Daily Republican., 1884-11-11

WHINING UEl
witness had him carried to the platform
and placed him in % comfortable .
position as possible. and endeavored {.
cause a reaction Warrington wa.
unconscious and paralyzed, and aftel
the witness had worked with him foI
some time without any effect, he saw
that he would die, and told some Of the
men standing around that they had
better take him away to some house,
where he would be made comfortable
et that time the witness did not think
he could live m hour.
HIS skull was not fractured, neither
WAS the in on his head broken.
When the witness learned the next
morning that the man WAS still alive,
he drove out TO Hamtown, and saw
him, but N he WAS in . dying condi.
tion he did not attempt 70 do any
thing for him. His death was caus-
cd BY conclusion OF the brain,
by violent blow ON the top OF
the head, that could have been infiict.
ed BY sand bag or heavy club.
There was no doubt whatever that his
death was caused by the blow on his
head.
In answer to Mr.. Higgins, ON cross.
she witness descr ibed
how blow on the head could prod luce
compression or concussion Of the bra In
without fracturing the skull or even
breaking the skin, either OF which
would be followed by paralysis and re-
suit In death. Once while he was work.
Ing with Warrington when he laid ou
the platform, he saw his hand move,
and thought there WAS some little hope,
but Afterwards found that nothing could
be done for him.
At 6 O'Clock the Court took q recess
until 7.30 in the evening.
THE EVENING SESSION.
Court resumed proceedings at 80 O..
clock I'm the evening with All the j I'D ges
present, and proceeded with the trial OF
Lewis johnson.
Georgiana Seaford, colored, testified
that she resides in Middletown, and
that on the night Of the m murder she was
at Bethel church when she left the
Nancy Draper was with her,
and as they walked down the street
they were overtaken by Lewis Johnson.
As they walked away from the church
they met Warrington going towards It;
johnson went with them up the street {
the next corner about one square,
when he snatched away from them,
and said he had TO go back. The wit.
ness and the other girl ctood on the cor.
ner waiting for him about ton minutes,
when they heard the pistol fred, and
then they went back to the church and
saw the crowd around Warrington.
On cross examination she said that
when Warrington passed them, John.
son did not say anything to him, and
that no words passed between them.
Nancy Draper was sworn, and testi-
fed that she lives in Midd letown, and
knows Lewis johnson. The remainder
OF her testimony corroborated that of
the previous witness.
Frederick Lea, COL. testified that he
resides in Middletowp, and is q preach.
or, being stationed at the colored M. K.
church ~ Hamtown. On the night O I
the murder, he dism issed his congrega-
tion few minutes after 10 o'clock, and
walked down the street with Robert
Hall, one of the stewards of the church,
DE saw two women standing by q
fence q short distance from Bethel
very much excited, and Just
as he " az about to ask them what was
the m after he heard two shots, and
hurried down toward the church,
when he saw . crowd, and was told
that . man was killed. He only stop
ped about minute, and then went on
home. As they passed down the street,
after hearing the shots fired, he saw q
man standing In the street he lid not
know johnson at that time, as he had
only been In Middletown about two
weeks.
Robert Hall was sworn, and corrobo.
rated the previous witness he also said
that the man whom they met, aud who
WAS not known by the previous witness,
was the prisoner, Lewis johnson.
The Attorney. q General announced
that the State would close, and Mr..
Higgins made brief opening address
to the jury, and said that not Withstapd.
ing the direct testimony that had been
produced, he expected to show that the
blows that caused Warrington's death
were not struck by the prisoner, and
that even II he did, 1t was not q case of
murder in the first degree. He expec.
ted to show that there was not the
that as matter Of fact, they were not
even acquainted.
He did not believe the fatal blows
we're struck by the prisoner, and his
theory was that some one else had done
It that there had been a conflict be.
tween the deceased and some ore up.
known, and that the first named had
1rawn pistol, and the unknown bad
4 aad n n In ua1f Aa.f
,ase Is enshrouded in mystery, and
hat even If the jury believe that he
struck the blow they cannot find him
Zuilty OF any more than granddaughter.
David Rothwell, colored, testi fed
hat he lives in Middletown, and was
,ear Bethel church when he heard two
icks struck, but did not 500 who struck
hem, or who was struck. Immed late.
y afterwards he h ard two shots fired,
md when ho saw the first flash he ran
when he came back he saw Warning
on lying on the platform and crowd
round him. While he Was looking at
he saw johnson come
cross the platform, and saw Curtis |
suck raise Warrington 3 head mp The
witness did not help take HIM home, |
'ut went home himself, before he was
moved.
Curtis Buck, colored, testified that |
n the night in question he was in |
sethel church and CAME to the door
ghen he heard the report of q pistol /
70 went hack In the church and got his
at, and when he came back to the
oor, he heard two more shots he 4
hen passed ont and saw Warrington
ying on his side ON the sidewalk,
nd after the doctor came, helped to |
AIRY him ON the platform, and held
p his head until he was taken to his |
ONE In HamtOwn.
Charles Hszlett, colored. sworn, and
that he was in the church |
vhen he heard the shots fred. He |
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