The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-09-14
ANOTHER HOMICIDE.
Valentine Dingic Dies From the Ef-
feet OF BLOW Administered by
Robert wilIiaIns-Tiie Inquest To

Valentine Dingie Dies From the Ef-
feet OF BLOW Administered by
Robert wiIIinms-The Inquest To-
day.
Mention was made on Tuesday last OF the
unproyoked assault made by Robert Williams
on Valentine Dingle, but II was not then known
how serious would be the results of the young
mans drunken freak.
Last Monday, about $3.50 y. M, Williams
was going up Seventh street, near q, highly
intoxicated when Mt the corner OF q street, no
seized hold Of Private Waterman Dingo aud
without any provocation took Dlngles club
and struck him q severe blow IN tho head,
knocking him down. Dingle is SO years old
and crippled In both hands. Williams was
taken TO the Seventh Precinct Station and
locked up, while Dingle was taken to his homo
in the police ambulance In an unconscious
condition. on Tuesday Williams was released
on 900 bonds to await the effects OF Dingle's
Injuries. Yesterday DR.. streets reported that
Dingle was parulyzed ON one side, and that
unless the paralysis could be speedily checked
the injuries would prove fatal. Dingle died
about o'clock last night, and Williams was
rearresed and taken TO the Seventh Precinct
staton.house, and a charge OF murder put
against him. The young man now realizes
his terrible position ana Is very Respondent
He has employed william A. Cook TO defend
him, and expresses himself as ready for trial.
Williams had few faults, except that OF dlssi
patton, and his assault on the officer was the
result OF intoxication, as he was never aggres
The Inquest.
AZ noon to-day DR.. Patterson, tho Coroner,
held an inquest at the Seventh Precinct station.
Mr. Randolph Bcresford was tho first witness
sworn, and testified that on Monday evening
about o O'Clock he was on Seventh street, above
/, whom he saw three men standing together,
and saw ono strike another, who was knocked
down by the blow, and the striker was almost
Immediately arrested. The injured man was
carried into the Licheau House. When asked
to Identity the man who did the striking, no
side him, and said he thought ho was the
man, but could not state II positively to be so.
Mr.. John Castagnetto testified to keeping
store at Goo Seventh street, and was sitting In
the store, when his attention was called to
man being knocked down ut Seventh and
streets by young man whom no Identified as
Bob Williams. Waterman Dlngle was sitting
on the pavement and inquiring why Williams
knocked him down. Dingle got up and Walked
into the Llcheau House,
Williams walked ON Up the street
and accostod witness, whom he informed that
he had Just knocked man down. Williams
was still talking when Dingle came up the
street with his club and asked Williams why
he struck him, and Williams denied doing so.
Tho mon exchanged epithets and Williams
dropped an umbrella which he was holding
and assaulted Dingle and knocked him down.
Williams used no weapon but his fists, but
Dingle fell heavily to tho sidewalk. Witness
endeavorcd TO pick up Dinglo and called upon
q colored man TO help him. Witness further
stated that when Dingle was coming up to
Williams he shook his club at him and de-
manded angrily williams reason for knock
ing him down. Witness saw Dinglc after he
was carried into restaurant, aud saw blood
oozing from his mouth and found that no was
unconscious. Witness thought that Dlngle
was sober and Williams partially intoxicated
Mr.. Edward Stolpe was sworn, and testified
that he lived at 600 Seventh street, and was
attracted by some loud voices ON the street,
and saw Dingle and Williams together and
saw the former struck by Williams and fall
down, when Williams called to him 10 get up
and asked II he was hurt. Williams left soon
after, and Dlngle was carried Into the Licheau
House.
onlcer Montgomery testified to arrestlng
Williams after the occurrence. Witness saw
| Dingle, and found him cut on the lip and head
| and bleeding profusely. Oflcer Montgomery
| also assisted last night In rearresting Will
| Jams, going with Sergeant Bresnehan and OF.
| ilcer OMIT to his house for that purpose.
The Deputy Coroner testified TO performing
| an autopsy with other physicians over the
| body Of the deceased, and found cut In the
upper lip and dislocation Of tho lower right
| side of the chin and face. Tho right eye was
bruised and blackened, and q confusion of the
| right temporal muscle was found. Tho skull
was fractured, and the surface of the brain
was suifused with blood. This compression OF
the brain was the immediate cause of death.
The wound witness regarded as necessary
fatal.
Sergeant Brasnehan testified to the rearrest
OF Williams and other matters, including q
| statement by Williams that Dingle was threat
eniDg TO club him when he struck him.
The verdict.
| The jury after brief elaboration returned a
verdict OF death from blow of the fist In
flicted by Robert Williams, causing fracture
| Of the skull and confusion OF the brain.
The Coroner committed Williams to await
the action OF the Grand Jury.