Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-14
SHOOTING OF NEISZ.
THE JURY SAYS IT WAS ACCIDENTAL
BUT NOT UNAVOIDABLE.
Tho Csse Calf, ~ In the Police Court and
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Given ut the
Coroner's Inquest.

The case OF James Blackwell. the ~
year-old youth charged with shooung aho
killing his companion. w. Leroy Neisz'
was called In the Police Court yesterday
morning. but continued until to-day. III
order 10 await the result Of the coroner
inquest.
The latter was held In the office or the
Coroner. in the City Hall. yesterday
morning. and the verdict OF the jury was
that death was accidental. but not un'
avoidabie The details of this sad anair
were printed In yesterdays Dispatch. and
caused profound sorrow among the friends
of both Of the young men.
Coroner Taylor had his jury. which con-
s,s,ed OF Messrs. W. q. Harvey. c. M
Johnson, =. w. Miller. Il. X. Jenkins, H.
w Meadows, and u. II. Parrish to WISH
tho home of the deceased and view the
remains. The Doctor stated that In defer
encs 10 the wishes OF the young mans
parents he had not made the customary
post-mortem. From the examination NJ
made Of the body he learned that the
bullet had entered the right side OF the
abdomen and pierced the liver. DEAN
had probably resulted from the hemor'
image from the wound in the liver.
TESTIMONY AS TO THE SHOOTING
The testimony of the witnesses was
gone into at the Coroner's office Nlc'oi
EIovd the first witness called, stated that
blackwell came to his house on Wednes,
dav morning. bringing with him pisto
containing five cartridges. He SAID ne IN
tended to buy the revolver II II nred AL
right Blackwell said he was then gong
out TO Mllers field and shoot the weapon
After being out about three quarters OF
an hour ne returned and gave the pistol 10
witness. who looked at the pistol. All the
cartridges looked black. as II they mac
been 6red and he was certain that they
had been snapped Blackwell then went
away. leaving the pistol with witness
and returned in the afternoon. lie came
back again after supper and got 'he pls'
toll Shortly afterward BlackweHs nttie
brother came into the house and said tha'
Jim had shot Willie Neisz. The witness
then went out and met blackwell, VINO
told what he had done, and asked fioyo
"a 90 10 the station-house with him. or
their way they met Philip Neisz. brother
OF the deceased. who accompanied them
10 the station. Jim's father was walk
ing behind. Witness and Philip Neisz
had hold Of Jim Blackwell, and the father
remarked that his boy should not bt
handled in that manner. whereupon Phiiil
NeisZ struck the father with his hst
hurting II. jim told witness that ne came
up the street and snapped the pistol al
August Keller and a negro, and snapped
II at Willie Neisz twice. and the SECOND
time II exploded. He stopped the boys
and ordered them TO hold up their hands
and then snapped the pistol. Floyd SAID
that while Blackwell took one drink or
Wednesday he was not drunk
SNAPPED IT SEVERAL TIMES.
August Keller. a boy who saw thu
shooting, testified that jim Blackwei
snapped the pistol at two colored boys
and then walked up to him 0he witness
and pointed the pistol at his stomach aho
snapped IL. About this time Willie Neis1
walked up. and Jim commanded him &c
throw up his hands, which he did. laugh
ing. and Jim snapped the pistol In his
face. Willie then stepped back few feet
and Jim snapped the pistol again. ana II
went off Both Of the boys deceased and
accused) were laughing. Jim and Willie
were always very friendly. He heard the
pistol snap six times.
Jeff. Blackwell. a brother Of the ac-
cused. went on the stand, but his testi'
monv was Of purely cOrroboratve
character.
THE VERDICT OF THE JURY.
The Jury was only a few minutes reach
ing a verdict. which was as follows:
I'VE, the jury find that William Leroy
Neisz came TO his death on the 18th of
December. 1891. from the effects Of
pistol-shot wound inflicted by James
Blackwell on the 18th of December, 1884.
and are of the opinion that the killing
was an accident, but not an unavoldapie
one"
In view Of the denials made by wit
nesses in the trial OF the McNamee case
as to statements written out for them at
the coroner's inquest. DR.. Taylor had the
clerk of Yesterdays inquiry TO certify that
the evidence contained in the papers was
given before the jury.
The case Of Blackwell will. az before
stated. come up in the Police Court this
morning, and the accused has engaged
Messrs IInl Carter and George +. Wise
TO defend him.
Three of the Boys Were Fined.
In the Police Court yesterday morning
Henry Dickie. James Lumsden, Herbert
Wilson. and Hugh Dobbns, the young
white men charged with being disorderly
at the corner of Thirtieth and Marshall
streets ard assaulting and striking w. T.
Jarkin, were given a hearing. wilson
was taxed s. and costs. and Dickie and
Iumsden were assessed half that sum
while Dobbins was discharged. Justice
Crutchfield also warned the boys not to
interfere with any one in that neighbor'
hood in future.
+. A. Turner was at the bar on the
charge of obtaining board to the amount
of sl2 from Mrs. Mamie r.. Hundley uh
der false representations. The case wa'
postponed until the 18th instant.
The case Of Lewis Stearn, charged witt
assaulting and beating Caroline jenkins
was continued until to-day.
Albert Kelly (coloreD was sent on e
the grand jury to answer the charge o.
feloniously breaking into car OF th'
Chesapeake and Ohio railway and steal
ing a lot of brass journal bearings. valueC