The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-13

possible His tai distress and puytical weakness
observed by rh1 r lily and every effort used alleviate
10Th. On Thank n wing day. he at empted to play at
football and stiz-d with choking ia tue throat and
obliged :, desst. He then complained ola severe pain
in his chest.
sg Saturday his left eye, whi,h then bore
the marks 81 The blows gise by Dalton and Coburn be-
gan Il swell up and continued To grow worse On the
Tue day following h,gan comvlao OF In
The threat and the day Dr. Holiness the family ply
nGau nation throat alaysd but the eye did
no, grow ny ter, aud his mind in very xed
s,se The doctor however, did not apprehend thing
serious IN sunday when the decea deiirious
anc raved very badly On Monday Dr. Miller, Of Dor.
chester va called in as insulting physician, and after
his cond'ion ost dangerous and every effort
made to him, but IT too late. The derium
creased In its intensity until late Monday night, when
the Ipicaton Of lie to the head cause IL subsde
and lie deceased sunk into slu ber the first
thirty hours and never awake again.
HIS death was 49, and quiet that those who
watching ~ his bedside we're hardy nscous OF II I'm
,. hid passed into eternity which event took place at
In view II the ruhhc excl ement connected with the
deceased IT deemed advisable TO have post norton
ate, noon ard was rnaae by Drs. j. 8. Jackson aud
Ainsworrh Of Bort n. Ds. Holmes and Ware, of Milton;
tie will We found Ia the report OF the In
quest
Adam Il Rox bury, who had BEEN sent tor arrived and
proceeded to tumn'ns the following gentlemen. vino
we're psnr,lled ~ coscnsrs july Nathan Tucker,
Fdwsrd Capen Tara Tucker Friend Crane, Elijah Tucker
and simon Terry After the Jurors had been by
sse Adams, who acted as Coroner the following tess
mony was gwen at the
Or. c. G. Holiness called-I am . practising physician
ia Milton; was acquainted with Vim. Sumner, the de-
ceased knew him for twelve years; do not remember
that he has been under my until Wednesday
last have feep the ami physician for several years.
me deceased has lived a. home most o. tae lime during
last fouur him sick in bei he hac severe inAamm1-
ton in bis left eye the left cheek aud the left
side OF The neck under he usual treatment for olam-
nation bis Improved tn last Saturday; the nan
nation accompanied with fever; satur9a Jay naam
nation 2ed the back Of his nose and on Sunday n IN
NATION his throat; il then very severe he be
dsirous sunday night and continued more less
80 until The line Of his deah, which TOOK place this
(1uestay) mo ming about bM o'clDck there a It's
coora'ioD just under the eye that was infamed but
whether tue Ii Inflammation arose from that from
cod ! caoDot positively say; Il cannot tel whe
'her me iniamma'ion was cansed oy blow IN
he eye or from AN exposure o. weakened
hsve been oduced by exposure to the cold IL might
bave wen csued ny coming In contact With sone hard
substance saw to-day in the plst mortem examiaa-
tiop If The nody the top of the head uad4r
the scalp; it locked ike old bruie; ssw NJ marks
on the exterior ot the neck; d1riog attendance
him had some cow. wi h him, and remember
that Le told that /" while hey pulling into
tie eel ar saw two standing In tine emit and that
ok al the coursge from me'' he old MT mem ion the
place by The cellar, he knew that
Of be matter which had transp1ed; in my opnon the
inflammation snd The fever working upon MUD very
uch wrought NO. produced derium shinh, acting up
weakened system, led to HIS ceath; do not think
that the deceased would have had any Inflammation Of
The unless the strucs Prev from
MY Knowledge II he blow gwen have ooubt that It
the pIedisporpg Of the Inflammation in the
throat
+. A Sumner, called brother OF the deceased;
re in his twenty gear at the time Of his death;
previous to his death brother told that he at
tack ell by gentlemen he sal non in Yves.
Get by two VIII, informed him that Mrs. Dalton
fe.r.d TO him in Shnwmut avenue at the )ase ot
Mr. Coburp he ipfo med them that he hsdn't uie and
could to Mrs. Dalton; they told him that they
would take him home in carrage he then wens to the
house Of Mr. Coburn wi the amt was taken 70 the
| I'd pf Tho han. ha fbara frnufad he
Mira Coburn spd Mrs Daltou ans The two who took
Tim there proved to be the husbands Of the ladies' M
TAI then asked him several questions ia regard to
Liberties taken with his wife, of these questions
lie answered yes" and 10 Of them 'no;' after
talking me tue they left him alone in the room for
fllowed by Coburn and they commenced at
| tack upon him.. the ladies began to scream, and
| 'mplor.d their husbands not to heat him; they
| then dragged him down three fights of stairs;
while g ing down stairs he two standing in the
entry and he told me that his courage then left him,
and h. did not dare resst HI afraid they would
kill him. they dragged HIM INTO cellar and thea COM
they old no, gei him dowo but while he was stopping to
PICK up his hat thy pushed him against wall and hurt
his head, after ecapng from the house he took the
for home and wen To bed rupainpg o. pains in the
head and tack; the Friday following him; his
eye badly disaelosed. ana be complained of bad
J feeling in The head ; next him Thnnssgi ring
day nd he to that ne felt ell with the exception
Of light pains in his chest the nest line him
give him; he then wandered itla, and sold TO me-
keep those men away, they want to kill me-"
ir. L. D. Miller csed-I saw the deceased last evening"
and found him very sick man. quite deli ous, &c.. his
breathing at that lime better Than it had been,
noticed discolcra,itn of eye, which bnt par
italy op.nd; his threat was much nHam did not
observe any mark upon his person except the dscooa
lion of the eye the OF his death the iuam
nation Of the throat; in my opinion, blow causing
marx to remain such length of time upon person
would be predsposing cause OF Inflammation; c,ld
woue be likely TO hasten r famma,ion in such case.
DR.. Benjamin Cushing called-I first the deceased
this afternoon aud present ut the autopsy noticed
dark spot externally beneath the left eye; after the
scalp removed alec slight b. use the top
Of the head upon examina ion Informally noticed Ia
fsmration in the poseror part Of the throat aud
saw anatomical changes in the bocy which weuld
seem sufficient TO produce death; all Of the
in ccnges'ed sate from my knowledge Of the history
the sickness Of the deceased have doubt that
blow unoer the eye was the predisposng Cause OF The
Luther A. Fam caled-I Deputy Chief of the Police
Boston; know Frank Dalton bat do not know where
he resides found him to-day in Congress street in his
store; his occupation i the clothing busineM arrested
him this morning in Lis store and told HIN hat was
under the necessity az ooiog because the young
he Coourn had beaten was dead his reply was
"You dent sayl IL capnot be possible for he
the he said to me- 81 never Scked hin; Al that
done, did with my hands,; told bin that understood
Kick min, but struck him number If times; aud you
or any other man, placed in the same circumstances,
would have done the thing" asked him Coburn
cked him, and he said tia. he not tell whether
| CoburD kicked him or Mt told him that the puolc
sgsost him for taking the conte that he did, and
he said that he knew II; he also said that he had
ca,cbed him with his wie woud have been a oft
| iei rent thing
George " King, called am police officer and cap
tain ct sta ion I'VE in Boston arrested Coburn this
morning 1t his fathers house in Sha ~mnt avenue it
wss about ten o'clock; tod HIN It my painful duty
to arrest him, for Mr.. Sumner dead; ne appearei
very Pale and said he would 20 viii me then weat
10 MIR Cove, house. whore his vie pping and he
left word Of his arrest while he way down town
be atked me II thought would be bail able told
him that thought not; he said IL hard and
hal been the ruin Of him; he also said This matter
GOVERNS Dalton thar IL does and that 1t
the Of his other troubles; by HIS Other oes
be his arrest for stealing money from the Of
/ Cove Co.
EDWARD sumner called-I brother OF the deceased;
cane home with him in the rom Boston the
night following he assault upon him BY Coourp and Dali
tom met him in the and he had his up
TO hts eyes asked him wha the matter he said
that he hurt by the door he appeared To be suffer
considers able pain almost ryng; did say
much of anything 80 Kim at the time; when arrived
Mt The depot at dorchester Upper Mill walke home aud
be rode; when he got home mother asked hin what the
matter and he ,ad, in joking way, "oh nothing
only couple Of bshmcn hit mc;'' told HIM that he
hsd said he got hurt in the cars; he did reply, and