Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-24

Mr.. Doherty walked over from the tteps 70 the
| door whore was stsnding, and asked me for q
! plot. saying .John, give nc pint before 60"
/ l said, NO, sir; you can't get IT
/ tie then said, You Cd d-n s-n OF q b-b,
: t6ke thatr
/ from the door. where was siandlnR.
lie llOWcd tho frat blow by second while
was backing from the door.
AZ | got 10 tho edge OF tho porch no drew back
again. following II up.
said "DOnit you hit mo any more.s Just as I
said that ho struck mo another blow. / staggered
back "a II about 10 fall. when he rushed upUn me
10 strike me another blow, and before had re-
covered nv balance ! drew the pisio, from my
pocket and fired. then saw Mr. Dohcriy sing
ger aud fRll.
Wnen I fired he was standing on the edge or
tho porch and I was standing in the yard. As
soon ~ ] found hal shot mr. Doherty went
into the house; went across the street and got
my brpther-iD law 10 come over, While went
after DIR. Bright as f0st as could. Mr.. thornton
followed me across the street and said; John.
John. como back here; don't make Tool OF
yourself: you did perfectly right Come Dack ;
will make II ali right will FIX II all right .0r
you tomorrow morning."
! couldn't get DR.. Bright ! then ran 10 the
8lmshouse and got pi ysician-pr. II. ;. Flelsch-
Grand went back with him. As sO0n as We got
back askod II there was anything could 90 ior
the wounded man. He said: "No no is dead"
l then went 10 the staiion-hOuse and suir.ndercd
myself, giving up Iay pistol.
MRS. O'DwYER.
Mrs. johanna ODwyer: | reside on the third
Noor Of Mr.. Drumheller's premises board Mr..
Drumhe Ter come up stairs and ask them 20 go
out quietly He repeatedly urged thcm 10 90 OUT
without making any disturbance. ! also heard
a licg, but could not tell you who gave II.
POLICEMAN c. II. YARER0CGH.
Policeman C. II. YarbrOugh: | reached tho
pa e Of the killing abOut2 o'clock. ] only saw
the Doctor and Mr. Napier. ! considered Mr.
Napier stupidly drunk lie was leaning against
the house. do not think he was iD "a condition
10 climb the fence nj that time. little alter
O'Clock | saw Mr.. 1hOrnJon. who told me that he
WAS standing by Doherty when he was shot, aud
that DOherty staggered and thought he was
| fO0lng, and ne Crn0rniOr) went 10 the side gate
and drank whiskey from bottle he had with him.
POLICEMAN J. H. TYLER
saw Thornton about 800 o'clock. He was
then staggeriug-druns. few minutes aiter 3
| saw him az Drumheller'-. lie said that the
Doctor had sent him % the statiOn-house 10 Oty
them that Doherty was dead. lie said he Tas IN
the siat0n-house when came in. ! told him
ne was not, that was there when he came In.
| He insisted that he Was there lrst. / told him
TINT he was drunk and tuat he did not know
what he was talking about.
JAMES KESSEy.
James Kenney gcoioredl: live at No. 20s west
Leigh street and attend at Mr. DrumhellcTs.
About II O'Clock Mr BOherty and cOlO-ed fell
low came there to get IN. told them the bar
was closed. Trey then kicked at the door. |
told Them they could not get In lie told Mr.
Drumhelier - open the door, d he wished 10
speak 10 him minute. He showed against Mr.
Drumheuer 10 get in. and Mr.. Drumheilcr showed
him out I went upstairs. l saw three OF them
DOherty. Napier, and lhOrnton-come up and
he ordered them out looked through the door
alar and saw Mr.. Dcherty have Mr.. Drumheller
ifi the collar / henrd him cursing Mr.. Drum
heller Presently they went out the gate and
went home.
Mr. James b. Mason: was atMr Drumheller's
nrratar IA
the door as described by him aud heard him re-
fuse them admission. Iie asked me and Mr.
ShOrtel 70 roman until they vent away, which
we did, and then we left.
TIE POST NORTEJ.
The Coroner and DIR. II. 5. Fleischer
made pOst-mOrtcDl examination and
discovered that the ball entered the cen
ire of DOherty's breast, passed through
his lungs and heart, and lodged in the
right side between the eighth and ninth
rib.
THE VERDICT.
The verdict of the Coroner's inquest
was that John Doherty came to his
death on the 22d day of January, 1888,
from the effects Of a pistol-shot wound
of the heart inflicted by John l.. Drum
heller on the 22d day Of January, 1888,
and from The evidence before them they
are OF the opinion that the killing was
iustiiiable."
The above wns signed by Coroner Tay-
lor, Lewis B. Schultz foreman, \. I.
fulchcr, Lewis II. Hulcher. ). c. Shine,
J. VI. Grooms, and John Pitt.
PERoSAL.
Policc-Justice Richardson and Mr..
Charles V. Meredith (the latter counsel
for Mr.. Drumheller) were present at the
indnest and heard all the testimony; a'-
ter which Justice Richardson admitted
theprisoner to bail in 500 to appear oe-
fore his court yesterday morning
According to the records of the Third
police station John Doherty (thore
spelled DoUghTiy) was twenty-iour
years OF age but one Of deceased's bro
theirs told Coroner Taylor TINT deceased
would only have been twenty-five in Au-
gust.
Doherty's body was covered with tat
tooing of various figures, done in India
ink. and in the most elaborate manner.
The body was delivered TO the de-
ceased's brothers, who will have it
buried.
DRUMHELLEI's CASE CONTINUED.
Mr. Drumheller was before the Police
Court yesterday morning, and the charge
on the docket was that OF unlawfully Y and
feloniously shooting and killing John
Doueherty. Mr. G. V. Meredith APP
pelred as counsel for the accused.
When court opened Commonwealth's-
Attorney Samuel B. Witt stated to JUS
tice Richardson that a brother of de-
ceased had requested him to move con-
tinuance for few days in order that
other testimony might be gotten. Mr..
Witt knew nothing of the merits OF the
case. and only made the motion because
he had been told that it was desired to
have an opportunity 10 summon another
witness for the COmmwealth.
Mr. Meredith, III reply, said that a
most rigid investigation was held yester-
day, and every one who knew anything
of the shooting was present and exam
ined, and he did not think that any other
witnesses could be found. While lie
would not consent to q continuance he
would not oppose the motion.
The case was continued until Satur-
5av. and Drumheller renewed his bail
bond.
Capitol Changes.
CAPTAIN w. Il. Gaines, the newly
elected Register of the Land Office, has
made the following changes in the force