The herald., 1895-03-01
THE VERDICT OF THE JURY
Parks and Fitzpatrick Killed Elmer
Newton at Pasadena
4 Day Of Lectures and Talks on Mexico and
Sloyd-A LongfeIIow
Celebration

Pasadena, Feb. 2s.-An inquest was
held over the remains of Elmer Newton
who died yesterday from the effects of
wounds received in fight on the evening
OF February 10Th. For the first time
positive statement as to the details of the
ARRAY were obtained from Harrington,
who has always evinced disinclination
to talk about the fight and it was only by
the most searching cross examinati on by
the Coroner and jury today that portion
OF the facts were learned. Sufficient evil
dence was given by Harrington to war
rant the jury in finding that the man
came to his death from wounds inflicted
by knives in the hands OF the older Fitz-
patrick boy and Parks.
The inquest was held in the undertake
ing parlors of Reynolds & Van Nuys in
charge of Coroner Campbell. The jury
was composed of J. II. Baker j. s. Cox,
and Charles Grimes. post mortem ex-
animation was previously held by the
Coroner and DIR. Swearingen and it was
found that one half the brain was covered
with clotted blood, resulting from knife
wound in the back of the head and pro-
ducing death. The testimony of Har-
rington was to the effect that the whole
crowd was drunk and that at least two of
them used knives.
Harrington stated that Newton and him
self had started from home on the night
of the fight and on the way down town
had stopped at Garibaldi's saloon, where
they met the two Fitzpatrick boys and
Parks, all of whom were strangers to him.
After having several drinks all around,
they started for town, pushing their
bicycles by hand.
When the fight began Harrington said he
ran across the street and told Newton to
follow. Hearing him cry for help he went
back and saw two men bending over Newton,
who lay on the ground and he supposed
from their action that they were sticking
their knives into the PROSTATE man. He
was not positive as to the identity of the
two men but thought it was the
older Fitzpatrick boy and the man Parks.
The younger boy was standing atone side.
When he Harrington came up the two
men made for him, sticking him in the
back with knife. This part of the testi-
mony was extracted with difficulty. Har-
rington stated that all the men had whis-
key bottles with them. Mr.. Fitzpatrick,
the father OF the boys he said had been
out to see him from Los Angeles endeavor-
to have the case compromised, and did
not want the matter to come into court
The bartender at Garibaldi's ties flied to
the men drinking at the place, but said
there was no quarreing, and he saw no
knives. They all carried away bottles OF
wine and brandy.
Mrs. H. Cady who runs boarding
house on Marengo avenue, where the
Fitzpatrick boys stopped, testified that
they came in quietly, late on
the night of the fight and
. went to work as usual in the morning.
She found the sheets of the bed bloody
and one of the boys walked lame, said he
had fallen off the bicycle. Had not seen
either of them since they left the house.
DIR, Swearingen, the attending physician,
testified to finding nineteen knife wounds
on the head of Newton.
4 Newton before his death swore to a
complaint against the men who assaulted
him.
Elsewhere, the Fitzpatrick boys surrend-
cred themselves to Chief Glass at Los An
geles last night, but Parks whereabouts
are unknown. e1T-