The aegis & intelligencer., 1897-01-15


Samuel Virgins, colored, was killed o.
Saturday afternoon by Oscar Banks, colored
under somewhat peculiar circumstances
Justice Richardson was notified and had
jury summoned, which after viewing tn
remains, adjourned until 4.30 2. NJ. whel
an inqEest was held i'll the Court room. Th
| jury y IS composed of Messrs. Henry c. b
Norris, Alfred I. Jones, Oliver Richardson
Augus Knofler, W. Crawford Norris, Henry
| b. Brurs, Jesse &. Dance, Charles Richard
| son, Nicholas j. Hutchins, Frank w. Hunt
James g. Young and John b. Hanna. From
the testimony it appears that number Of
| coloreC youths have been in the habit Of con
! greg ting in room on Alice Ann street
! occu d by q colored man by the name OF
Jam, irurg and OIL Saturday afternoon be-
| wee, ne and two o'clock, Olive, Brown,
Isaac Erown, Harry Osborn, Edward Brown,
| WigE.us and Banks were there. There had
| beemf rivalry for some time past between
The t, o latter, each of whom aspired to be a
! SOFT OF bully, and the conversation turned
| upon tie subject of their proves, which re-
suited n Virgins challenging Banks to a
| figrt. The latter was seemingly iudisposed
to enter into a combat, and Virgins dared
| him to 90 out into the yard and fight it out.
They went out and while there, Banks decliE-
Ell to fightin SO public place. Virgins
then proposed to 90 out to MIR. Rouse's field
adjoining the old carriage factory. They
started, accompanied by those above named
and several others.
Arriving there both men took off their
coats, and little sparring took place.
Banks was the heavier man but Wiggins
was more than his equal in agility He
avoided Banks in such a manner that the
latter turned to leave, saying "lf you'll stand
up I'll fight you, but I'm not going to chase
you around ten acre field He picked up
his coat and was about to leave the field when
Virgins stepped in front of him and saying.
"You won't fight me because you think I'm
too light made a pass at him. As they
faced each other, Banks warded off, Wiggins
blows with his left hand and struck him an
under cut with his right. Wiggins stepped
back threw up his guard again and remarked
"D-n you, come again." stood for several
seconds and fell to the ground. The crowd
at once went to his assistance, and three of
them, Banks among the number, carried him
back to the room from whence they had
started.
Doctor Richardson was summoned, and
after examination pronounced him dead.
The jury rendered verdict that deceased
came to his death by blow from Banks, who
Sat1 IN, laFo ott1t Of
security Banks after he had found the re-
suit of the encounter, went to his home on
the Baltimore turnpike, and changing his
clothes returned to Bel Air and surrendered
himself
The blow which resulted so fatally, was
received Just over the heart Drs. Richardson
and Munnikhuysen performed an autopsy
and testified that death was caused by the
blow producing shock to the nervous system,
as no marks Of any description could be dis
covered, either external or internal.
The deceased boy was about nineteen years
old and had for some time been employed by
Mr. Elijah Whistler, Of Fountain Green,
having only left for the winter on the Mon
day before he was killed. He often boasted
of his muscle, and it would appear was the
aggressor during the whole scrimmage.
Banks is about twenty four years old and has
been in the employ Of Mr.. John s. Richard
son. He was released on bail on Monday.
The re mains of Samuel Virgins were re-
moved IN Saturday evening to the home of
his parer Is near Churchville and buried on
Mondar at McComas Chapel on the Noun
tain