Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-09-04
Corousr,s Inquest,

DR.. Hartman held an inquest this morn
ing on the body Of man which was taken
out Of the River about 7 o'clock. There
Wss mark as of blow on the forehead,
slight cut being inflicted, and considers
bic blood was on the face.
From facts developed at the examination
it would appear that the deceased was much
intoxicated during the evening, and had
gone on the canal boat Forest City with
woman whom he had met in the street.
That che for some reason tried to escape
frOmhim, and cried swatch" amurderi" Sc.
That party of three or four ran down to
the boat to see Whist was the trouble, and
endsavored to discover the man.
The latter was next heard calling some
distance out in the river, but how he got
there is not yet determined, nor how the
wound was made on his head.
Witnesses testified as follows:
Franklin W. Smilley-Was in stern cabin
of Forest City canal boat; am employed on
the boat the cook was also on the boat in
the bow cabin. The first / heard Of the
trouble was a woman screaming; l suppose
about o'clock. A man was with her, who
told her to hush up. BE told her he would
give her q two dollar bill If she would be
still and not holler. She told him sne did
not want his two dollar bill, but wanted him
20 let her 20. She told HIM she didn't want
him to break her shaker. She then COM
menced to holler again, and he stopped her
mouth In some manner don't know how.
She then got away from him and commenced
to holler murder. Some Irishmen came to the
boat and took her out. / thought he got of
on TO the dock and vent away, but couldn't
say csrtsinly. heard no more of him for
shout Eve minutes, and | then heard him
struggling in the water.
laid still. thought that il was some
body fighting on the dock. then heard
some men cry out that man was drowning.
II got up and went out on TO a vessel that
was lying along side. Then saw several men
out with boats and lights looking for him
He was not seen to rise again.
To jury. did not hear q sound of any
thing falling into the water before heard
the strangling noise.
Wellington BeTerage.-I am captain Of the
canal boat Forest City. I have known the
deceased about 3 years. His name is Gore-
way OoWeas, was born and raised in Pitt1-
burgh-is about 50 years old; he has a wife
living in Nelscnville, York Township, Ath.
ems county. He has been on the boat seven
or eight days. las saw him about
an hour after dark when be came to
ne very much intoxicated; I and my com
panions tried 10 get away from him, and be
followed rs into the woodward at the foot Of
Superior street where we went TO escape
HIM while there saw two men going after
him, and walking with him towards Water
lor hiver streets fearing they would take his
money we went to him and carried him
short distance and left him in a kind of IL
.quor establishment; there were three woman
in there who promised to tske care of him.
/ don't know who keeps the house. sftsrl
wards heard that the man had a woman -,
the boat ! took 8 lantern and went ovs-
the boat thinking be might be concealed. 7
found his hat and pipe; man near the coru-
e. called out and said be had heard a man
jump into the water: he had cried out 81
am gone, am gone.n a man told me this
morning that be had gone out n the bosfto
And hin, but could not fHtf FTr
Ths examination win be resumed this se-
ts1noons