Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-18

Noses jackson Of This City Kills John
Edward Wedge.
Both PARTIES Were C0lored-A Shscl<-
emily Unprovoked.

Special Dispatch &c the E:ening Star.
UPPER MARLBORO', Nd, August 1s.-
This town was the scene of another ter
rible tragedy last night about 1890 o'clock.
when Moses Jackson Of Washington. q
jockey al the fair here. shot and killed
James Wedge, another colored man, who
lives here.
The quarrel grew out of a dispute over
the decision of the steeplechase yesterday
AS soon as Wedge was shot he was carried
to the Jail and placed in the hospital cell,
and DIR. Louis A. Griffith summoned. Only
a few moments elapsed before the doctor
came and probed for the ball, which en-
tered the left side of the abdomen, passing
through the intestines.
The man died within three-quarters of
an hour after being shot Jackson. as soon
as he realized what he had done, ran, but
was SOON overtaken by Sheriff Underwood
and Deputy Warning, who happened to be
at the hotel, and landed in jail. The post
mortem was held this morning.
The coroners jury. consisting of George
l.. Harris foreman: Jno. III. Clark. Patrick
Brown. Samuel Ends. J. l.. Jarbee. J. Deity
Saucer, Julian Hall, W. F. Sedgwick. j.
Pratt Neal. Robert Burgess. Dent Down.
ing, Arthur IIooe, with Acting Coroner
Harris. convened at $50 in the hospital
hall of the jail. and. after viewing the re-
mains, summoned several witnesses, who
were examined.
Dr. L. A. Griffith. attending physician.
said that the man died from the effects OF
a pistol shot wound in the abdomen
The dying statement of John Edward
Wedge. the deceased. was then read to the
jury. 1t was as follows:
Il had no pistol; 1t was home under my
pillow. 1 said to the crowd. Boys. do not
carry on this way / did not offer TO
strike Jackson and was not fighting. Doc
tor. please send for my poor wife and chill
dren. l am dying"
w. +. Sedgwick. the next witness, stated
he was standing on the bridge near the
hotel: saw two women quarreling. but
paid little attention to 1t; heard the report
of pistol and saw the flash: saw a man
step backwards and heard him say, Il will
blow your brains out" Witness then turn
ed and ran.
Maud Elliot was next called, ands said
she was struck by Maria Dent but did not
see anything of the shooting. Saw the
fash and heard the report of pistol.
Did not hear any quarreling among men,
Lille Pass testified to about the same
Maria Dent was next called and said she
showed Maud, but did not strike her but
that this affair had nothing to do with the
shooting; did not know the prisoner.
Sarah Boston was next called She said
she saw the men pushing and fussing: that
Wedge was talking with some boys, and
Jackson came up. pulled out Il revolver and
shot him.
She then identified the prisoner Joe
Green and Robt. Burgess both testified 20
seeing the shot fired, and were held as
state witnesses. John H. Clark testified
that he was standing near and saw jack
son shoot and. Wedge fall.
Jackson said to The Star correspondent
that he was showed over by Wedge, and
that he said, '.Don't shove me-" where
upon Wedge said, ID you. 1 will shove
you over" and then stepped back. putting
bis hand in his back pocket and drawing
what Jackson supposed to be a revolver.
las he did pulled out my pistol and shot
and supposed 1 killed, but did it Jolely
out of self-defense."
After the evidence was all taken the jury
brought in i verdict THAT John Edward
Wedge came to his death from a pistol
shot fired by Moses Jackson
Moses Jackson the prisoner, is one of
Washington's best jockeys, and rode Nc
Fonso in the steeplechase yesterday, about
which there was almost riot when the
decision was rendered