Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-03-24

win McBrlue, played pool In o saloon
when Edward johnson joined them.
The witness continued:
II said to Mcbride, 'let him play
II he wants to- We played till
dusk. Then johnson wanted to
spar and then they left. Mcbride,
Hale and went to Berger's. johnson
who came in too proposed to spar.
johnson knocked me down. He called
out, Il can lick anyone in this room
Some others came in then. Someone
said smash the S. - john
son started for me and Mcbride came in
between. Jack (McBride) sent johnson
back. Someone came up at the side of
the table. Mcbride showed johnson
back and Smith came up and hit him.
II saw Smith hit him (McBride)I am
positive of it. When johnson and I
were sparring it was only fooling. He
/ wasn't angry nor was johnson.
81 wouldn't know the man who said
smash the S. 49, -
"Mcl5ride was between us and John
son was trying to get to me. Berger was
there part Of the time. He ran out call
ing 'policep He said that the next man
who struck blow he would have him
arrested.
HE KNOCKED HIM STIFF.
"Smith struck Mcbride only once.
lie knocked him stiff. | said Jack are
you all rightY he staggered back. |
caught him and put him in q chair. He
got sick in the stomach. He didn't say Il
word. After he got out home he seemed
all right. Hale and ! went with him
home. 1t was about 7.30 O'clock"
In further reply to several of the
jurymen, Green continued: 1--WE played
one game before the trouble began.
Mcbride was sober. He had been
drinking. None of the party was
drunk. | had been drinking with Nc
Bride myself. johnson, Mcbride and |
We're togetherall the afternoon. Mcbride
and went to school together.
u didn't say word to Smith after
johnson knocked me down. Mcbride
said to me you hit him now heard
no words between Smith and Mcbride
FRANK nEAL's TESTIMONY.
Tie next witness was Frank Heal.
He will be 81 years of age next August.
lie lives on Ninth street below Church.
"About $50 o'clock" he testified, II
went to Berger's pool room.
M'BRIDE DOING MOST OF THE TALKING
II saw Johnson, Walter Smith, Berger
and another man there. Quarreling was
going on. The one who got killed was
doing most of the talking at that time. /
saw Mcbride knocked down. Smith in
tended to strike the man who was
attacking johnson. | couldn't swear
whether the blow was for Mcbride or
for someone else. Mcbride and johnson
were clinched when Mcbride was struck.
He was lying on the floor when | went
ont. Berger ran out for the police and
got out too.
Il heard no one say shit the s. -
y I'm positive did not say it my
self. thought he was knocked uncon-
scious- didn't think he was killed. 1t
wasa pretty heavy blow. He had his
hat off. | was tho last one out of the
pool room with Smith"
TIE pooL-RooM PROPRIETOR.
The next to give in his evidence was
William Berger, the proprietor of the
pool room. He said: "When l was on
the steps calling for policeman | heard
a body drop. Mcbride, Johnson, Green,
and some one else came in first. Smith
and Heal came in afterwards.
"After he had been struck with the
chair, while he was seated, Mcbride
said: sI'll lick him (Johnson) the first
time catch him. i sell only cider and
cigars in the pool room. The men
seemed to have been drinking some, but
they did not stagger. Walter Smith
| and Johnson came back the same even
ing. johnson had refused to leave the
pool room when | ordered him, SO did
Smith. Afterwards they left. They
came back again later. They didn't
| say what for. Before they came back
johnson had sent boy for his overcoat,
which he had left behind. | remarked
that it was dirty piece OF business, and
told Johnson not to come to my place
| again. He came back an hour and a
half or two hours after.
"The chair with which the blow was
struck was common yellow-painted
oak chair. The centre of the seat is
apart. can't say that the blow caused
il, as all the seats are glued in the centre
and some are partly split"
WILLIAM M'coNNELL's EVIDENCE.
William Mcconnell, youth Of 16,
living at No. 103 Lombard street, was
The next to take the stand. The lad
was SO nervous that it was at first diff.
cult to understand him. He testified
~ went TO Berger's about 7.15 o'clock.
Johnson and Green came in first then
others. johnson hit Green with all his
might. johnson said he could lick the
best man in the house. A man called
out hit the g. - Lots OF
them were beating johnson with cues.
johnson and Mcbride were clinchcd
and 'Smithy' hit Mcbride behind the
car. saw Mcbride struck once.
THE MAN WITH GUM BOOTS.
81 saw man with gum boots on
swing chair. johnson lodged it and
the chair leg hit the edge of the pool
table. Green was stunned by Johnson's
blow. Mcbride was going to fight.
Three of them were on johnson, went
out.
"When | got back Mcbride was sit
ting in chair. His head was down. A
paper was under him and blood was on
| it.
"Johnson was in Horns barber shop
afterwards. | saw his head was cut
when no washed it off. When | went 10
Berger's again for Johnsons coat he told
me to ask whether Mcbride was hurt. /
saw Smith strike Mcbride with his fist.
/