National Republican., 1877-12-29
TIE roUNp PAnrr xUnDxn.
Inquest Held NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Is Com
mitted to jail.

mitted to jail.
Yesterday morning DR.. Patterson, the coroner,
had q Jury summoned and held an inquest on the
body Of George Brown, coiored, who died wednes
day night from wounds received with knife In
the hands OF another colorcd man, named Philip
Johnson, In an ARRAY at pound party given at
the house Of . colored woman named Keziah
Stewart on Virginia avenue, between Twvny'
bs r1 smd Twenty sr ,ss street. ~ &
house, on Twenty fourth street. between X and
streets northwest repaired to the Fourth Preciact
Station, where
was held. The frst witness sworn was Henry
Thomas, colored, who testified that he went TO tho
pound party on Virginia avenue, and George Brown
and Philip johnson got TO fighting In the back room.
up. George fe, back, as il he had been struck. and
Phil. struck him with the knife again in the right
side. The blade of the knife was about four inches
in length. Witness caught hold Of George Brown
and asked him what was the matter with him,
when the latter replied my coat Is cut; Phil cut
IL" Phil. went out the back door Immediately
Robert Branham testified that he was at tho
pound party about one O'Clock Christmas morning.
whipped Sus psnfs @ and cus H his % coat IN
TWO places Witness parted them when Johnson
ran at Brown again aud cut him twice win iittle
shor! dirk knife with brass handle Heard no
Kezlah Stewart testified that her children gave a
little pound party Christmas Eve night and invited
PICKED PARTY"
she said. Later In the night, as they were about
winding up whole drunken party came In, but
she didn't know who they were. She was up stairs
At the time and when she came down heard, ca, d,Sm,
know who they were. Those who came, In the
drunken party. were not invited at all. Never saw
the prisoner before, and don't know whether be
was invited there or not Her daughter had the
giving Of tickets They had no refreshments other
Than coffee or icmonadc, Il any persons had any
liquors there they brought II with them.
STATEMENT OF THE ACCUSED.
The prisoner was here told that he could mako a
statement u hc desired to. lie then made state
mcnt in substance as follows: He was, invited "a
the pound party BY Lizzie Stewart and they had
Reziah Stewart put him up stairs in her house
They told him Ike Mahoney was after him with q
h@ when he pulled s En 9pd ID cSs but sdn
Did not know whether the man cut struck him
or not
body and found an incsed flesh wound In the LEFT
side OF the abdomen, about two inches from the
navel. lie found another wound about hall
inch long Just below the twelfth rib Oh the
en side This was mortal wound.
This closed the testimony, and the room was
cleared for the Jury 70 deliberate who amer few
moments consultation. rendered the following
VERDICT:
That the said George Brown came to his death
about 1880 o'clock p. M, December "a 1877, al hi,
residence on Twenty.fOurth street, between and
s'ree norhhTaSs from pun,s,uSSed re wound o
Philip Johnson on December 25 during an afrrny
The coroner then committed johnson 10 jail Il
await the action OF the grand jury
browns ANTE MoRTEM sTATEaENT,
taken on the 9th instant reads as follows;
That on Christmas morning he was at Morgan'
Row, on Virginia avcnue, between Twenty-sxti
and Twenty seventh streets northwest: there wa
a fight; he was not engaged In Il when he was Gu
by Philip johnson. Iwent there with Henr!
Thomas. did not have any words with him; d
| not know whether he cut nc In mistake fot SOM
| one else OF not Never had trouble with Johnson
have always been friendly with him, but am posi-
| tive that Philip johnson cut me-"
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