Evening journal., 1893-02-28
HARRINGTON ALL AGOG.
The Community Aroused By
Saturdays Tragic Quarrel.
A NON-olMMITTAI VERDICT GIVEN.

Tae ceroner's Jury Ignores Warren In
Its Decision as to the Cause OF Death.
witnesses Re-teu tho story Of the
Crime-Pathetlc Scenes and Incidents.
staf Correspondence Evening Journal.
HARRINGTON, Feb. 2S,-The coroner's
Jury drawn to determine In what manner
John p Greenly, a farmer living near
this place. came to his death, met at the
home Of the murdered man yesterday
afternoon.
After much discussion the following
verdict was rendered: Deceased came
to his death by loss OF blood, caused by a
stab in the left leg, caused by a sharp
instrument" Warrens name was not
mentioned.
Going TO the Scene.
Attorney General John r. Nicholson.
for the state; General r. r. Kenney
and James Pennewill counsel for the
prisoner; Franklin Temple and an
! EVENING JOURNAL reporter went from
Dover to Harrington on the o 90 train
yesterday morning. When they reached
the town It was all agog. Small knots Of
men were standing along the streets dis
cussing the killing.
Greenly's sister got of the train and
was met by David Greenly, brother of
the dead man. When they met upon the
platform the burly man and his sister
mingled their tears and exchanged words
of consolation They entered "A carriage
and were driven to the farm where the
dead man had lived
Getting the Jurors.
The attorney general and Coroner
| nd
for several teams, began the work Of
summoning jury and witnesses. He
experienced some difficulty in this. but at
length secured the following men: David
Hudson William Anderson, Joseph
Ward, William II. Franklin q. S. Har-
rington. James Porter, L. Walls. Will
liam Simpson, Thomas George, William
r. Collision George West, S. d. Redeem
j. r. Cooper, Samuel Swayne. James
Wyatt, Eli Galloway, William Harring-
ton, S. L. Sapp, j. c. Greedy. Charles G
Collision, g. l.. Baird. W. II. Newman and
James Cooper
At so o'clock the coroner, attorney
general counsel for the prisoner, jurors
and reporters took the carriages and
drove TO the Greenly farm. two miles
east OF the thriving little town.
The visit had been anticipated for
there were large numbers Of neighbors
around the house when the party arrived
at the old two-atory and a-half red frame
farm house along the roadside.
visit to warren's House.
II is a small two and a-half story frame
{ house painted red, very suggestive
= | color considering the ensanguined caree
r Of its master On the north end is
one and a half story addition used as
Q | kitchen. Immediately in front Of thl
e house, but across the road, stands
| small weather. beaten and dilapidateI
q stable. In the rear of the dwelling hous
Is "A smoke house and back Of 10 a water
o. closet and a pig pen, all in n state o
o. decay Thrifty fruit trees and grape
vines are TO be seen all around tn
house The house is about forty fee
from the main road in front. A well
g kept walk leads to the front door.
Forty feet from the south end of tn,
house is byroad leading toward
e Gteenly's house. The whole scene q
u surrounded by pine thickets which Civ
K the place God forsaken look.
1t was on this by-road aud on tn
! ground bet Neen it and the end Of tn
e house that the fight took place and tn
deadly blow was struck.
= The Mother Not at Home.
General Kenney left the carriage frs
n and went directly to the house. He wa
G followed by the others. Opening tn
8 door he asked for Mrs. Warren.
It poorly. clad girl with an attractive fac
v informed him that her mother was no
& at home. The child was apparentl
10 about 10 years old. She said her nan
i. was Virgie Warren.
Ie She was asked TO show the place wheI
the fight occurred. She went to I'll
II ground between the end Of the house an
le the by-road and showed the visitor
e Greenly's blood on the corn stubs, al
X from there to the by.road where d
IN carriage stOcd and where blood could
D. seen on the clods. She cried softly
she told the story Of the crime and b
circumstances which led up to 1t.
-. weeping Mother and Children.
le The lawyers were still viewing Il
ground when Mrs. Warren walked u
h followed by several small children. II
s- brother, David. had also arrived. tn
he embraced and both began crying, Day
We said that he loved his sister but he al
eff loved his dead brother. To make Z
is scene more affecting Warrens lit
IN idiotic son walked up and began TO "a
to his uncle. This made the stout nj
al break down again, and he walked
n some distance and cried until be had ]
OF gained his composure.
M. The evidence of Mrs. Warren and
es daughter, Virgie, went to show th
of Warren, while the aggressor when {
lis fight started, stabbed his brother-in Il
he in self defense while Greenly had
x head in chaucery under his arm, and W
I'D pounding him in the ribs with an ir'
nd attachment to the stump of his arm.
Back TO Greenly's House.
lis The party then went back to Greenl
us house There were probably hfty
'as sixty people there by that time.
W IL was after / o'clock when the coroI
began his work in the sitting roo
nu The Jury organized and the followi
,es witnesses testified Pennel Greenly,
nu ~ years old; Ernest Greenly, 10 years o
lm.n m Miss Frances Greenly, children of
1u dead man, who were in the carriage W
ny him when he drove up TO Ware
el- house: DR.. R. T. G. Barber and Dr. B.
ca Lewis, who attended the wounded ms
,n1 ,n9 Matthias Morgan, who accompan
leu Warren from Mr.. Deans to Ware