The Sentinel=record., 1912-04-28
KILLING WAS
 JUSTIFIABLE
coRoNER's JURY, 2t MEMBERS, SAYS HALL KILLED BROWN
 IN sELF-DEFENSE.
But One Witness for the Defense Was Used, After the State Had Told It's Story Before the Cor
 oner's Jury.

George Brown, negro saloon porter, was the verdict of jury composed of 21 citizens, last night at the con. clusion of the inquest conducted by Coroner Dr J. P Randolph.
 When the verdict was rendered there was a general outburst of ap- proyal from the large crowd in the court room. Hall, surrounded when the verdict was read, by his wife, sis ters and other relatives, was encir- cled by many friends who showed their approval of the verdict of the jury
 Hall himself, accompanied by the wife and sisters, spoke to each of the members of the jury and assured them of an appreciation of their yer dict, which they unanimously agreed was nothing more nor less than a fair measure Of justice under the cir cumstances.
 The evidence taken at the night ses- sion showed little new in develop ment, except that it emphasized the loud abuse and villification and threats which the negro Brown had heaped on the public officials in gen eral, and which made 1t more strange that he got away with such conduct even as long as he did.
 The language brought out in tho evidence was of the most vulgai type. It could not be given place any where, and is merely an echo of th' condition of mind Brown was in, whei angered through excessive use cz | quor, he gave vent to his feeIinl against the public officers both or the sidewalk in front of the saloor and in the saloon just before he wal shot.
 There was no disagreement in tho jury room, except on the first ballot when one voted the tragedy a homi eide, and the other 20 voted 1t case of self-defense. That was on secret ballot, and the one voting homicide did not state the degree. Later it was proposed that a standing ballot bs taken, consented to, and unanimously agreed that the killing of Brown was  done in justifiabie seif-defense.
 The state developed all 1t had tc develop, and the witnesses were ques toned long by Prosecutor J. B. Wood Attorneys George P. Wilmington ant Richard M Ryan for the defense diC not get into explicit details with thu state witnesses, and they neve thought it necessary to introduce bu one of their witnesses, after the stat had finished. His evidence rounde, out the self-defense, after the stat witnesses had indicated many justlfi able circumstances.
 The verdict liberates Hall iron further penalty unless the grand jur sees fit to indict him, in which even the case will go to the circuit court
 The Evidence.
 Domineck Brignardello, proprieto of the saloon in which tragedy too place, was outside of bar, about l feet from the men. In the mornin Brown was taking drink at ba and witness spoke to him about | Later Brown took another drink an went out in front. He called Brow :, ont and told him to help wait tabl and Brown came in but went out tn side walk door and was in iron again. and later saw Brown and Ha talking and later they came in salool Witness was busy with dinner hou and did not pay much attention unt he heard the shot, and Brown fell { the floor. Witness said Brown wa drunk and that when Brown wa drunk he was crazy ana very uoh6o ous.
 James Dugan was present at U shooting Lives at Memphis. WI here three weeks. Rooms at Hurl' house. Hall and Brown were talkil at the bar. Witness was not intere' ed Brown said he had nothing again Hall but it was against the men ov there, pointing to the city hall Alt the shooting deputy came in a , took Halls pistol and led him o Brown used vile names as he point to the city hall
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