, 1866-06-25
THE ss;oRT.Wife-NuanER.
sauacst Cd the Body-ExtraordtnarJ
Statement OF the Murderer-
His Reasons for Commit
ting the Aot--The Fer.
dict

On Saturday rno.nins, little before dve o'clock,
M1ty eboYt. the woCaxo who VIA stuck dowa o3
hr7 hntband wtiie 10 1T oi dtiizlnua, ~ sepoeted
In our i4sue OF the sane dsy. expired from ths a.
ftas of the b1ow. Dr. Gore. the Comfy Physician,
rade post mnrtem examination In the forenoon,
and II three O'clock in 1he afternoon En1ooe1 W.T.
net heid the inquest
III. mt ~ftne.. examined was Dr.. q 1se. who
atated the lcsuls ot ht- examination. n follows:
~ hare made m examination Of The ooty Of
&a1s. Miir Of Jos-pb Snor:. md found Of c,,efnal
hr lleaa- 1uje 10 tic s,csi Of ihe eents. ri,n,
III Wound tNo inches Ahorc the StRet car, aud to.
rern ss 'bs,s sno,heT sus Of aeont one .nea "a
!oiehsaa and itit ese!id, Upon upeatnR ,hr bead.
The 1.:h, parctIal, frouta' the temporal bones
ntuutct. u.:dex which MA ro.fnluna OF blpoa 10
sns no,oaI 81 n',ou' shsee ouuces The Wounds
The Jury d.sind The p1stope1 Short 10 be brought
oe'oEc IN. anu thc 1nan accompanied bJ an on
Ger. toou presented hiunnclf lie was rome sh1t
.ett. aid WITH bis th,ft thrown open c1potue his
| taroai and BORON. LIE - quite 1oung look,nE
a ,aoa:b bis or h,1S s y ~ Ss'1s =
b. b.. eese eropptri h.i. bespests rsty l,Giiea io.
heaa rcaes,tns. I'D % sSe ,seH ii alt oI .hr he'd
!sreety developed. lie seated himself eonapo.eoy
bs Re- The Icy nd ;Epsr.d 10 eomp:shs,d HI;
satAht look. hut nb,n addnseed he ap:aes~d
promptly and clearly to The questions uu, 10 him.
Win ' se:.ra e to ahe I ses,h &c OF T ais - viz t.
| one miPht htve supposed tbat the wrong man hsd
s.ta ssse +. h
Jury as to hie mental condition Wherrupon Short
turned mud aud rave brief narrative Or hrs ht>
tory and the c1ruusancrs which lmpcl]ed him to
iiil bis wife. There WIS 10 confusion or cou.r-'
d1cs'cn III his statement. When speaking of :i,*
| phAntome by Mhtch he WAS tos1ncn1ed. be seemed
10 rrgard them teaitttee quite palpsble 10 his
bodily seuse II the human benes around him. 10
natural va rrza.y established. The iahsb.ans. Of
and because bis vile would not IKE his pa,t, b
On wi,R peculiar emphasis. The woman having
! survived the blow tor rome TING. the Jury. he
lie charge oi musdrr. dc desired them 10 under.
stand thai the thing vas done des1cuejly. that be
would have killed hsr By some aesas. and that be
lad died snstAn.tneou:ly- a* be u nrts Imagined
,, ~ xr.Tixrxr or TUE rntsosra
! AMY rame IL Jo:eph Short. ts2ellit ]. o. $: r
1T. came tto<n Ireland, and iass bcen IN thi.
eeey hs.c Is. es stsn Il caeso ss.en yeeFs vol
! aorE The wh.s,e' md 1ometines u iron Mofks
nsthace started wit, ny %lie to Cal fo1n,s. bu M
| rot kome lelters from Cos141nu2 which epoIlt N,
eslsus.ea. md rsn. from one Rlss1 TO- sso.hf
z ior = long time. In January last Nent down L
) 81. Louis tos ti1 ,reeks. when ! canoe back
snaa s S9nSa :n2 70
this morning tsat nv vile vas dead. Thtt gea'1e
!. man ipoE,'1g 10 az o1ie:t) ted ne as,ou, H. We
:. enoach. Intended 10 LII Ier, aud il e1e sa.n
dead tten Noula h.r. KILLED hst apynos % r.. Id
: aest;nsa 10 ali ler, .nd If lie IT, as:n -.
s as. s9 Mhsn 'as t.s m :, r., .be IT, Tn Tgs III f.s.
" Why come 10 kill her wss just thlk: There vi
t"o ghosts got ,uto my tn.soe ana gst up 70 big
u appeared 10 me and said be vas going 10 Xii a
and srcr.ed me Of Going 'hiugt thkt ncver HI
Of psnca: ion see T. ~ ~ dead . n'an: - bai be y
20 Well he walked s~aI. md then auo.her csme, II
III nealiy eosh s,aeAed As. ! resi:.ea them =.
=, It, and raid hbs didn't sec the ghosts. Then
fcfcnt thspss, they coma 60 on, II the wlndo
D. aid sufn tack md epll a,e q ne. 4, last rot
Of ,hourht to m,telf u l was Walking roan1 thai
"a my vile wouldnt take my par nigh, lust as v
qhe aes, 1 es,
Of coth knsv ~hs: ssas dong. Tho-e that dldI
- a. e s:s9 sas se1 vi e NJ ns s
't: lii ber nsh, on 10 sent mo wl't1e sue wa.
r. e Compile ., k,ek. bni feund tbst va dom.
I'd | Iooo, becaute bad no boots or. 50 took up
b. e.o.l-an1ss the 9ns.tpeans.ng 70 - broken r s''
esc vent down 10 gre myself up. when tie polceu
they come into the house aud cAme oTer to
s,ztiop here. thought h&d kslle her H:ht M
bnt II she livtd 4 few ul,unies After, 1t mike
VI difference, becaute would never hare lei1 her
ITO ! cone 1t. 1was. satisfied Nbe1 cans 70
ON Sor1h Market Ha1l. Thai had rnade 1t Il, ns
~. considered was right ID killing her, hut dc
- KNOW. OF couIsc. may te mistaken. ncrer
~ Two bard Rord* Wlh her I'LL the tir1c liTcd \
an her. We werr just like Two ehtldsru.@'
std On atfpE asked II la still ~as annoyed WITH
liz ghos,s ht sad '*p-no, not lus1 II present,
n sone OF them l1st night n the Rfmo5y- Ihey v
aw not tic ssrne kind as Nest alter nc bcfogr 4
fic( nc:e only !us the kind Of spirit. thas there aIa
ID Il n the c7ltboo.e"
~ ~. lla,lns made ILLS stalsment Short rrtlyrd 10
Nh oEe7 part Of tc ls1l and listened the OF
nc testimony ~ Ii he retc uuiItIrested epcctst
81 p7iEN EVIDENCE.
dca Jnh1 CouCel. \ ncicthpr q ShoH Htfestfhed '
M frEa1l 10 the cohdl0p Of The Prisoner proe to
-, murder. lie stccus have Acted very quecti
IN lines. in FACT like 4 man possrsssh. Two mill
~, bthtt ho etruck Lis wife he conEcfEin1 ctl
.r.s M,fh Connel on ssi1Jua subjects. ard
'.4s @ promiscti 10 take tes with him.
~. John EuEs.. th@ sou OF thu deceased. gave sta
49, testimony.
0Is- Dr. Corr sad. that from hcartne the ttttlm
he world br strongly Inclined to bt1tesc Thai
T. tHl-ont "as Of uutound mtnd. aud ths' this
r | dtiGu wss The tcsuft OF dclIHuH tEeine1s-
.nn II ouid not lie csHstn, hoAeTes, hut t4si hs q
~, | hc iusaEs from other cAu.e<.
W. THE TERDIcT.
re, The Jury teuEleu verdict lust the deet
lore Mt Mary Short. eault 10 her death iToul hi0
ant | nIcfed hy JofrPh short.
49,, | The p.i.oufr sras een placed in the Afmofy
4oal tcr the care Of Or. Tore He will probably
ts'a u4ovel soon to more suttatie locail0n-