Evening journal., 1912-08-21
BLOW ENDS
FORAKER'SLIFE
JURY AGREES
COrOner'S Physician Says Hem
Orrhage and Not Crushed
Skull Was Fatal
WATERS IS HELD
UNDER $1,000 BAIL

The coroner's jury empanelled in
the case Of Robert e. Foraker, aged
AZ years of No. 1897 Chestnut street,
who was found dead at Maryland ave-
nue. and Van Buren streets late Sat
urday night, heard the evidence last
night in the City Court room and re-
turned a verdict that the man came
to his death as a result of hemor-
rhage caused by a blow supposed to
have been inflicted by Irwin A. Wa
ters, aged % years, of No. 705 South
Harrison street. The jury made no
recommendation as to what was to be
done with Waters, but upon the order
Of Deputy Attorney General Josiah o.
Wolcott, bail was fixed in $1,000,
Judge Cochran, in City Court today,
made no change in the bail
The most damaging evidence given
was by Coroner's Physician Bastian
who testified that Forakers death
was due to hemorrhage of the brain
and in his opinion the blow and not
the fall, caused the hemorrhage. For
aker is supposed to have been struck
by Waters on the jaw and knocked
down.
Several witnesses testified that they
saw Foraker fall and thought his
head struck the sidewalk DIR. Bas.
tian, after hearing their evidence still
held to the opinion that the mans
death was not caused by the fall. He
said Foraker's skull was very thin
and II was not fractured.
John II. Foraker, Of No. 403 West
Fourteenth street, a brother of the
dead man, testified to his brothers
good health and that he had made his
home with his mother. He said his
brother was not subject to epileptic
fits a point brought out in the hear
ing
Homer c. Kinsler. aged Is years
who now lives at 107 North Adams
street but who lived at I'LL Column
bia avenue Saturday night, testified
that Foraker came to their house Sat
urday night and told him he was
afraid to go home. He said a man
named Cochran had remarked that he
was going to knock his brains out. He
told OF some argument he had had
with Cochran about the latter's treat
ment of a youth who was intoxicated
Foraker said he was afraid he would
be killed before morning as Cochran
was going to beat his head in before
he went home.
William Bewandowski, aged 21
years, Of No. 1117 Columbia avenue
was the principal witness for the
State. He said he was on his way to
the plant of the Eleventh Ward Bot
Ting Works I'm front of which For
aker was found when a woman asked
him to accompany Foraker down In,
street 10 keep him from getting fl
trouble. When they reached the cor
ner. Foraker said to him:
There he is across the street. II
he was by himself / would beat his
head off.
The witness said he could see nc
one and suggested that Foraker &c
home, but the latter insisted that he
could see the man with whom he said
he had had some trouble. Later, the
witness testified. Cochran. or Waters
walked across the street towards them
Foraker asked him if he was looking
for trouble, but Waters made no reply
He asked him several times, and ther
Waters struck Foraker in the face
Foraker turned and said: "All right
will get square with you" He started
toward the door of the bottling house
but started to fall. He caught the
basket a man who was coming ou'
was carrying, and then fell into th'
arms of the witness, who dropped hin
to the sidewalk. He said the nani
head dropped about twelve inches tC
/ the pavement. Foraker was not in
toxicated as far as he could see.
Bernard J. Dubell Of No. 1116 Co
/ lumbia avenue, John Hale of Columbia
and Maryland avenues, Mrs. Annie
Pierce Of No. 741 Maryland avenue anC
| Mrs. II. E. Kinsler, mother Of the for
mer witness. gave testimony.
Patrolman Kelley told Of the arres
of Waters at his home. He salt
Waters admitted striking Foraker
then said he did not know whether b.
hit him or not, but he made a pas
at him"