Dr. E T Stevens
Cincinnati Daily Enquirer, 25 July 1865, page 2
NEWPORT NEWS
RUN OVER-A man named John Knight, residing on York street, near Front, was run over, on Saturday evening, by a buggy and considerably injured. Dr. E T Stevens was seated in the vehicle.
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Cincinnati Daily Enquirer, 3 August 1865, page 3
NEWPORT NEWS
FATAL RESULT OF AN INJURY-John Knight, who was run over by a
buggy on York street, near Front, about ten days ago, died on Monday from the
effects of the injury he received. Dr. E T Stevens, who was driving the
horse or horses attached to the buggy, has been arrested on the charge of
manslaughter.
In the absence of the Coroner, Squire Ladd held an inquest on the body of Knight. the verdict of the jury was that he came to his death from concussion of the brain, caused by being run over by Dr. Stevens' buggy.
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Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 December 1865, page 2
NEWPORT NEWS
THE INDICTMENT AGAINST DOCTOR STEVENS-We mentioned among the list of indictments found by the Grand Jury of Campbell County last week, one against Doctor E T Stevens, for manslaughter. Owing to the profession of the defendant, we deem it proper to state that he is accused of negligently driving a horse and buggy against one john Knight, in the streets of Newport, some time during last summer, thereby inflicting injuries from which Knight afterward died.
The doctor claims that the alleged occurrence was purely accidental and unavoidable and has excited in his own mind the profoundest sorrow. He says he was not aware of injury to any one until some time after it was said to have occurred.
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Cincinnati Daily Enquirer, Thursday, 25 April 1867, page 1
The trial of Dr. E T Stevens, on an indictment charging him with manslaughter in killing John Knight on York street, Newport, near Taylor in July 1865, by driving a horse and buggy over him, was concluded in the Criminal Court yesterday afternoon. The occurrence took place after dark, while the deceased was crossing the street along which Stevens was passing in his buggy.
The jury after hearing the evidence and arguments of counsel, returned a verdict of not guilty, assuming that the killing was a misadventure. The trial occupied the great part of two days and excited considerable interest in the community.