New-York daily tribune., 1859-08-06
THE LATE SHOOTING TRAGEDY.
INQUEST UPON TIE BODY OF VIRGINIA
STEWART.

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Broadway and Canal elTee. two week, ago By Robert
c. Macdo.sd But few friend, Of the deceased sed
prisoner ws.s preseri. Among those Of the la;ter
were the Hon. Herry r. Philips, NJ c., of Washing.
, top, D. c.. end hi. counsel, Nr. GrsriIn OF New.
JerFey. The 70 70 wing evidence wss taken:
Jthu McAuiffe Of No. e73 Canal street sworn. ssys
On ;se I'd 1T o'clok ,sv three laies .iardins
q :he e Runaway aia cap.l r-e. lod s-, a va. G
followed hy the se-emsn ara .ee sbcut 10 -i-t
The The :ofa,H H a , . % 9 @' 4 n Saa a d%P
chse he priss-sr .ne persu VINO
Stephen Harkirs Of No. 81 Elizabeth street testi-
fed ha: be also drove or Mr. Ianrans: and ;efei 20
the tragedy reported BY s' in-s' m he seat q b. cay
sse. ,bl, feet from te entr.noe Of 'se bIardrrn
House tsprisonsr b. said looked is the man who bred te-
ristl
Edward vanranst of No. 81 Ludlow street testified
mous, srd gentleman Up and said something when
Of tie ladies s:o 90 away from me " The scuensu hen
e .m-d and ian thr .ea;s.n followed her to The nom
otih- Bs, areth House ana 'hoi het IS he did ih q L
by his hrrw him 70 he Of my drivers
AID Dr. Brandre;h assistance snd ioohe P'9 from
him; h sppsred very much excited and very pale the
prisoner Isl ms " DO shot .he l5dy.
JOHN o Neil, residrg at the Brandre.h House, tes
hed hst he a,9 Witnessed me .hoos as .soye de.eiea aaa
e OF he pistol 70 hu, M Nsnr.n sPr,nl forward,
+ T. and aEis both were dow Dr. up the ori,
ouer is tn. person who sho' the laay - =,
Alice Morgan, sworn. Gays: On the afternoon OF the
2d ultimo Mis-. stewart, Ai,. Brock. aud myself vent q Tay;
take diuuer when were abog. halt through, heard
Ms Booh remark: There is Bob he standing ny
left then asked Mis- Stewart when abe returned from Bos-
they shook hands and ne took sea. able rsx to rs
called for bottle Of cine; Miss Ste v.rt and aaedonsd
oouversed FOR while and al 90, 70 eaye Miss Stewart
pred 10 pay bill foJ the door by Macdor
ao aud as hey reached sidewalk heard Mis- y him
II you viii cal al officer did not hear
Cal an ofceI ook,d for one, bot aid any whsH
they the Of Broadway ard Canal street they turned
we Usd them AID also Stopped hard hef tel him that
whea he away heI aonetLst she would walk
. p. Sin m % sn sa sa @ Ia also Ts.msd ere
caught hold of his arm and said on Bob don't DO 'o
pistol eAelained: Oh Jennie into some place
pis:oi ard Miss fell the rs; her side bd,
could speak the prisoner The one VINO tired the
| Mary Brooks testified that she was with the last
witness and pr,onsra Ta SAIGON at the tSs and
Of which correct She also Identified the prisoner the per
| MEDICAL TESTIMONY.
| Dr. Joseph j. Hull Resident Surgeon II the New
York Hospital testified that deceased admitted 10 the Hos
Pital the I'D az at p & with su1sao G ~ wound & o. the the
head inches vertically above the outer extremity Of the
powaer circular wound h. an inch in diameter esse.
ved through which lded Of brain substance about
he s. Of aTse tbert this removed and probe
introduced into wound rair nearly ,hree inches e
recon inward and znty downward but no foreign
bdy could be- detected admission patient suffering
sosdersGl, from The shrek pulse cool aud p4id
surface vomiting, intellect somewha, eihasc; she partially
..d as, bs MIND bHs quite apsaetic with occasional
st,ecis Of mild dslrum, slight eryspeas Of the scalp
a, that ine We symptoms Of cerebral disturbance
which sdusy teePensd until yesrdsy when 'hS & Ds
profoundly nseusble ex-minaon Of the body was inside
hours after DEATH lie weather being clear and 'eIy warm body
sonewhsi emacaisdi ~elnaI Aed ,gor Worm, s s ny
hds both eyes and OF the scalp just behind the e pam
ea emnence swelling Of the CHEEKS and neck; on the e
the woUud described was noticed from
which brain appeared TO have much receded the scalp about
... Of the there was found Of
blood extending into the left temporal fo,ss both external
and internal the cia and the lower half Of the ona
bue in size and shape with wound OF
ard situate directly beneath one Of the skull rs edges
god deal sgg,d beyeed from without Usard s the
Of tie table pieces Of lead each oont the size OF
MUS head beirg found npsted in il. inner border; the
space quarter Of inch around the wound the peri
csniu detached extending from the inner m.rgn Of th.
's ire s.s f as ne.c n %s: GaaG @ aa bas S
dow ards terminating temporal the side
point hsf an inch beyond the temporal ntse starting
from the opposite sde OF the eania opens was another insure
ng squamous continuing with inch then
cedips from it directly backward. distance Of an inch aud
half again became lost in the sIture The caivarum
being between the duEa mater and the skull there
found the anterior portion Of the right hemisphere consider
able e1trayason Of blood the former being hickend and
somewhat opaque more especially on the Ish SIDE Oyer nearly
sce. of the aTachnod united by soft yeowis
lymph this abundant Immediately around the wound
within cavity of the arachnod almost the entire right
side clot of blood nearly line in thickness vees OF the
pa considerably congesed Al point corresponding
with the wounds before mentioned there was seen circular
aceson Of the dura mater about hree quarter, OF an inn u
diameter ard communicating win tn over n. Iron, 'aa. %
trg the finger the cerebral substance surrounding It dis
OF TIE diameter OF ABOUT
the opposite hemisphere was iond smlAi ae.l.n o.
smaller size These wounds the ornces of track tIa
yey,in. the brain in almost direct line Ia this trsek in the
len p inches from the onfce Of entrance was found
nearly circular disc Of bone hree oi On neu ~ !.
smaller fragments Of bone were also found in The ,nes In
toe middle lobe OF the rsh side was ionnd eaden pau cfu
copcave-the braiu the Of half inch surrounding IT,
beipe pupied and mingled with sxIsvaated blood About AL
ovpc. Of bloody serum in cebear .sas Fluid in the
tricles normal u quantity The bFai oher tnah Gose p
%ns 81 re- q hS BRAIN upon the in
| Jury that has been descIibed
The case was then given to the Jury, who, after'
few minutes deliberaton, delivered tue following
verdict:
THAT the said Virginia s,ewar, her death By pistol
shot wound the hands Of the prsoI er Robert Macdonald
July 2S Isis'
iJpon the rendition of the verdict the prisoner was
examined by the Coroner, and stated that he is 80
years cf age was bonn in Jefferson County, Ky lives
at Mobile, Ala, aud was in the cotton business. In
regard to the charge against him he said
IA s asaa Sn.5. a. S o. hIfa have we i8 aS no o
M. .sainst her, Signed, RoBT. C. MACDONALD
The prisoner repeated the above statement twice,
and appeared to be mach excited during the e1amina
tion.
The remains of the deceased were inferred yes
terdsy morning in Calvary Cemetery, the funeral
being very quiet, and attended only by the
mother Of the young woman and friend and the
Rev. Fathers Quinn OF BARCLAY street and Doiah oi
Albany. The inscription on the cot'n-plate read;
Eliza Stewart. Died ith OF August 1853, aged 70
yesrs { months ard - days
Ia the course Of the afternoon the District Attorney
cent TO the Corones Office for the papers IN the case,
and they were sent to him by Mr. Panise, Coroners
Clerk. They vii immediately be placed before the
Grand Jury.
/ Arrrmp1 ~ WHnIEs,IE MrRnER-The attempt