Evening journal., 1892-03-21
EoR M,sRIpE,s MURDER.
The Coroneris Jury Holds walter smith
and Five Men Ne witnesses.

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The Coronsr's Jury Holds walter smith
and Five Men ~ Witnesses.
An inquest on the body OF John z. Nc
Bride, the young man who was killed In
Berger's billiard saloon on Friday, was
held in the City Hall at 3 o'clock yester
day afternoon. The jury was composed
of the following members: Foreman,
William II. Quinn; secretary, Thomas H.
Pugh; John Crawford, John B. Dunbar,
John Quinn. Stephen Winchester, Will
liam Philips, Isaac Blakely and Joseph
Patton.
:. DR.. ]. R. Smith, the coroner's.physiciap,
was the first witness called. He testi-
fed to making an examination and find
ing the skull fractured near the left
temple and that this caused the mans
death The skin was not broken
Frank Green the young man who was
with Mcbride when he was struck, was
next called. In answer to the foreman's
questions he said that he was 10
years old and lived at 3i3 Adams street.
He testified that he, In company with
Nc Bride wentlto Rex's saloon and played
a game Of pool there. Edward Johnson
came In and wanted to enter the game
BE and his companion objected at.frst,
but finally gave their consent for John
son to play. After playing there some
time they went to William h. Bergels
place on French street and played there.
johnson wanted 10 spar, but he (Green)
did not want to After some talk he said
that he would spar II Johnson would not
hit him hard Johnson hit him and
knocked him down. Then a fuss ensued
In which Walter Smith took Johnson's
part. He (Green) struck johnson with
cue, and Smith rnshed up and hit Nc
Bride with the chair.
Berger, all the time. had been trying to
stop the fuss, and when this happened
he was out looking for an officer In the
meantime the witness had picked Nc
Bride up and set him In a chair. he ap-
peared to be very sick in the stomach and
vomited blood They left Berger's place
at 80 o'clock and walked home. When
questioned Green said that they had all
been drinking He had known Mcbride for
q long time
The next witness was Edward Johnson
who resides at No. 732 West Second
street. He testified TO meeting Green
and Mcbride In Rex's saloon and drinking
from a bottle OF whiskey that Mcbride
had His account Of the sparring was
much the same as the others who had
testified. He did not see Mcbride when
he was struck, as, before that. Mcbride
and Green had hold Of him and one OF
the two had struck him with a cue, and
knocked the senses out Of bin, he told
Captain Francis and Sergeant Chambers,
when arrested, that he hated to toll but
he did not want to get In trouble and
Smith hit Mcbride" He was told OF
the affair by Smith
Frank Heal. William Mcconnell VIII
liam Roberts aud Warren Lackey all tes-
titled much the same AZ the above.
Captain Francis testified that he re.
ceived a telephone message from DR..
Fahey that a young man had died from
the effects Of being struck by a chair in
Bergers pool room. He at once notified
Coroner Sparks and they went out to Nc.
Brides house and questioned Green.
6reen did not know anyone IN the place
except johnson. He then met Detective
Witsil and told him Of the affair and they
arrested Johnson The latter made a
statement TO them. In which he said that
Smith had struck Mcbride Smith was
arrested At Front and Market streets and
taken TO the police station. When the
officer was locking up Smith he said to
him The man You hit is dead. Smith
turned and said. my God. he amt Is be.
Green was brought to the station ana
identified him as the man that struck
Mcbride The testimony Of William Ber-
ger was the sam as the statements pub
lished In Saturdays EVENING JOURNAL
Detective Witsil aud Sergeant Cham
bers testified 10 the same facts as told by
Captain Francis. The jury rendered the
following idict
Resolved. That John z. Mcbride
came 70 his death by blow from a cha +
In the hands OF Walter Smith, causing
concussion OF the brain. The assault
took place In the pool room OF William
Berger on French street between Front
and Second, on the evening OF March 49,
1892, between and o'clock
The Eve witnesses. Johnson, Heal, Nc
Connell. Roberts and Green, were each
held In $500 bail.