Evening journal., 1893-12-07
GEARLEY MUST STAND TRIAL.

An Inquest Held on the Body of His
Victim Last Night-Both Men Were
Drunk at the Time Of the Assault.
An inquest on the body of Walter Car
thorn, colored. who was struck by q
brick thrown by Samuel Gearley on No
vember "a, and who died on Monday, was
held last night by Deputy Coroner
Palmer.
John Gum was the principal witness
to the assault. He said. II first saw
Gearley aud Carthorn along a fence about
10O yards from the saloon of Benjamin
Kopp, at No. 1909 Lowering avenue
They were cur-ing each other then. l
went up to them and picked up Car
thorns kettle, gave it TO him and told
him to 60 home. Carthorn said: 4 don't
have to go home then told 0earley to
let Carthorn alone and go away Car
thorn then said he was not going home
but back TO the brewery. Gearley and
started away and Walter followed after
us to the steps OF the saloon Gearley
asked me to get him a pint of whiskey
Gearley did not go in He and Carthorn
stood GU side
81 got the whiskey and came out in
tiuAo ~ see Oediltl iufoW bnb mlhhlle.
l said to Gsarley You should not have
done that and he replied that he would
not allow any BLACK
TO stick bis list in my face Then Gear
ley went with me short distance and
gave him the whiskey. Ge. rly said he
was going back and pick Carthorn up
During this time Carthorn was lying in
the road
"Carthorn could not stand on his feet
when we raised him. Gearley went as
Far as the saloon door with Carthorn and
me Kopp told Carthorn TO go home. Car
thorn went out and leaned on fence.
After awhile he started for his home
nnassisted, but took only a few steps
when he fell in a dry ditch along the
road. l did not know he had fallen
until told by George McGonigal
McGonigal got some hot water and /
washed Carthorn's face Gearley and
Samuel Kennedy took Carthorn to drug
store
Joseph Burns saw Gearley and Car
thorn quarreling shortly before 6 o'clock.
Samuel Kennedy testified to having
taken CarthOrn TO Smiths drug store at
Delaware avenue and DUPONT street and
then to DR.. John Palmers Office. Gearley
did not 90 in the doctors Office but
Kennedy stayed until the doctor arrived
Gearley told Kennedy that he had struck
Carthorn while they were fooling Gearley
attempted to throw the missile over Car
thorn's head. Both men seemed to be
| intoxicated
McGonigal testified that Gearley helped
to hold up Carthorn's head while Gum
washed his face.
Dr.John Palmer described the wounds
They consisted of two gsshes on the fore
head and a compound comminuted de
pressed fracture of the skull. While re-
moving the pieces of broken bone,
piece turned and penetrated the brain
When DR. Palmer first questioned Car
thorn he said a stone had fallen on hin
at the Brandywiue quarries After
wards he said he had gotten in scrap
with man because be wanted him tC
take drink with him. The wound.
could have been made by the brick which
Sergeant Blsck found.
After delberation the Jury rendered
the following verdict:
Resolved That Walter CarthorI
came to his death on December 4 1893
from the effects of wound in the heaC
caused by a missile thrown by Ssmue
Gearley on the afternoon of Novembei
"a, 1898
Gearley will, therefore, have to stand
trial.