Daily Republican., 1879-04-07
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had been ruptursd, and the bleeding {
shs vsassl caused clst searching fo
further explanation Of the existencs {
that clot, we found one of the bones a
the base Of the skull fractured, an in
jury which caused the extravasation 0
the blood, and was sufficient to accoun
for the death of the man We opened
the chest and abdomen, and found tn
muscle upon the breast was bruised
there was no unusual evidence of dis
ease or injury to any Of the organs O
these cavities.
DR.. Ogls coroborated DR.. Marwell'a
testimony.
The Jury adjourned to meet at 7.30.
EVENING SESSION.
Jury assembled at 7.30 sharp,
Randolph Peters, sworn. Know de-
ceased; he was in my employ; he quit
work a little after sunset; he was q
peacable man, in every way worthy Of
confidence; don't know what time these
ysung men who were with him, came
home; first knew Of his death was
this morning whom the officers arrived;
he was a man that wouldn't seek q
quarrel; he had some money on his per.
son | am crrtain; the son has been in
my employ and he is peacable; he
never lost any time; If l had any trou-
bic with any Of the young negroes
would get Perry to talk to them; he
was looked up to by all of them, and
when they would goin town they would
got Uncle Perry to 60 with them for
protection; he was always under the
impression that no one would injure
him.
Thomas Leonard, sworn: Knew Dem.
by; he was civil old man; have
known him something over year; he
is generally respected both by white
as we'll as colored; first heard Of the
murder was this morning when his son
came to Mr.. Peters Office and told me;
know his son; know him to 10 an ex-
emplary young man.
Michael Lahsy sworn: Live at 2l1
Monroe street; wasn't on this sids OF
Tatnall street; was going Down Orange
street; young fellow came out of Pat.
Hollands stable at the corner of Front
and Orange streets; didn't know who
he was; he said to me that che was
fighting with negroes over the BRIDGE"
didn't know who he was Kopp was
brought in and was recognized by
Lahey as being the young man with
whom he mad the conversation.
Louisa Berry, sworn; live at Mrs.
Etharts; sbout quarter of II o'clock,
heard noise as Of horses running up
the roa towards New Castle. got up
to see, went ou. on the back porch;
saw four men coming towards Whining
ton; they had a man supposed to be
hurt; they told him to "call his part
ner;;" he didn't hollow, he just moaned,
they said 'call him, he wont come for
u.s. then one said to the other let's
kill him; another said "don't kill him
here, lets take him further up the
road"
Then turned and came in the house;
went up stairs to the window; they
pulled him across the road; couldn't
see through the stats; could just hear
them; there were two chunky ones came
back by the door, they had coats on;
they went down towards the bridge;
then We went to the third story to see
what the other men We're doing; three
of us went up; but couldn't see any
thing; could just hear; they all came
back together, four of them in their
shirt sleeves; they pulled the man up
by our pailings; knew he was colored
man by his voice; when they Were
him they l,eemed to be beat
ing him, there appeared to ba two par
ties; they were altogether; heard one
man say, "have you got anything"
the frat party had their coats on; the
party withynt their coats met this par
ty with their coats on: the last party
had the man.
John kohleImann, sworn:-About II
D CLOCK went to close the shutters; then
saw Guthrie's watchman and his wife
looking out the window; then saw half
dozen young men fighting nearly in
front of Walther's saloon. Guthrie's
watchman called out saying let that cid
man alone" One answered, "shut
your mouth" soon after saw an object
ying in the road between Walther's
and NcManus' saloons; he saw two
men come out of McManus' house, wit
hess said there's omething in the road
which was found to be a colored man;
he witness took hold of the man; then
eft him lay and walked on towards
he bridge but soon returned
% the house and went in; he was
till living when they picked him up
md groaned heavily; when he came
,ack from the bridge the body was
.one; when he went in the house the
icManusses were in the barroom; they
we're in the house when he went out to
ee the body; he was at the bridge
bout ten or fifteen minutes; he didn't
lew any of those who were fighting;
idn't know that the McManussss left
he house while he was gone, when he
anne out of the house Rebecca DierLy
ras looking on, said to him that he
nustn' go over as there would be a
uss; while he was there no one came
ut; these two men who went with
1itness to see the body went to the
'ridse with him.
Henry Moody, col. sworn: Live on
he causeway; was lying on the settee,
leard a following asked my daughter
What it was, she said that it was a boat
r cars.
John L. Smith, COL: Live on the
auseway, was up late cleaning my har-
less, on looking out the window heard
great noise towards the bridge; then
were three colored men came by
~ house, they weren't exactly run