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arguing. Lastres says he heard the word "check" mentioned.

"Coming up the street, towards Simonton, was a colored boy," Lastres explained to the jury. "Fox and Marshall stopped the boy and an argument seemed to start. I heard Marshall say, 'Get him.'"

Bert Fox struck at the boy and missed. The boy ran out into the street and was followed by Fox.

It was at this time that the Negro hit Fox in the face with his left hand.

Lastres further testified that Fox fell on the left side of his face after this one blow. It was a staggering fall, as though he were trying to catch his balance, and evidently he was not unconscious at this time. However, when his head hit the pavement, there was a loud "thump" and he laid there without moving.

Asked by Coroner Ira Albury, "Was Marshall in the fight?", Lastres replied. "No"

Eugene Marshall

The friend and companion of Bert Fox, Eugene Marshall, testified that they had stopped the Negro to ask for a cigarette. The Negro answered them sarcastically and walked on past. When Fox and Marshall turned to find out what the Negro had said, they were suddenly attacked from behind by several men.

Marshall said that he was knocked down and that when he got up, he saw Bert in the street. He says he realized they were outnumbered so he ran to the Drum Bar, three blocks distant, to telephone police for help.

Dr. Gonzalez

One of the doctors that performed an autopsy on the dead man was Dr. Edward Gonzalez.

He testified that death occurred as the result of a hemorrhage of the brain. There was also a large blood clot under the scalp, a fractured skull, contusion of the nose, and small abrasions of the nose, ear, forehead, and hip.

Willie Duval, juror, asked: "Doctor, was it possible to receive all these injuries from one blow?"

"No," replied Dr. Gonzalez. "There must have been a little struggle or scuffling beforehand."

Coroner Albury: "Could the injuries be caused by a fall?"

Dr. Gonzalez: "A fall on the edge of the sidewalk but not on flat pavement."

The doctor also stated that it would take a very, very, powerful blow to cause such damage."

Recall Lastres

Aurelis Lastres was recalled to testify and he said that there were holes in the street that possibly might have furnished the edge that Dr. Gonzalez said was necessary to inflict a fracture of the type suffered by Fox.

Further Action

Nothing more will be done with the case unless someone asks the grand jury to investigate it.

The coroner's jury of yesterday was composed of: George Schreiber, foreman; Russell Kerr; Willie Duval; Martin Leon; Thomas Machin; Enrique Aspra.