The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-12
MURDERER WAS
FROM RICHMOND.
Negro Causes the Death of An
other on Wharf in
Baltimore.
(By Associated Press.)

BALTIMORE, Aug 11.-"Murder by
knocking overheard and causing the death
by drowning of Joseph Cohen (coloreD.
seventeen years old, of Hartford county.
Maryland
Sucn is the peculiar charge which is
laid against a negro tramp named Ne
Won. for whom the police and detectives
are securing the city and suburbs. AT
a late hour last night Nevon was still
at liberty.
Lo.e.. came to an untimely end about
O'Clock yesterday morning near the
lumber wharf on Block Street, between
West Falls Avenue and the drawbrldse.
Inc crew Of the police boat Lannan
were notified and dragged for the body.
Il was recovered by Officer RIGA Rich
ard Lamb. of the Lannan, and was sent
to the morgue in the Central District
ambulance.
Locked UP at the Central Police Sta
ton are three negroes. witnesses to the
affair. They are Edward Crawford. six
teen years old, of les Seventh Street,
Washington; George Manotha, sixteen
years old, of Dorchester county, Md.
and Richard Dorsey, twenty-three years
old, Of COZ Browns Court, Washington.
The story of how Cohen lost his life was
told to Lieutenant Fullem by Crawford
as follows:
QUARREL OVER MELON.
On Friday afternoon Cohen and Craw-
ford were together on the wharf, and the
captain of a schooner loaded with water
melons gave them one of the melons
The two youths were sitting on the
wharf eating the melon, when NeVon
came along and asked for 3. piece.
Meeting with refusal he. it is said. cursed
them and started forward as if to strike
Cohen Cohen beat a hasty retreat and
called to the captain who had given him
the melon to protect him. The captain
then commanded Nevon to stop inter-
ferring with the boys and ordered him
away. Nevon obeyed.
Yesterday morning Cohen and Craw-
ford were sitting on pile of lumber on
the edge of the wharf and Nevon again
approached What followed is told by
Crawford in these words: "Nevon said
to Cohen, You black niger. I'm going
to knock your head Off now. You tried
to get me into trouble yesterday. He
started toward Cohen, who jumped OF
the lumber pile and started to run away.
when Nevon struck him in the face with
his fist and knocked him backward from
the wharf 1 ran to the edge Of the
wharf, but Cohen never came up. Nevon
ran up the wharf and disappeared
FROM RICHMOND.
Nevon, for whom the police are look
ing frequented the water front and is
said to have come here from Richmond.
Va, where the police regarded him as
desperate character. He is described as
twenty-four years old, feet II inches
tall and as weighing 145 pounds with
light-brown skin. He is of slender bull
and walks with a slight limp. He wore
an old light soft hat. dark coat with light
stripe, very ragged; brown corduroy
pants. black shoes and black shirt.
Little is known of the dead youth ex-
cept that he was from Hartford county.
Henry Jones (colored) was arrested
yesterday afternoon by Sergeant Day.
of the EastoIn District, on suspicion o.
being the man wanted. He was taken
to the Central Police Station and con-
fronted by Crawford. who. however. fail
ed t. identify him as Nevon. He will
have hearing before Justice Garland
this morning.
A colored boy, named Robert Ran
dolph, of SO2 Clay Street, Richmond. va.
was arrested Yesterday afternoon by
Officer Vogelman, Of the Southern Dis
trict. upon suspicion that he was the one
wanted, but after being examined by
Lieutenant Cullen, at the Central Sta
ZION was dismissed.