Daily Republican., 1879-06-09
Witness-I could not get there sooner.

boy; was called last evening aboar o.5U;
when | arrived found him dead; the
boy was In his fathers house at Jes-
sup's lane, Brandywine village; after
arriving and finding him dead, | then
proceeded to examining the wounds; |
found one on left side of skull about 8
inches above left ear; it was purely
flesh wound; no fracture of the bone
whatever; it was produced evidently
by blunt instrument and with severe
force; death was produced by concus'
sion of the brain from this blow; it was
very remarkable that it should not
fracture the skull, nevertheless it was
the fast; had | been present before his
death could not have saved his life; |
am a regular graduate OF medicine at
Yale Medical College, New Haven, Conn;
having graduated in the class OF '75; J
made a thorough examination of the
head; examined no other part OF the
body; am the physician to that farnhsy;
he was hale boy.
Harry Backu, being sworn said =
Am - years OF age; live IN Je5sup's
Row; | was playing ball yesterday
with Brown, Batson, and others
was playing back of the lot saw Bat
son and Brown quarreling; Ratson had
Browns ball and wanted the bat;
Brown would not give it to him saw
Will Brown strike Bataon with the bat
on the lett arm /; Balson struck at hln
with his other arm and then fell down:
saw Brown strike Batson three times ON
the head with the bat, when he tried
to strike him again he Was pre-
vented doing so by stephen Sim
mons who told Brown ''that h- was not
going to allow linn 10 hit the boy any
more" heard Brown say he would
strike Siumons. stephen simmons
lifted Batson mp from the ground and
assisted hlln home both hoys were
bareheadcd have not Seen bAtsOn since
his death.
Edward Bachus, 4 lad ten years Of aye,
was called. but beng badly scared and
not fully understanding tine nature Of
an oath did not testify N the case.
Mary Brown sworn~-Livc in .Jessnp's
lane above eighteenth street; Wm,
Brown is TO IelatiOn to me, WHEN /
took him he was only three months Old:
hi, mother Just dropped him down;
saw William wheu be hit BatsOn there
was not soul Oil that let but those two
boys; and after they commenced quar-
reling Stephen Simmons Went and sep
arated them: did not see Brown hit
Batsou more than ouc.; heard summons
say to William "don't you hit him
with that pa,;" William said, Il hit
him because he will not let me alone"
| have not seen Batzon since his
death.
Elizabeth Gustus, sworn:-l live
over Brandywine bridge on Jessup's
Row; saw William Brown and Samuel
l}atson quarreiing; batson was on top
of Brown trying to take the bat frem
hin; they hqas led together for some
time when they both got ~, Brown
having the bat; he kept telling Batson
to give him his ball; Brown used pro
fame language towards B4tson when
the latter tnrew the bail down the hill;
saw Brown strike Batson un he lett
arm: saw him strike hi,n on the head
while he was standing ~hen he fell;
heard BatsUL say ''oh lue;' saw Bat
son get up and walk 70 the house ly
himself
William II. Gusts, sworn Live on
.JpSSup'S road; was sitting at table; had
Just finished supper; heard boys quar-
relne: heard this boy Brown say 81
have a mind to maui HI ou. Of You
with this bat. Basun was standing
with his back to mn and Brown. was
facing me; Brown struck at liatson with
| his bat when the latter threw uV his
arm; saw Batson run towards Brown;
they both went down in the hollow;
saw q bat raised afterwards and heard
another blow: heard BatsOn say to
Blown "you will be paid for that"
soon after heard Batsnn was dead and
went to the mousse and seen him; this
was about S O'Clock.
George Batson brother to the mur-
derad boy was called and on being
sworn said: Live on JesSup's road; am
a broth.ro of the deceased: knew nothing
at the time OF the trouble; ! came home
at &. 80: saw brother and he appeared
as though he was sick, and asked him
what was the matter; he did not answer,
he was laying on the floor and could
not speak: was with him up to the
time of his death; he got mp once and
cried; he had spasus; he died | think
ten minutes after 9 o'clock, lie was dead
half an hour when Dr.. Smith came.
Henrietta Fisher sworn Live on
Jessup's Road heard party swear
ing; saw Brown with hat ; saw him
strike Batson twice with the bat did
not see where he struck him when my
boy, Stephen Simmons, went to Sppa
rate the two boys, Mary Brown said 81
hope the boy will hit him - Batson
walked home with Stephen; when H.
got home he rol.ed on the floor and
kept constantly crying; they laid him
on settee did not hear him speak or
say anything after he got into the
house when the boy died it was be-
tween 7 and o'clock.
The evidence all being given. the
foreman of the Jury said "Gentlemen,
You have all the evidence before you,
and the most important duty is to get
at verdict"
After pause of few moments
Squire Brady offered the following res
olution, which was accepted as the ver-
dict:
Resolred, That it is the sense of this
Jury that the deceased came to his
death by blows in the head inflicted by
base ball bat in the hands of William
Brown.
THE VICTIM
Samuel David Batson the boy who
was killed will be thirteen years of age
| on the 3Oth of next month. For sever