The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-30
BLOW STRUCK II
DRUNKEN FRENlI
CAUSES DEATH l
Chess Perkins, Windsor Livsz
man, Knocked Down BY Jossp1
Thompson and Dies in Two Hou1t'
From Fractured Skull.
Slayer Doesn't Learn Until Arresto
That Victim Is Dead--Assault Al
most Wholly Unprovoked.

A blow. struck In the heat OF 4;
drunken passion with almost no provo
cation. resulted in the death Tuesdav
night of Winchester Perkins. pro<x
prietor OF a livery barn at No. ~ Ferry<
St, Windsor. His assailant. Joseph
Thompson, a brawny Scotchman. o.
miliarly known In Windsor go
"Scotty," is under arrest in the Wind
sor police station and will be charge1
with manslaughter. He admits KNOCK
ing Perkins down, but did not learn
until after his arrest by Patrolmen<
Maitre and Jones and Sergt Reid that
Perkins had died from the effects pkl
the blow. -~~s~-rss-* 81
Coroner j. s. LaBeile swore IN ~
jury over the body Wednesday -mo1Crx
inc. and will hold an inquest ThoUnDe7
son probably will be arraigned on
information charging manslaughtGG1
Wednesday afternoon or Thursday.
A pOstmortem examination conduc4<'
ed by Or. G.. r. Cruickshank IT,
Charles r. Tusons morgue Wedu6br:
day morning, under the coroncr's a.
rection, revealed that death was due.
to fractured skull. The fracture Wa4
very serious one at the base Of tho'
brain. .a.a... s.--...... &, q
Widow is Frustrated. .--..-.. I.
Mrs Perkins. widow of the ala1n|
man, is Frustrated from the shock. ~
the tragedy. She Is being tender1Y
cared for in the family home at No 81
Goyeau-st n
The attack on Perkins, who Wa
called Chess" by all who knew him.
occurred in front of his livery barn
about 10 o'clock, Tuesday night. with
an old man named Jack Leverick, ~
was sitting on the walk, just outside
! the door, when Thompson, who Wa
intoxicated, came along and passed
some remark.
| Move along and mind your bQsf-
ness" Perkins replied, according To-
Thompson's own story. With no more
provocation than this Thompsou
struck Perkins a vicious blow In Tho
face which keeled him over. He fell
backwards and his head came In vioI.
ent contact with the stone walk.
Just previous to the assault, Thoma1'
Cornell, an employee, who also had
been sitting outside with Perkins,
stepped into the barn for a momeuk@
While there he heard a crack which.
sounded like blow or something fall
ing He hurried outside to find hin
employer lying PROSTATE on the side
walk and apparently unconscious,
while "Scotty" was standing over him.,
waving his arms wildly, and threatens
ing to continue the assault when Per
kins got up The old man, Leverine,
in the meantime, had gone on down
the street and Thompson also shuffied
off when Perkins failed TO arise.
Injury Proves Fatal
Perkins revived presently and
seemed to feel all right, except that
he was a trifle dazed. He spoke about
horse that was still out and other
matters pertaining TO the business.
Later he complained OF feeling weak
and had Cornell put up a cot so he
could lie down. Cornell then called
DIT. p. A. DewaF and notified Mrs.
Perkins. The injured man was re-
moved TO his home and his condition
grew rapidly worse. He died about
1870 o'clock. Before he expired he
said that the man who struck him he
had known as Winters, and 1t now
transpires that he had understood that
TO be Thompson's name. He was de-
lirious toward the end.
Thompson. after the assault. went
to a barn on Wellington-ave., where
nc spent the night, sleeping OF his
Jag" Early Wednesday morning he
applied for job as plasterer in the
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