The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-14

mead against the range and choked
MIN until he. Patterson, was black i'm
the race. Mrs. Bennett said. He's
choking him; he is killing him" Ilas-
terson got away and said: mo. no
ism I. and went for Walls again. This
evidence as To Walls acting on the de-
fenslve had not before been made pub
Ilc. Mrs. Bennett said that Amos May
ilard. Sr. said before he went away
the previous day not to let Walls in az
there was sure to be trouble IL he came
into the house. Walls had been In the
house before this; but the witness new
er say Walls making trouble and never
knew that he had even had any troubla
with any of the Maynards. When
walls and Patterson got together
somebody said: He is killing Ed.
Let's go for him" Mrs. Bennett be-
came greatly frightened at this june
ture and becoming faint didn't see the
rest OF the fight: but she heard Fred
MAYNARD punching somebody.
Witness did not see Walls and Pat
terson again until she was called to the
window. Then Patterson was lying on
his back in the yard and was purple In
the face Walls face was covered
with blood.
PATTERSON WAS KICKED.
Joseph Dollman. a boy testified that
Bob Patterson. brother of the deceased.
called out To him that there was -
fight The ooys ran over TO the yard
and saw both men staggering about.
Both tried 20 hit each other, but could
not get IN a blow. Patterson stumbled
and fell down Walls leaned up against
fence. went over TO Patterson and
kicked the latter i'm the side once and
then went back to the fence and rub
bed his face.
This witness ga W both men come out
of the house. Both walked easily
down the steps and not as though they
had been hurried out of the house.
Patterson soon trfpped over some
thing on the ground and fell back
ward and RENAME 1 on his back. Walls
at that time had blood ON his face.
Walls was staggering and did not see
Patterhon until he Walls, had made
an attempt to get through the gate
Joseph Grace told what was done in
the yard after Patterson stumbled and
fell.
Antoine Silva saw Walls strike Pat
terson in the back and kick him in the
side: then Patterson fell Prior to
this there was a row going on inside
the house. A little boy came out of
the house and said. fight" Then Pat
terson came out. without being pushed
by anybody. Walls followed but had
no blood on his face. Patterson fell
as soon as he got off the steps, landing
pretty solid when he struck.
Eva Mcdonald. who was visiting
the Haywards on the day OF the trag-
edy said that when Patterson came
in he said that he was loaded and that
he never drank so much beer in his
life. Miss Mcdonald detailed the fight
in the kitchen. Patterson was the ag-
gressor. She saw the men kick each
other when they were in the yard.
Patterson kicked Walls in the chin.
then Walls kicked Patterson in ths
neck
Gen. Brennan did not wish TO hear
anything from the doctors or from
Medical Examiner Palmer. as he could
get their evidence from the notes NJ
the coroner. and the other half-dozen
or so witnesses who had been sum-
moned by the state were not called.
BAIL FIXED AT $4,000.
The court held Walls for manslaugh-
ter and said that he would fix the bail
at $4,000.
Gen. Brennan asked that it be placed
at $4,000. as the respondent was not OF
the criminal class.
Coroner Lincoln suggested $4,000. This
was agreeable TO all concerned and the
surety was fixed at that sum by thd
court Walls will furnish bail in day
or two.