Daily Republican., 1889-06-17
THIRD EDITION.
STILL INVESTIGATING.


Heat Almost Insuifera beethoven Men
Released and Five Held.
Long before 10 o'clock yesterday morn.
Ing, the hour announced for the coroner't
Jury in the case OF Walter Wright, to
meet at the City Hall, the municipal
court room was crowded. The coroner
and the members OF the jury filed into
the court room shortly after 10 o'clock
Rnd took their seats. Attorney General
Biggs, Deputy Attorney General Davis,
Deputy Ceroners Barnhill and Lee, VIII
lard Hall Porter and l.. G. VaudeRriit,
Esqs., attorneys for part OF the prison.
ere, and Detective Vandegrift were also
present.
As soon as Secretary Kurtz had salts
fed himself that all the jurors were
present the examination of witness es as
commenced by Attorney General B!ggs
Drs. Willard Springer and j. Harme r
Rile testified that they made the post
mortem examination and found inst the
bullet had entered the boys head on the
right side and passed through the right
hemisphere OF the brain He could not
have been conscious alter being wounded
and there was no doubt but his death
was caustd by eae wound.
John Banks, colored, testified that he
Is ffer In the drum corps and lives over
Eleventh street bridge. On Thursday
evening they started from over the
bridge, and alter getting on this side
went out Eighth street, thin came 10
Fourth street over some streets that h.
did not know their names. At Fou tn
and Monroe be heard some shots fired,
but did not know who fired them. He
afterwards heard other shots fired but
could not tell anything about them
There were seven ii.ers, three kettle
drummers, one base drummer, a cymbal
player and drum major in the corps,
making thirteen in all.
Wade Thomas testir ed that he resides
on Peoples street, aud was with the drum
corps as a ffer on Thu sday night.
When they reached Fourth and Mouroe
streets lot of men threw stones at them,
and the witness ran out Monroe street
TO Seventh. lie heard two shots fir, d
but could not tell where ttey we're. The
band stopped playing before they got to
the flying horses at Fourth and Monroe,
as the crowd was stoning them so bad
that they Guild not play. "Dnk" Walk
or was with the witne s, and when they
got to Seventh street they met an officer
and told him there was c fight. Weut
out Seventh to hing street, when he me,
crowd and turned back, aud went III
IL
10 Church street and over the bridge.
He did not see Harry Laws alter leaving
the drum corps at Fourth aud Monroe
atreets until he got over the bridge
George, alias "Uink" Walker, small
colored boy, who eaid that he is between
IA and ID years of age, testfl. d that he
is a tlier In the drum corps, aud thu,
they were sto ed at Fourth and Mourue
streets. He started TO run aud had gone
about two squares VIII lie heard shot.
fired There were two other bows with
him, and they saw George Williams aud
Cooper on Eleventh street lie did moi
see Thomas untl he got TO Eleventh and
Pine streets, Leither was he with him on
Market or King streets.
George Benson, colOred, testified thai
he is q ftr and belongs to the drum
corps, but was not with them on Tnursda,
night He WAS over Eleventh street
bridge at Walkers, aud did not know o.
the fight until some one came III and sal
that it was lucky he was not with them
as they had been IN a tight up own. Tn,
was thy first he heard of the matter, and
therefore knew nothing about it.
Wilson Governs, another small boy
testified that he is tter IN the corp
aud ran as soon as the stones were fired
He ran up Monroe to Tenth, and whei
he was at Sixth street heard two sho
fired somewhere down toward Fourtl
street. "Dluk Wa ker was with him
but he did not see any other members q
the corps as be was going up Monro
street.
Richard GOvens, brother of this wit
ness, gave similar testimony and sal
that be was two squares distant whri
the shots were fired.
Edward Roulden, another member c
the drum cuTna testified that hp ,uaa .
Fourth and Monroe streets when ii
stones were thrown, but was runnin
away when the SLOTS were fired II
csntiuued running until he got over Elt'
enth street bridge, when lie met &c. ri
Benson, but did not sly anything to III
about the nght. He did not notice
crowd at Sixth AID Monroe as hr ian o,
the latter rect
William Free man te-till, d that he 10
cymbal player in the baud, and siw Il
disturbance at Fourth ard MOnr
stseets. He heard two shot7 tired, viii,
sounded as though they were at -Four
and Monroe suo'is ATE: erun b. d
not see any OF the corps until late ia
night
William Richardson, another irer, Il
tilted that they were attacked at -Four
and Monroe streets, and said that he sa
the flash OF a pistol and heard the rep,
before THE band ceascd playing.
Charles II. Gogeus ard William
Governs each testified that they were !
with the drum corps that night, a
knew nothing about the light
Robert Cooper, the bass drummer, I
tiled that the crowd OF "! lite boys leg
stoni1g them al Fourth ard Jack,
streets, followed them down jacks, Il
Front AID then up TO Monroe streets.
then rau b. caUsr the shower OF S,Ul
WAS becoming too hot Tor him. He
MED going 10 PeregOy's ealoOu and as k
for Sewgll Hail.
sewell Hall was then brought Ut, h
Attorney General Biggs informed h
that Il he desired be could make sta
mpnt, but that lie would not be requir
10 say anything that would cr.ialA!
himself
atements were also made by Geo
II. Williams, Grant BaGtbGm and Her
Laws, after which they were taken L,
and locked up.
John VI. Richardson testl1e that ht
Waterman at Quigley's morocco
tory, and that he heard the tAud whcl
comm need TO play on MeuToN Sir,
an3 also when 1t stop; ed. He rcmar
to .Ome men who were near him, "I
10 a short tune" The corps mar
nearly across Fourth street wheu the /
began 10 crowd up on them. He saw
boys pick up stones, Out saw none thro
He saw big man, rather light comp
Toned, draw pistol aud fire into
crowd. He would not be able to recogi
ln anti nf all hae a.