The Detroit times., 1910-03-31
low TRUCK IN
DRUNKEN FRENZY
CAUSES DEATH
Chess" Perkins, Windsor Livery
nan, Knocked Down By Joseph
Thompson and Dies in Two Hours
From Fractured Skull.
layer Doesn't Learn Until Arrested
That Victim Is Dead-Assault Al
most Wholly Unprovoked.


cation. resulted In the death Tuesday
night OF Winchester Perkins. pro-
pr1etor of livery barn. at No IL Ferry
~. Windsor. His assailant, Joseph
Thompson, a brawny Scotchman, IA
miliarly known In Windsor as
'6cotty." is under arrest In the Wind
oor police station and will be charged
With manslaughter He admits Knock
1ng Perkins down. but did not learn
until after his arrest by Patrolmen
1Gnitre and Jones and Sergt. Reid that
Rorkfns had died from the effects OF
ME blow - - -
Coroner j. s. LaBelle swore In a
my over the body Wednesday morn
ms. and will hold an inquest. Thomp-
0on probably will be arraigned on an
Information charging manslaughter
Wednesday Afternoon or Thursday
a postmortem examination conduct
~ by DR.. G.. r. Cruickshank in
Charles r. Tuson's morgue Wednes-
day morning. under the coroners d.
foction, revealed that death was due
70 fractured skull. The fracture was
. very serious one at the base OF the
brain
Widow IL Prostrated.
Mrs Perkins. widow of the slain
man. Is Frustrated from the shock of
4 the tragedy. She is being tenderly
h cared for In the family home at No. 80
n Goyeau-st
The attack on Perkins, who was
called "Chess" by all who knew him,
occurred In front of his livery barn
about 10 o'clock. Tuesday night With
nm old man named Jack Leverick, he
was sitting on the walk, just outside
\ the door. when Thompson, who was
& Intoxicated, came along and passed
some remark.
Move along and mind Your busl-
ness" Perkins replied, according to
Thompson's own story. With no more
provocation than this Thompson
struck Perkins a vicious blow in the
face which keeled him over. He fell
backwards, and his. head came in viol
emit contact with the stone walk.
Just previous to the assault. Thomas
Cornell. an employe, who also had
been sitting outside with Perkins.
stepped into the barn for moment.
While there he heard a crack. which
sounded like a blow or something fall
ing He hurried outside to find his
employer lying prostrate on the side
walk and apparently unconscious,
while .Scotty'' was standing over him.
waving his. arms wildly. and threaten
(. ing to continue the assault when Per
kins got up The old man. Leverine.
In the meantime. had gone on down
tho street and Thompson also shuffied
OF when Perkins failed TO arise.
Injury Proves Fatal.
Perkins revived presently and
seemed TO feel all right, except that
be was trifie 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 80 he
\ could lie down. Cornell then called
VI DR. p A. Dewar and notified Mrs.
Perkins. The injured man was re-
moved TO his home and his condition
grew rapidly worse. He died about
11:30 o'clock. Before he expired he
said that the man who struck him he
had known as Winters. and II now
transpires that he had understood that
to DO Thompson's name. He was de-
\ lirious toward the end.
Thompson, after the assault, went
10 a barn on Weliington-ave., where
ne spent the night. sleeping of his
stag" Early Wednesday morning ne
applied for a Job as plasterer In the
new plant being erected for the Pos
+ sum Cereal Co. on Wyandotte-st, be-
tween wellington and Crawford-aves.
Here he was found by Patrolmer
Maitre and Jones at 1880 O'CLOCK, al
work In a big mortar box The officers
ordered him TO come along with them.
representing thar Chess" had sworn
ont a warrant for his arrest. he went
willingly. --st-..ts+
Thompson Admits Assault.
YES. 1. was a little tight. and when
Chess gave me some lip knocked him
down." he admitted. u.s ...
THOMPSON begged for a drink ana
the patrolmen permitted him to get
lionor at the bar of the Janisse hotel.
near by. At this juncture. Sergt.
Reid appeared.
IT see you've got him." said Reid.
Now put the handouts on him
Turning TO the prisoner Rehl said:
~ suppose you know what you've
d0ne?" s.pu.. $685.
"Yes, I knocked Chess Perkins
down.. was the prompt reioinder
"You did worse than that
What, hes not dead?"
"Yes. you killed him"
~ Thompson's face went white and he
chung to the officers for support.
The police are satisfied that there
was no criminal intent on Thompson's
part and lay HIS action to the liquor
\ In him. Under the circumstances a
murder charge would not lie, but IL is
a dead epen- and-shnt case OF man.
eiaughter" the authorities declare.
Thomson Is a big. easy-going fellow.
t Jolly and good-natured when sober. but
uuarrelsome when drunk His victim
was a fraii man. and II would have
required but slight blow from
sscotty's" nonstrous fist 10 send him
Keeling. Under the Influence Of the
Y LIQUOR ne had been freely imbibing Il
is probable that Thompson struck
Perkins q harder blow than he In
tended ,l..s..a.,1s -, -.
Thompson's home is in Scotland
He has been I'm Windsor about year.
Of and on, but has worked on both
sides OF the river. wherever he could
get Job. Pontiac was supposed 60 be
his "hSadQuartefe, y. btu ne nsd spent
but litie time there OF late For sew
erai days past he had been sleeping I'm
! Fcrris's livery, Pitt and Ferry-st.. TAX
ing his meals at Amos McLean's. on
Pitt-ss He is &c years old.
Perkins was 40 years old. The fam
. ~ was very costly situated I'm the
Goneau.st home, adjoining the resi-
. dence OF Mr.. Perkins father, w. A.
< Perkins. an old resident Of Windsor.