Daily Republican., 1879-05-20
drank; didn't say father was drunk al

drank; didn't say father was drunk at
the Coroner's inquest.
Mr.. Bird asked for the evidence taken
before the Cor0ner's court which was
in the possession of the Attorney Cen
eral, for the purpose OF showing that
such statement was made and sub
scribed to by the witness.
The Attorney General refused and a
discussion followed as to the proprlety
of the States relinquishing the Coron-
er's record.
The Court ruled that it could not be
without an order from the court, and
at order could but demand copy;
the court preferred that the impeach-
ment bs brought out in the evidence
Mr.. Bird:-Did or did you not on
your oath, say before the Coroner's
jury that you only recognized .one OF
the prisoners.
Witness, (hesitatingly)-l don't re.
member know when asked | pointed
three of them out. If father had any
more liquor than that spoke OF |
didn't know it; the reason why didn't
20 back was because thought the fel-
lows wouldn't hurt him; the one man
was all the one we saw on the road to
Peters we went home and went to
bed have been in the habit of sleeping
with father.
Redirect Il said before the Coro-
ner's Jury that | didn't know any OF
their names.
CHARLES WASHINGTON ON THE STAND.
Charles Washington, sworn Lived
with Mr.. Peters on the first of April
remember going with Mr.. Demby his
son Alonzo, Samuel clark and Edward
Lindsey were with us we kept togeth
er going in town, but upon going in w
separated and Lindsey went up Mar
ket street; we left Perry Demby ant
Alonzo and Samuel Clark on the corne
on the upper side Of the railroad
with Lindsey, went up to the office 0
MIR. Thomas Leonard and gave him
book it was after sundown when W
left Mr.. Peters next saw the cid mai
Demby OH Front street Alonzo Demb.
and Samuel Clark were with him; W
went into a clothing house and Mr.
Demby bought pair Of overalls, falls
face and an overcoat for Alonzo !; We al
came out of there together and wen
and got beer; didn't take any NOR
in that house went on down toward
! Market street and Gtarted home; OIL
man Demby was ahead of US; don
know how far ahead at the drinkin
saloon on the right hand side of tn
Z road we got up with him ; he was thel
' attacked by crowd of fellows he nev
) er stopped until one man jumped up O
his shoulder.
! Q.-Do you know who it was tina
4 jumped on Perry.
A,-Don't know whether would re
cogllize him or not:
) Q.-Is he in the dock
A.-Yes: that short man the1
T; Smith, he was the one. Finn an
) Monahan was also there.
), He ran up behind him, didn't Sc
anybody strike Perry; saw them pu
= him down: there looked to be- as thoug
) there were four or FIVE OF them.
Q.-How were they dressed ?
5 About one half of them looked
i though they had their coats OFT.
Heard one of them say to the oth'
. "don't hurt him, its uncle Perry:' whe
| left they had him down, they attack
a {, ed Inc and bunged my eye up and
left that man there with a full fa'
IS Finn was the one that bunged u
p nv eye; they struck me with solnethlr
}. pretty hard ran about one hundre
" Yards. Twas the first to run; after
70 stopped Samuel Clark got up to me ar
d afterwards Alonzo Demby heard som
" body halloo but didn't recognize VIII
- the voice said.
sr Cross-examined:-Don't rememb
70 saying it was George Kopp that junp'
u on Demby; was little tight; the o
l, man didn't seem to be tight; dor
II know how many beers the old man hi
~ taken; in the fight struck back; didr
Fa have anything but my fist; Perry W
IN bigger man than any of the boys;
"a was after some one had jumped on l.
ID shoulder that heard some one S
re don't hurt him, its uncle Perry; t.
boys all got up with me at the railroa
about half of the white fellows h
TX their coats off; Perry had a bottle;
didn't give me anything to drink o
ey of it; when we left Front and Mark
d: he walked straight and faster than
ri did.
&c Re-direct:-They were on the rig
~ hand side; when they jumped on Per
ee they seemed to run out from hou
OF Perry was walking right out in t
!, !ii road.
- WHAT SAMUEL CLARK KNOWS.
Samuel Clark sworn: Work at RI
dolph Peters, went to Wilmington wi
Perry and Alonzo Demby, Ed. Masst
and Charles Washington: we kept
ASS company until we got to Wilmingtt
where we separated Perry and Alor
kept together; the rest of US waited I
a. til they got back; first before gol
Mt home we went to store on the rig
hand side of Front street; Perry boug
ad a pair of overalls for himself and
Ter overcoat for Alonzo; it was da
,s- brown coat; he paid for them hlmse
ch when we all started for home we w
he together; Perry soon got ahead; IT v
nd tolerable light; when we got up to
ct bridge he was still ahead; when he
fa- considerable distance from the OPT
ay site side of the bridge crowd came
MT from house; it was drinking hou
Tvs knew it was drinking place beca'
ey somebody was swearing in there as
ed somebody was drunk; there were Il
all or five in the crowd some OF tn
,h. seemed to be in their shirt sleeves tt
all had on dark clothes; saw them b
er- Perry down; stood right in the Gro
4, ,rolL;pr riuht at thrln