Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-10-07

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Rev. VIM. r. A. Paine.
The KILLING OF EDWARD MEADE
A. has been stated, Edward Meade,
who was so seriously beaten on Thurs
day night, it is alleged, by Clearance
Rome. coIorcd, died soon after reach
jpg the aims house yesterday evening.
Later the body was brought 10 this
civ and placed in Mr.. Demaine's I'M
deraEing establishment. This morn
Ing an autopsy was made by DIR. VIM.
smith, and subsequently an inquest
was held by DR.. Purvis, The coroner.
Mr.. John G. Beckham was the foreman
of the jury, which was composed of
Messrs. II. Wattles, Robert l.. Adam,
Geo. A. Appich. Harry Burke aud d.
c. Wallace. The Jurors had been sum
moned by Constable w. a. Richard
son. DIR. Smith was the first called.
He testified that the post mortem Show
ed that the scalp of the dead man had
been broken, but apart from these
wounds no other injury appeared; that
the blows on the head alone could not
have caused death; the skull was not
fractured, nor was there any lesion OF
the brain. The membranes of that
organ exhibited sypbilitic symptoms,
as did also the heart, the pulmonary
valve especially, which had not been
working naturally. There were al o
evidences of syphilis in the liver and
lungs. While the blows on the head
would not necessarily have caused
death, they may have fastened disso-
luton, as would also blow in the face.
The gyphilitic and alcoholic condition
ofthe deceased rendered his death at
all times imminent. DR.. Gulick, who
attended the deceased after he had
been attacked, described Meade's con-
dition when he first saw him. The de-
ceased was then in weakened and ex-
hausted condition from loss of blood,
which was edelnic. His death, he
thought. was to be attributed TO
shocj; and loss of blood. Ed. Davis,
was The first witness. He testified that
on The evening proceeding the night of
the assault Meade's wife Jennie had
sent witness to tell Rome to come 10 her
house that night as she wanted to see
him. At night he saw Jennie and Ed
ward Meade walking together on Fair
fax street extended, near where the as
saut occurred. James Lucas, brother
of Nus Meade, the next witness, said
ne saw Rome going from Mrs. Meade's
house. His testimony didn't amount
to much. lie had lived here all bis
life end asserted that he didn't know
the names Of The streets, not even the
one he lived on. Alice Peyton, colored
was The most material witness. She
lived in the house with Meade and his
wife. She said the two mad had tou-
Die during Thursday, and that Edward
had struck Jennie. The latter had
Threatened to have him "G:;ed" at
night and had sent Ed. Davis aiver
Rome. Witness later saw Roac with
two bricks and had heard Jennie Meade
say 'dou't kill here; it will get me into
into ii, or something 20 that effect: tiat
she would get him away from the
house-up toward the canal. Witness
heard Rome say he would kill Meade
and skip The town. Jennie had son
Rome ahead and she haG gotten Meade
and started in the direction Rome had
gone. Rome anl Jennie had been liv
ing together as nan and wife. Later wit
ness saw Meade returning with his ca,
bleeding and she washed him. Capt
Webster repeated what the dead MAJ
had said at the trial, which was 10 tn,
effect that the deceased had depose'
that Rome had beaten him with
blackjack. Sarah Levi, colored, hat
seen Meade and his wife going towar
the place where the assault occurred
and later SAL Jennie returning alone
Lewis Manly, colored. had heard Jenni
say she would make Rome beatEdwar,
aud then let him skip. Anna Williams
sister of Mrs. Meade, saw Rome run
ming and heard cries of murder on tn
night of the assault. The case wa
then giving to the jury, and they lie
turned verdict TO the effect ''tha
Edward Meade came to his death frou
blows on The head by the hands o
Clarence Rome, negro man." Late
Rome and Mrs. Mead were tal.eu befor
Mayor Strauss who formally commit
ted them to Jail to await the action Q
the grand jury. This afternoon Will
Officers Crump and Grady were escort
ing Rome to Jail the prisoner confesse'
that he struck Meade on the head sey
eral times with a b:ic;,3 and tina
;Meade's wife Jennie brought her hnS
band to where he, Rome, was stardin
lie said the killing was all Jenni
Meade's fault, and was solicitous as t
whether the offense was punishabl
with death. The brick used by Ron
IN MS assault on Meade has been foun,
oy the police. 1t is three-quarter ba
ana was covered with the blood G
inc negro's victim. Upon the d.s.obini
OF Meade's body previous to the autop
sy 1t was found that the epidermis wa
t la considerably. On one part O
me body there was representation @
'ae city Jail; on another that of the Rich