Evening journal., 1896-08-20
The JURY'S VERDICT.
IN THE MATTER OF THE DEATH
OF j. L. HANNUM, MONDAY.

George @. Woods the Proprietor of white
Horse Hotel Held as Being Responsible
for the oxford Produce Dealers Death.
The Verdict Rendered.
Last evening Coroner Stidhau held an
Inquest In the matter OF the death OF j
L Hannum, the Oxford produce dealer,
which occurred at the White Horse
Hotel, Second aud Ta'nall streets, and
for which Proprietor g @. Woods Is now
IN custody. William II Murphy hcted
as foreman and John Stetser secretary.
The other members of the jury were
Alison Mills, Charles WhaDn, T K.
Meyers, ] H Hnrkins aud A P. Stetser.
Charles g. Guyer took the evidence. The
state was represented bv Deputy Attor-
Dey General Charles Eyans, while the
prisoner was looked after by Walter d.
Hayes.
The Hrst witness was officer John f.
Ward who said that he WAS In the police
station when Woods came in and said
he had had some trouble with a man, had
tried to put him out OF the stable yard
aud he WAS hurt. Ward went to the
place The bartender said he knw moth
ing OF any trouble, but later said the
man was over In a stall In the stable
/ Ward went there and found the man
dead He called DR.. Smith Ia as be was
passing
Maggie Campbell q waiter In the
hotel, said she slept until $50. whsn she
got up aud prepared for supper She was
told that there was q man dead out In
the yard and got aheet to oover him
She did not 20 to look at the body as
she was afraid of dead people.
Caroline Miller, colored cook. was at
the hotel Mondsy The man Hannum
came to the window and said Ladies'.
the better Of It," He then asked Mrs
Woods for something to eat, say
ing At the same time that he had
plenty of money to buS something She
gave him bead and msas. Wood
came up and told him TO let the women
alone and not bother them The two
men then walked awsy Both we're
sWearing. Then Mrs. Woods called
attention to the fact that they we're
lighting Ths man struck Woods and
II fell kind OF on his knees then Woods
kicked him; the mau hit back, and
Woods struck him and that was the last
OF him he fell to the ground and did
not ges no again Two men took him
into the stable The man was drunk.
IL WAS a general fght, and neither man
had anything In his hands
Mrs Ella e Huyett, q sister OF Mrs
Woods. was In the kitchen aud saw
Htnnum fusslng with several msn in the
ysrd He used bad language When
Woods spoke TO him aud told him TO 20
away be struck Woods in the face BE
had a wild look In his eyes as be rushed
ct Woods. and the latter pushed him on
the right shoulder He fell on the
stones Woods did not strike him
Witness saw Hannum later Ia the stall
but thought he WAS simply sleepiDg of
drunk.
Joseph B Huyett, stablemau, 6rst saw
J Hannum Ia the morning when he eAm'
with his team, and went away. he came
back after dinner Saw him and a mar
named Mundy 10 the yard They haC
hold Of each others hands aud arms
Witness got betwesn them aud told then
> not to fuss They separated and th'
> next time witness saw Hannun wal
when he was lying In the yard Wit
ness and y man nam,d Wool ward, host
Ter took him to the stall and laid hil
= there. Did not see the trouble bet eel
4 Hannum and Wood, and did not se
Woods bit him or push him. Witnes
vent to get DR. Blocksom at Woods sug
a gestion but could not fad him.
Oliver Gentry. who works In a grocsr
scroas the street, saw two men quarrel
log 10 the yard Saw Woods bic Han
! mum aud the latter hit back. Saw Wood
kick Hannum. bat did not ses the e Sh
end
Oscar Minor, who works for DR.. Blocl
le com, SAW Woods push Hannum and th
le man fell Then two men dragged Han
nun into the stable.
John Greiner was passing the yard All
90 saw two men fghling Oae WAS bl
man In his shirt sleeves and he knocks
!. or pushed the little one down The wi
aD ness was unable 10 say whether or nS
s- Woods was the big man.
I. DE- R Smith and DR.. d. P. NcColl,
80 Testified 10 making post mor1em e
hs animation of the body and finding th
nd death was due to q rupture Of blo'
ed vessels In the brain.
n After hearing the evidence the ju
gave the folio wing verdict:
Resolved, That j. L Hsnnum car
to bis death by q blow or fall at {
- hands Of George o. Woods In the stat
lysrd of the White Horse Hotel, secol
and Tatnall strests, In the city OF w
d minRton, on the afternoon OF Augu1t
on between the hours Of snd o'clock -
20. Walter b. Hayes, attorney for WOOD
will move to have HIN released on ball
ore habeAs corpus proceedings
nd Temperance Harvest Hons.