The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-29
BrcckJyn CITY News.

SUICIDE BY SHOOTING, AND INVESTIGATION BY TIKI CoRo
NER.-An inquest held yesterday upon the body Of
Benjamin F. Tilt, at No 1922 Gold street. who shet himself
with pistol on Sunday, the 2ls inst in presence Of his
family. The ball entered the forehead, and passioR
through the left hemisphere Of tire hraiu lodged at the
bsse Of the skull portion OF bone was carried with the
ball The orisce large enough to admit the passage
Of instrument large msns finger from the fore
head TO the bsse OF the b-ap where the ball lodged
mountaineering the sizs and depth Of the wound COM
p,eely refforaDg the brain, the deceased lived from
Sunday, the 2ist, I'LL 'turdAy, tho 27sh inst and re-
deemed hat ke should have survived 80
long. the following Is the evidence taken on the In
quest
Henry Philips testified that deceased was married to
Of hs daughters, and they occupied bouse, No.
1922 Gold street Btween eight O'Clock sun
Gays the 2t inst he called into The houee by of
matter with Hr. Tilt. Witness accompanied by Mr..
Dodge, went into she room hs wife, Mrs Phillips, Mrs.
rt with iDfant IN Der arms, and Mr. Tilt were present
Toe ceaeeo looked excited and asked what
the matter He replied matter enough Mrs. Tilt
remarked that he hsd threatened 70 shoot himself Wit
enoeaVersd 10 ascertain wbat atlct him, but could
Subtraction. Presently he observed him hold
ing something TO bis face, which supposed az the time
10 be drink'pg cup snap IS caused by the exDlo
zion OF percussion csp, fol owed. Witness ran up
10 BIN to take what he be pistol away, but
bafors he could explosion followed and the blood
from the oI ehead OF deceased TIE ascHr
tanned to have entered the bao &c had been unusually
irritable 1t times Witnefs had TO knowledge Of any
ssrucn Deceased abou. 20 years Of age had been
married one year, al bias one child.
DR.. Charles S. lssacs testified that he physician
81 surgeon residing the corner of Joraemon street
and Sidney place Was called 10 zee NJ. TIT on Sunday
evening last about pine O'clock by Dr. Rot,on Found
him scous. There opening about the centre
Of che forehead large the end mans little finger
from which blood and small portions OF brain were
ssurg. made crucel ncsion through the ntegments
covering the bone, and found ragged opening in the
bone; small portions depressed, which removed.
cleo removed many small pieces and sp.iuters Of bone
Which were sticking In the substance Of The brain The
by cutting oycepe The substance Of the brain much
aceraed and torp and the arteries Of the brain bleeding
very freely After a,rsstpg the hemorrhase, the wound
dressed in the most simple manner made the post
mortem this morning On removing the skull found the
cris,. s: Of tie ehmod BONE and the bone itself frac
tured Several small pieces Of were removed. Found
an opening in the durs mata % large shilling piece.
esrondng with this was large opening in tho ante
Ior extremity Of the left hemisphere OF the BRAIN This
opening wss the commencement Of the track Of the bullet
The track was % large ss my forefneer. passed oh.
hquey backward along sse OF the lateral vencle and
hemisphere. Nesr this point the ball was found in the
aubsnce Of the brain We found in the track OF the ball.
hemsphere, the piece Of bone exhibited which the ball
bad driven before t. The surface the LETT hemisphere
vas covered with small 1 ,gS aud "a as
Drain was healthy. Death the result Of this injury
Dr. otto Rotson ply stefan and surgeon. testified that
when frat called Tito the house he found Mr. Tilt lying In
bed On bis back bleeding rather freely from the wound
and persping very freely he was fpsensbie and unable
to the right sde 81 urst moved the let sac Freely
pnse sbcut most ofibe time Dr. Isaacs covered the rest
o the ground assisted at the post morsem exsminasion
all The parts stated by DR. asca are concurred 10 by my
self with one exception think tue ball touched the lower
part OF the parietal bone ana recounded
verdict In accordance with the evidence Of the phys
was rendered by the Cororers jury Inc deceased
was . native Of Boston, Mass
THE SINGULAR CASE AT Tue HosrHAL Tho case Oh
George Arr who fell down stairs head Foremost AZ NO.
29 Atlantic street, Thursday Of last week, exctes
treat deal or interea among tina medical fraternity. He
lies q the Brooklyn City Hospital From examinations
made appears that the second third and perhaps fourth
cervicsl verebr@ Of the neck fractured resulting In
total loss Of sense and motion Of the extremes aud
lower part OF the bocy The subject retains his senAes
and speaks intsllgib The fra tured parts have been
temporarily put In place. but cannot be made TO stay In
Of the excessive pain TO which the patient IL
subjected. He partakes OF soms nourishmen but Il ID
rot deemed possible that he recover.