Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-07

testimony was begun.
John o'DwYER.
This witness testified as follows: / 1--we
| at No. Y Orleans street. did not see the
| shooting. but between II and Y o'clock
/ Monday night saw fighting 90 on before
/ D0nahue's restaurant between Morris Col
lins and Michael Fall, who were together.
! and Philip Lambert, VINO was by himself.
/ ] was about twenty feet distant from them.
| James COlliean and Gregory Lyme were
! standing near by, but not engaged IN the
! fight. did not see the first Of the fight.
| They were fighting with their fists and feet.
/ | did not see any bricks thrown. Finally
! Lambert ran away. the other two ran across
! the street after him, and then came back.
! in about half an hour Lambert returned
1 with gun. He SAID. " want 10 find
/ the who beat me-" Lambert was
/ then in front Of Grady's house, on Louis
| lana street near Seventh.
! Fall, Collins. and 1oots Shcrod were on
! the side of the house. | don't know how
| Lambert and the rest got together, for
| when saw tho gun ! went away. heard
| the gun fired about five minutes after
! Lambert got there. After the firing. !
went back and saw Mr.. Fall lying in the
! gutter. He said: IL am shot carry me
! home" but did not say who shot him.
| saw Mr.. Lambert point his gun to Falls
crowd and TO the crowd | was with. while
/ inouiring who beat him. | didn't hear
! Falls crowd say anything to him. Lam
| bert was then about the middle OF the
street. Lambert and Collins were under
! tie influence Of liquor. l don't know
whether Fall was or not
THE POLICEMAN.
Policeman Il. T.. Brown made the follow
! ing statement: ] arrested Philip Lambert
soon after the shooting: He said the gun
went of accidentally while he mad II III his
! hand he said he didn't believe that Mr..
/ Fall had ANYTHING o. DO with the fuss; he
! declared that at Douahue's Collins had
called him "a id long-legged - -
| for which he struck him. Collins was with
me at the time As prisoner Nothing WAS
| said about politics. Lambert stated there
were four or FIVE men on him beating him.
and he went home after his gun, and came
/ back after his hat.
i. C. lyme.
This witness gave the following testi-
m0nv:
live at 3OO7 Williamsburg avenue. 1
| was at Donahue's Monday night about IL
/ o'clock and heard Collins tell Lambert that
/ be could not come down here and bulldozo
ANYBODY. Lambert said ~ do not want
/ 10 bulldoze anybody You are too small a
/ kid for me to strike. If YOU want - fight
me 90 and get a man and Will fight him.
! Collins Gays " You id long-legged,
! slab-sided --- -, yon can't whip a
child, much loss me.' Then Lambert
smacllcd Collins in the mouth. They were
separated by some gentlemen. Collins
/ went ont in the street and some gentlemen
| put Lambert in one of DOnahue's rooms.
/ After awhile Collins came back in front OF
| Douahue's and with him were four others,
! including Fall. Fall and Collins were near
one corner of the building. The other
( three were separated from them. The door
/ was between the two parties. After awhile
/ Lambert came ont. Then Collins started
| towards him with brick IN his
hand. Lambert backed away into the
street with his hand on his hip
pocket aud said :" If you hit me with that
| brick an going 10 hurt some of you
/ Collins threw the brick at Lambert and
missed him. Then Fall also threw a brick
AT him and missed him. Collins then ran
UP to him and grabbed him. Then Fall ran
up with stone II his hand and struck
Lambert on the head with II. causing hun
To fall. As soon as Lambert fell both Of
/ tboln commenced to kick him. After
awhile Lambert got away from them. and
they followed him as far as Mclaughlin :
store. which Is about the width of the
street. ! didn't see Lambert come back
and did not see the shooting. After the
shooting ! saw Lambert lying on the
street complaining Of his head. Collins
and Lambert acted as if they had been
drinking. / did not hear ANYTHING about
/ politics. I am not well acquainted with
| Air. Lambert nor any of the others. Only
the two-namely. Collins aud fall-attack-
ed Lambert. The others did not interfere.
TRIED TO TAKE THE GUN.
Stonewall Tyler, the last witness, gave
! the following account:
live at 81 north 1wenty-seventh street.
| ] was a special policeman Monday night.
1 was with Lambert and had my hand on
| the gun when il went of. | had been
! drawn up to Donahue's by the cry of " PO-
I lcc.r but on looking for Lambert he had
gone and MIR. Donahue had his hat Nj.
! Donahue had told me that Lambert was
! hurt. While standing on the corner or
| Seventh and Louisiana streets Lambert
came up with the gun III his hand. He
! SAID he was looking for the - who
/ kicked him. | told him TO put the gun
down but he cooked il. At that time
| Morris Collins and six or seven others
| came up towards him. Morris Collins said:
| "I am the that kicked YOU
| Then the crowd that had been huddled
! separated and surrounded him and
/ began throwing stones, and several
! hit him. Lambert was trying TO get
! hold of the gun. Several peOple-tlve
| or six-seizcd the gun, Fall amongst
| the rest. Fall had hold of the muZzle.
| About then the gun went off aud Fall fell
down shot. ! don't know whether Lam
/ bert shot or that it went off accidentally.
| Lambert had 10 friend with him that
/ know Of / secured the gun after It went
/ of. After the gun was discharged Lam
/ bert was knocked down by some one
and Collins was on top of him stamping
/ him. After the fight was over Lambert
was showed by me to the fence, and he laid
/ down by the side of the fence until some
| one came there and took him away. / then
went for Policeman Brown.
THE VERDICT.
After a short consultation the jury rem
dered a verdict that Michael Francisco
| Fall came TO his death on the night OF the
| 4th day of November. 1889, from the effects
of a gunshot-wound Inflicted by gun in
| the hands of Philip Lambert and others
| during scuffle for the possession OF the
| gun"
| 2Signedl William II. Taylor (Coroner). j.
Samuel Wilkinson foreman), j. j.. hlg-
| gins, w. H. Peacock, q. L. Roach, W. l..
| Smith, Louis Washer.
| TUE ACCUSED.
Lambert is in jail, and will be examined
! by the Police Justice to-day.
! Lambert, who was struck on the head by
| n brick or some other missile and quite
| badly hurt, is improving.
| Shall there BE n Celebration of the
Victory?
Here in Richmond the general verdict Is
against 1t.
The community has already resumed its
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