Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-08-27

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did not see anyone leave the house.
Jefferson and q white man were to-
gether and when the victim asked him
for q basin of water to was his face and
hands he provided same and went
back into the house. The next thing
he heard some q scream, ''she done
cut him, " and he saw Jefferson fall
into his doorway. Questioned by the
Coroner he denied stating to that Off
cial that he said q woman cut Jefier-
son, who was cut right after he had
left the witness door.
DR.. Kelchner was recalled to the
stand and stated he sa W a white man
at the house and called upon him to
help carry the victim to the ambulance,
he seemed dazed and the doctor push
ed him aside.
Helen Coulter denied all knowledge
of this white man.
Abraham Lloyd, whose home is at
Alexandria, Va, has been on the island
two weeks, working on the streets for
Kalbach. Did not know anything
about the case, but had heard of the
murder. Saw the Coulter girl Monday
night.
John Simmons, who lives at 4105
Arctic avenue, when questioned stated
he did not know of the affair, in fact
1t was all over when he reached the
scene, but did see a white fellow tie up
the wound 10 the victims abdomen.
He did not know the white man.
William Gunner, Of 8710 Arctic ave-
nue., said the chief phoned for him and
that he was in bed when the affair
happened. Saw the commotion in
street and recognized the prisoner as
the woman who ran the street scantily
dressed and with her hair down, crying
she wanted to see him." Gunner
stated he was a permanent resident of
the island. He saw no weapon in the
hand Of the prisoner.
Minor, questioned as to his where
abouts earlier In the morning, said he
left the house of one OF the girls at four
o'clock to get something to eat and
staid at the restaurant about an hour.
While there other cronies came In and
finally the party went back to the
house on Arctic avenue at which place
they remained until after the murder.
The Coulter girl was asked who her
girl friend was and she pointed out one
Ida Ashley, who resides at 3709 Arctic
avenue, aud when questioned stated
she knew nothing of the affair. At
this point Judge Voorhees, announced
he represented the witnesses or defen-
dents and wanted TO address the
Coroner, but this was deferred until
after the jury had been charged.
Coroner Ingersoll then summed up
the evidence and in his address thought
a whole lot of evidence had been with
held for some reason or other and it
was about time that the people take
some action against the crimes that
emanate from that locality, and there
fore this jury has been called to decide
what and who caused the death of
Lloyd Jefferson. The jury retired at
$40 to deliberate and returned at 8
O'Clock rendering a verdict OF s'death
caused by knife wound at the hands of
a person unknown" After the verdict
William Minor, Edward Hudson,
Helen Coulter, John Simmons, Abra-
ham Lloyd and Nellie Randell were
held without bail for the September
term of court at Cape May Court
House.
Judge Voorhees, stated that there
was no specific cas- or verdict of either
murder or granddaughter against any
one of the witnesses, they should not
be held or there should be a com plant
of murder The Coroner then conn.,
mitted Nellie Randell for murder and
the rest as material witnesses. Judge
Voorhees, asked for q copy of the COM
mitment, which was granted. Proper
papers were made out and the prisoners
removed to the county Jail in automo-
biles Wednesday morning about $50
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