, 1861-11-20


The deaths by violence are - follows: D
John Keegan, killed January 96th. t'
harE Male1s. killed at Bridgeport by her hus~ II
John Conley. killed BY Nicholas wezdea in tho a
4 child killEd by its mother, Eiizabeth Frank, y
Fre3eriek K1ine ;si1 5ired by John Fanuen, in ii
Robert schnllee. killed IN Lake county, the body 9
eng found @ II ,t this county. h4y 18th. re-. n
JOIN Tf9gp, k1Med @ by Peter aay' near The City
4 Ss!y: MORAN: M Killed by her husband at the Z
Frederick Kraatz, killed by Capt crofton, Q. 8.
J.. Ut the Northwestern Depot, Aug a. i
John Ka1n4 killed By John Kearn, Sept. 9Th. q
Patrick Delany, Killed Sept. 18th. near Chicago
aTelue.
OF the number Of inQuests occasioned by
lrownipg, railroad accidents, violcnce sud e
!uicides, fully fifty percent Of them occurred
Ehile the Victims were In state of intoucs-
Jon. The same has been true In former
Fears. Intoxicating liquor il the primo cause
Of most Of the deaths, either directly Of tadi-
rec.ly, which the Coroner is called upon to
investigate during the year. Under its infiu-
ence men are seized with de1irium and die ter.
rib1e deaths; some, tottering With insan1ty,
fiji suicidea' graves some stnn bic into the
river and drown helpless!y; some sleep upon
railroad trscks never I'd wake. In every why,
The demon Of drink hus1ies men into untime-
}y End unnatural Deaths
SUDDEN DEATH OF WELL KKowa CHA2=
lcTER-McEt Of Of our ra.dezs h~ro undonbtr
edly noticed in the streets during the past dTe
years an eecentd cand crippled eolorcd msu,
the extreme Ehorness OF one Of whose legs
gave him = peculiar 6wagge1ing motion, ~ he
wadd1ed rather than walked to 4nd from his
boarding house snd his p1ace Of bns1aesA-
His gait was at any time crooked enough, but
when he got On AZ extza supply Of whisky
which he ras In the habit Of doing-atvss pos
itival5 awful, and sure to attract the attention
ofau pedestrians One leg was eight inches |
shorter than its mate, and upon such uncerA
tain supports his body pitched like small
uafe in heavy aea>
This eolored man Was called JEFF, for short.
his naEne being Jefferson Cau!dHell. Ho hAd
for years been IN Aabtue Of the McCArdel |
House, as porter, Otis Fields billiard roons,
and the Aattehon House saloon, In the ssme |
capacity. By the frequenters Of these locali- ]
ties his shining black tAee, uncouth body snd |
! 1udicrous movements we're Is familiar ~
| household words.
Jeti boarded, OF made his home With Mn.
Louis. M.ils, No. 2s7 Wells street, 2nd WIS Ia
the habit Of calling that lsrgs, cotorad woman
ty the familiar eogaomsn Of "mother,"
though she did not bear that relationship to
him. JEFF. Hss excessively fond OF creature
comfozts, and especially lo7ed his spirits and
bis dinner. MAnga dainty Bit has be taken
| I'm Ia
was favorite With the cook, w2stars aud
chaznbeznaadf, to hare Mrs.. Malls prepare for
him.
On Sunday night last, JEFF came home Late,
as usual, and IN his usual state Of mebr1atio1,
aud retired to resi-, after hearty supper. He
slept fonndly, and In the morning called for
his lsnalsdy. She sent her daughter, hut this
1as lot eatisfsctory, and The old Indy had to
so up. He desired meal uf apple dumpltuga,
| Of which be WAS particularly fond He hsd
brought up the spples and the dough, al
ready for uke, and Mrs. Mails prepared the
delicacy in her heas style, adding plenty Of
butter and sugar to the SAUCE, snd sent them
to her boarder. He ate three Of the dumplings,
srd then fell aaleep. In the morning he Was
: de1irious, raw al sorts Of horrid shapes,
; enstes, black dogs, and other such clements
: Of whieky In his room, cut up divers aotics
, / snd cspers which attested that be was 1t last
) u 7ictlmof sadaia potu. Yesterday, he died.
! 4oe Coiohes aeia IN 1Hquest. ana LIS fefalct
! | ras, "Dezth from excessive fateupesance"-
to which might have been added-ttaud yisl-
tation Of dunplinga>"
: JEFF. was H1tha3 IN intelligent African, faith
: 'ua ~ Hn als aaus' 1oa nao aeeouoastea qatte
r ain..e paopa5' 14e4As Aae to' oa "ess
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: Vers, sno asa no 1eations ne1eapousa. Ills
1a1e Is "a11og 10 9oa1lna @no oapoefs-
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ditpatches 1ast night: ......
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