Evening star., 1897-06-02
RESULT Of THE INQUEST.
Cor0ner's Jury Holds FOults Respon-
- sihle for Rehlnson,s Death.

Coroner's Jury Holds F0ults Respen-
sible fer Roblns0n's Death.
Coroner Hammett held an inquest yester-
day afternoon At the sixth precinct sta
ton IN the case Of the young colored man.
Charles Robinson. who was shot and killed
on @ street, Monday night. by Dorsey
Foultx. also colored. as published in yes
terday's Star. and the jury returned a ver-
dict in which Foultz was charged with the
murder. Had Foultx been In custody he
would have been committed to jail.
DIR. Church. who made the autopsy. stated
that the primary cause of death was hem
orrhage. one Of the big arteries having
been severed about two inches above the
heart The man lost practically all the
blood he had and death was made certain
because OF the nature Of the wound. The
bullet also passed through his lungs.
sarah Gordon. colored woman. who
knew Foultx, told the jury what she saw
OF the trouble. She was on her way home
from work and her attention was attracted
to Emma White and Charles Robinson
who were in the alley with a bucket of
beer Foultz was standing on the pave
gular that they should be drinking beer
there In so public a place, when IL was
against the law. She thought Foultz was
waiting and watching for the couple in
the alley, and that when Robinson finished
he Foultz) would get his drink
Emma White drank some of the beer
and handed the can over to Robinson. lust
then Foultz fired a shot. and as his victim
fell Emma said Don't" There was no
light, nor did witness hear anything said
by either of the parties Afterward she
heard that Dorsey Foultz and Emma White
mad been friends. but she supposed they
had had some trouble.
Then, do you think 1t q case of jeal-
ousy?" Inquired the coroner.
:! don't know" was the response.
She said she had known Dorsey Foultz
0Yrra iYnn ood &C.
FOR he was always fighting.
Emma White was next examined. She
SAID that Dorsey Foultz had been friend
OF hers In days past but she did not know
Robinson. Dorsey Foultz, she said. gave
her five cents to buy some beer, and VIII
Moss borrowed the bucket from Robinson
When she got the beer and went in the al
ley Robinson came up and claimed the
beverage. saying that what was in his
bucket he wanted. Foultz warned him not
to take the bucket of beer and Robinson,
turning to him, said: II suppose If l take
this beer you will shoot me, will your
Robinson, she said, took hold of the
bucket, and Dorsey Foultz pulled his re-
volver from his pocket and fired The first
time he pulled the trigger. she said, the pis-
tol did not fire, but the second time n did
go off and Robinson fell. She was there
to drink with Will Moss, Dorsey Foultz
and another man, whom she did not know
VIII Moss testified that he and Charles
Robinson were intimate friends up to the
Foultz. but did not know anything about
his reputation, except that he had been ar
rested a number of times Robinson and
witness were seated on a wagon when
Emma White went and got the beer
and when she returned Foultz warned wit
ness and Robinson not to touch the beer.
Robinson made the remark, Lets drink
the beer up and Foultz fired the fatal
shot after the weapon had first failed to
work.
Mrs. Gordon told the jury that Foultz
did not leave the lot Immediately after fir
ing the shot. When he did leave he walked
along Q street, and when saloon keeper
asked him what was the matter he said
Some man has shot another man." and
that he, (Foultzb was going to get police
man. Witness told him that Foultz was
the man who had fired the shot, and asked
that he be arrested, but the people, she
said. were afraid of him.
Charles Stewart. also colored. a resident
of the Camp" testified that he was across
the street when he heard the shot fired.
All he did was to help put the wounded
man in the wagon. He knew Dorsey
Foultz very WELL hut did not see him near
the scene of the shooting.
Another young colored man named Chas.
Banks was sworn. He had his back to the
parties when he heard the report of a pis-
tol. When he turned he saw Dorsey Foultz
| with pistol in his hand.
Il had one more Witness" said Lieut..
Ieeple, but he was arrested last night and
sent to the work house,
The jurymen said they thought no more
evidence was necessary, and returned
verdict as stated. ---.