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responsible for the death Of Miles. so the
matter win be investigated by the grand

matter win be investigated by the grand
jury.
witness examined. He explained to the
jury that he was called to the house OF
Mr.. Elgin to attend Miles. He found the
patient suffering from a stab wound of the
right side. The patient, he said. was I'M
conscious Witness thought it best to have
him taken to hospital. so he was removed
to the Emergency.
Detectives Cornwell and Hartigan were
sworn witnesses, and they related the
statement made by the pens:oner when he
was questioned at police headquarters tell
ing of what Croft had told them, In eff
feet. that Copeland struck the first blow
and that Miles caught him each time he
ran away to avoid further trouble.
Thomas E. Copeland was next called.
Coroner hewitt asked him If he knew any
thing Of a row having occurred yesterday
morning, and he said he knew there had
been "scrap." Witness told the jury that
he and Miles departed from the Tolman
laundry Saturday night about 1870 o'clock,
witness going to a barber shop and Miles
going to saloon. They met after wit
ness left the barber shop and remained IN
the saloon long enough to take several
drinks.
About midnight they started home, and
when they reached the house Miles knock
ed on the door. and a pedestrian who came
along made the remark:
IT'S nice time of the night for you to
be pounding upon peoples DOORS
Stranger Struck Miles.
They had some trouble. and the stranger
struck Miles Witness said that Miles and
the stranger became involved in a row and
that the witness pulled Miles away from the
stranger. Witness told Of the attempt he
and Miles made to climb the awning pole.
and said that one of the young ladies In
the house came from the house before the
trouble was over. Copeland said he had no
knife. and he did not know his companion
had been cut until after the latter had been
taken Into the house.
II then asked him what was the mat
ter" the witness said. land he replied.
I'm cut"
Ibid Miles seem to be the aggressor7"
the assistant United States attorney asked.
Eyes. SIR the witness answered.
Copeland asserted that he acted the part
kof peacemaker, and that he did net strike
blow. Miss Minnie Elgin, he said, was
with Miles when he returned to the house.
Saw Men Run Away.
Miss Minnie Egin seemed to bbe greatly
affected when called as witness.
81 saw Mr.. Miles come across 9th street
with Mr. Copeland" Miss E1gin said in re-
Spouse to question asked by the coroner.
THE stranger" she added. came up to
Mr.. Miles. and MIR. Miles struck at him."
Witness said she saw the men when they
ran from the house. and she fastened to
the door. When she realized that there was
trouble she returned to her room, put on
her shoes and kfmono, and went after
the men.
Miles asked what she was doing out there
and she told him she had come to get him.
He told her to go back home. but she re-
fused to do so, repeating that she had come
after him and she wanted him to go home.
Witness said that when she asked Mites
about the trouble he said he was after
that rascal who had the fmpudence to try
to get into our house."
Miles. the witness added pointed toward
a man who was standing ON the sidewalk
and said she thought he was the person
who had tried to enter the house.
Mack" as the witness referred to Miles.
pulled away from her and ran down Al
street. She asked a man who was standing
near there IL he would call a policeman, but
he refused to do so. Witness pleaded with
the man to cal an officer or to tell her
where she could find one, but he told her
he would not get mixed in the trouble.
Further Miss Elgin informed the jury that
she saw the men running backwards and
forwards on AZ street and about three
minutes after Miles had pulled away from
her he returned and she asked him what
he had done. He answered that he had
done nothing, but somebody had stabbed
him. She started toward home with him
and on the way there she met her sister,
Miss Alleen Elgin. Witness had her sister
take Miles home while she went to summon
DR.. Montgomery. She was unable to iden-
tify Croft as the man she asked to call a
policeman.
Miles Had Been Cut.
Frank C. Stewart, assistant yardmaster
of the Pennsylvania railroad, testified that
he reached his home on F street about 1:43
o'clock yesterday morning, and he heard a
woman calling: Take him away" Witness
went to see what was the matter and he
met Miss Elgin and Miles. When he asked
what was the matter. Miles said he had
been cut. That was four or five minutes
after he had seen the men running. He
heard one of them say: Stop him." and
witness struck at him. Witness only knew
two men. He could not identify the man at
whom he struck.
What kind Of a hat did the man have
on?" the witness was asked.
IT think he was not wearing any hat at
the time / struck at him. was the reply.
Deputy Coroner Glazebrook testified that
he performed an autopsy upon the body
this morning He gave minute descrip-
ton of the wound. saying the instrument
had passed through the eighth rib and pen
etrated the liver. Death, the witness
stated, was due to internal he1norrhage
There was a marked odor Of stale beer and
alcohol about the contents of the stomach
of the deceased. DR.. Glazebrook was the
last witness.