Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-08
JOYCE HELD BY JURY
REGARDED AS RESPONSIBLE FOR
HENRY HALLS DEATH.
Coroner's Inquiry Concluded Today
Three Additional Witnesses-Ac-
cused Man Sent to Jail.

The inquest over the body OF Henry Han,
colored, who was fatally stabbed in the
abdomen Saturday night about II o'clock
near his home in Longan court, as hereto
fore published in The Star, was concluded
today. Three witnesses were examined by
the coroner's jury this morning, and YER
dict holding Thomas. alias Vacuum" Joyce
was rendered Joyce was thereupon COM
mitted to Jail.
DIR. Swartout, surgeon in charge of the
Homeopathic Hospital, testified that the
patient was received at the hospital about
l o'clock Sunday morning. He knew Hall
was there about 8 o'clock in the morning,
and two hours later he saw him at the hos
pital The first witness knew of Halls be-
ing in the hospital was when he received
a telephone message. When he saw Hall
his condition was good. Witness made
personal examination of the wound Monday
morning about 1890 o'clock. The patient
died between and $50 O'Clock that even
ing. Halls pulse. he stated, was a httie
rapid and his temperature was little mgh
There was some distension of the abdomen,
but not enough to convince him that an
operation was necessary. The patient VIII
ness said, showed unfavorable symptoms
under the anaeSthetic
Witness said he considered the case
serious one when he first saw the patient.
He said there Is not established rule,
but there is an understanding that he Is
to be notified in cases of serious wounds
and injuries
An Eyewitness.
Henry Anderson, colored, testified that
he was in Logan court Saturday night.
when he saw the prisoner meet a colored
woman. The woman screamed and her
parents came out. About that time Hall
and Joyce came together.
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witness.
He said he saw Joyce make a pass"
at Hall, but he saw nothing in his hand.
Hall had nothing in his hand except his
shoes. Witness said it was too dark for
him to have seen a weapon in the hands
of Joyce.
Blanche Young colored, testified that she
was on her way home Saturday night be-
tween IL and II o'clock, when she saw
Vacuum" Joyce fighting his sister-in-law.
The latter was screaming murder" and
her father came to her rescue. He pulled
Joyce off and threw him across the alley.
Joyce then assaulted Hall. She did not
see weapon in Joyce's hand, but she saw
blood on him.
Witness said to the old man: "Mr. Hall,
you cut" He replied, mo, 1 amt"
and witness showed him the blood from the
wound.
Attracted by Screams.
Policeman Smith of the second precinct
testified that the screams of the woman at
tracted him to Logan court, and when he
reached the scene Mrs. Hall said her
daughter had been killed. Hall, the wound
ed man. was the only one in the crowd who
was not excited. and witness questioned
him about the difficulty. When he saw the
nature of the wound he sent for the ambu-
lance and had Hall removed to the hos
pital. Hall told witness that Vacuum
Joyce had cut him and related the circum-
stances under which the wound was re-
ceived. Hall, he said, had assaulted his
Halrs) daughter. because she went for a
policeman when she saw him beating an
other girl This concluded the testimony,
and the case was submitted.
Major Sylvester has commended Police
man Muller of the sixth precinct for his
vigilance and energy in the arrest of
Joyce.