Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-27
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shall stIeet. lie lAngle) swore out The
warrant for the arrest oi Nugcot on ac'
count Of statement made hy Hughes.
ABOUT The WOUND.
Dr. Wheat. after being sworn, sttnf
that be was the attending physician OF
Hughes. He saw him soon af'er he was
stabbed. The wound was about an inca
long. Afteropeni.ig the abdomen be found
the wound extended little upEards and
backwards and appeared to have been in-
iiicfod with double-cdged knife, and "
must have been made by n STAB upwards
and from the side, ibe knife penetrating
the iutcstines in two places. The wound
was abOut six or seven inches deep.
A knife. which belonged b Nugent,
found in his pocket when arrested, with
blade about three inches long. was exhibited
TO the Doctor. He said that the wound
might have been made with knife OF that
kind. but the wall of the abdomen would
have TO be pressed In very much In order
for il TO make such deep wound.
Cross examined by Mr.. Parrish: You
said that the wound was Inflicted from the
side; could il not have been inflicted from
the fr0nti
Not very well. sir.
Could IL not have been inflicted by
person rushing between two persons!
II might be possible, but is not at all pro-
bable.
FOR TIE DEFENCE.
Nj. Weinberg was introduced by the
defence. He said that be was employed ai
EuLcr's; that on the night OF the 10th OF
April Burke, Nugent, and Hughes all came
in and seemed all friendly. They drank a
few beers at the bar and took a lunch, and
left together about II O'Clock, seeming all
to be perfectly friendly.
Policeman JOyner was placed on the
stand, and sir. Cohn asked him some queS-
ton about statement made by Hughes.
Justice Richardson would not allow the
question 10 be answered on the ground that
il could only be used 10 impcach iIughcs's
testimony. and that the proper foundation
had not been laid 10 undertake that. Mr..
Cohn said that he had no further witnesses
to introduce, and that he would submit the
case without argument rs there was really
no charge against bis client.
Justice Richardson: | reserve my de-
cision until the other case is disposed OF.
The Burke Case.
When Burke's case was called Hughes
was put on the stand again. and made the
same statement as above. He gave a mi.
mute account Of the difficulty which he and
Burke had about two weeks before the
cutting. lie said that This difficulty wa
smOolhed over In the evening OF the day on
which il occurred.
INA GAMBLING DEN.
One entirely new point in the case was
that Hughes testified that between the time
be left Eukcr's and that at which he was
cut he and his two companions visited a
gambling saloon over Mccarthy Il lIIynes's
crocery-stGre. They only remained up
thcrc few minutes, and Lcither played
nor took anything 10 drink.
Hughes said that he was under the eject
Of ouiates. and did not remember anything
he said fer seven days ait'r the cutting.
v ben he made the s' s'stcmcnt 10 Dr.. Hoae
about a col0Tcd maG'> cutting him he was
under the effects Of an opille and bad just
hcCn tod that he could not live more thln
fifteen minutes.
OFFICER SWEENEY, AGAIN.
officer Sweeney was put on the stand
again in this case, and ia addition 10 the
cv dcncc given I'm the NugeHt case said
that when be got 10 Hughcs's home with
The wounded man Mrs. Hughes asked who
was with her son at the time that he was
woundcd. The officer replied that Burke
and Nngert were with him. She said she
had begged her son not to associate with
Burke. and now see what he has gotten for
il. Hughes told the officer 20 t'll his mother
that Burke did not eut him, bat that a
colored man did.
NUCENT on THE STAND.
Nugcnt was sworn. aud made the same
'attment that he made when te.tifying
sainst Edward Draper. the colored boy
no was charged with the offence. lie said
nat he saw the negro pass between Burke
nd Hughes. Heard Hughes ask the negro
what he meant. The negro replied. II
mean this" Heard IIughe. cry ont. " NV
God, | an cut" and the negro say II have
Fixed vou.n He gave minute account OF
his pursuit Of the negro. When questioned
by Justice Richardson, Nusent said that he.
was on the left Of Hughes when the latter
was cut, and that Burke was on the right
OF and about five feet from Hughes. Nu-
gent was very positive that he did not see
Mr. Walden on Fifth street, but left him
With the crowd where HI ghcs was cut.
WALDEN DENIES.
Mr.. Walden took the stand. and in the
most emphatic manner declared that Nu-
gent overlook him on Fifth street and
showed. concealed III his sleeve, long
hladcd knife, dirk, or something OF the
kind.
BOTH PRISONERS DISCHARGED.
Mr.. Parrish made a brief but very good
speech in defence OF his client. dwelling
mostly on the evidence given by Hughes.
Mr.. Cohn added few words in defence
% his client, Nugent, saying that there was
not a scintllIa OF evidence against him.
Justice Richardson sald that be had
given the ease a patient hearing, and that
the testimony was so conflicting that he was
aS much in the dark now as he was before
the examination; that he had tried to get
at the bottom Of the case, but it seems that
IL is impossible TO do SO; that it seems the
parties were not in a condition that night
10 know what actually occurred: that
while the evidence did not justify sending
the accused on to the grand jury he hoped
IL would be lesson to the parties inter-
osted. and that they would profit by 1t.
Both Burke and Nugent were given their
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