Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-11-07


as the substance of it has been slrea .
stated, and as there was no material con :
fiet in the testimony of the witnesses. 4.
The EVIDENCE.
Henry ShaJer, st0orH. This witness l. 1t
the saloon in which the ahray began. lie
dld not see the commencement oft. Was
about to part Meehan and Gibbons, when
attacked and kicked by Rect. Saw nothing
o1 tne light after the parties left the sa-
loon. Thought they were not intoxicated.
Saw no weapons drawn.
Catherine Aahon, 0orn-Lives opposite
Shaffer's saloon. Heard noise of breaking
windows and ran out into the street. Saw
street fight, two boys beating Gibbons, who
was underneath, Mrs. Gibbons stood near,
crying Don't kill my boy" Never saw
the two boys before. Gibbons cried out
Lord, oh Lord"
DR.. r. s. Strong, sWorn. At the request
of the Coroner, have made post norton
/ examination of the body Of Edward Glib
bons, jr. l found on the body a skin wound
ten inches long, on the left side of the alb
domen and part of the chest, as if inflicted
by boot with rough surface; also two
wounds mercy penetrating the skin on the
upper, part of the right arm; also a skin
wound SIX inches long on the back of the
neck, between the shoulders, merely cut
through the skin; also a penetrating wound
about two inches below the left nipple of
the breast, three eighths of an inch wide,
penetrating through the skin and muscles
OF The chest, aud entering the cavity be-
tween the fourth and nth ribs, passing
through the lower and left lobe of tbelupg
penetrating the psrieardiRzl, and entering
the heart about the middle of the left ven
trieie- also found a quantity of extravasf
ted blood, amounting to several pints, in
the thOraX. All the other organs of the
chest were healthy. The wound in the
heart and lungs was the immediate cause
of his death.
The doctor added, as his own opinion,
that the blow was struck by q persL 4
standing or lying on the right side of the
deceased, and with the knife grasped in
the hand in such a manner that If the hand
was allowed TO fall naturally at the side,
The point of the knife would be backward.
The blow was powerful one or it would
have glanced on the rib
Michael Nc Cue, sl0ora. This witness tes-
tilted to meeting Root and Meehan and
going with them to Skaters for beer.
Nothing was said about meeting Gibbons.
He described the fight as We have described
1t above. Saw no weapons. Didn't see the
fighting outside. Gibbons was drunk.
Don't know whether Meehan was drunk or
not There had been 6 quarrel between
Meehan and Gibbons, and Meehan had
said that :" he could lick Gibbons the best
day he ever walked" After Meehan had
rurf5ut of doors, Gibbons struck me twice
in the back of the head, and ran out the
back door.
Thomas KakOe, sa0o77r. This witness
passed Skaters, on his way home, and saw
part OF the night IN the saloon, through the
window. Saw the outside fight from dis
lance. No one was near Gibbons but Root,
Meehan and Mrs. Gibbons. Advised Nee
han to GO home. The last saw of Gibbons
he was sitting on Skaters stoop.
William Callahan, s1orH. This is the
material witness in the case, having been
playing cards with Gibbons when the affray
commenced, and having seen it from be-
ginning 70 end. 1t is from his evidence
that we hsve made up the statements of the
case given above, and we will not repeat it
here.
Several other witnesses were present but
the jury felt themselves justified in finding
verdict upon the evidence already before
them, without proceeding further. After
consultation, they rendered verdict to
the effect that "the deceased cane to his
death by violence and wounds at the hands
of John Root, or Michael Meehan, or both of
them"
The following witnesses were present
but were not examined: Nat Fretter, J.
Hutchino, W. Beckenback, John Bowles,
D. Lynch, John UIlman, Patrick Brennan,
VIM. McNamer, and J. Fairehild.
THE SCENE AT TIE HOUSE
After the post morteng Examination, the
body of the deceased was decently prepar-
ed for the grave, and visitors were admit
ted. A constant crowd swarmed around
the house and saloon, and crowded the
street and yard. The grief of the parents
and family of the dead boy was intense,
the mother being driven almost crazy with
sorrow. Tho friends of the FANNY were
present in large numbers, and kept up the
peculiar Irish wailing "ulaloo" with a
very mournful and plaintive effect.
THE FUNERAL.
The burial services of the unfortunate
young man will take place this (AIonday)
afternoon, at the house of his father, No.
20 Dodge tlate MarshalD street.
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