New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-20

The Collins Murder - Coaciusienf OF the
Gs..s..'. Hss---s ~-A Nssdi~s 90 sso
Jury.

The Collins Murder - Cancellation OF the
G..-...'. H-s---s --A NssdiDs 80 shs
Jary.
The investigation into the circumstances
attending the death OF mr. William Collias who died
from injuries inflicted by who entered Ills store
No. 9s Fourthst Brooklyn. on tho evening Of the Sd
inst. was finally concluded last evening" with verdict
TO the effect that the deceased TO h death IN con
sequence OF injuries inflicted by some person unknown
The following Is the evidence: =.
Albert VIII swss: Testiked that he resides at No. ~
South sevenths, had worked for deeea, during the pas.
eight months or three day, before the murder deceased
brought 10 witnesses place Of bn Aness ios
him spoke Of three other watches "ue lad 70 repair
said he need not hurry will them - they weo h' own
watches silver hunting another wstss ana the
other two w.s faced ,'s w's, n,a Sy sn
should think that he bad Is or IN wsche Wine" bad The
three w.:hs; ,.s ssssn :: n' y ID p 100
had res,sd the .hop occupied by Mr. Collins 70 him about
four wear. since Mr. Graham called 90 wne., about
oelocl D u on the ID to ,he store Mr. Dohrer
and wife were there; Mr. Collins was IN the chair went ior
the doctor hS'e Ma. s .boa .yen
any friends bore = he finally Transferred 70 The ssts.
and lAd down hew ble.dins qute freely rom TIE ns
the Doctor thought hs suffering from hehase OF TIE
but Sr he ..a Sc. .as on
evening Of the ID inst heard People In NJ, luis ere
end ,SSs n. dsSssnsd b room Sd "t
any one named George Carol when found Mr. GO Psots
i Ces his he"sPfpei a. ipN v" Wv "'N'
| thourht there wss swelling on bis neck ,
J Andrew j. Wileis, NJ. ID. sworn: An practising phy'
clan and surgeon on tho 7tb Of March 1866 made pos
mor,en examination Of the body Of William Collins NO
l68 the following marks on the sIteror o.
The body especially noticed Grst about The s eye at
II, inner angie the akin presented de-peoofed BLACK aud
blue bru,e the eye itself unnarcs second behind the
ht EAR over the bone and extending sghty upon
~ ear itseL was another black and blue marx
rd on the back OF the neck and between the shoulders the
Kim had been partly removed II by hisierns a. niena
domination OF the head revealed small poPeo,e Got about
ns ounce In weight ts superior furiscs Of he le he
beys M the brain the base OF the skull ON the nsh side
6s,ure Of tbs temporal bone which communicated VIII
,bs Tigbt ear considerable amount Of serum escaped ron
,he head when the sku cap removed Ihe lungs were
hy tbs valves Of the hesr slightly hcsened; mus
eusr structure healthy liver natural in sze slightly gannm
,.r healthy: stomach consined c-rtsin amount OF CRU
aou, fluid; mucous Goa, s2h.e.., .sn, O. oases
ton the kidneys extensively invaded by granular dis
case The In opinion. came TO biz dcaih from
he combined effects OF conclusion and comPIesson OF Thu
bran and that these the result ~ internal injuries Th
club shown might have produced the Fracture OF the skull
referred to- A simple fall would not do II.
! The Jury then retired. and. after short absence
brought IN fhe following verdict: ,
That he said William Collins came 10 his death ny concns
on and comrreson OF the brIin produced by violence
The hands OF some person persons unknown 10 The jury