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THE'WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1SS2
THE JUSTICES
OF THE UNITED STATES SUPREME
COURT AT HOME
A Pen -3A In* Photograph of the Judge* and Their
Wonderful Clerk-A Forty Thousand Dollar a
Fear Salary—Judcos aud Their Oowna-
Thetr Personal Hahiia—Deoision*.
Hartford Timer.
It is not true, the attaches of the court say,
that any of the justices have had gowns made
in I'aris by Worth. Tiiey are all homemade,
and havo been made by one family of people
for nearly forty yearn. Zack Chandler had a
very poor opinion of these gowns, for it is
said of him that he once said to Salmon P.
Chase, a former chief justice: “Salmon, when
you have your d—<1 old jacket on you look
every inch a judge." There is no reason why
one of these gowns should be called a jacket,
for the skirt reaches the floor. The gowns arc
put on the justices in what is called the robe
room, adjoining the court, at five minutes to
12 o'clock, for the judges never go upon the
bench until high noon. Then, after the Mar
shal's deputy sings Ilia song about “God bless
the United States and the justices of this
court," or words to that effect, the arrival of
the justices having been previously an
nounced, they take their seats and arc ready
for business. The clerkship of the court is
worth more than the s ilary of four of the
justices, as it is said to frequently pay over
$■10,000 per year. The charges are simply ter
rible. It costs at tout a dollar for the clerk to
look at you, and another dollar to get out of
liis sight. They have a little talk then of
keeping the decisions hack as long as possible,
often a couple of months, and in tue mean
time if any one wants a copy of the decision,
it costs $2 for each wage of one hundred
words. Tlietc is no good reason why the de
cisions should not 1>« put in type the day
they ore delivered, and furnished as the de
bates of congress are furnished, the day fol
lowing: but this was not the practice sixty
years ago, and they never do any tiling about
the court except in the time honored but
excessively slow way. This, all
ngnpe, would lie a great convenience,
but it would take $10,000 a year
ont of the fees of the clerk, and, of course, it
is not done. Several times bills have been
prepared for introduction in congress on the
subject, but somehow nothing was heard of
them afterward. Tiiose who proposed them
■were convinced that it was not the custom,
and they let tho matter drop. The supreme
court lias always held that every bill relating
to the conrt must first Ik* sent to them for in
spection, and, strange rs it may appear, they
have always carried this point m their re-
spect. When Belva Lockwood, the female
lawyer, applied for admission to practice be
fore the court, tho justices were shocked and
the »clcrk horrified. The court consid
ered the application, and, after holding it
under advisement for a month or so, gravely
tleelarsil against iter, on tin* ground that it
was against the custom, if not the law.
llclvn, in reply, said it was against the cus
tom once to ride in a railroad
car, or to light ttji a house
with gas, but those customs were not
in keeping with the progress of the times.
The reply was that there was no help
for her. llclvn, being practical, slipped over
to the senate, drew a bill giving women the
right to practice law, provided tiiey were
competent, and had it introduced. She had
a similar bill introduced in*the house, which
body passed it. The senato in turn passed it,
and, lo! the custom was a thing of the past.
A law took its place, and she or any other
womun is now perfectly free to get a big fee
for appearing anti arguing a case before the su
preme court, providedsheisfortunate cnougli
to get employed. It is against the cusiom,
and no one is allowed to do it under penalty
of iicing put out of the court room, for any
one, newspaper reporter or lawyer even, to
write a word in the court ro.<ni, or take a note
of any point in a decision or remark of any
of the judges. This appears strange, and yet
Jj it it fact, und there are hundreds
Tit" ilftwspApef C'OrrespG’.V.lf-nis ?“** Q hflUW
it from being prevented. The custom is
to go to the clerk, and wait a week or so for
In:
<m to mako such extracts of an opinion as
arc wanted to pay hint his fees. The only
way to get over this is to keen the points lit
jionr head ami write them outjafter coming out
of the court room, which has to be done on
what is called decision day. Tltc opinions of
the supreme court are much too long. Tiiey
go into a history of every case, and often a
person has to read half an hour or so before
the point in the decision is reached. But all
this plays into the hands of the clerk, Jle
gets wealthy 1ta consequence of it. Imagine
the readers of a paper in t-hese days of tele
graph having to wait three or four weeks, for
a decision! The jtn’jjty, are too slow. Tiiey
don't intend to be slew, but they are without
knowing it. Tt is seldom that a decision can
he had in less than a month after a cose has
been argued. In similar courts in Eng
land a decision is given in five min
utes after a case is argued. This is
as it should be. The judges, in holding
off their decisions, without knowing it, are
enriching a certain number of resident at
torneys at the expense «>f other attorneys,
who do not happen to reside here; tor,
knowing the delay, the expense of waiting,
etc., non-resident lawyers, frequently are re
quired to secure the assistance of resident at
torneys to argue ami look after their cases.
One of the customs is that eacli justice lias
a body servant. The justices get money for
their own body servants, but the custom is
otherwise, and the body servants are paid $1,-
200 tH*r annum by the government. Some of
the justices want to select? their own body
servant, but they are not allowed to do it by
the oilier body servants, for the custom is
that the newly appointed justice retain the
body servant of his predecessor. The body
servants have never been known to
allow a justice to violate this custom.
Mr. Justice Woods, who was appointed by
Garfield, in spuak'ng to some gentlemen of
this custom, said* “My body servant is the
most annoying thing I have yet experienced.
The fellow’is the first man 1 see in the morn
ing and the last 1 sec at night. lie forced his
way into my room, at the Elliott house, or
dered me to go down to breakfast, and then
asked me what I would have for breakfast,
taking my order to tiie cooks himself. I
could not get rid of hint in any way. He
haunted me all the time. I tried to find
places io send him to get rid of him, but lie
was back as quick as lightning. That fellow
will be tlie death of me. I have this
satisfaction, however, the other just fees
are tortured in the same way.” When
Mr. Justice Gray, of Massachusetts, re
cently went on the supreme bench, lie had an
idea he would do just as lie pleased; but after
a trial lie finally had to yield, and is now as
completely in the power of iiis body servant
as any of the others. He not only was not
allowed to select a man for himself, but was
forced to accept the services of a fellow he
does not like. They are death on custom;
they live on custom, and not one of the body
servants doeso tiling different from what he
diel years ago. As a rule, tho body servants
are past middle age. The fathers and grand
fathers of some of them served in the same
capacity, for they never let a new man into
tlie ring.
THE TRIE NN1AL. CONFERENCE
nates—Clerical: MS Andrews. A H Mitchell.
Lay: R H Powell, William Otis.
Arkansas Conference—< Icrical: Benjamin
H Gresthouse, S H Babcock. Lay: Frank
Park, J W Jones. Alternates—Clerical: T
J Smith, H C Allen.
Baltimore Conference—Clerical: A W Wil
son, R Smithson, Samuel Rodgers, John S
Martin, Janies G Gardner, W P Harrison.
Lay: J B Wilson, E B Prettyman, T J Me-
Gruder. J P Houch. J H J Figgatt. J B Cox.
Columbia Conference—Clerical: R N Bell.
Lay: James A McGee.
Denver Conference—Clerical: H H Quilllan.
Lay: Isaac Brinker. Alternates—Clerical: J
W "Carnes. Lay: J W Widerfield.
East Texas Conference—Clerical :S W
Turner, John Adams. Lay: Colonel T R.
Bonner, W W Davis. Alternates—Clerical:
R W Thompson. W A Sampey. Lay: Huston
Twomey W >1 Sliumatte.
Florida Conference—Clerical: C K Dowman.
F Pasco. Lay: J W Tucker. T T Turnbull.
Alternates—E L T Blake, J P DePass.
German Mission Conference—Clerical: J B
A Ahrens. Lay: A Bering. Alternates—
Clerical: F Vordenbaumen. Lay: E. Zinke.
Holstein Conference—(.'Ierical: F Richard
son. J S Kennedy, W G E Cunnyngliam, J M
McTeer, E E Wiley, E W Moore. Lay: J B
Hoyle. W W Stringfield, W B Assoii, J W
Gaut, T P Summers, Peter Gallagher. Al
ternates—Clerical: E E II oss, W W Bays.
Lay: J W Paulett, L M Pease.
Illinois Conference—Clerical: CCMayihew,
Lay: .SamuelCarpenter. Alternates—Clerical:
B U Hester. Lay: J B McBryde.
Indiana Conference—Clerical; Jacob Ditz-
ler. Lay: John W Smith. Alternates—Cleri
cal: EH Momson. Lay: W P Taggart.
Indian Mission Conference—Clerical: Young
Ewing. Lay: G BHester. Alternates—Cler
ical: J II VValker. Lay: B H Leflore.
Kentucky Conference—Clerical: C W Mil
ler. II P Walker, It Hiner, J W Fitch. Lay:
W Proctor, T L Given. J C Cooper, j’C
Woodward. Alternates—Clerical: J Rand, S
X Hall. Lay: W H Winn, E M Newman.
Little Rock Conference—Clerical: W H
Browning, E N Watson, HornceJewell. Lay:
C A Gantt, W S Jeter, A It liuzon. Alter
nates—Clerical: H D McKinnon, Andrew
Hunter. Lay: J Custer, W C Itatcliffe.
Los Angelos Conference—Clerical: l'RCur-
tis.
Louisiana Conference—Clerical: Linus Par
ker, C W Carter, B F Alexander. Lay: W H
Foster. A S Helmick, A C Mitchell.* Alter
nates—Clerical : J A Parker, Christian Keener,
John Pipes. Lay: A Eltced, WT Blaeksheer,
John L Seales.
Louisville conference—Clerical: II M Mcs-
sick, G H Hayes, H 0 Settle, H C Morrison,
G R Browder; Lay: John A Carter, Samuel
Brents, W E Parish, A B Stark, W S John
son. Alternates—Clerical: It M Ford, A H
Bedford. Lay: J 8 Litligow, T L Bacon, R T
Ilaley.
Memphis Conference—Clerical: Guilford
Jones, R H Mahon, W T Harris, A R Wilson,
T L Boswell. Lay: L D Mullins, A D Bright,
A G Hawkins, W T Irion, W A Tenner. A1
ternates—Clerical: W C Johnson, N P Ram
sey. J H Evans, J H Heard Lay: S VV Good
win. George Johnson, IT Bell, W I McFarland.
Mississippi Conference—Clerical: C G An
drews, H F Johnson, W L C Hunnicuit, C B
Galloway. Lay: W L Nugent, Irvin Miller,
SB Watts. CSStewart. Alternates—Clerical:
J A Ellis, U S Woodard, It J Jones. Lay: J D
Carter. F I) Wimberly.
Missouri Conference—Clerical: WM Rush,,
E It Hendrix. E K Miller, C J Vandeventer,
B H Spencer. Lay: Joint D Vincil, T D
Woodsom, T P Ellis, P II Perkins, Thomas
Shackleford. Alternates—Clerical: Joseph H
Pritchett, J P Nolan. Lay: Itufus E Ander
son, J M Proctor.
Montana Conference—Clerical: L B State-
ler. Lay: E G Brooke. Alternates—Clerical
E J Stanley. Luy: John B Taylor.
North Alabama Conference—Clerical: An
son West, John B Stevenson, L M Wilson
John A Thompson. Lay: E A Powell, W B
Wood. J H Harris, M C Baldridge. Alter
nates—Clerical: John W Newman, Robert A
Timmons. Lay: John D Brandon, Hiram G
Evans
North Carolina Conference—Clerical: NH
1) Wilson. B Craven, W S Black, L. S. Burk
head. H T Hudson, E A Yates. Lay: It T
Gray, T 51 Jones. Alternates—Clerical: JE
Mann, S D Adams. J W North. Lay: J S
Carr, W O Daub, W N Robing, N W Law
rencc. Alternates—Clerical: J E Mann, S D
Allitnis, J IV North. Lay: E J Lilly, W M
Parker. JI B Adnnis.
North Georgia Conference—'Gierfcai: \v rl
Potter, A G Haygooil, Jesse Boring, H H
GREGORY’S GORE,
WHICH* A
FOUND
CORONER’S JURY
HIM BATHED.
Peter* Street Come* to the Front with a Sensation—A
Utile Liquor and Seventeen Dollar* Lead to
tho Death of William C. Gregory and
the Incarceration of William Davis.
William C. Gregory was shot and instantly
killed Wednesday night at Awtry’a bar-room,
No. 227 West Peters, by William Davis, a bar
tender.
For some time past Gregory and Davis have
been fast friends, and as such have been ac
customed to take rather unusual liberties
with each other and with each other’s prop
erty. Wednesday Gregory, who was a carpen
ter by trade, was not working, and in the
afternoon made
AWTRY’S BAR ROOM
liis headquarters. With Gregory during the en
tire evening was another one of his friends,
Fred Cole, who seems also to have been quite
a friend of Davis.
While loafing abont the bar -during the
afternoon Gregory and Davis engaged in a
wrestle in a vacant room in the rear of the
bar which was witnessed by Cole alone.
Soon after the sport was over Cole and
Gregory, left the place and in a short time
Davis discovered that his pocket had been
RELIEVED OF SEVENTEEN DOLLARS.
Shortly after this discovery Gregory and
Cole returned to the bar, when Davis accused
them of having stolen the money. The accu
sation was met with a prompt and warm de
nial, after which Cole and Gregory left the
bar, neither did they return until a few min
utes before the killing took place.
The following is a diagram of the place
where the killing occurred:
I I
1 -1
D
1 1
1 1 ■
C
Bar
F
R • —
£
£
D
1 1
II
II
II
B—Bnr-room.
C—Room where Gregory was shot.
D—Doors communicating with bar-room
F—Doorway iu which Davis was found.
E—En trance from street.
II—Empty room.
S—Screen.
Parks, W F Coyk, James K Evans, H J Adams,
Lay: C D McCutlacn, James Jackson, W 51
Sessons, W A Turner, W P Crawford, R 51
McIntosh, Wier Boyd. Alternates—Clerical:
I W Ilolt, D J 5Iyriek. C A Evans, S P Rich
ardson. Lay: Y LG Harris, J B Hunnicut,
J S Stewart, J A Winn.
Northwest Texas Conference—Clerical: JD
Shaw, William Price, Horace Bishop, C E
Brown, A Davis. Lay: B A Phi 1 twit, J R
Henry, W W Treadwell, D H Snyder, J T
Ycargin. Alternates—Clerical: G W Graves,
W R D Stockton. Lay: W D Jackson, T W
Hollingsworth, J A Graves,
South Carolina t.«li Terence—Clerical: A 51
Shipps, S B Jones, W W Duncan, W P 5Iou-
zon, O A Darby. Lay: James H Carlisle, F
A Connor, W T D Cousar. William Stokes, H
H Newton. Alternates—Clerical: S H Brown,
S A Weber, J 51 Carlisle. Lay: W K Blake,
R 5IcLeod, W S 5Iorrisob, J F Carraway, T
W Stanland.
South Georgia Conference—Clerical: J W
Hinton, J S Key, T T Christian, J B McGhee.
Lay: E E Butt, L Hardeman. G R Gleen. W
I Green. Alternates—Clerical: G G N Mac
donald, J O Branch. Lay: Reuben Jones. J
W Chatham.
Southwest 5Iissouri Conference—Clerical:
M. M. Pugh, C. 0. Woods, W. C. God bey.
Lay: J. It. Willis, N. Scarritt, G. M. Jones.
Alternates—Clerical: T. 51. Cobb. W. 51.
Prottsman. Lay: I. F. Garner, H. Clay
Ewing.
St. Louis Conference—D. R. MeAnally, W.
V. Tudor. Lay: Samuel Cupples, J. C.
Moore. Alternates—Clerical: J. S. Frasier,
T. 51. Finney. Lay: J. R Dodd, W. II.
5Ioore.
Tennessee Conference — Clerical: J. B.
MeFerrin, R. A. Youwg, William Burr.
James B. Barbee. D. C. Kelley, Joseph B.
West, John W. llanner, Sr. Lay: Jordan
Stokes, George G. Dibrell, James Whitworth
N. T. Lupton, R. H. Pickering, T. L. 5Ioody
Thomas B. Holt. Alternates—Clerical: R. K.
Hargrove, J. A. Orman, John F. Hughes, K,
K. Brown. Lay: J. B. Palmer, J. L. Parks,
William Lust.
Texas Conference—Clerical: E S Smith, H
V Philpott. Lay: T J Swearingen, B D Or-
gain. Alternates—Clerical: I G John, C H
Brooks. Lay: TH Bowman, J II Stone.
Virginia Conference—Clerical: W W Ben
nett, It F Slidd, J O Granbery, J E Edwards,
J D Blackwell, P A Peterson. Lay: W W
Walker, George 51 Bain, R Pollard, F H
Smith, Richard Irby. L L 5Iarks. Alternates
—Clerical: E P Williams, Paul Whitehead,
A G Brown. Lay: T B Hamlin, 51 H Gar
land, Thomas Branch.
Western Conference—Clerical: HD Hogan.
Lay: W H H Adams. Alternates—Clerical
A C Towns. Lay: Dr A G Campbell.
Western Virginia Conference—Clerical: F
B Carroll. T S Wade. Lay: John 51clnt*ish.
W C Ireland. Alternates—Clerical: W T
Bolling. S T Mallory. Lay: R S Bickle, J E
Stewart.
CHRISTMAS SET FREE.
The Trial or the Son-In-Law of Mr*, lljra CLu-kc
Galnr*.
Washington, March 22.—James B. Christ
mas, indicted for the murder of William G.
ortho Mcthedut r.aiw-evni ctanrrh South, to be Held Whitney in June last, was puton trial in the
In XnMhv.llo, May *. ,-rimin-il mnrt t, 1-iIaV-
NnshvlTlc American, March 20.
The following is a complete list of the dele
gates to the general conference of the M. E.
diurcli, south, which will meet here on the
3d of May. and continue in session for about
one month:
Alabama Conference—Clerical: T O Som
mers. R R Crawford, O U Blue. W A Mc-
Cartv, T F Mangunt. Lay: P G Wood, A \V
lWts, 8 H Dent, J L Harris, p Law. Alter- 1
criminal court to-day.
A VERDICT BY INSTRUCTION.
Both sides were ready, a jury was promptly
procured, aiidafter hearing the testimony and
short addresses from counsel, the court di
rected the jury to return a verdict of not
guilty on the ground of self-defense. This
tr.id itnno Dm) PhrufllBW WHS Whit-
As soon as possible after Cole and Gregory
had left the bar. Davis notified Officers White
and Scarborough, who were ou tiiat beat,
that Cole and Gregory had robbed him of
seventeen dollars, and requested their arrest.
He then went to Mr. Awtry, his employer,
and informed him of what had occurred, and
asked what he should do.
While 5Ir. Davis was consulting 5Ir. Awtry
the officers were busy looking for the two
men accused of the robbery. They first visited
Stewat’s bar on Castleberry’s hill, and not
FINDING TIIE PARTIES
they wanted, went out Peters street to the
barracks, when they started on their return
to Aw try's for the purpose of informing Davis
of their success and ascertaining whether or
not he had seen anything more of the wanted
men.
Just before the officers reached the place
Davis returned with Mr. Awtry, who relieved
him, and who was soon busily engaged wait
ing upon those who wanted liquor. Among
others who came up to the counter to be
waited on were Cole and Gregory, each of
whom took a straight drink of whisky and
then passed from tne notice of Mr. Awtry,
who turned liis attention to others standing in
front of the counter.
In about three minutes after Cole and
Gregory drank, those in the bar-room were
startled by the
LOUD RErotlf OF A PISTOL
in the building. The report indicated that
the shot had been fired in the large
vacant room west of the bar room in which
the crowd were, and the entire party rushed
through the doors into that room, but not
seeing any one were about to return to the
bar when Oflicer Scarborough, who bad just
reached the building and having heard the
roport. rushed in and said: “Stop! No one
shall leave this room until I find out
who lired that shot,” and as
the officer closed the door Fred Cole ran into
his arms exclaiming
••BILL HAS KILLED WILL GREGORY."
Just at this instant Officer White joined
Officer Scarborough and the two officials soon
ascertained that seven men, R. A. Awtry, J.
B. Smith, 51. BaekuS, J. H. Daniel, T. J.
Awtry, Hudson, and Fred Cole were in the
room.
The officers then passed into the large
room to their left, . and finding
nothing proceeded towards the rearrxim,
and as they reached the door leading to this
room they discovered Will Gregory, one of
the men i'or whom they were looking, lying
upon the floor with the blood running in a
stream from tiie left side of liis face. A
glance only was necessary to show that he
was dead, and then the officers began to as
certain
WHO DID THE KILLING.
No sooner had White and Scarborough seen
the dead man than tiie complaint lodged by
Davis against him recurred to their mind and
a suspicion that Davis might in some way be
responsible for his death originated.
Just at this moment Davis, who had net
been seen by any one after being relieved by
Awtry, was discovered standing in the door
way 'leading to the bar behind the counter,
ami was instantlv taken in charge by Officer
White.
The dead man as he lay upon the floor with
the blood flowing freely from an ugly wound
in the left side of liis face, caused all to ask
but one question, and that was, “Who did
this?" To this question there was then but
one response and that came from Davis, who
said:
“TUB MAM WHO DID THE SHOOTING,
ran out that back door.” With one bound
officer Scarborough reached the door towards
which Davis’s index finger was pointing, for
the purpose of catching, if possible, the mur
derer, but the door was locked and the key
was gone. This only caused the suspicion
which at first entered the officer’s mind to
grow stronger, and officer white tightened liis
grin upon Davis.
THR CORONER AND THE CITY PRISON.
The news of the killing flew fast, and in
a short time quite a crowd had congregated
about the bar. Among those who were drawn
thither by the news was Captain Bagby, who,
after hearing all that was known, instructed
Officer White to take Cole and Davis to
tiie calaboose and ordered Officer Scarborough
to take charge of the dead man and the wit
nesses. while he went for Coroner Hilburn,
who soon arrived and at once caused a jury
of inquest to be impanelled.
THE EVIDENCE.
A jury was soon procured, and after 5fr. 51.
T. Castleberry had taken the oath as foreman
and the other eleven had subscribed to the
same, the dead body was viewed and the tes
timony heard.
51 r. li. A. Awtry was the first witness.
He swore that he was busy in the bar wait
ing upon customers when the shot was fired,
but that he did not know who did the shoot
ing. After the officers came in he saw the
dead man on the floor. He had seen him only
about three minutes before when he and Cole
previous to the’ shooting. He also stated
that Davis kept a pistol, he thought a Smith
tfc Wesson improved,Jbut that he didn’t know
where the pistol was at that time. He was
of the opinion that Davis, Gregory and Cole
were all sober. He did not see either of them
enter tiie back room.
another witness.
J. B. Smith, who resides at 83 Elliott street,
testified that lie knew the deceased and saw
him last alive about two minutes before the
killing. He had been with Gregory and Cole
and tiie other men who were in the bar when
the killing occurred. He did not see either
of them cuter the back room or leave the bar
room, but heard quarreling in the back room.
He heard some one say:
“YOU ARE A D—D LIAR”
and almost instantly the report of the pistol
rang out. He thought he recognized Davis’s
voice when the * d—d liar” was used and
looked in the large vacant room
but did not sue any one, and
and did not know that any one bad been shot
until the dead man was found by the police.
When he reached Gregory’s side he was still
alive. His tongue was hanging out, but his
breathing was exceedingly liatd, and the
blood was flowing profusely from a wound
uuder the left eye. He held the man’s hand
until he was dead, and then straightened him
out and helped to pull off his shoes.
THE POUCEMAN’S STORY.
Officer Scorborough testified to the reported
robbery of Davis by Cole and Gregory, and the
statement made by Cole when he
stopped him as he was leaving
the bar, immediately after the shoot
ing. Concluding his testimony the
officer said, “I was standing about ten feet
from the building, waiting for Officer White
to come, when the shot was fired. We were
going in the bar to look tor Cole and Gregory,
and if the shooting had been two minutes
later we would have saved Gregory’s
life. When I heard the shot I felt sure it was
the finale of the reported robbery and hence
my determination to keep everybody in the
room until I found out what had happened.”
HOW THE KILLING OCCURRED.
The testimony of all the witnesses failed to
show when Cole, Gregory and Davis left the
bar or when they entered the rear room, but
it all led to the conclusion in the minds
of the jury that Davis had done
the shooting. So after a consultation with
the jury the coroner decided to have Fred
Cole placed upon the stand, which was
done, and then for the first time light
was thrown upon the killing.
Cole stated to the jury that after Davis
accused him and Gregory of stealing the
money they left tiie place and were absent
some time. About 6:30 o’clock they returned
und took a drink. They did not see Davis und
were waited upon by Awtry. After drink
ing they passed into the ba k room, where
they found Dayis. As soon as tiiey en
tered this room Davis said: “You
stole my money." Cole replied by
saying, “Bill, you are mistaken if you think
1 took your money.” To this Davis re
sponded by saying, “I don’t mean you, Fred;
T mean Will Gregory.” This made Gregory
mad, and he said, “Bill, if you say I stole
your money, you are
A d—n LIAR,
and at the same time drawing an iron-handle
pocket knife from liis pants pocket. As he
drew the knife, while yet talking, lie stepped
towards Davis, when Davis drew his pistol
and fired. Gregory dropped to the floor and
Cole made for the door, wiiere he was stopped
by the officer.
This testimony by the only man who saw
the killing was, witn what had been heard,
deemed enough by the jury and the attend
ing physician, Dr. Borring, was requested to
make a post mortem. The ball it was ascer
tained iiad entered the face just below the left
cheek-bone and had passed toward the back
of the head, striking the backbone just where
it joins the skull causing a dislocation of the
neck and producing almost instant death.
The ball was supposed to be a 32 aud made
an ugly wound.
THE FACE WAS DISCOLORED,
and as Gregory lay in a pool of liis own blood
his white face, upturned to the sky, with both
eyes and mouth wide open, it influeuccd the
jury to think that his death was uncalled
for. He was attired in a neat suit
of cashmere and his pale, white
face seemed to plead with the jury for a ver
dict against liis siayer. In liis left-hand vest
pocket was found a knife answering the de
scription of the one given by Cole. It was
shut, and its discovery in his pocket reflected
somewhat on Cole’s story. Had lie have had
the knife in his hand, as Cole claimed
he could not after the shot was
was done, and Christmas was released. Whit
ney was a s<>n of Mrs Myra Clark Gaines, and
Christmas is her son-in-law. 51 rs. Gaines
was in court as a witness for Christmas.
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bad taken a drink of liquor together at the
bar. He testified as to Davis's story about
having lost seventeen dollars, and said that
the back door bad been locked for sometime
fired have shut it up and put it in his pocket,
for the wound paralyzed hitu and caused al
most instant death.
THE KILLING WAS MURDER
After considering the testimony and the
circumstances surrounding the killing tiie
jury returned the following verdict:
Atlanta, Ga., March 22d, 1S8J.—We, the jury of
inquest, sworn to inquire into the cause of the
death of William C. Gregory, here lying dead, are
of the opinion that he came to his death by a pistol
shot wound, and that said pistol shot was fired by
William Davis, and that said Davis is guilty of mur
der. M. T, Castleberry, Foreman.
THE DEAL BOY.
Gregory was by trade a carpenter. He was
about twenty-two years of age and is said to
have been" a quiet orderly fellow.
He was about live feet ten inches tall and
would have weighed about 140 pounds. He
resided on Humphrey street near tiie bar
racks, with ills widowed mother, who
was a daughter of 5Ir. Kile, who
served Fulton county as coroner for so many
years. When tiie inquest was over he was
turned over to relatives and taken to the
home which lie left but a few hours before so
full of life and hope.
THE MURDERER,
William Davis, by whose hand Gregory died,
is also a young man. He is somewhat larger
than liis victim was, and is a man of good ap
pearance. He lias been engaged in tiie
liquor trade in Atlanta for four
or five years, and bears the rep
utation of being an orderly, law abiding citi
zen. When taken to the station house a
watch and about forty dollars in money were
found upon his person, but tiie pistol,
which lie is supposed to have
used could nowhere be fonnd. He
was locked in cell No. 1, and although inter
rogated by a Constitution representative
failed to say.anything coacerning his trouble.
To persons' who visited Davis after the kill
ing and before the verdict was made
up he both denied _ and
admitted having fired the shot, but in the
last instance claimed that it was done in self
defense. His friends express a determination
to stick to him
THE ONLY WITNESS.
Fed Cole,the only eye-witness.was,after tes
tifying, recommitted to the city prison where
he will be held until lie gives bond for
liis appearance sis a witness. He is an At
lanta bov, and is well known in the city
Remain at Home.
If you are suffering front Consumption or
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a recent letter from Hon. Win. D. Kelley, in
troducing a friend, a resident of our city,
whom he had persuaded to give Compound
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vised him to go to a better climate; but his
means will not permit this, and 1 know tiiat
the climate of Philadelphia, improved by your
Compound Oxygen, will do hint more good
than a removal to any climate on this conti
nent; and in saying this I speak from my
own large experience in California, Florida,
and in the elevated plains of tiie country.”
As Judge Kelley is one of our oldest patients,
his opinion of Compound Oxygen is of great
value. Our Treatise on Compound Oxygen,
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