The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-06-15

FIGHT on snirBoARD--BAAc, meNDRIcKs
KILLED by rHpxAs ROPER, or RlcHxoxD.

l sU"t w SuifpVAHD--ISAAC. HENDRICKS
KILLED ~ THOMAS ROPER, or RICHMOND.
lBatimore Sun Of yesisrday.I
Isaac Hendricks, mentioned in the Sur
Of Saturday as IN a dying condition AZ Ma.
ryland University Hospital. died that morn.
Ing from the effects OF d blow or blows
upon the right aide OF the head. DIR. Frank
West, resident physician Mt the bospiraI.
notified the authorities, and DR.. Alexander
finsiey, coroner. made a post.morfem ex.
animation, which showed that the skull
was fractured above the right eye, and the
brain congested, leaving no doubt as to
| the cause OF death. Hendricks was sen /.
| man belonging TO the schooner David T.,
Wolf. and on Wednesday night OF early
THURSDAY morning, while the schooner
was lying at Rleman's wharf, he,
Hendricks, was struck by shipmate. After
Hendricks had been sent TO hospital the
schooner went down the bay, and her cap.
tain, r. l.. Hubbard, learning OF the serious
nature Of Hendricks injuries, made a state
ment OF the case TO magistrate at Havre de
Grace, who nj once telegrapbed to Marshal
Gray Information OF the schooner's where.
abouts. Detectives Kimball and Schaeffer
were dispatched 10 UavTe de Grace, and re.
turned on Saturday night having in custody
Thomas Roper, seaman, and George Hun
-
admitted striking the blow that caused Hen
bricks death, and Hungerford acknowl-
edged witnesslnga fight between Hendricks
and Roper on the deck OF The schooner.
Yesterday morning Coroner Tinsley held
an inquest at the western police station.
Dr. Frank West testified as TO the nature Of
the injuries received by Hendricks and hts
death. at the hospital. Captain Il. l.. Hub
bard, OF the schooner, testified that be went
10 his schooner at O'Clock Thursday morn.
ing. and found Hendricks lying on deck,
and learned OF fight between him and Ro-
per asked Roper why he struck Hen
bricks, and Roper said he was compelled to
do 1t asked Hendricks il he wished TO have
Roper arrested; Hendricks replied, 4" No,
/ was as much to blame as he" Witness
sent Hendricks TO the hospital, not
thinking his injury serious one.
George Hungeriord, steward OF the
schooner, testified that late on Wednesday
night or early Thursday morning Hendricks
and Roper returned TO the vessel,
both under the influence OF liquor;
they were scufiing on the deck
| Hendricks had Roper down beating and
humping his head against the deck; the
mate pulled Hendricks of; Roper walked
away, Hendricks following; heard blow,
saw Hendricks fall; Hendricks was insensi-
Die for an hour and half afterwards found
knife on deck which belonged to Hen.
bricks; Hendricks remained on deck the
remainder OF that night; Hendricks had on
a former occasion imposed on Roper
| Thomas Roper testified he was from Rich
mond, Va; was very intimate with Hen
bricks; had sailed with him before; on
| Wednesday night they went out on Locust
Point, and were drinking together; when
they got back on deck Hendricks began to
curse aud swear at him and TO threaten
| his life Hendricks knocked or showed
witness down; some one, the mate or the
steward, pulled him off; witness started
away, and Hendricks followed him; wit.
ness thought Hendricks was going 10
cut him, as be knew Hendricks always car
ried his sheath-kniie; picked up something,
did not know what, and without turning
round struck back at Hendricks, who fell
on the deck. Captain John w. Sharretts
Testified that both the young men-Hen-
bricks and Roper-bad sailed with him
prior to their going with Captain Hubbard /;
they were remarkable for their mutual
Friendship, and both OF them were good,
faithful seamen, and OF peaceable DISPOSE
tiOns.
| After a somewhat protracted elaboration
| the Jury returned verdict that Isaac Hen
bricks came TO his death by blow inflicted
by Thomas Roper, on board the schooner
David f. Wolf, on June 10, 1880, and that
the said Thomas Roper acted purely in self
defence,