The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-11
DEATH DUE TO AN ACCIDENT.
The Verdict OF the COroner's Jury in
the Dudley Case.

the Dudley Case.
The Coroner's jury which assembled this
morning to enquire into the circumstances
surrounding the death of William Dudley
returned its verdict this afternoon. The
jury finds that DudIey's death was due
to accident.
Statements OF several witnesses of the
tragedy were heard Henry Miller, OF
1872 y Street northwest, testified that
Dudley, WEIGH. and he were together
shortly before the shooting. Dudley. soon
left them and shortly afterward they
heard stones falling on the balcony Of the
Cumberland boathouse. Turning, the wit
ness saw a gun fired and a man, who
was about eight feet away. fall As the
man fell he said oh, Roddy. you ought
not to have done that" The witness ran
for help when he heard Henderson shout
Go for an ambulance He did not rec
ognize the man who fred the gun.
George KidweIl, OF 25l0 N Street north
west, told Of having witnessed the shoot
ing OF Dudley He saw Henderson at
work on gill net which the witness
helped him 70 carry 10 a balcony While
there they saw two men coming toward
the house and Henderson called out, Is
that you, Nick Harper Receiving no
reply he asked If ii was Mills, but with
the same result. About five minutes later
several stones We're thrown at them on
the balcony and just missed he witness
ana Henderson. \ warning Was shouted
by Hen. sTSou, but another vOlIey Of
stones was the only response As the Wit
messed leaned over TO see y hO was throw
ing the stones d spade struck the balcony
b. 0W where he was standing Leaving
the balcony the witness and Henderson
went down stairs and as they passed out
Of the house Henderson picked up wit
ness gun They looked around and were
about returning 10 the house when some
one spranS frcn the shadow of the fish
house. with stick poised in the air as
though about To strike.
u Jumped out of reach said KidWeII
at this point, and just then Henderson
raised the gun to his shoulder and pulled
the trigger Dudley Tell and was after
ward recognized by US
Henderson hurried a telephone. &C
cordine TO the witness. anu called for an
ambulance. while kidwen remained with
the injured man hidweu quoted Dudley
as having said to him: George. you have
stuck to me TO the last Tell my wife
and child how il happened Tell them
that 1 had been drinking, and that
blame no one
Deputy Coroner GIazebroolz told Of hav-
ing performed the autopsy over Dudley $
remains. He said that death was due 70
septicaenia. OF blood poisoning
Policeman Far. who took the injured
man 70 the Georgetown University Hos
pital for treatment, testified that about
12-I5 O clock on the morning of the 5th
Of April he heard the report OF gun
while going up NJ Street with d prisoner
When he reached the station he was sent
10 tae Cumberland bOathouse. II was
about l O'Clock khen ne reached the hos
pital with Dudley. who seemed 10 have
! been drinking.
Henderson, the accused, then took the
stand IL his own behalf. He stated that
he did not recognize Dudley. as II WAS 50
dark when the shooting occurred that ne
could not tell whether the man was white
OF black. He said he had not taken q
drinh III thirteen years. The case was
then siEen 10 the jury, with the result
above stated