Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-08-27
Early Morning Fight Results in
Murder


between Lincoln and Garfield avenues,
was aroused by the screams Of a colored
woman who ran half dressed into the
street crying, IA man has been cut"
Immediately omeone telephoned for
DIR. Kelchner and when be arrived,
found the victim too far gone from loss
of blood.
1t appears q colored man by the
name of Lloyd Jefferson got into a
fight with some cronies In a house Of a
girl friend of his and In the mixup be-
tween these women he was hit over
the head with either a bottle or a heavy
glass and then slashed in the groin on
the left side, the cut being 3 deep one,
severiug the femoral artery, which lie
one of the main arteries of the body
leading from the heart to the lower
extremities, causing the man to bleed
to death.
Policeman Robert Poindexter, who
was promptly at the scene of the dis
order, Immediately made important
arrests and locked them up, and the
body Of Jefferson was removed to the
city morgue and notice was given of
an inquest at four O'Clock of the same
day at the c%oroner's Office.
At the appointed hour six men were
chosen to serve on the jury who were
as follows: g. L. Nickersop, foreman;
Warren Kalbach, Elias Lee, Frank
Willetts, R. w. Norcross and William
Nuss, who then viewed the body and
proceeded to the city hall to hold the
inquest. Prosecutor Carrow had been
sent for and he being absent the Coroner
delayed procedure, expecting him any
minute, and adjourned at five to meet
at seven o'clock that evening. 1t later
developed that Mr.. Carrow as de-
tanned on account of being sworn into
Office at Cape May Court House.
At seven O'Clock the jury roll was
called and witness William Minor was
called to the stand and said he lived at
144 w. Lincoln avenue, and his home
was in Washington, d. G. He knew
the murdered man, but was not present
when cutting was done. Was with
Jefferson earlier In the evening and
went to Jefferson's girls house where
he minor was when the victim left.
Witness was q musician by trade and
met Jefferson at a saloon. The dead
man, Minor and several friends had
been drinking at q saloon and when
they came out Jefferson suggested they
go to his girls house at which place a
fuss started between the victim and the
girl and Minor interfered and after a
tussle Jefferson ran put and shortly
afterwards, Minor said he heard him
say he had been cut. When he minor
saw him he was lying on the floor of a
house in the vicinity, with blood all
around BIN and Minor remained until
the ambulance arrived. Questioned as
to the motives leading up to the crime
he (Minor) said Jefferson was jealous
of this girl and she of him. 1t was
brought out that Minor and Jefferson
were room-mates. Minor said he saw
no knives. saw several people in the
house. Did not know Nellie Randell
by name, but recognized her as being
in the house when the fight started.
Did not know that victim was hit in
the head as he and Jefferson were fight
ing. Nellie left first and Jefferson
shortly after.
Helen Coulter, who lives at 1907 Arc
tic avenue, was next called and stated
she had been on the Island a year, and
had done general homework for the
late Squire Coomb+. From the tessi-
mony given it was shown she could
not pay the rem for the house the
claimed to hold on Arctic avenue and
when questioned said Charles Sheppard
paid her rent. She never sold beer and
rented her rooms and hai ia girl ledger.
Sheppard boarded at her house.
Did not know anything about this
trouble and said Minor was wrong
when he said Jefferson and she were
fighting. She saw fighting in the street,
but she was In the house. After Minor
aud Jefferson stopped fighting she went
across the street, but did o see cutting.
Minor was asked by the Coroner ut this
point if there wasn't a scrap and he
answered, yes. She knew Jefferson
quite well and heard the remark Of
someone saying, "Yes, I cut him."
this in a woman's voice, but on close
questioning did not know the prisoner
and stated a colored man, who was en-
ployed at Cannon's pool room told her
but she did not know him.
DIR. Kelchner was next called to the
stand and said he received a call at
a ~ H.