OipS home eeke,e WSyng THAT
are going home, go on" Williams said, wait
minute until get my clothes on" Luckett re-
there looking at Williams, who had sfocSing
in his hand, and did not seem to be making any
hurry, and Luckett said, saint you going?h
then took stone out OF his pocket and threw il
at Williams, but did not hit him. Luckett then
started to- run out of the room, and VIII
the door he grabbed a spade in his hand.
He followed Luckett into the next room, and
struck him after he got into that room, as Luckett
was trying TO get door open into third room.
The door was locked, and as Luckett turned
around Williams hit him over the head with the
spade. The spade looked like it had been used
and then got rusty. He struck Luckett with the
edge. The stone was about the size of q goose
egg Luckett fell like a beef when he was struck.
Cross-examined: Went down to the fishery to
get fish; was in the room until the trouble COM
menced, and then went outside and looked in;
the parties had to pass witness to get into the
second room; the third was used as a closet in
which was kept guns whisky and material for re-
pairing the seine; never heard a word spoken by
either party after the stone was thrown.
Marshall Williams, sworn: Knew Luckett and
the prisoner; had been on the shore month before
the latter came there: 1t was between and 4
o'clock when he came into the house to change
his clothes, and
THE OLD MAN SOON FOLLOWED HIM.
Witness substantiated the testimony of the pre-
vious witness in regard to the discharge Lick
EFT threw a stone At Williams that grazed his
clothes. He said that he would not take that
He overlook him at the third door which, Ea;
locked, and while turning to witness to get the
key Williams hit him in the head with the spade.
up from where he had fell across a bench, and
asked Williams what he was going to do about
1t. He got his pants and went OF around the
shore.
Cross-examined: Luckett threw two stones at
Williams; one Of them missed him and the other
just grazed his coat. 1t was done in the first
There was no quarrel between the two.
The Government here closed, and the defense
opened.
Dr. King, sworn: The general rule Of surgery
was that where there was compression Of the
brain the bone should be removed, or where there
were external evidences Of the bone being frac-
be removed II in this case the bones were broken
and pressing on the brain they should have been
removed. He did not know why the operation
the injury was received. Witness had done 50 in
some instances. There were o number of cases
where men had lived after undergoing similar
operations, and it was not remarkable that they
should. An examination of the eyes was one Of
the means of denoting depression Of the brain.
Cross-examined: II depended whether there
were symptoms Of compression Of the brain from
an injury TO the skull before It would be neces-
sary TO perform an operation. There were in
stances Of
THE INNER TABLE OF THE BRAIN BEING BROKEN
without any apparent injury being received by
the outer.
WIN. Luckett, sworn: Was a son of the de-
ceased. Is engaged in fishing At the time the
fuss occurred between witness and Williams the
other end Of the sene but not Sitha bssr inc
distance. Witness discharged Williams because
he refused TO do the work that he was ordered to
do. Afterwards witness told his father of the
discharge of the old man. Went to the house
some ten minutes afterwards, and walked at his
usual gait.
Had not q reputation, TO witness knowledge, of
being a quarrelsome man. Never had any
trouble with him, and did not know anybody In
the neighborhood that had. Did oteonsider him
John E. Hewell, sworn: Knew Luckett for a
number of years. With the exception Of a little
dificulty that witness and his partner had With
him he knew nothing.
This closed the evidence for the defense, and
after argument on both sides, in which the Dis
trict Attorney said that Ii was not case of mur-
der but clear one of mansaughter, the Judge
delivered his charge and the jury took the case
They returned in about twenty minutes with
verdict Of guilty Of manslaughter, and the Court
sentenced Williams to four years in the peni-
Tertiary.
Richard Jones, alias John johnson, burglary
and grand larceny, in entering and robbing the
residence Of Emrick W. Hansel on the 18th of
April last. Guilty; four years in the peniten-
tiary.
Patrick Doyle, assault on Mary Curtain, ian
appeal case plead guilty, and was fined 80 and
costs.
A second case against Richard Jones, alias John
son. was nole prosecuted,
Adjourned until today, at 10 o'clock.
Preseutments.
The grand jury yesterday presented the follow
ing: Jesse Powell, alias Edward Collins, petit
larceny, second ofiense; Henry Williams alias
Harris assault and battery with intent to