Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-14
DIES AFTER THE LICK
sox,s DEATH FOLLOWS FIST
NOW FROM VERNON HILL.
FypJREs FROM CONGESTION OF LUNGS
- ,bc verdict of the Coroner's
1.-THE Lad il Bailed, and His
case VIII lie Heard To-Day-Grew
oot of n DOG Fight.

,-.~ron Hi, the H-ycar-Old son OF
49, Robert Hill. who Is employed as
.sseneer boy at the Everett-waddey
,,,,.nany. cngaged in n fight on Sunday
,Dernoon with Stanford Nelson, a ls-
,esr-old negro youth, and in the fracas
~sson lost his lie. though Coroner's
,,,se,t held yesterday morning attri-
,.,es no blame therefor TO HIN.
The unfortunate affair occurred in the
allow between Franklin and Grace and
et.fer and Harrison streets about 1890
o'clock Sunday, and tho colorcd boy
ara ln a few moments after he fell.
Young Hin was passing through the al
i,. With his friend. George Goddin,
son % Mr.. Charles W. Goddin, and the
$50 had with them a small rat-terrler.
Nelson's mother cooks for Mr.. NJ. Mill
he.r. at No. si6 west Franklin street,
ea8 Nelson. together with colored boy
about his own age named John Cole
man. were seated In the gate leading to
Mr Millhisers back yard.
when the two white boys passed with
ih..r dog the little negroes scked Mr..
,Nhisers dogs upon the terrier. A dog
f.bt ensued. and the white boys inter-
f-,d. beating the Millhiser dogs of
tte.r terrier with an umbrella. The ne
e-1cs took umbrage at this. and Nelson
r.ran cursing the lads. Hill thereupon
l..t the dogs 20 fight their own battles
and went after Nelson, who used a most
orprobrious cpithet i'm connection with
rim. Blows were exchanged between
fhe two lads and Hill finally dealt the
negro a lick back OF his left ear. Mel
son fell TO the ground. struggled to his
feet. staggered and fell again, and in
few moments expired
DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS DEAD.
Hili and Goddin. after the negro fell
walked away. and neither knew that the
boy was dead until. some time after
wards. Hill was arrested in Monroe Park
v Officer Chesterman. Hill was taken
10 the Third Police Station. where he
was bailed by Justice Crutchfield in the
sum OF $500 with his father as surety.
Ills case was called in the Police Court
Yesterday and continued until tomorrow.
soon after Nelson expired Coroner Tay-
lor was sent for. and Drs. Brock and Ross
were summoned to the scene. The three
made an examination of the dead boy
hut could find no sign of violent death.
The bOdy was removed by order of the
Coroner to Prices undertaking rooms
AMI there DR.. Taylor yesterday made a
post-mortem examination.
CONGESTION OF THE LUNGS.
4 careful examination Of the scalp and
the brain failed 10 show any injury that
could have been caused by a blow, but
when the Coroner opened the dead
youths chest, and lahi bare the lungs,
the cause Of death was at once made APP
parent I'm the fearfully cOngested condN
ti0n OF these organs. He was confident
that death had resulted from this cause.
but he deemed il necessary to hold an
inquest. and for this purpose summoned
as a jury Messrs. G. +. Richardson dore-
mani, w. ID. Schleif. j. +. Gibbons, NJ.
Zeb. Percival, Henry Cohn, and r. II.
Bah.
Elijah Giles. a negro coachman: John
Coleman. the dead boys companion, and
George Goddln, were the witnesses ex-
amined. and their testimony, which was
in substance as given above, differed in
10 material particular.
THE JURY'S VERDICT.
The jury dellberated but short time /
concerning their verdict, and brought in
the following:
.The Jurors sworn to inquire when. /
how. and by what means the said Stan |
ford Nelson came 10 his death, and upon !
their oath do say he came to his death |
on the 18th day of September, 1884, from |
congestion of the lungs, occurring while |
he was engaged in a fist fight with Yer |
non HILL"
Nelson's funeral took place from Prices |
rooms yesterday afternoon. |