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Show Witness at I:qucst Testifies That Hughes Talked of Ilncckinr T.Iincr in the Heal The autopsy over the remain of C. R., "West, who was found lying In a dy lng condition on the pavement In front of the American house on Commercial etreet Monday night, was continued before Coroner P. H." Clark this morning-. ! The feature of the morning; session -was the testimony of a negro named Charles Goodman, who swore that he heard Ike Hughes, the negro, now in custody, say that he would set money which he alleged was due from West for a bottle of whisky. If he bad to knock West in the head for It. Dr. Benedict Examined, j j Dr. C. M. Benedict, who was called to attend C. R. West immediately after he was discovered on the pavement south of the American house, stated that he examined West at the police station. . West's Injuries consisted of laceration of the scalp, contusions of the nose and fractures of the skulk ' The right thigh was also fractured. West was immediately taken to the Holy Cross hospital, where his Injuries were dressed. The bones of the skull' were driven into the brain. After a superficial examination ex-amination West was put to bed, and sank rapidly. West died from the In- J Jury to the head, which might have I been caused either by a blow or a fall. Dr. Benedict examined the place where West, was alleged to have fallen and described a grating upon which West feir. and which might have caused the injury. Had West struck on the j pavement, the injury would not havej been the same. ... , J Story of the FalL j . . , . Dr. Benedict -expressed the opinion that West, being drunk, fell limply from the window and fell straight down. He West bought several drinks. His son sold West a bottle of whisky. Borrowed Honey on Checks: West borrowed $50 on two checks in the morning, after which West bought a suit of clothes. West returned about 2 o'clock and then indorsed the checks and Riepen gave West JS.40 and left $40 on deposit.! West showed Riepen $10 which he had and West left, returning about o'clock. West was not intoxicated intoxi-cated at that time, as he had only been drinking beer. Riepen stated that when West purchased the bottle of whisky from young Riepen he had only $1, and the liquor was charged to him. A negro named George Goodwin stated stat-ed that he was acquainted with West. He heard West and Hughes talking on Sunday night. West sent Hughes for a bottle of whisky. The men quarreled over the cost of the liquor and West sent a messenger for a policeman. . Hughes said to the crowd In the office, of-fice, "Well, I'll get my money If I have to knock West in the head." Hughes then went downstairs with a number of other men. He Saw West Fall. Thomas Handley stated that he was standing on the corner on Monday night about 9 o'clock. He saw West falling from the window. A light which was burning in the window was extinguished extin-guished instantly when West plunged downward in the darkness. He did not see any one sitting In the window before West fell, and stated that the window was closed when he first saw the light. His attention was attracted to the window by a noise which might have been caused by either the opening of a window or by the shuffling of feet in the hallway. The witness heard no voices. Had Bottle of Whisky. struck upon his head, and doubled back, shattering the knee. There was a possibility that Buch a fall would have caused a broken neck. As no autopsy had been performed, Dr. Benedict could not say If the neck were broken. Dr. Benedict stated that In his opinion opin-ion a sack of grain could not have toppled top-pled off the window ledge and fallen as squarely upon the grating as West's body struck it. Had he been held by the heels and allowed to drop, be might have struck square upon the grating. The Cuts Are Explained. One of the Jurors called-attention tor three cuts which were found on West's scalp, and which appeared to have been made by a keen Instrument. Dr. Benedict Bene-dict explained that the cuts might have been made by coming in contact with the grating. When the body was first examined the witness said that the wounds appeared as though they had been made by a hatchet. Dr. W. F. Beer corroborated Dr. Benedict's Ben-edict's testimony with regard to Wesrt's wounds. Death was caused by either the fall or a blow. If it were a blow It might have been caused by almost any eharp Instrument. C. W. Beecher, one of the proprietors of the notorious American house, where West was killed, said that West came into the office of the American house about 9 o'clock. ' carrying a bottle of whisky, from which he Invited the witness wit-ness to drink. West went to his room and was not seen again. At the conclusion of Beecher's testimony testi-mony the inquest was adjourned until 3 o'clock tbU afternoon. County Attorney Westervelt ordered Drs. Beer and Benedict to perform an ! autopsy on the remains of West. It is 1 probable that theskull will be stripped of flesh andwTIl be presented as evidence evi-dence In the case. The police stated this afternoon that they had proof that the testimony offered of-fered by Handler was a fabrication from: beginning to end, as Sergt. Roberts Rob-erts saw West lying on the pavement and believing him to be dead drunk, turned- him over. He then saw blood exuding from .West's 'ars, and knew that the man was injured. The crowd -gathered at once, and Handley was one of those who came up. A afung man named John Clark. hod e. true name Is said to be John Larsoa. was arrested last night on a petty charge, who Is said to have heard West and Hughes quarreling before West fell from the window. He will be examined this afternoon. moser Tells His story. William Moser a, young man, called at No. 15 to see his brother. When he went upstairs he saw West sitting in the window, holding a package in his hand. He Identified a bottle of whisky as the package. He went to his brother's room, but his brother not being there, returned and saw Ike Hughes standing by the railing. rail-ing. West was still in the window. Coming back West was gone but Hughes still remained. Paul Murray testified that he was In Ike Hughes' room and saw a bottle of whisky on a chair. Hughes opened the bottle with a file, and Murray. Hughes and a man named Kelley each took a drink.. Hughes stated that he had bought the liquor. Hughes and Kelley were standing in front of their door when Murray first saw them, several minutes before the patrol gong sounded Fltz Riepen, proprietor of the Jubilee raloon, was sworn and stated that he saw West on Monday afternoon, when |
