Evening journal., 1889-11-22
TIE DRUM CORPS RIOT.
EVIDENCE FOR THE PROSECUTION
AND DEFENCE.


and w. s. HiIles. Esq. opens for the
Defence-Efforts to PROVE an AIibi.
The trial of George H. Williams, col
ored, indicted for the murder of Walter |
e. Wright, in the drum corps riot on the |
evening of June 10, last, was continued |
in the Court of Oyer and Terminer yes |
terday afternoon
The examination Of Francis Vincent, |
the second witness for the state, was |
continued. The witness testified that
the shooting occurred aJout $50 o'clock.
To the best of the witness Judgment
the prisoner was the man who did the
shooting.
In the REORGANIZATION, the witness
stated that members of the crowd pur-
suing the drum corps shouted catch one
/ of them if you can" He started across
| the street because he thought the small
| boy was in danger.
In the redirect examination, the wit
ness stated that he was the first person
to lift Wright up after he had fallen. He
| saw the wound in his head and cried for
help.
Evidence on the Kettle Drum.
Police officer Charles f. Evans testi-
fed that he arrested the prisoner on the
railroad beyond the Eleventh street
bridge, on the night Of the shooting. he
had kettle drum in his possession. -
Police Sergeant A p. Stetser testified
that the prisoner was turned over TO him
bv officer johnson. The sergeant took
him to the City Hall. He had drum
with him. No pistol was found in his
possession. Perry Cooper had revolver
in his possession.
Chief Of Police William Y Swiggett
was sworn. He testified to the drum.
which Mr. Biggs afterwards put in evi-
dence.
Cotton B. Yarnal Of No. Col Monroe
street saw a man FIRE pistol Witness
was standing at his gate. The man who
fired the pistol stood near the middle Of
the street. Then he left the scene, pass
ing the witness as he stood at his gate.
He had kettle drum as he passed the
gate, ana held a revolver in his right
hand The man was like the prisoner in
stature and build.
More Eye-witnesses of the Murder.
George Naylor, youth living at No.
ia Adams street. saw Wright killed.
The witness stood on Monroe street,
within a short distance of the corner.
He wentifrom the flying horses with the
crowd He saw crowd around the lit.
tie band boy. A man passed him in uni
form AS he got three or four yards
past he fired two shots and Wright and
. Maloney dropped The man was within
! three or four feet of Wright when be
fred. He had kettle drum on his left
side or in his left hand the pistol was in
his right. Witness did not see the man!
face. The prisoner resem6led the man il
. build and size.
John j. Ryan, another boy, who live
: at No 920 West Second street, also saw
the shooting He was standing nea
: Maloney and Wright. Some man wa
: holding a little band boy. Suddenly
man came up Monroe street. He rushei
: into the crowd and then turned toward
: the curb and fred Wright and Malone
I fell His hand seemed to be about foo
and half from Wrieht's head. He ha
on a uniform and carried kettle drum
Witness did not see the mans face, bu
in form he resembled the prisoner Wit
i ness ran across the street after the shooi
: ing ana got behind tree.
4 One Of the Pursuers.
:. Charles Blazer was on Sixth street
ID west Of Monroe, at the time of the dis
Al turbance. He heard some one or
d 'We've got one. Witness was chasin
ir when he he heard the cry and as b
re started back heard two shots. In
d moment he saw q man with a kettl
ID drum run across Sixth street. He fOun
n Wright and Malonev on the ground. 4
t. helped pick Wright up and carried hir
le to drug store. The man he saw rul
ming was a man of the build and appea
ance of the prisoner.
In the cross-examination, the witne
y described the trouble at Fourth al
S; ! Monroe After the trouble at that poin
3; the witnese chased a man with the intei
TX tion of catching him and taking him
DIS the hall
L. DR.. willard Springer, the coroner
90 physician, testified to making post-mo
y tenn examination on Walter E. Wright
N, body. He found a bullet wound in t
nd forehead,
to Before DR.. Springer concluded /
re testimony, court adjourned until g.
ID o'clock this morning
This Mornings Session.
The trial of George H. Williams
n murder was continued in the Court
m Oyer and Terminer this morning. Cou
ro. convened at g. 80 o'clock, and the TAXI
ls. of testimony for the state was resume
10 DR.. Willard Springer concluded
liz testimony in regard to the post-morte
or. examination on Walter E. Wright. 4
en- wound was five inches deep and the bT
NO let was imbedded in the brain near t
ns: back Of the head. 1t was large ball.
ru. Chief of Police William Y SwiggC
ta. testified to circumstances in the heari
iss before the Municipal Court. The thI
kettle drummers were Williams, La
and Bantram. He saw Maloney on Ju
Is and obtained from him a descripti
g., of the man who shot him. On this {
in scription he identified Williams. n
air loney was taken to the City Hall, befC
vas the coroner's jury, on June II, and id'
i'm | titled Williams out of the three men,
a the man who shot him, inside Of m
vas ute. George H. Williams was the OF
md man in the drum corps who had S
Der whiskers. The revolver taken FRI
ney Cooper was in a rusty, worthless con
the tion and had not been fired,
In the cross examination Major Sw
gett said that no other pistol was fou
on any member of the drum cor
nue. Neither was any pistol found that y
oy- supposed to have been fired during
MY disturbance.
hlu William Richardson, colored. testii
ght that he was a member of the fife 8
lty, drum corps; was a fifer, and was out
rom the night of the 18th of June. He '
TO at the right Of the line
zen kettle drummers We're behind h
the last in the line. Ranks W