The morning times., 1895-10-11

The Times of that date, died at 4 O'Clock
yesterday morning from the effects of hi;
injuries. Cup was arrested, and at III
inquest, held at ] O'Clock yesterday after
noon, was held responsible for the boys
death, aud committed to Jail.
As told in The Times, young Dongherty
with several playuates. had visited TN
flying horses, anu al were playing aroun,
the gate. They were not more noisy than
boys usually are, but suddenly Culp, wh'
has charge of the performance and was sit
ting in u chair inside of the fence, rushed
down 10 the gate, eye witnesses said, and
kicked young Doughcrty three times in tit
rIgnJ Srie. me 10Y TeH TO the ground
wnerc he lay Ior ii lew seconds unapie Il
even cry out. When he caught his breatl
hc managed to scramble To- his feet, anc
went home crying and holding his hand
To his side.
That night his side was In ndaged by
his mother, and a couple Of dayS later ~
physician was called i'll. Young Jerry was
put to bed, and remained there until his
death, suffering the most intense agony.
Deputy Coroner Glazebrook performed
an autopsy yestc r,iay afternoon, after
which n jury was cInpanelcd, and at 4
O'clock Corner Hamnctt began Ia take
testimony. The fricnuant was represented
by Mr. Joseph Smllington, ana Assistant
ID istrict Attorney Slmms appeared on
behalf of the government. MIR. ID. j. Sui
livan, an uncle of the boy, was also pres
witnesses.
CONDITION OF THE Rony.
DIR. GlaZcbrook testified that he per
formed an autopsy on the dead body at 3
o'colCk. He examined the body for cvi-
dence of external injuries, but found no
bruises and no broken bones. on opening
the abdomen he found the liver twice is
FORMAL size and very much CongcSted.
The bowels were matted and local peri
tOnitis had set in.
rt,sar .pia .ataI hssI Nt-iT ~
pc;Ired Oh the back surface oT the right
kidney. Hair Il r;ilIun of pus escaped
from the chest. 4 he left lung was com
plctcly dried up and rcsembicd n piece
uf shoe leather. Either the peritonitis,
the rupture of tue kinney or the condition
uf tne iung was suIflClcnt To cause neatn
The rupture OF the kinney could only have
been caused by some violent blow.
III the rdpIire o. the kIuucy was caused
by violence, would you not expect TO find
external bruises asked the coroner.
Not necessarily" replied the witness
i have seen a body over which a heavy
wagon has passed, cItting into all the
organs. with no external evidence of Il
brdISe."
pr. John V. Carraher. the attending ply
sician, testified mat he WAS called on the
lSih of september, and found the boy sur
fering from Il confused wound on the right
side. and that he found no symptoms OF
plclrisy OH his first visit. The next morn
ing, however, be detected symptoms Of
pIcJriSy ana pneumonia lie regarded II
as 4 cnnnltlon or peTltonitis, and thought
the hoy badly bruised internally ,aS he com
planned OF pains ali over and vomited
blood.
DR.. Carraher thought That the primary
cause of the boys ucath WAS the injury
to his right side. and the Immediate cause
exhaustion, pleuriSy, and pycmia. Wit
ness also thooght tnat the Doy had, been
injured on both sides, as there was slight
dIStoloratiun OF his left side.
Samuel Hess, one of the dead boys play
mates. who was with him on his fatal visit
to the flviug horses, testified that they,
with several others. were at that place of
amusemrat threc or four weeks ago, playing
aro1nd the gate.
M SAW THE BLOOD.
Did you see anyone kick Jerry" asked
the coroner.
Yes. sir, = replied the witness.
"Who?''
That man there" pointing to Culp
How close were you to Jerry when this
man kicked him.
Right behind him"
Witness testified that after the defendant
kicked Jerry the latter got up and came
away. crying ard holding bis side Wit
ness remained at the living horses and Jerry
Went home. Jerry was on the outside OF
the fence when he was kicked. None of
the boys We're noisy or profane.
George Green, Il ColOred boy. living at No.
1890 X street southeast was the next wit
ness. He testified that he knew Jerry
and saw him about week ago standing
at an open window and talked with him.
zhA1' mn ~ III iiNiSN7 e'p'ue
four weeks ago.
He saw CulP kick At him and saw Jerry
fail. Did not see Culp's foot strike Jerry
and only saw him kick once. Deceased
jumped TO his feet and exclaimed with an
oath: You'd better not kick ne again,
and was told by Culp to go away from the
place. Witness was standing inside the
gate and prevented people from coming in.
You work for Mr.. Culp at the flying
horses, don't your" asked Mr.. Sullivan.
Yes, SIR" replied Green.
Nar-r inn. IL
fers so greatly from the Others added the
uncle.
TESTIMONY OF THE MOTHER
Mrs. Mary Doughcrty, the mother of
the dead boy. was then sworn, and testified
that on the twelfth of Scptem ber Jerry
went out after supper and returned about 3
O'Clock, going to his room and To bed.
About = O'clock in the IN orning he came into
her room and awoke her, screaming with
pain and unable TO catch his breath.
She examined his side and found a swell
ing about as big as the sole OF q shoe.
which she bandaged up with whisky and
camphor, as there was nothing else 10 use
in the house. Jerry told her that Il man
had Kicked him around at the flying horses.
The next day, which was Friday, she
bound the boys side up in arnica and
laudanum and on Saturday, as it con-
tinued to grow worse, sent Tor DIR. Balm.
DR.. Carraher was next called in. aud since
that tirnc until his death they had been in
constant attendance. She swore posi-
lively that the boy never left his bed after
he went upstairs three weeks ago She
said he was q strong, healthy boy and not
subject To colds ar pains in the chest.
Maurice DouGhcrty, Il brother OF the de-
ceased, was with Jerry when he received
the kicks which resulted III his death. lie
said Jerry was outside the gate and Culp
ran out and kicked him in the side three
times. Jerry fell and, after getting up
went home crying. Maurice did not thini;
he was seriously hurt, and remained al
the flying horses about a quarter of an hour
A - ~ ct F.att1 D.
east, was sworn, hut said he was not al
the flying horses on the night of the assault
He had heard, though, that Jerry had been
kicked.
He, TOO. HAD BEEN KICKED.
"Dd you ever sec any one else kicked
by Mr. Culp?" asked Coroner Hapmett.
Mr.. ShillinetoD objected to the Ques-
ton, on the grounds that it had no bearing
on the case against the defendant, but the
jury decided that they wanted to heal
the answer, and Ellis was instructed to re
ply;
He said that while a cake walk was in
progress at the flying horses he stepped
up on the stage, having done so frequently
before, ana he was suddenly seized by
Cuuip and kicked off. He was not severely
kicked, however. and did hot follow the
matter up
Henry Roach, Of Anaccstia, was the next
witness. He was not acquainted with
Dougherty and was not with his crowd
on the night of the assault, but wasstandne
near the gate and witnessed it. He saw
Culp rush out and kick the boy in the side
three times, Telling him TO the earth.
Witness heard no profanity or boisterouS
talk. Jerry got on his feet and came up to
teh gate crying and holding his side. Some
of the boys told him to get Il policeman
and have his assailant arrested. He saw
no reason why Culp should kick the boy.
He did not know who the boy was that night
but next day heard that ii was Jerry
Dougherty.
Didn't this man send for you next day.
asked Mr.. Sullivan. referring TO Culp.
II was told by another boy the next day
that Culp wanted to see me- replied the