Evening journal., 1922-06-02
AFTER REDDING
AS MURDERER
Jury Says He Killed Smith
in School Yard Crap
Fight
BRADLEY ALSO
HELD AS SLAYER

IN
Edward Reddlng, Negro, was hell
responsible by the jury Of inques
suHimoned last night by Coroner
Buslook to inquire into the cause o
thendeath OF James p. Smith, Negro
soand dying of stab wounds in the
sc&ooiyard at Twelfth and Poplar
,f,eets Tuesday afternoon, and who
lvth long enough TO reach the hos
Diaal Four men were taken into
cuSody on wednesday by city de-
teciives. and from them II was
eatned that Redding had stabbed
smith. The men were released and
Search at once made for Redding'
but' he evaded the officers, leaving
here wednesday night by automo-
bid. for Philadelphia. The Bureau
of police at once sent out fiiers to all
nearby cities and II is thought Red-
ding will soon be captured.
kccording TO the testimony heard
lasti night and from information OBJ
Ia he'd by Captain Of Detectives Ben
sonli James p Smith, the dead man;
sdward Redding. his alleged mur-
derer; Herman Roach, Samuel
Notitgomery and Nathaniel Small
wood all Negroes. were engaged IN
q cfap game. Redding and Smith
rotli into an argument over the
change for a SIS bill. Suddenly Red
dlng. it is alleged, pulled a knife
from an inside coat pocket and stab
De4i smith several times. He then
piat,ed the knife back in his pocket
and warlek away.
According to their statements last
ght. the three witnesses, Roach, !
montgomery and Smallwood. were I
dumbfounded that they remained |
with the injured man a few minutes
ana, then fearing they might be /
harged with the crime, hurried |
away.
shortly afterward Patrolman Sny-
ier,, found Smith in an unconscious
,ondition and hurried him to the
lospital in the police ambulance,
,uui the man died before reaching
he.,hospital.
William Wing. cousin OF the
lead man, was called before the jury
a {. night. but II was simply for the
)urpose of showing that the dead
nan was James p. Smith. Wing. ac-
orAing to all information received
,y,ihe police and coroner, was not
resent and knew nothing of the
iahbing until afterward.
An inquest was held in the fatal
of Leroy Seabrook, color
sd,, at Second and Orange streets,
ate, Tuesday night. The coroner's
Jury found that Seabrook met his
ieath from gun shot wounds at the
napds Of David Bradley, colored, |
who Is under arrest charged with |
he,crime. and ordered Bradley held |
without bail for the grand jury.
10 the case OF Charles X. Ray
mend, who was found In a dying
conditioD at his home, Ola Elm
street, last Saturday afternoon with |
3 Bullet wound in his breast, the 4
.orOner's jury found that the man /
ape TO his death from a gun shot
wound self inflicted.
A verdict Of accidental death was
iven in the case of John RICHTER,
no was found dead in the base
tent Of 421 Shipley street, last
uesday morning. RICHTER met his
cath as the result OF a fractured ]
SuiL received in a fall down the {
airs. the jury decided
Coroner Bullock received word I
sterday from a cousin and sister {
N the dead man, who are &
SCENTS OF Philadelphia. They
hattend the funeral for which ar r
1gements have been made by the y
aperhangers' Union. from parlors r
deputy Coroner Harvey F. Mich
5g502 West Seventh street. at 2.3G {
elbck this afternoon. Interment 4
ia be in Riverview cemetery.