Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-04
DAVID GLASS'S DEATH.
INQUEST UPON THE MAE KILLED ATTHE
ST. CHARLES HOTEL.
One White and Several colored Witnesses
Examined and a Non-Committal
Verdict Rendered.

MI. Nnilam II, OcuSeN, cbffScd WIN
shooting and killing David Glass, col
ored waiter, in the dining-room OF the
st. Charles Botel night before last, was
before the Police Court Yesterday morn
ing to answer thst charge. Friends and
relatives clustered thick about him and
Mr.. Edgar Allan appeared as his counsel
When the case was called the Police Jus
tice stated that the preliminary examins-
tion would be postponed until the Coro-
ner had reported the result OF the post
m0rfen. The case WAS accordingly con-
tnued til this morning and the accused
was committed TO Jail.
Autopsy and Inquest.
An autopsy on the body was held at the
almshouse yesterday by Dr. William II.
Taylor, the City Coroner, and DIR.
Flcischman, tie almshouso physician.
The autopsy showed that deceased
had three wounds, one in the neigh
borhood Of the right groin, one in
the left groin, and one IN the right
shoulder. The groin-wounds both ran
across the body laterally. One ball was
found in the bladder, another close to
the bladder resting on the pubs bone in
front. The third land fatal shot enter
ed the right shoulder at the back near
the shoulder blade, and went through
the lung, cutting large blood-vessels,
which caused aeathly hemorrhages. One
OF the balls in the groin also cut the
bowels in three places.
THE INQUEST.
At4 o'clock in the afternoon jury,
consisting of Il. I. Ezekiel (foreman),
l.. Pemberton, w. T.. johnson, Thomas
A. Hucher, f. c. Garrison, and j. j.
Higgins, was empanelled. and the in
quest was held. MIR. Witt, Common
wealths Attorney, and Mr.. Edgar Allan,
Mr.. Godsey's counsel, were present.
TIE FIRST wIrNEss-R. W. TALLEY.
The first witness was r. w. Talley,
who said am night clerk at the st.
Charles Hotel. | went on duty about
O'Clock last night into the dining-room
ten minutes after. Mr.. w. II. Godsey
was eating supper. He asked me to eat
with him. He complained that he
couldn't get any waters to stay
IN the dining-room while he was
eating. After eating he went into
the kitchen. He came ont OF the kitchen
followed by Glass. There is a screen
between the kitchen and where he had
been sitting. He went rapidly through
the room. Glass made the remark that
as soon as he got one more drink he
would be ready for 4 good quarrel |
don't think Godscy heard the remark.
Godsey returned in few mi
nutes to the dining-room, and walked
over % where Glass was standing fixing
the table. He was between ten and
twenty feet from me. Godsev caugbt
Glass bv the collar and asked him If he
was ready to 60 out. | did not hear
GLASS; remark. Blows were struck by
both parties first with their fists. l
saw deceased grab a chair and strike !
him. and he threw up his arm to ward
of the blow. Then the firing began. |
do not recollect for certain whether the
blow with the chair came before the
firing began. I heard three shots in
rapid succession, and the fourth rs ! |
went ont the door. / do not remember |
hearing the fifth shot. At the time |
there were only IN tho room Boston |
Noting, Norman Jones, Godsey, |
Glass, and myself. ! did not see Julia |
Wells in there nor George Washington.
l did not see any pitcher thrown, and L
think one Of the chairs was broken 10y |
Glass falling on 1t. As the firing began
deceased retreated to get out Of the
way, but he made no outcry. He spoke
not a word. did not hear Godsey say /
anything either. Deceased lived about |
twenty minutes, | should think, after
the shooting. / do not know whether
Mr. Codsey had drank anything that
day or not. He gets Oh sprees some
times. As Jar as | know, he IS a sensi-
bic, rational man.