Evening journal., 1889-06-17

then ran up to Sixth and Monroe street,
where he saw 9 man holding one Of the
drum corps. Wright, Maloney and be
were standing there together. A man in
uniform, with kettle drum and with his
hat over his eyes, as If to conceal his
face. ran up from Fifth street and into
the crowd. When about one foot and a
half from Wright's head, he fred. Ho
fred again and Maloney fell. k4al
George Naylor, Of 214 Adams street
was near the flying horses and heard two
shots fred. He then went up to Sixth
and Monroe streets Was standing near
curbstone and Wright and Mahoney were
standing in the street. He saw tall,
stout fellow in uniform, and with kettle
drum on his left shoulder, run up from
Fifth street and stop within twelve feet
OF him and fred the first shot, at which
Wright fell r3
Peter ]. kelley, OF No. 314 Monroe
street, testified that he was standing
across from the merry go round, when a
light-complexioned man With a woman
went by swinging his arms and cursing.
In going by be knocked of q gentlemRn's
hat. When about ten feet from Pere-
goy's saloon he turned around and fred
two shots towards the crowd. He was
tall with side whiskers and had no uni
form on. He heard the boy hollow I'm
shot" and kelped carry him down to the
drug store. He was about eighty to one
hundred feet from the man when he fired.
He did not see a stone thrown.
Benjamin H. Rogers of No. sos West
Fourth street said that the corps line
was not broken when they passed Fourth
and Monroe streets. A party said to
him NOW you will see some fun" init
mating that stones would be thrown.
Before he saw any stones thrown he
heard two shots fired. boy came up to
them and said he was shot. He could
not see the man that fired the shot
| Thomas Howard, living at Third and
Monroe streets, testified that he saw a
man running through Carpenter street.
He joined Officer Meredith in the chase
after him and caught him In the vesti.
bule OF a private house. Helped Officer
Meredith arrest Sewell Hall.
K0fficer Thomas M. Meredith testified
that he was on the lot at Fourth and
Monroe streets when he heard the fife
and drum corps coming. Fearing that
there might be trouble he started towards
the side walk and saw the flash of q
revolver. He followed the man that fired
the shot and saw him go into Peregoy's
saloon There seemed to be another mar
with him. He saw the man come out
and run up Carpenter street. Witpes:
ran after him up to Fifth and Adams
He made motion as if TO draw pisto
and the witness drew his pistol but
missed fire. He captured the man oil
Fifth street near Jackson. The man was
Sewell Hall. He was not positive tha'
Hall fred the shot.
John Mitchell who lives on LincolI
street between Sixth and Seventh streets
saw the crowd collecting around thu
corps. He heard two shots fired. Saw
Sewell Hall running up Carpenter street
and an officer after him.
Lewis Hoek of No. sol Jefferson street
said that he and man named KELLEY
were standing watching the corps pass
A tall colored man with woman threw
out his arm and knocked a gentlemen
hat off. The boys then began TO throw
stones. The man turned around and fire.
two shots. He looked like Sewell Hall
but he could not positively identify him
The jury then decided to hold Sewel
Hall, Robert Cooper, the bass drummer
and George Fl. Williams, Henry Laws an
Grant Bantum, the kettle drummers, an
to notify Judge Ball to release the othe
prisoners.
The jury will hold another meetin
this afternoon At 3 o'clock.