Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-31
GEN. LEWISTON HELD
He Ran His Umbrella in Another
Mans Eye.
JOSHLED HIM IN A LONDON STREET
Policy of the Dupuy Ministry
Enunciated.
GENERAL FOREIGN MATTERS

LONDON, May 31.-At Clerkenwell police
court today the American who gave his
name as Gen. John Hewston, vino Is charged
with causing the death of George Burton.
an itinerant musician, by thrustin2 the
point of his umbrella into the latter's left
eye, after the general had been jostled in
Gray's Inn road yesterday, was remanded
on bail for week.
Gen. Hewston, who Is about sxty-nine
years of age. described himself as a chem
ist. He was charged with manslaughter in
causing the death of Burton. BY direction
of the United States consulate the general
Was defended by Solicitor Ricketts,.
Benjamin Bowring, an employe of the
vestry, testified that at 4:I5 y. m. yesterday
he saw three street musicians carrying a
harp, tin whistle and a campstool cross
Acton street, Gray's Inn road. Gen. Hews-
ton was walking on the opposite side of the
street. AS the musicians passed the general
the harp caught in the latters arm. Gen.
Hewston thereupon pushed the man who
was carrying the harp and the musician
protested. Gen. Hewston replied, You hit
me on the arm" and according to the wit
ness. the general added, holding up his UNI
brella, Il will poke your eye with this
Bowring said that the man carrying the
campstoo. thereupon interposed saying:
We'll, do it,"
The general. added the witness, then
thrust his umbrella into the eye of the
musician who had the campstool in his
hands and walked away. The witness fol-
lowed and stopped him. Shortly atterward
the police arrived and took the general into
custody.
On cross-examination the witness said the
man carrying the camp stool had not threat
ened the general
David Pether and Sebastian George, the
two other musicians, corroborated the for
mer witness and Henry Atkinson. a surgeon
OF the Royal Free Hospital, where Burton
testified he m OF ira f,al
the mans brain.
Directly the eye was removed, the wit
ness added. Burton died. The latter's left
arm and leg were paralyzed owing to The
injury to his BRAIN
Solicitor Ricketts,. in applying for bail on
behalf of General Hewston. said that no.
body regretted the unfortunate occurrence
more than the prisoner. who. Mr.. Ricketts,
added was well-known in the United States.
and who for fourteen years had been in
charge of the National Guard of California.
The United States consul in London and
the United States consul at Bristol, contin
ued Mr. Ricketts,, were both willing to be-
come sureties for the appearance of Cen
eral Hewston.
The magistrate then remanded the general
and accepted bail to the amount of $1,000
from each of the two United States officials
mentioned, who were both present in court.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, May 31-Gen
John Hewston, the Californian accused of
having killed one of a gang of musicians in
London is one OF the best known Of the old
Californians. He came to San Francisco
In 1913 and established an asSaying BUSH
ness, in which he was soon prominent In
the stirring "vigilantes days he was an
active factor. being a noted athlete and a
man of bravery. In pursuing his vocation
he established the San Francisco Metal
urgical and Refining Company, and had as
his partners at the time VIM. Alvord and
Thomas Brown. Wakalo the wealthy drug
gist. and persons of similar note He ac-
cumnlated fortune m tinnC
and then lost the greater part of it. Upon
the loss of his fortune he retired to his
ranch in Alameda county. and since then he
has led the quiet life of a herdsman
\ few months ago he made a trip into
the Death Valley country to look into some
mining property. and then went to London
TO engineer negotiations for the sale of the
mine
In San Francisco 1t is felt certain that he
must have been hard pressed before he
made any attack on those assaulting him.