Evening journal., 1918-03-11
SAYS NOT
GUILTY TO MURDER
Frank Richards Accused Of
Causing Death Of William
T. Tush
WHISKEY BOTTLE
IS DEATH WEAPON

Frank Richards. a United States sol /
died. pleaded not guilty to a charge Of
murder IN the nrst degree when placed
on trial before Chief Justice Pennevill
and judges Boyce and Conrad in Court
Of oyer and Termner today. The pris-
oner. who Is alleged to have caused the
death Of William T. Tush, on January
a. by striking him In the head with
bottle. appeared IN the prisoners dock
between Warden Cross and Guard Hast
ings, apparently unmoNed boy the charge
that be faced II was In a clear bold
voice that he answered 10 the indict-
ment lie wore his uniform Of a prl-
saie and his army oyercoat.
Wilbur l.. Adams represented Rick
ards and Attorney General Roinhardt
and Deputy Attorney General Green
conducted the prosecution.
Drawing OF a jury commenced at
40 So o'clock. and the last juror was
drawn az 1850 o'clock. requiring nifty
I n,e minutes. The jury sitting In the
case Is composed Of Edward o. Walton,
Eleventh district. foreman; George Z.
! Grantland. Second district; Theodore
Laws. Jr., Eleventh district; Jacob II
Welch, Fourth district. Robert Walker,
Seventh district; Alexander Goudiss,
Tenth district; Warren T. Collins,
Eighth district. Victor GebharJ, Third
district; James II. Green, First district
Donald Il Ashbrook. Third district
Frank F. Yoarsey, Elghih district. anc
Allen II. Aiuscow, Fifth district.
William T.. Tush, white man, was
assailed by a soldier at Third anC
King streets on January a. by soldier
and was struck In The head with a bot
tio. lie was taken 90 a local hospiia
and died from the wounds on February
/, 3. Richards Is accused Of ben.
! Tush's murderer.
Deputy Attorney General Green ad
/, dressed the Jury az ~ o'clock. Thl
prosecution in tended to prove. h0
stated, that on January Il. 50 Al oolocl
= in the evening. Mckands met Iush al
/, Third and King streets, and then at
I tackled him after some o1-hand rema.
. The soldier had been seen with o bot
tie. and later D run away.
Mr.. Green rtmarked that this wa
/, the first Jury d. avn since the law pass
. ed By the Leg stature which permit
! Jury. sitting In a murder case. TO re
\ quest mercy In finding a verdict o
i, guilty. the sentence In which case
=, life Imprisonment.
Gertrude Lord, a young girl. was IN
FIRST witness called 10 the stand
the prosecution. She testified thl
about Q o'clock on the evening OF Janl
ay a. she was talking 10 a soldier
=. Third aud French streets when she WI
y appl cached by Richards who Grabb
y, her arm. The soldier she was talkll
n TO warned Richards 20 leave her, wheI
he upon the prisoner remarked:
M 1--we got something In my pocl
that con knock your block
rd- with"
'od In cross-exsmlnation the girl s.
tfc Richards was intoxicated az the Oh
nv he accosied her. She said she did I
az see what he hai In his pocket.
fer Duffy Coveleski the soldier who "
talking with Miss Lord az the On
sh she was grappei by Ricka ds, w
oi-a the states next witness. He also q
,r- serted that Richards was intoxicated
in Annie Harris. a young girl said 81
was talking 10 a fellow, John Ne'
he man. al Third and French street
ve about 81 80 o'clock the same evenin
n when Richards passed them and ask
~ Newman who he was looking at," al
h added that III he looked at him mu'
al longer he would knock MS Dlock o
en at the same time pulling a brow
quart whiskey bottle from bis overco
r. pocket. She testified that Richards W
ye Intoxicated SO the time
n Like testimony was given by Jol
,v Newman.
sn Charles sewell. q call boy for q
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, sa
- that he saw a soldier at Third al
cd King streets. with a square, brow
n whlskey bottle In his hand followil
IS close behind Tush. The soldier W
ms gripping the bottle by It's neck, O
I've boy said. Witness said that when O
soldier with within a few inches
r. Tush. in Third street. between XII
~ and French. he saw him raise the h'
nd tle. then he heard the crash Oh {
ol- bottle breaking, and saw the sold
dl- running away. He did not see the
lis tual blow struck.
IN Immediately Tush screamed "mi
ian der" and he, Sewell. ran mp 10 him a
found his head to be severely CASH