The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-14


lice station. where the details or me
trouble were explained 90 Justice Crutch-
neId. Thc latter then admitted the ac-
cused to $500 bail. which was furnished
b. hia father and The case was SCI IoI
trial for wednesday morning. in ofdci 10
await the result az The Coroner inquest
The remains oi the coiorcd boy. VINO
Wa. sixteen years old. was taken To mar
rIs. undertaking establishment, on hoi 'h
Third near clay street, from where 'He
funeral took place yesterday afternoon al
q O'Clock.
THE CORONER's INQUEST
AT 9 o.c.ocs yesterday morning. d.
william a. Taylor the coroner Haue
"a post-m0rtcm examination OF ihe
body. and az ID o'clock the re-
mains were viewed by coroner
fIir and an inquest held. The jury con-
sisted of Mossls. G.. j.. richardson, FORE
man. IS. ID. schhef j. d. Gibbons NJ
Zcb. pcrciyal Henry Cohen ana H. d.
Bail.
EIfab Giles. colorcd who was sworn
as tuc FIRST witness. said.
81 live g9 west Grace street. was
al my stable sunday about A.1y T..
~. There were two coiored boys across
thc alley from me. one of them was the
I'D was John Coleman.
"rhcrc were some dogs fighting in the
nllcv There were. also. two Whlle boys
i'm The alIoy. ono OF them was named
Vernon Hll and the other George Cod
din. The white boys were whipping the
DOES and Alr Muhiscrs driver said 10
,b,n ,rrau Them The white boys
went up Co the driver and asked MN
what Doe said and the driver said, iran
them.
90 did not hear Stanford say anything
Dat the two white boys went To stan
ford. and Vernon said 90 him: You don't
Ike what I did?
~ then went into the stable. and when
I came out Vernon and Stanford were
lighting. both were beating each other.
George and John were nos IN the fight.
1 started 90 go 90 them right away, ana
advised them 10 stop lighting
HIT HIM WITH HIS FIST.
,Just about then Vernon struck STAN
ford on tho left side OF the head, j think
with his fist I did not see any rocks
or brass knucklos or any weapons used'
Il was only hst-hght so iar as j saw
stanford staggered back and fell TO
the stones OF the alley. between Shafer
and Harrison and Grace aud Franklin
streats. lie did not get up again. The
two white boys walked off quietly. stan
ford never said anything, and dlcd IN
few minutes.
IT was a short fight. all within about
fve minutes Tho two Colorcd boys were
sitting in their own gate shucking corn.
Ibid not know the names of any or the
boys at the time.
John Edward Coleman who was the
next witness. said.
ID
ofs west Franklin Two white boys came
into our alley Sunday with % dog. Mr'
Muhiser has.two dogs. AN the dogs De-
gan TO fcht. without being set ON TO one
another. Mr. Mlhi-crs driver, William
starke. told The white boys TO whip the
dogs away. Vernon came TO him ana
asked him what ne said He then salu
20 Stanford You don't like what didf
Stanford had not said anything to him.
and they began TO fight
THE FIRST BLOW
vernon struck the first Hex. while
stanford was sitting in tho gate sian
ford got up and they passed ticks ot'tne
another. Vernon gave stanford % Hex
and Doe fen Ire got up ON his knees and
then fou back. . did not see anything I'm
Vornons hand
YOUNG GODD1N TESTlFlEs.
George ~. Goddn then made the follow
ing statement. 90 ann fourteen years ola
and live lilO Grove Avenue. vernon ana
4 were coming down the alley with % dog
and passed .Wo colorcd boys n gate
.hucldnc corr. They had two dogs.
Their dogs came swapping az us. We
tried to drive them away. when one OF
enc co'orcd bows. the largest one, said.
"You better Def those dogs alone and
no cursed us
Eve then went MP 90 them Vernon
asked Stanford what Doe said. stanford
said "Nouo of your business YOU don
know DO yOu2' he called Vernon n
name which started the fight Stanford
was then sitting in the gate and Vernon
was standing in front of him. stanford
made the nrst pass zoo Vernon but missed
him.
Vernon struck hacl, 40 him. hut Stan
ford had then risen. D don't know whoth-
er the pass struck him or not. stanford
then stepped into the alley and Vernon
brushed his open hand across stanford s.
face Then Vernon gave him another
lick with bis fist and stanford fen and
caught himself $50 that Doc d.d Dot got
Quite 10 the ground bat soon after rem
hack ON the ground. We then went
away Neither Q nor John Coleman ON
rarod in the fight No weapons were
used
DIn NOT TAKE THE STAND
Vernon Hu was then called and the
Coroner informed him that Doe was at
liberty 90 testify or not Mr. Robert
Hu. the father. who was present. stated
that he did not think 80 necessary Tor
Die son TO testify. Tor his statement would
mere c0rroborato hat of youns God
din
This ended the testimony in the case
and ur Taylor then informed the jury
of the result OF che post norton eN-
animation made hy him. He said.
DR. TANLORs STATEMENT.
'I examined the body yesterday eX-
tcrnaly and found no indication OF am
injury I then allowed the body to cool
or until this morning. when D arain
made "a careful examination. 4 again
failed % find amy appearance of "a hruise
This is nothing extraordinary. for n
hrulse does not come when "a person dies
very suddenly.
"1f brass knuckics had been used or q
rock. there would have been q breaking
OF the skin Dr Brock and Dr Ross
examined the body very carefully with
me yesterday but they also failed 90 find
any bruisc. I'm cutting into mo head. I
found the same thing there was no in-
dlcauon ~ q bruise under The scalp No
blood vessel of the brain was broken. but
the brain was quite FUN OF blood
CONGESTION Of THE LUNGS.