The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-28
BRAINS AND HAIR
ON LOADED STICK
(ooutinued From Page one)

flicted upon his head with some In
strument In the hands Of person un-
known TO us.-Joe Wood, J. W. Dicke.
John W. Counts. W. c. Stanford. ".
A. Douglas. II. J. Bookhammer.
The inquest began at $3.50 O'Clock.
delay in arrival of the jury being the
cause OF the lateness.
The jury was sworn as follows. II.
A. Douglas. John W. Counts, win
Stanford. John Dicke. II. J. Book
hammer and Joe Wood.
Or. II. p. Sights. of Riverside hos
pital. described the condition OF the
boy when brought to the hospital: the
nature OF the wounds. etc. He stated
that there were Ave distinct cuts. evil
IDENTITY made by some blunt lnstru
ment, and that they were pronounced
fatal from the start He thought the
wounds OF severa' hours standing.
The physician stated that the patient
was dellrious. and that In such severe
cases the past is obliterated and only
the present Is thought Of and that
the only intelligent words he heard
him utter were. Let me get at the
black scoundrel.
T. W. Bass Claude Bass uncle.
was next called He stated that his
nephew came to his house Saturday.
August is, and that he did not get 20
see him. hence he cofd not Identify
the clothes positively He did state
that the shoe found on the dead man
was the size his nephew wore. He
stated that the nephew's habits were
good while here with him. The nephew
dad been in GRANVILLE. IN. several
weeks, going there with his sister.
Edward Cohen. the clothier. stated
that he saw Bass last Saturday after
noon. August is. at his store on
Broad street, and positively identified
the clothes as those worn by Bass.
Cohen stated that Bass came IN the
store, paid him 40 cents. and showed
him about $40 in bills. Because he
noticed rent In the sleeve OF the
pos's coat he tried TO sell him a suii
OF clothes. but the sale was not made
Bass eft suit case In his store. The
grip has never been opened Cohen
Identified his hat. Tie identified the
shoes as those worn by Bass.
Miss Mary Bass, cousin. testified
that she saw her cousin last at 4
o'clock Saturday. August IS, soon az
ter his arrival from GRANVILLE. III.
When he left her house he said he was
going to search for a boarding house
as he intended staying here Ave weeks
Miss Bass identified the clothes even
to the shoes. necktie. collar aud pipe
Miss Bass said she did not know
whether her cousin had money. but
he had been working at 81 day for
three months, She said his height
was feet 4 inches when be returned
from the reform school.
DR. Johnson Bass. city physician.
testified as to the condition of the pa
tent when brought TO Riverside hos
pital. He stated that he could no,
tell how many blows were struck. aud
could not tell what the blows we're
made with. He stated that the wounds
could have been made by blunt in
strument He thought the wounds
had been made several hours before
the boy was brought to the hospital.
The doctor stated that the patients
words were all delirious, and could
not be understood.
Heard Quarrel.
Mrs Fannie Mechanism said she
lived on Wagner avenue Tuesday
night; that the street is also called
Flournoy street. She knew where the
body was found and lived one hundred
yards from the scene. At IL o'clock
that night she was giving medicine to
her invalid son and heard loud talking
and hot words. She thought some
one was quarreling. She heard a
woman cry: Lord have mercy" and
a mans voice cry out: Turn me
loose. you are killing me-"
This was repeated three times and
q calm ensued. Soon after her son
called her attention TO a wagon pass
ing. She went to the window and
saw man pushing a push cart. but
she could not tell whether the man
was white or black. The cart was
being pushed towards the dump"
Mrs. Mechanism did not know her
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