The Morning herald., 1878-09-30
ISRAEL LOAPMAN's BLACKBIRD.

THE NEW GAS TIE SHOOTING CASE RESULTS
IN DEATH THE CoRoNER's INQUEST.
Last Friday afternoon Andrew Moore, the
colored man VIII o was shot by Israel Loap-
man, also colored, in New Castle last We'd
nesday night, was brought to the Aims
House, where he died early Saturday morn
ing. A jury was summoned by the Coroner
and after the remains were viewed, DR..
Ogle at it's direction made post mortem
examination. The inquest was then ad-
journed until 2 o'clock yesterday. when 1t
met at Sixth and shipley streets, and the
taking of testimony was commenced.
DR.. Stewart, of New Castle, who gave
Moore medical attention up to the time of
his removal to the Aims House, was the
first witness called, and he testified to the
condition of the wounded man. The arm
was badly wounded at the elbow and the
Joint shattered. The witness, in company
with DR.. Black, tried to get the man to SUBJ
nit to an operation, which he would not do.
He would not keep bis arm still, which
caused more loss of blood than would have
resulted had 1t been kept still. The Doctor
also said It was his opinion that the man
died from exhaustion occasioned by the loss
of blood. 3, far,5-r q ms}iliB
Harriet Brinkley, COL, was the next wit
ness: She was with Moore when he was
shot; she had just came ont of the church
and walked a few steps when he came up
and asked her If she was going home. I
told him was, and walked with me only q
two or three steps when . gun was fired.
Moore ran away and I saw man run up
and cooking his gun, tried to fire again. I
heard the man say that he would have kill
ed Moore had not been In the road. He
was right alongside of me when he was
shot, and (here the woman showed her
shawl that was perforated with gun shot)
that is what 1t did for me. Early ,Wednes.
day night George White snd me tried to get
Loapman's way, but he would not.
Annie Cosden, COL, testi6ed-Was at
Loapman's house on Wednesday,; saw him
handling two double -barrelled guns; asked
him what he was going to do, he said, f'I'm
going cunning after blackbird and will
get him too;" he sat down and told me how
Moore was breaking up his family and COM
cluded with "and I'll kill him too;" on the
fatal night heard the gun fired, saw Moore
run with Loapman after him trying to fire
az ain, and shouting "I,ve got him as last"
Peter Sanders, COL, corrobor ate foregoing
10 reference to the shooting, and Jacob
Wiley testified that he saw Loapman fire
and heard him say "I'll give you this for
your mistress to stop you from running
with other mems wives" iatjh7l sa1'
Elizabeth White and Emma Wilmer,b
colored, were next examined, but no new
evidence was revealed.
Gerge White testified that Lopeman told
him he was "going to shoot blackbird,"
and confessed that the blackbirl was Andy
Moore; tried to get Moore to leave town but
he would not. re ersa tta,e 9d5 iai
DR.. Ogie was next examined in reference
to the post mortem examination. He had
found lno wounds except on the arm, and
all the internal organs were In healthy
condition. Death might have been caused
by exhaustion.
Ellis Fields, John Moody, and william
Platts, all colored, and John Hauser, a
police officer, gave in Testimony which did
not differ from that already given.
VIM. Massey:-I heard Of Lopeman's in.
tention to shoot Moore, and went to him
while he lay in wait for Moore on Wednes.
day, and endeavored to dissuade; he had
two double barreled shot guns; he would
not mind me and then tried to persuade
Moore to stay out of town but he would not
do so. ~ *.t
A verdict was then rendered that Andrew
Moore came to his death from a gunshot
wound received at the hands of Israel Lope-
man on the night of September 25th. ~
Lopeman is still at large. Il ss54l