The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-11-04
PETERSBURG.

PETERSBURG.
40 .u1SroN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
TIE r'x,TroN- coRoNER's INQUEST - THE
ko,y CAUSE, AND CuLNISATloN OF THE
oN" ~p,GspY-TAE MOST IMPORTANT TES-
s@,nyy IN TIM cASs--EMFSEET COUNSEL
7's,ysp BY YoUNG~-FrNERAL OF GEORGE
N.roS-sUssEx. COUNTY MURDEkER SEN
n.rsp TO RE HUNG, &C.. &C.
rIs,.,r<ropdcnce or the Richmond Disra,ch.l
NOVEMBER 5, 1879.
=, WAS impossible on Saturday night,
- 70 the many conflicting reports In
OWL ion. TO get at anything like the ex-
en',r.,th OF the difficulty between James
SCI Yang and George Hinton. which re-
IL; ia IN the death Of the latter at the hands
% ..na tanner. Among the earlier reports
" nnc 70 the effect that it originated in
was I',t.a, ajfFerenees-Young having but a
ru," .n;nules before the difficulty returned
r ,.",,, a Dolitical meeting in Blandford. This
10 o,.oA 10 be erroneous. and the facts Sub
I's,nntlv developed clear the sad and I'M
,sI.,,,,o,r affair entirely OF any political
. .;.~n Indeed, il is true that, so far from
Es:s,r;,a they agreed on the political ques-
"G T,e shooting occurred about 10 O'Clock
c.inrdav night in the bowling alley on Boil
Tnrhrn6R street OF which Messrs. McLc-
n,nT. i Cuvkendall are the propf,etors. A
""r,her OF persons were in the room ut the
.;r,n but none OF them seem 10 be able TO
49,, clear and distinct account OF the be-
lang q! the difficulty. After the death OF
3,;.,,n the BODY was viewed by the coro-
n- II. &. Leigh, and it was then given
~ .t,rre of relatives and removed to the
.o.idpncc OF Captain D. a. Hinton, on
washington street. where on Sunday
.rprnoon m inquest was held and
limit one dozen witnesses examined.
Thn verdict OF the jury was that
the deceased came to his death from pis-
,ol.s:o, fred by james NJ. Young on the
r;,ht of November l>t. The poSt-mortem
nv1mina,ion developed the fact that the
fafal ball passed through the lapel of the
ve>t shirt. and underShirt. and entered the
hodr about two and q half inches from the
;unctIon OF the left collar-bone and breast
hnnc, abont five inches from the nipple.
The direction OF the ball was Obliquely
dnwpward between these two points. In
- route it passed through the upper edge
~ the lung, cut the pulmonary artery, and
lodged in the back near the verebral COL
nnn The face was also burned and black
cred with gunpowder near the chin. The
wound in the chest was sufficient 10 cause
sudden death. give some OF the most i'm
norant testimony as elected before the
r5rnner's Jury. The first witness exam.
in,d was Mr. Robert McLemore, one of the
nror,ietors OF the saloon in which the
shooting occurred:.
Mr., McLemore said that about 10 O'Clock
IN Saturday night Mr. James Young and
Nr. r. Harris came into the bowling
,l(rv o! house No. 10 Bollingbrook street,
and got some drinks. I waited on them
MIR. Young. while ut The bar, commenced
taking light. saying that he would fight
any one who troubled him. | told him il
he was going to talk in that way he must 60
out of the house. Mr.. 4. t. Harris also
spoke 10 him, aud told hun to behave him
sell aud not to have any row there. Young
said, All right" and walked back intc
The tenpin.aIlcy. Mr. George uinton
and other gentlemen were there rolling
men walked in The front door, and ! went
10 wait on them. While attending to then
heard the first shot fred. The bar is sep
aratcd from the tenpin-alley by q partition
,othat could not see into the alley. A:
soon as the shot was fred ran into the ten
piD.aty, and az got into the door TIT
it's: found Sir. Hinton lying across Mr.
Young Oil his face, and Mr.. Harris lying on
Mr. Hinton. l pulled Harris off OF Hin
Ion, and, taking Young by the head, pulled
him from under Hinton. Mr.. Harris bad
pistol in his hand. / seized and held this
pistol, and, taking hold Of Young, held
him. while | sent for IN officer. When
! pulled Youn" from under Hinton the
latter turned over OH bis back, made one
ortwo gaspS. and died. l did not hear Hin
ton sar anything. The crowd in the room
ran out when the firing commenced, anC
the only persons recognized when goi
there was Young, Hinton, and Harris.
beard nothing that passed between Young
and Hinton; never heard Young threaten
Hinton. About one month ago Young anC
Hinton had a.diliculty in my house, and
put them out. Heard Hinton then tel
Young 'if he ever talked about him be-
hind his back he would break bis nose"
did not see the shooting. The reason
spoke 10 Young at the bar was that be-
eved he came there to have a row witt
Hinton. | only inferred SO from what oc
Cured between them month ago, and
thought they were enemies.
Mr.. George +. Knoch testified that he
was in the saloon rolling game OF tenpins
with George Hinton, and some twenty OF
more persons were standing around. Mr.
Young walked in from the bar and came on
:he alley opposite to the one on which We
: were rolling. Young made some remark
about Hinton, which did not hear. Hin
ten called ME to one side and told me that
"thal little puppy wanted 10 raise 3 row y
with him. he said: ~ don't want to have
afuss," and told me that II was attending
10 these alleys I must make Young let hin
alone. Hinton further said that he was or
The light the night before, but he was Their
sober and did not wish to have any
trouble. / made some remark to Hintor
mot now remembered) which made him
laugh. A few minutes afterwards Hin
ION and myself were standing on the alley
Young was On the other alley, separated by
The gutter in which the balls roll, and about
hVe ieet from u.s., Young made, some re-
mark, which l did not hear. Hinton turned
10 him and said, Why don't you go away
and let me alone. You come here with your
guns, but your guns are not going to win
with me-" Young said. "No, God damn
YOU, and your muscle will not with me-
hInton said, CANT you going to let me
siohe." Young said, "Come on" Hin
lin put one leg over the gutter, and as he
u'u so Young drew pistol, aimed ii at Hin
.on' and fired. Whether this shot hit Hin
!on don't know. Hinton got over the
gutter and made for Young. Hinton told
Inc twice that Young had come there to have
uonole, anG that he did not want any fuss
with him.
mr. John A. Taylor testified that shortly
ot'ore the difficulty he heard Young say
,oa' he Intended TO have Hinton's blood
oe'0re ne ever slept. and that he heard an.