The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-28
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WORDS.
RESULT or THE POST NORTEN
EXA VIVA TON.
i" MOTHER RAN AND PICKED HIM
Up"
Additional Facts About the Fulton
tragedy Me" Fought la
GieId Pull OF Rocks verdict
Of the Coioncr's Jufy.

the charge of numbering Summarized
Sjmcoc. ~ reported in this pa
pcr Yesterday The crowd prcsen'
was huge. and filled the court
room. Colonel Spotswood, Common
wealth's Attorney, suggested the
continuance of the case until today, as
The acting coroner had not made the
oosf.D.Orfem examination. The 'ourt
continued th- case. and Bowen went TO
prison. Mr.. &. Y. Meredith, his counsel,
was present
George Simcoo, the son Of the deceased
man. who Was arrested for striking
James Bowen with a rock, was bailed for
his appearance this morning
Yesterday morning Acting Coroner
Bosher made q post mOrfcm examination,
the result OF which will be found in the
evidence below before the Coroner's
inrv. At $50 O'Clock yesterday evening
The inry of inquest visited the house of
the receased and viewed the body. The
inrv then. together with Colonel Spots
wood and Nh. Meredith, viewed the
scene If the fight. both in the field and the
alley in the rear where the dead body WAS
fonnd The blood on the rocks and on
the ground could yet be seen. After
This the Jury assembled upstairs in the
Denny-sireet engine house.
The first witness was
POLICEMAN r. l.. BROWN.
lie said. Tuesday night some one
came to Fulton Church and told me that
Mr Grubbs said that Mr. Bowen had a
fight with Mr.. SimcOe and killed him.
| ran over 10 Mr.. Bowens house and ar
rested him. He said. what for !
said have been told that you
have killed Mr. Simcoe. | told
him TO come along with me, and
he went 10 the station house. |
asked him what he struck SimcOe with.
lie said | hit him with my fist. | said,
he looked mighty bloody TO be hit with
the fist. and be remarked that the
blood came oil of himself (BOwen). He
remarked going mp in the car that he
had gotten himself in right smart
trouble Replying to Colonel Spots
wood Mr.. Brown said that he did not
ask Bowen what caused the trouble His
condition when | went 60 the house was
cool \ clot OF blood was over his eye.
ALL QUIET AT EIGHT.
Policeman Charles Kelly said that
Tuesday evening a few minutes after \
O'Clock. he passed by Mr.. Bowen's. Eve
rything was then very quiet; he was
with Policeman Brown; went over 10 the
baptist church, went in and stopped a
few minutes there. | told Mr.. Brown
that one OF us had better 90 out on the
street. lie said all right. If there is any
trouble Won will know where | am. /
came out of the church and went up
Fulton street a. far as Louisiana street
1 then went down Louisiana street to
the corner OF Williamsburg avenue
There | saw n buggy with two men in it
and some men standing round it. | then
went over TO the south side of Lou
isiana street and then went down
below Eachos meat store, and
was standing in the street
when two little boys, maybe more, ran
up and said Mr. Kelly, there was
fight down behind the engine house. |
then ran as hard as could to the alley
behind the engine-house. saw Mr..
Neagle with a torch in his hand |
SAW THE BODY OLA MAN
lying in front of him, apparently dead.
then looked at him and felt his pulse,
and found it was not beating The man
was dead then made inquiries
rs 10 who did the act, and
was told il was Mr.. Bowen. | then
started 10 20 to Mr. Bowcn's house, and
rs left the body saw Mr. Brown com
Dg with Mr.. Bowen As they came up !
said. Jimmie, what does this mean
Bowen replied. I'VE had a fuss" He
also said. rs he dead - | made the
remark. "He certainly is dead With
hat he said. "lIe amt dead,
Is he 2" lie stopped down, took
hold of Simcoe's pulse He then said
let me go home and tell my mother"
Jimmie said, I'VE can't let you 90
home told Mr. Brown he had
better take him TO the station
house, and take him up on the
,ars. then took charge OF the body.
He was lying on his back with his left
eg crossed over his right leg with
ais fist closed together His hands
we're beside his hody and his head was
reclining towards the left in an eastward
direction. There were some streaks of
blood on the ground remained with
be body until the Coroner came. The
ground was hard in this alley and rocks
~ gravel was mixed with the earth where
ne head was lying A rock was
dose by, which picked up and put in
paper bag, aud gave both to the Coroner.
The rock was two or three yards from
he body. The body was that of Mr.
Simcoe. His crayat was loose and lying
over his left breast, and the string around
he neck was lying over Mis- right arm.
lis left temple was leaning toward the
,round.
JAMES T. ORCDBs
vas the next witness. one Of the hose
men, said he was sitting in the engine
house. when a boy came in looking for
policeman asked him what the
rouble was. and the boy replied that
Mr. Bowen was out in the alley, and had
,eaten Mr. Simcoe | went round the
'Ornef and heard some one cry
ny near TO Mr.. John Carriers
Iouse and found il was one of Mr..
,imcOe's BOYS. ! asked what was the
natter, and he replied that Bowen had
.illed his father out here in the alley. |
old him 10 come on and show me where |
he was. When we got there | placed |
nv hand on the body and found that he |
lad no pulse and was really dead. /
hen left and came back TO the engine |
Iouse. and then Mr.. Neagle lii torch |
nd went down To the body. Not soul |
vas present when Mr. Grubbs reached |
he body. Ii Was lying by itself alone. /
I was few moments after ) O'Clock,
we or ten minutes.
a MAN HAD BEEN KILLED.
Mr. James W Neagle. station man at /
benny street engine house, said that he 1
card some one say that man had been
lied in the alley; saw parties lighting |
matches: took the torch 10 the scene. and /
emained there until Policemen Kelly /
nd Brown arrived.
Mr. T.. VI. Gibson was the next wit
ess. He was In the engine-house about
IN minutes past eight o'clock, when the
oy came in and spoke of the fight.
POUND 1nE DEAD BODY
the alley. and sent after Policeman
rown al the Baptist Church.
Ernest Simcoe, the son OF the de-
'ased. boy about twelve years of age,
i'd that his father was in Mr. Bowens