Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-06
BLOW PROVES FATAL
sie Locket Dies From the
. Effects of a Wound.
WAS HUGGING A WOMAN
George Stewart Energies From n Dark
Place aud Assaults Him. An
Operation WOULD Have
Saved His Life.

Eddie Locket, an ex-convict nn,p no
torlous crap shooter. who has figured in
tee pclice court. died at 1880 o'clock
yesterday afternoon at his home on wv
assnue, in BlGodieli. from the effects
OF an assault committed on him on the
night Of December 81 by another negro
Esmed George Stewart
On New Years EN5 Lockgt, his assail-
ant, Robert Stewart and several other
negroes engaged in a row in Jim Hon
kins' bar in HioodfieiG. During the me-
lee hoESrt St-"waGt was slashei with a
razor. No one else was seriously hurt
Several hours later that night Locket
was walking along the street with Mag
gle Iurpin. a n grass of bad raputa He
mad MS arm around the woman. Just
as the couple were passing a c01ksnuD
kept by negro ma nlei Skipwith G gorge
Stewart emeI ged from u l.Ark place a nd
without word of warning dealt Locket
q blow on the head With a piece of iron
Locket fell to the grounl ,nconscjous
stewart fled. going to -Abra ham Browns
sai0on. IE-t eye-witnesSes to the trag-
coy We're Maggie TURIN and Iue Har-
riS. another lfeSreSS
County Policeman John Williamson
soon appeared on the scene. After hay
ing Lockt s@nt to his room the OFFICER.
Went in quest OF Stewart The negro
was found in Browns place and put
Under ARREST. On the following " onIikly
morning Stewart was taken bsfgr,. jus
u, i.
aio costs on charge o. assault and
battery. sGr at that time it was thdugat
Locket would recover
h BUT Locket's condition d.d nut i'm
4 rove and IN'. Louis Loco was called in
NE physician want :: to % PAID fol-, his
Professional services ard Lorka1's
lends ''ehipp5d in ard raised a del-
y p: HH'W many times DR.. Les attend
"a the negro aftsr that is not known.
Net long since the physician was called
to see Lo2ket. Then it was that ne an
nounceI' that tfSre was very !ittlS hope
Tor he negro. Up until he l!ed v ster
uay Locket lay in a state OF coma, sell
dom recognizing those about HIM
Whsn II was learned that Lo.k@t was
dead Justice KS nry z. Lo@es deci3ed to
NoHI an inquest: DR.. r. b. C2:v If this
city, was sent for to hold post alor;em
examination. The examination was
lneld at O'Clock yesterday AFTERNOON in
the presence OF fourteen physicians.
anSt as result 1t was found tina II cath
-MMak du& to inf'amation which rad set
up oet"s,, the inner table of the skull
aiia the membrane. The outer ia bic had
neen fractured oy q blunt INSTRUMENT. Z,
I tssSe OF 5iioas Re N, tracing this tabe and
pressing ttia Ii.ts,4' t.323te against the
iiianiorane whtcl1y caused pus to form.
4 \ small ptece Of iron as large as an ar
Hiii'lf s:crSW WAS fauna % tween the
two t:ih:es. While death was lue TO in
narration Dr. Gary ana the ota.r ply
seS-aEs Were una .:iyi.o usly of the opinion
that had the man received tha nrnr, -
.ll.S4iicul attention his life c.u.d havs
,'been savt!s The wound shou,1 nav
! be n irsn,hinel Dr. ! al 49,, 10 -,
the negro. admitted that his operation
mas4Et nave prevented Ge.3th and said
that he offsr,tn 10 -.lerfoy;n fbs.,r. I.,tTnn
if i-0cket's friends w.,ll raisa tba
money. The gn5ney was nor f~rt bcn,nl
ing. ard hence Their. was no orarnrinn
Had Lockets condition betn made
known to DR.. b. r. Gary or some o,4ler
physician the ooafat.ian wo,,Ij bs,,
been. perform, q gratis. DR.. G1rv n,s
rreseIwtsl Lccllet's skull. as h. nay
need it If Stewart is placed ON rial
After the p st mor;.am summation
Justice Jones summoned a Jury and
held an inquest. When the taking of
testimony was ctinnieiea fha my ran-