The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-28

found out that IL was my father. ]
hallooed out. and Mr.. Gribbs and
others came down there with
| light Ry the time they got there
he was dead. lie could not speak while
| was there. iIe seemed TO be choking
with blood and gasping for breath. There
was no one near my father except
Bowen and his little sister. There were
some bows standing on Denny street near
the church Bowen walked back through
the field TO Denny street by the church.
SISTER OF THE ACCUSED.
Susie Bowen, the foufteen-year-old
sister OF Mr.. Bowen. said that she was in
the room adjoining the store, and heard
loud words in the bar-rOOm. On going
in found Mr.. Simcoe and my brother
dispuiing. asked what was the matter
and brother told me not TO listen
10 Mr.. Simcoe talking. | i'm
mediaiely left the room leaving
the door little open. had some books
in my hand and disposed OF them.
Came back to the door heard Mr.
Simcoe say, | demand satisfaction.
Ny brother answered him by saying he
wished 10 have no fuss with him on ac-
tOuHt vi Ills DtliiB GH Vlt man. i't 'RA'
him to leave the house and Mr. SimcOe
refused He went 10 the door with him
and followed him, and a. soon as he
got ont on the porch the large Simcoe
boy tGeorge) hallooed out
COME DOWN IN THE ALLEY,
we are ready for you. My brother an
swered him by saying that it would not
be any satisfaction to him TO whip boy
OF his size, and then be fined s. in the
morning Some other insulting words
were made by George SimcOe. and my
brother remarked where ia George, and
upon that rock was fired which did not
hit my brother until the second one was
fired, which sent him staggering TO the
ground. Mother ran ard picked him up.
tie instantly set out after George Simcoe,
and came into contact with Mr.. SmcOe.
A fight ensued, in which both parties
used their fists This fight was
in the field between the
church and the epgine-house
Mr.. Simcoe must have gotten away from
my brother because he joined me and
we went home. Mr.. Bowen remained at
home then until Policeman Brown ar
rived and arrested him. tried to sepa-
rate them; took Mr.. Simcoe by the
shoulder and he shook me off. While
they were fighting, asked a boy, who
had big stick, to help separate them
He threw the stick around, but by some
means disappeared from my sight.
TEN-yEAR-oLD BOY.
Ike McDearmon, a tcn-year-old boy,
said that George Simcoe called him
across the street and said that he and
Mr.. Bowen were going To- light, and that
he tGeorge) was going TO knock Mr.
Bowen in the head if he hit his pa. jim
Bowen then came out OF the store and
started after George. George threw rock
at Bowen and missed him, then threw
another and hit him somewhere Mr..
Simcoe, the father, was standing at this
time on Bowen's corner. Mr.. Since
had been in Bowen's store and been OF
dered out. After George SimcOe hit
MIR. Bowen he ran away. jim Bowen
ran after George, and in the
engine house field caught Mr. Sim
coe for George and beat him.
lie beat him all over the head. Mr.. /
Simcoe halloCed. That's enough, Jim +.
ME; that's enough Then Mr. towen /
left of fighting, aud Mr.. Simcoe started I.
off, and ran few steps to the alley and /
fell down, cXclaiming: ooh Lordy' /
They were fighting with their fists all I
the time. When ran through the alley I
no one was either in or at the mouth /
of the alley. During the fight MI /
Simcoe fell down three times Mr. /
Bowen did not fall. When Simcoe hal F.
iOoed enough Bowen stopped fighting F.
While SimcOe was down Bowen kicked .
him all over the head saw earnest Sim /
coe walking up and down Denny street T.
fifteen minutes after the fighting was
over. The field i'm which they were /
fighting was full of rocks
Mr. Joseph Cottrell said he was at the /
Episcopal Church and went to borrow a
broom. As was coming ont of the gate
saw some ladies standing at the gate;
also some boys running up the street. ]
asked them what was the matter They
replied there is fight round the
corner. One of the ladies said TO
me, Joe, stop the fight" | went
round the corner and saw two persons
scufiling in the field between the engine
house and church. ! ran up TO the men
when they kinder stopped. Bowen
looked me in the face ] thought in the
that they were boys, but learn
ing that they were men, turned around
and went back into the church.
Charles Phillips, Willie Gaihright,
Willie NARROW, and Richard Rock, the
first three boys testified, but told nothing
that was new.
THE ACTING CORONER.
DR. Bosher testified that the wounds
on the face are as follows. First, one
extending from the upper to lower part
of the nose, and including the upper part
of the upper lip. Four upper and four
lower front teeth were found ioOsened.
Both lips were confused. The second
wound was on the cheek below the right
eye. Third, a small cut on the left
cheek. Fourth, cut AT lower part of
right ear right side of neck confused,
large bruise on left temple about two by
two inches. These were all the marks OF
external violence except small cut be-
tween the eyes On opening the skull
there was found hemorrage on the sur
face of the brain on both sides, and into
the interior OF the yentucles of the brain.
The interior of the skull in the neigh.
borhoOd OF the left temple was fractured
to the extent of two inches, extending
downward and inwards. In every other
respect the body was normal. The hem
orrage of the brain is probably the i'm
mediate cause of death | heard that :
Simcoe had been drinking that day.
George SimcOe, the youth who wounded ;
Mr.. Bowen, said that when he came ;
home in the afternoon he found his
father had been drinking, and was quar-
relling Mother told me to follow him
and see il he was drinking. Saw him
20 into Mr. Bowen's " aited out at the
ioor and heard them fussing. After
4 little father got up and came out
Mr.. Bowen followed him. At the door
Nj Bowen said he could whip the ,,
whole family of Simcoe and to come
around into the alley. Father started
away saying he did not want TO fight.
hat be had just come there To ask hims
about il ibid not know what that was.
Mr. Bowen followed him Mr. Bowen J.
.QeiuV that fat her would not tUht said