Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-06-15
FOURTH EDITION.
Investig.tlng the Homicide

| Coroner Gamble commenced the in
ves,igstion Of the manner aud cause o.
the death of Walter Wright at 5 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon, with the following
Jurors: William r. Long, Peter A
Pagan, William T. Kurtz, Harrle T.
Price, George w. Quinn, George Il.
MARBLE, Z. X. Crawford, G. Wesley Pyle
and George X cksrds.
The jury proceeded to the residence OIL
the deceased, In Rennebec street, and
after being ss orn organized by e'ectinR
| William II. Long foreman aud William
II. Kurtz secretary. They then ad-
iourned to the City Hall for the purpose
Of hearing testimony.
Among those present at the hall were
Attorney General John Biggs, Deputy
Attorney General Thomas Davis, Judge
Frank Ball, l.. G. Vandegrift, Eeq.,
Willard Hall Porter, Esq, aud Deputy
Coroners &c. rye 7. Barnhill and William
ii. Lee.
The first witness was Miss Mary Ma
loney, who testified that she was going
out Fourth street and heard the band.
When she reached Monroe street she saw
u mulatto man raise q pistol and fire
twice into the cror d. She thought he
had drum but did not know II she
could recognize hin. lie had on a uni
form and fired direct into the crowd.
Sewell Hall, one of the men under ar
rest, was then brought In, but the wit
ness said that she thought the man who
tirei the shots was stouter and taller.
Clarence Monaghan testified that lie
was at Fourth aud Madison streets and
heard several shots, but thought they
were at the shooting gallery at Fourth
and Monroe. He afterwards svw col
ored man run, and could not tell how
many shets heIheard.
Holton B. Yarnall testified that he re-
sides at No. COL Monroe street, and that
about 9.05 o'clock he heard a disturb
ance on the street, and upon looking
over his fence saw some colored men
outside. He went out, and by that time
the colored men were running and one
Of them said: "Give 1t to them. A man
with uniform on turned and fired twice
/ 30 the crowd, near Sixth and Monroe
streets. The man who fired was a mu-
'atto, and had a kettle drum In one hand
and o revolver In the other. He was
about ten feet distant from the witness
at the time, and he did not think he
would he able to recognize him. The
witGess did not see the boy fall, but saw
| MIN carried away. lis attention was
attracted by the crowd and hearing a
man say "Give 1t to them" He did not
think the boys had anything In their
hands, and was positive that there was
but one man who had a kettle drum.
Edward 7. Peregoy testified tibet he
Keeps saloon at Fourth and Monroe
streets. Shortly after y O'Clock on
Thursday evening Sewell Han came 10
his place very much excited and asked
for revolver, saying that he wanted to
shoot somebody. 1he witness refused to
let him have IT and he went out.
| Tue jury then adjourned to meet again
at the City hall at 10 O'Clock Sunday
morning.
After the adjournment Coroner Gam
BILE aud Foreman Long proceeded to the
residence OF young Maloney, on Cherry
street, aud took his testimony.
After being sworn he said that he and
Walter Wright were standing at Fourtt
and Monroe streets when he first saw tSt
band. They walked up after them, ant
at Sixth street saw gang of white mer
striking colLTed man. a coloIed maj
with kettle drum came around fro j
the house on the southeast corner o
Sixth and Monroe streets and fired twt
shots. The first struck Walter Wright
aud the next struck the witness il
the right shoulder. lie iell, AM
when he got up asked some one to tax
him 10 a doctor. He was first taken t.
Cartmell's drug store, and afterwards t
DR.. Maul's office.
The session tomorrow morning Will [
open to the public, and 1t Is expecte
that several more very important vii
nesses will be present.