The Evening critic., 1884-03-06
THE SPENCER MURDER.
Testimony Before the Coroner's In.
1ueat To-day.


The murder OF James Spencer continues TO
be the sensation in the vicinity OF the occur
renee, md the failure to nnd any Glow 20 the
whereabouts OF Langston and the fact that tho
other victim, Williams, is believed to DO dying,
add 20 the excitement and feeling over tho
matter.
Coroner Patterson held an inquest this morn.
Ing nj the Second Precinct Station House to
ascertain the cause ana circumstances Of the
death OF Spencer.
The following Jury was selected aud sworn
Augustus Gersdorf, James II. Clark, VIM. II. 4
Prince, George A. Berry, VIM. Brown and
Henry Jordan, OF whom the first throo aro
white and the latter three cOlOred.
The jury accompanied tho Coroner v tho
dead-house OF the Freodman's Hospital, whore
Spencers body was lying on cot, and was
viewed by the jury. On their return TO tho
station. house the Coroner called the Deputy
Coroner as the first witness, and the nature OF
Spencer's wound, as described yesterday and
revealed by the autopsy, was oSplainod ana
the statement made that tho wound was neces
EARLY q fatal one, and that Internal hemorrhage
was tho Immediate cause or death and result
ed from plstol-ehOt wound.
The second witness called was Nancy
Nichols, colored, who was passing up tho Sew.
onjhetroet road with Dennis Williams ana
Dora Fields, at the time OF the light on Tues.
day evening; Williams was carrying n basket
OF coal for her, whom they saw white man
and colored man lighting on the sidewalk
and rolling In the Rutterj Williams put down
the conl and stopped TO see the fight, and she
started on but turned back 10 got her coal.
crowd had gathered and she asked Langston
20 'u' VI hor ""y ~ 'i"' suo ooui' so' noi
Langst0n Cursed Her
anu Mlulhms toiu nlm not 70 CURSE, anu Wu3
coming up to where they were standing, when
Langston ordered him not to come my closer,
and drawing revolver, began 70 nro ana
Williams was wounded. Witness ran away
ana ga mol come pack until lno ilgnt anu lle
snoring were over. She tnought sne heard
i've shots.
Dora Fields was then called and sworn. she
was with Wliliams anu Nancy ,NlcholS whon
tney saw mo nBnt DetWeon colOreu nun unu
wniso man WIEN ~ ,ua eno{ 81 p .,v ',
fer. and Wiiliams nut down his cOal to look on
and James Spencer, colored, went to take tho
white man on, and Langston, who was stand
ing by, ordered Spencer not % Interfere.
Langston then went to tho assistance OF the
white man, and Nancy Nichols told him not 10
| do It, and said II was not fair for L1ngston
and the white man both 10 DO on tho colored
man.
Laugstar md Nancy GOt Into u
n,..,,ny
N"uFFei'
ana Williams look Nahcys part 9nu loll
Langstoh NO. 70 loucn nor, Wnon LihBstvh
turned on Williams ana ordered MIN not 10
come any nearer. Williams continued 70 mp.
proach anu Langstoh nrel. witness sala t .nnt
Nancy Nlchols was an acquaintlnce OF WI, WI,
kens tno coloteu hhn VINO W'is III tuo orlB,ih
neht, ana that she was epparentiy lhtehdlng
70 prevent in,etiereneo py Langstp ho OK any ny,
BODY else. witness saw Spencer before the
shooting coinmehSeu' any tnoasns no was try
after they were shot running toward the hos
pltnl. - a., a.,
witness saw Lhngsioh nro once ga , n0t
Know II Lahgstoh WAS acquainted WIN VIII
'a IIndsov Merriam fvnite,. testified that he
| was standing In the car stables when no heard
| little girl cry "polico, Police" When ne
| went over he found Anderson quarreling With
| the colored man about standing In front of his
| (Anderaons) house; hoard the colored man
say to Anderson, 81 am not In front OF your