Evening journal., 1893-02-28

0feenly was anRefeu Dy buch action /
on the part of Warren. On his way
from Harrington with his boys and
daughter Frances, he drove around by
Warren's house. Il was some distance
out of his way, but he had few drinks
in him and it made no difference
He drove his Dayton to the front Of
the house and yelled for his sister
Hannah, Warren's WIFE She did not
hear him aud he drove around to the
side Of the house by the by-road There
he gave another yell and 1t brought its
answer
Mrs Warren went out to him. He be.
gan by asking:
Have you a corpse In the house2"
'No, Jim, and don't want any
Then he began abusing Warren and
the whole family. She tried TO induce
him TO 20 away, but he was stubborn
and refused to 60 Warren was over at
neighbors. His name was Dean
While Greenly was still sitting in his
carriage Warren and "Fike' Morgan, as
the festive Matthias Is called, put in an
appearance through the pine thicket.
Greenly continued his abuse, Warren
heard IL and ordered him to leave the
place Greenly refused and Warren
told him in no gentle terms that he
would 60 TO the house. get his gun and
shoot him. He went into the house,
drew his coat, but, for some reason did
not get the gun.
He walked around the end Of the
house and into the smoke house in the
rear His wife, surmising his purpose
told Nirgie to shut the smoke house door
and lock him in. She did it Warren
kicked the Stats of the back window and
crawled out armed with a pitch fork
His wife and daughter succeeded In get
ting IL away from him. he then picked
up a heavy beam pole, broke 10 in two
with his foot and made for Greenly who
was still sitting in his Dayton.
"lnstead Of driving of and leaving
him, Greonly said that he had better
get out. 'Fike Morgan pushed him back
In his wagon. Warren continued his mad
rush and Greenly got out and stood
waiting the attack. One witness says
that Greenly also armed himself with a
section Of bean pole and struck the
first blow The others say that Warren
struck Greenly In the face, bruising and
skinning It. Be this as IL may, they
souilled for some time, partly in the road
and partly in Warren's little orchard al
the end of the house. 'Fike' Morgan
tried TO separate them. Greenly called
TO his son Pennell and told him to tak'
Morgan of. Pennell Jumped from the
carriage and pulled Morgan away. bu
made no effort TO put stop to the fight
Virgie and her mother tried TO do IL
but Greenly threw his sister from him
She struck the carriage wheel with sucl
force that her left arm and side wer
badly bruised.
Morgan than made another attempt Z
3 separate the combatants. He caugh
q hold of a wrist Of each and succeeded
r | getting them apart IL was only momeI
a tary, however. Warren backed away
A short distance and made a rush. II
q grasped Greenly around the waist wit
a both arms II seemed 70 be the lit
4 mans only protection from his opponent
e but 10 did not prove So for Greenly x,
the plucky Warrens head under bis arr
( and used his artificial limb with terrib
- effect on Warrens ribs. With his hea
a IN chancery and his ribs resounding
I every thwack Warren grew desperate
. Letting go Greenly's wrist with his rigl
hand he reached into his pocket, opene
q his clasp knife, drew IL and made
s slash at Greenly's abdomen, bat mere
) gashing the pants. He then turned b
q attention TO the rear elevation
Greenly. He grasped the knife tightl
a raised il aloft and brought the keen II
q strument down with deadly effect.
q was driven five and one half inches INF
the fleshy part of the thigh Warren ierlgs
out the weapon, wrenched himself Loo
from the wounded man and ran, takir
70 refuge
s Game to the Last.
9 Greenly was game to the last. I
a stood there for little while waiting
- Warren TO renew the attack but the lit
= man had gone to his corner TO stay.
y Greenly told his children that he vi
10 hit got himself into the carriage, sittil
on the foot-board His daughter TO
= her brother to trot the horses but Il
~ wounded man said let them walk Tho
~ were the last words he uttered on
= way home.
~ When he reached there the family hi
pc some difficulty in getting the almost III
De less form from the vehicle. The IA
~ was bruised to some extent in doing il
ue Dr. b. L. Lewis, Of Harrington, "
sent for. he was not at home and
Barber was called In. There was b
he little bleeding and no sewed up {
ID. wound and dressed II. Greenly v
er then very weak and delirlous from L
ey of blood Later in the day DR.. Lew
id the family physician, went TO the hoy
so and found him In a dying condition.
he Warren went TO Harrington, gave hi
lie self up and now repents his crime behi
TX the bars Of Dover jail
an Two Arteries Severed.
off There was some talk that the won
re-. was insufficient TO cause death, but u
Greenly was subject to attacks of he
ier trouble. The two doctors testified tn
iat In their opinion death ensued fr
he loss Of blood oscasioned by the wound
aw Some Of the jurors did not seem sal
his fed and General Kenney suggested
'as post-mortem examination. The, corol
on ordered it.
The two physicians went into
parlor, cut open the leg of the cor
and discovered that the wound was
and one-half inches deep, had seve
OF the pudic artery and perforated
femeral artery in such manner as
iel almost sever it,
m, They then turned their attention
ng the breast, threw back the plate and
10 ont the heart. II was found to be /
"a normal condition. The doctors repor
.ne the result to the jury with the res
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