Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-03-06
THE BOUNDARY STREET IRA.
GEDYs
Inquest over the Body of Jas. Spencer.
TESTIMONY As TO THE FATAL SHOOTING ArrRA,
TUESDAY EVENING.

An inquest was held this morning by Coroner
Patterson, assisted by Or. Ha,tigan, at the second
precinct station house, on Boundary street. between
eth and 10th Streets at II O'Clock. on the body q
James Spencer, who was Shot on Tuesday evening
last. between and O'Clock on 18th street. opposite
the car stables of the Washington and Georgetown
street railroad by Frank LangSton, son OF Minister
LangSton, during a street ARRAY. reported in
The STAR yesterday. The jury was summoned by
Onicer Sw1ndes as Follows: Geo. A. Berry. colorei
James a. CLARK, white: William n. Prince. white;
and Henry Jordan, colored After being sworn IN
dnes rep ired with the coroner 10 the house OF the
oeceaSeo, on Grant avenue, 10 View the body.
TESTIMONY 40 TIE WOUND
The nrst witness was Dr.. Hartigan, who testified
that he found pistol shot in the right breast near
the nipple; found the ball penetrated the cartilage
near the junction OF the seventh rib. The hemor-
images Were produced by the perforations OF the
pau, anu caused almost instant death
WOMAN WHO SAW Tue FIRST SHOT
Nancy Nichols. colored testified that little after
O'Clock Tuesday evening She came down on rth
street, and happened along where the fight took
place Heard exciting words spoken and saw some
pr1cks picked up. She WAS standing alongside Of
Langston when he fired he first time, but when he
hired the second shot she ran away and he came
near hitting her. She would know the man who
nred II she could see him. He was OF light color
she dldnt know how many times he fired after She
ran away. Witness did not know spencer hut did
khow W lilams The man who fired the piSto used
pfolane words TO witness. She I'D not see TIE te-
ginning OF the fight. but passing when # was
going on. Witness did not know the man who shot
the pistol She did hot know IL WAS IangSton. as
she did not know him She knew Williams. and
had known him ever since he was a little boy.
ANOTHER coLoRED WOMAN WHO THE SHOOT
Dora Fields, colored testified that she lived at S7
Boundary street About O'Clock she went Tor
when she came across two men fghtin- and Frank
LangSton came up and said he would see fair play,
and told Williams not 10 approach another ster.
and then commenced firing. Williams was carry
Ing the basket for her, and the fight in the gut
ter, the White man, Anderson. being top ami VIII
kns at the bottom. When Spencer WAS shot he
put his hand on his heart as II 10 show whore he
was hit No one else attempted TO strike spencer
or TO shoot him. Williams made no demonstration
towards either Langston or spencer.
OTHER TESTIMONY.
Lindsey Morrison. white. testified that he lives
on street southwest: that ne was passing up eth
street when this fight commenced: heard the words
OF DISPUTE going on. and saw colored mon Fight
Ing In the gutter ana Col1red woman standing
oS ana calAAg ponce; az the same tGne = light
coored man. who. he learned. WAS LanCston,
came up and wanted to see fair plav. when
the colored woman attempted 10 strike him.
witness detailed the words that passed between
them. and said that LangSton was standing along
side OF another man. NAMED Anderson. The col
ored woman seemed 10 Toe defending Williams who
was in the gutter with spencer. When LanCSton
began 10 fire. the party soon dispersed. The whole
ARRAY Cid not last more than fifteen minutes After
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lar ABOUT his face and commenced TO leave IN a
run Witness made a remark that some one ought
10 follow him up. but ne WAS soon out OF sight.
Rose Schafer. white, testified that she lived on
the street where the ARRAY occurred, and on that
evening heard the fuss on the street and opened
her door. when She saw coOred girl COntending
with some men, and she took hold of her and
pulled her away. She did not know the men, but
one OF them just at that time shot pistol into the
crowd. and she shut the door
ANDERSoN'S STORY.
Jas. W. Anderson, white. one OF the parties In
the ARRAY, testified that he knew nothing about
the shooting. He had tussle with one OF the men
named WilkerSon. which drew the Others up among
them Williams and Spencer. hut he knew nothing
about the shooting or the tight between the other
men.
THE VERDICT.
Here the testimony closed and the Jury soon after
wards gave verdict that the said James Spencer
came to his death bout 740 pm. On the 4th day OF
March. 1894. at the Freedman's hospital county of
washington. ID. c., from pistol wound or the ali
domen, Inflicted with pistol held In the hands OF
Frank Langston.
WILLIAMS GETTING BETTER.
Dennis Williams. who was shot I'm the back and
neck By Frank Langston Tuesday evening Is re-
ported by Dr. Purvis TO be improving.