The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-20

Revolving story of the Bloody Con-
Hict in the { Street Stables Re
hearsed-The Wife of the Deceased
Listens to Proceedings OF the Trial
The Coroners jury that this morning
held an inquest over the remains Of Ha-
lard Dent. CoIoTed. returned a verdict 10
the effect that his death was due tC stab
wounds inflicted by Charles Doyle, the
negro with whom Dent had difficulty IN
tho stables of the United States Express
Company, AZ Street northwest, on
Thursday night Doyle was arrested at
Hyattsviie, Md, yesterday afternoon. on
q charge of murder, and WIS subsequent
y lodged in prison here. He was ordered
held for the action Of the grand jury
The inquest was conducted by Coroner
hewitt at No. station house and was at
tended by the accused. who was accompa-
MED by - representative of Campbell Car
riuEtou who has been retained as counsel
by DoyIc-s mother.
The first witness called was. Thomas
GrIyson. who lives at y T Street north
east Grayson was Dents night partner
1T the United States Express Company's
stables He testified that he went to the
stable on the evening Of the murder at
$50 O'Clock Lawrence His and Bunny
Slaughter We're there with Dent and
DOYLE They left before the tragedy &C
Cured Dent and Doyle, he said, had an
alteration growing out of the witness
request TO Doyle to go to nearby lunch
room and purchase something to eat
Dent. he said. entered the conversation
by telling GTaysOn tthe Witness to take
hold Of DOyle'S feet. The witness testi-
fed that after a few words passed be
tween Dent and Doyle the latter entered
the harness room and returned with
razc-- The witness testified that he saw
Doyle strike at Dents throat with the
weapon Dent had followed Doyle toward
the harness room.
The former offered to fight Doyle. and
repeatedly told him that he Doyle was
a coward When Doyle IunSed at him
with the razor Dent staggered to bench
along the left side Of the stable The
witness said he saw blood, but did not
realize that Dent was badly hurt. He did
not see Doyle escape from the stable.
Deputy Coroner GIazebrOok testified to
having performed an autopsy on the
body of Dent. The direction of the wound
showed that the blow had struck IN the
back and that the weapon had been
brought forward The weapon touched
the backbone. nicking it. All the arteries
were severed. The wound was a gaping
one two inches deep. Death was due TO
heTnorrhage. caused by a stab wound in
the neck and occurred not more than
three minutes after the wound had been
inflicted
Marion Jones. who lives at 5n3 CoIfax
Street, an empIoye of the Street Cleaning
Department, testified that he witnessed
the killing He was in the habit Of visit
was acquainted with both Dent and
DOYLE. Grayson asked Doyle. he said to
get him something to eat. Doyle taunteT
him with keeping book and not having
any money Dent entered the converse
ton and called the prisoner a coward, and
offered TO fight him. Doyle went into the
harness-roorn toward the rear of the
room and returned with razor Dent
followed him, and in front Of the aisle
leading into the harness-rOom Doyle cut
his Dents throat.
The witness testified that ne did not
know Dent was badly hurt The wounded
man staggered TO n bench, and witness
and Grayson helped him 10 the ground
at the head of the cFT.Ite. The witness
said that neither he .Eor Grayson made
any attempt to stop Doyle. Jones identi-
fed the razor found In the police in the
stable as the one with which the blow
resulting Ia Dents death had been struck.
Witness said that Dent was the husband
OF his sister They lived in adjoining
houses on COIfaX Street
Precinct Detective O'Dea testified that
he found the razor produced at the in
quest in the stable coHTadicting Jones
who said that Doyle put the raozr in his
pocket The police believe that they have
not Yet found the razor with which Doyle
killed Dent
Fanny Dent. the wife Of the deceased,
was present during the inquest. She was
dressed in mourning, William Brown.