Evening journal., 1916-07-20
I'LL Get YOU" Was
PARKER'S threat TO
MAN HE killed
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case, he having summoned sher-
in West from Georgetown immediate
ly after the shooting.
The funeral Of Mr.. Lynch will be
held tomorrow afternoon at 2 O'Clock
from his late home. Services will
be in charge of the Rev. Omar F..
Jones, pastor of the Methodist
Church.
Or. Parker Forgetful.
According to newspaper cores
pondent who talked to him In his
cell in Georgetown Jail, DR.. Parker
admitted that he had been drinking
heavily the evening of the shooting,
and he claimed he could recall none
Of the tragedy after he had been put
out OF Lynch's place following his
scuftie with Lynch. He claimed that
Lynch knocked him down and pounc-
ed upon him. Dr. Parker has an
abrasion on the forehead near the
right eye and his cheeks we're swollen
yesterday.
Or. Parker probably will be given
a hearing before a Justice Of the
peace and be held formally without
bail today in Georgetown. Deputy
Attorney-General Frank NJ. Jones. who
was away on a vacation trip return
ed TO take charge OF the case.
Trouble in Restaurant.
Details of the clash between Postmas.
ter Lynch and Dr.. Parker that was fol
lowed by the tragedy, were unfolded at
the coroner's inquest. Dr.. Joseph NJ
Martin, who was not far away when the
shooting occurred, testified 30 going tc
the aid of Lynch after he was shot. The
/ iugular vein was torn away, he said
and Lynch never spoke after being
wounded. He fell against the screer
I door of his store after being shot. DIR
William P. Or, DR.. Hiram r. Burton
and DR.. W. r. Messick. who arrived
shortly after the shooting, corroboratec
the testimony as to the nature of tho
wound. Dr. James Beebe, who also re
sponded 70 the call for physicians, wal
not called as a witness. The physicians
said Lynch died Of hemorrhsges cause,
! by the shot wound.
Samuel Williams, an assistant II
Lynch's restaurant, testified that DR.
Parker visited the place about O'Clock
in the evening and got into dispute
with Lynch over the baseball team:
makeup. Or. Parker desired his broth
er-i law, Of Philadelphia, TO be place
on the Lewes team al $3.50 a day, bui
| Lynch, who was acting manager, toot
! the position that the team was made ny
and they didn't feel that they could pay
another player $3.50 a day. DIR. Parker
retorted that Lynchs son was on IN,
team and wasn't worth a DAM &C
cording 10 Williams. Lynch objected Il
some Of Parker's language and reminded
him that ladies were present. Ac
corting 20 Williams. Dr. Parker retorte,
] that "the ladies' think more Of me DRUM
than thev do Of yoii sober"
Lynch persuaded Or. Parker to leav'
the place without any force being used.
Shortly before IL O'Clock DR.. Par.
ker returned 10 the restaurant and
asked for something to eat. Wher
/ Lynch asked him what he wanted, DR.
Parker wouldn't say. Williams testi.
/ fed. Some words we're exchanged
and Lynch ordered Parker out Of the
place. Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Mar
shall were In the place, and Lynch
told Parker that ''if there were M
ladies here you would go out" Mrs
Marshall left the place. and. accord
ing 10 Williams. DR.. Parker picked VI
chair as IL 20 strike Lynch and thu
latter grabbed a chair TO defend him
self. Neither struck the other will
n chair. however.
Parker Was Punched.
, Lynch struck Parker. Il was testi
fed 70 shove him toward the CoOi
They grappled. and Williams got int
the mixup and struck Parker thre'
or four times, but was ordered 4