The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-11-13

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nave seen William during his confinement and
hequently before when ne had spells; the ex.
preston OF his eye was exactly the same as
those OF my iather and cousin; that's the way
would know he had the spells on him or were
coming on, by his eye and the coldness of his
hands; htst noticed peculiar spells on william
when he was four years old; whenever / would
90 10 chastise him he would get done over and
excited; sometimes he would take kind of
spasms with IL; he would sometimes become
lnsensible, and remain so loI a short time; not
so very long; ! can't exactly say; he continued
havlng those spells until he was about ten or
eleven years ola; a0out that time he was sent
10 Mr. Benefits, my son-in-law, in Marvand;
his fishery was there, but he resided in Phila-
delphia; / noticed peculiaritles in his man
ner after that; he always appeared very eX-
citable; when | would go to Chastise him he
would say, 20 mother, you will set me crazy! ~
and run out OF the house; he was about eighteen
wnen he entered the army; there could be no
more kind atiectionate, dutitul, and Obedient
boy to me: after he went into the army next
saw him in Philadelphia; ! heard he was SICK
and found him boarding with Mr.. and Mrs.
Wright; don't know where they are now; we
have not been able to find them; visited him
there the Thursday before this Occ Irrence: he
was then getting better, but, he told me, he had
been very sick indeed; remained with him on
that occasion in the neighborhood of a half
hour or an hour; there was nothing unusual in
I his treatment to NE then, or rather thought
he acted strange, but could not account Tor II;
heswas kind OF excited little; he was worried
and excited; he did not seem as he usually did
with me, thought; started to go home after
bidding him good-by and leaving him IN the
| house; had to wait awhile tor Il car; mad not
ridden Tar before the bell rang and William
stepped in; he sat little while with me- and
then got up and left me sitting in tue car and
went out; continued on to my daughters,
Elizabeth Bennett and called her attention to
hls strange manner; j thought it very strange
for him to go out and leave me sitting in the
car; / next saw him in the cell in Moyamen-
sing; ne cried bitterly, fell down upon his
knees and laid his head upon my lap; con-
tinued to visit him up to about Christmas;
several weeks before Christmas ] noticed a
change in him; he appeared to be kind of
Wild; talked strange to me when l went to the
cell door to see HIM, and kept me worried; |
got him things ready the day before Christmas,
and we were not allowed to go in Christmas;
his father got in because he was so bad; went
up the next day and saw the things / had sent
him all strewn over the floor; William was
walking about, and appeared a perfect mad
man; i can't say exactly how long, but
Judge week after that he was chained;
ne was chalned by the foot first, and
then Mr.. Grubb saw hit to chain his
| hands; was permitted to remain there all
day with him for seven weeks, which ] am
very thankful for; sometimes ne knew me and
sometimes he would ask me who he was, if
he was William Mcguire, and if | was his
mother; when | would feed HIM he would ask
me If he must take it; the victuals had to be
put IN his mouth all the time, and it was difficult
! to get him to take it; once when went there he
was stripped, his clothes all torn Off, and the
| furniture all broken; that was the cause of Mr..
! Grubb having 10 chain his hands: the pane of
| glass in his cell was broken twice; he broke two
! new cots got him, and a table and chairs; at
/ one time he was so violent the inspectors would
not let me go into his cell; he got better after
/ awhile and saw him again last January with
one of these attacks; he was little worse the
second time than the first; l staid i've weeks
with him that time; at times he would be violent,
and at Others he would dance and sing, and
change his manner in that way; think he
! flooded his cell with water during the second
. attack; / always noticed something singular
before the attack; ! could always tell; he was
Adjourned. The prisoner was not so boiste-
rous during the afternoon as he was in the
morning.
This mornings proceedings will he found
upon our first page.
INQUEST BY THE CORONER ON THE RAIL
ROAD ACCDENT.-The inquest into the death of
MIR. Robert Patterson, Killed at Seventeenth
and Willow streets by an engine OF the Reading
Railroad Company as already reported, was
made yesterday afternoon by Coroner Daniels
and jury. The testimony was as tollows:-
Nathan r. Dubree sworn-Live at No. 807
Tucker street; run the engine "Rio Grande;'
there was light on the night of the accident
on both engine and tender: ! was ringing the
bell at the time of the accident, and whistled
Tor the switch TO be placed; we were running
very slowly, about three miles an hour; the
fiagman was at the corner; saw his light; We
were backing down, tender first; the conduc
don't think there was brakesman present al
the time.
John Drumm sworn-Live at No. lI0 Fowler
| street; saw the light upon the engine and
waited for the engine to pass; saw man cross
ing the east sidewalk at Seventeenth and Willow
streets; | went into Whitney's shop and TOLD
them that the man must have been killed; ]
heard no whistle, but did hear bell; saw nc
light on the front part of the tender; this wa
near the crossing: the engine was gong so fast
that was afraid to cross until it had got by.
Peter keenan, sworn-Live in Myers court
near Fifteenth, below Vine; am signal man a
Seventeenth and Willow; | didn't see the de
ceased; the first l heard was that some ont
, shouted he had fallen in front of the engine
! CAN'T say whether there was a light on Tho
tender or not; don't know the regulations il
that respect.
George Zimmerman, No. 1924 Willow street
testited-Was returning from work at Seven
teenth and Willow streets; heard somebody
sons body under the tank; the engine was
going very slowly; can't say whether there wa
a light or not.
Francis Mccoy No. 2236 Spring Garden street
deposed that he got on the engine at Twenty
fifth street and rode down on 1t he didn't SCI
the man until he was killed; saw red lights OF
the tender.
The good character and reliability of the per
sons in charge of the engine was testified to b,
several attaches OF the company.
The verdict rendered was thls:-"That th
said Robert Patterson came to his death from
beng run over by engine Rio Grande, of tn
Reading Railroad Company, on the evening o
November 10Th, 1866, at Seventeenth and W1lO7
streets and from the evidence elected we are o
the opinion that the iagman at the crossing !
incompetent for the position"
IMPURITIES IN THE SCHUYLKILL.-Durin
the years 1859 and 1860 a large culVerJ was con-
structed from Vine street wharf on the Schuy
kill. along TWenty-fourth street to PennsylVanl