Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-04-21
THE SHOOTING UNNECESSARY.
Whas sAe Ceroner's Jury Decided In the
Case q Yoang reiling.

Whas he Cerensr's Bury Decided In the
cess q reang Telling.
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FATAL RESULT.
coroner Patterson held an inquest TODAY at the
mrs. precinct police station, In the case OF chaA
d TELLING, the young man who was fatally
wounded saturday night on Ohio avenue. near
18Th street by shot nred BY special Policeman
BENZ kiopper. who was at the time In pursuit Of
prisoner who had escaped from him Young Tell
Ing. - stated In TEE srAR, died early yesterday
morning at his home, 81 street southwest
The jury OF inquest was composed OF Thos somer-
VILE, VIM II. Douglass, Frank u. Belt Robert
Leiton, 9-s Allison Nailor. and Warren n whyte.
THE TESTIMONY.
The nrst witness was Jesse NJ varneu, who was
with Telling when he was shot
varneu told the story OF the shooting He and
and Telling. were on their way home ana sepsrssed
At the corner OF 18th and c streets Skinner and
Bauer going down toward 18th and Telling and
q little distance from 18th street when they heard
police whistle and pistol shot little later
he saw Klopfer come around the corner OF 18Th
the hash OF pistol, That was the second shot
A few seconds after this shot Telling fell"
The witness said he did not see any one run
ming, and did not see what became OF klopfer
after the shot was fred Witness called TOR as
sistance, but he did not know whether Klopfer
Frank Bauers, the next witness one of feelings
three companions who were going home from o
hop at the w. L Armory, testified TO seeing q
crowd OF people on the south side OF street They
saw some one running and heard something smash
on the pavement Witness heard a shot, saw the
nash and heard police whistle blow. Then he
street and turn the corner. witness and skinner
then continued on down street TO 18th. before
they reached the corner Of l2tn they were hailed
by varnell, who told them Telling was shot, and
they ran around as quickly as they could 70 where
Frank n. skinner, the other OF feelings com.
Bauer'S '1.'' WIG '~'''e -
VIM. A. Codrtck TESTIFIED to hearing the shota
he ran around from street TO OHIO avenue, and
came near, In the dark, running over Tlelingls
body. There he was asked 10y Narnell TO stay by
the body until varnel called his friends Witness
saw the nash Of the second shot. IL was fired on
ONO avenue, ana the man that hired IL was going
toward 18th street
DR.. Lachlan Tyler, who made a post norton
examination OF feelings body, testified TO rnding
wound on the left side OF the spinal
column. The ball passed through the body frac-
turing Two ribs and penetrating the upper lobe OF
the LETT lung, and making a slight opening on the
integument. The bullet was found buried In the
muscles. Death was due to hemorrhAge and eK-
haustion. the result OF the wound.
AuulcW ". SOnuOAl, Oh the lQlteQ STATES to
ceiving ship Dale, testified that he saw q man
come from house and throw a bottle at the ON
Ger and run, and he saw the Officer fire . shot.
STATEMENT OF SPECIAL OFFICER KLoYfrR.
Benjamin F. Klopfer, the special ofncer who
Erred the sh1t. made q statement. He was asked.
he said, by q woman In No 1914 c street 20 come
IN and put q disorderly man out the man inside
cursed him, and threatened TO brain him. Wit
ness seized him, but the man Uroke away, and.
putting his hand Into his hip pocket. said; "iou
nan had pistol On the outside the
man threw q bottle at the witness, and later
started after him and called hiIa TO stop. Then
the pursuit began. Witness said he fred his pis-
tol In the air, TO attract attention and stop the
man. He pursued him around into Ohio avenue,
and while running fast pulled his pistol again. He
stumbled against piece OF lumber, and the pis-
toll went on as he raised himself, shooting toward
Schn0ders foundry. He did not know that there was
any one else in the street continued N pursuit
10Th street After finding that man had been
shit, witness gave himself up Upon hearing OF
the young mans death he said he gave himself up
again.
The place where Telling was was very dark.
There were no street lamps there. and it was I'm
hiring the second shot was to shoot into the air,
and not TO shoot anyone.
The Jury concluded the examination OF witnesses
at quarter to O'Clock.
THE VERDICT.
The jury, after considering the case for twenty
i've minutes, rendered verdict that Telling came
TO his death 'from pistol-shot wound OF the left
lung, inflicted with pistol in the hands OF Benz
F. klopfer, on the night OF the 18th instant While
the jury think there was no intent TO shoot the
said Telling we believe that the shooting was I'm.
necessary"
Coroner Patterson made out a commitment FOR
klopfer to await the action OF the grand jury
klopfer's counsel and his friends Immediately SCI
out 10 arrange for his release on ball
RELEASED ON BAIL.
Mr. Darlington a. 2 O'Clock to-day asked Judge
Montgomery to TX the bail and, the district at
torney agreeing, the pail was fixed at sl,OO0
which was given.
subsequently Messrs Belt and Richardson. who
were on the bond originally, appeared and gave
bail In $1,000, IL being thought best that the
amount or bond be the same as that nxed below.
klopfer was released.
Representative Glover and Mr. Perry.