, 1863-11-14

Acting Coso.er sanmeSfold yeeterday held an
tnqurat upon the body of'Patt!ck Leddy, at the
late resldtnca Of t.e deceased, corner Of Hslsted
ard DeKoren et1eets. The following ju.y were
empannclled: John Nelson, foreman, Michael
Sullivan, Patrick Sullivan, n. c. Hickey, Hugh
Comisky, VIM. Trust, James Feraey, John Kill
1eea, N. G. sumrae.deld. Michael Doyle, Joel Lul,
John Dunn.
The follow ng testimony Was taken:
PatTtek II Lef.us. ss.orn Am bridgotender
On the T.sn tt,eet edse 3 Gibbons
bridge wts .s;xiDging open deee.std came upon
be saaea "wt5 taFp tt tho bridge
further, and threatened 10 throw Ia both ID tie
ryer; NC turned the bridge. and he still sat there
and abueed ps; told him 70 shonld have 70 ar
aua1reIrg here d:bbons didn't lesvc tas as' pais Ill
tn we had e Eh1t ths bridge; Leddy walked baek
ttIg back tho polo. and board him say to
1ss eas as s t?fd s ss 10 1T
Gibbons htt hin again; I separated them; Lcddy
left, and called him back for HE hat; saw Gib.
bong strike him three times. tn.nk in the jaw;
in separating them; 1pulltd Gibbons back; 10
1st h9 ,loSs ,t ~ hs got aP; Tken he got up the
the serond light he mad atuce coming on to thu
66tSss; he came on the bridge about the I'M Of
IayId Hapts suorn:-on election n,sbt Nov
q, as Nas ctcesiDg the bridge, going from my
LeSdy said to Gibbons, ~ want to see you:r'
ab--h:" and walked up and struck Leddy VIII
his right hand; he struck him again, AID LOTUS
TILED to eeparats item; Gibbons struck him two
Gibbons again knocked him do IN on the tide walk:
Lcflus apparently did his utmost 70 separate them:
| 6Aw no E:cking; was two or three yards from
him he struck him in the left Jaw, With his Hight
: Inirsek Doyle s,ro,n :--on tic Sd Of November,
Twas eIoesing ths rTelfth street bridge. and Ra1
you Gibbons lspited W5a do yon n1as Waut ysa Hsa
knocked him do.n; The second time. he st.uck
him 1p ~ ts %as oq The
towards Gibbons hrtt; Gibbons called him int
Iamc first, and struck him.
lit Ssl md e. 4e
ofthe men Who had beaten hin, and l wanted co uc
clue before he died he eat up in the bed, and
s.id The Ied.hatted man lI.oitue, did not strike
soon be over with it be WIS in his full senses;
he eaid Gibbons wae the cause OF his death be
xas eepss ,sS tpsstrioss esu neEeF ~ hin
peaceable man; he enjoyed most excellent health.
- Dr; Ani'nsynadn. County {Aysician, suorn: Dr.:
datC0 RGQ mace p0bI mot[em examination Of
the deccasrd'e body; found no marks OF violence
on the outefde Of the body; the left side OF tho
jaw Was fractured; the organs Of the abdomen
were eound and healthy: the right side OF the
whole lower part Of the lung was solid from in.
dammaiion tie cause Of his death, IN ON opinion,
was indau nation Of the lnngs; be probably died
lack Of the disease, which was recent; bruise or
marks Of violence, though 1t might have been pro-
spt to produces such Inflammation; the disease
kLOw that such WAS the case; the blows on the
jaw would hare 20 influence in producing it.
DR.. Hatch, ssroTn: aAW the deceased On Mon
Cay, November 4 his face was 50 swollen that 1t
was difficult to look into his mouth; began to
treat him for Inflammation Of the lungs: It Was
difficult to open the mouth sufficiently to learn the
extent Of the injuries; he WIS lAborlpg under In
fanmation Of The lungs dnring all his sickness;
noticed It on 1hurEday, when It Was elight ii
continued to increase until his DEATH Of which It
WAS the cause blow upon the chest might pro-
duce Inflammation; 1t might do 1t without pro-
ducipg h1niee outside.
The Jury retired, and soon returned with rer.
dict that Patrick Leddy came to HE death from
injuries Inflicted by Michael Gibbons. Gibbons
is row in jail, and viii probably be tried at the
next term Of the Circuit Court.
Il Il but Just to etate that just as the Jury
were about to return their verdict, wituess came
up who said he had heard the deceased complain
OF bad cold day or two previous to receiving