The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-15
THE TsaesDY At sARNums MUSEUM.

Inquest by Coroner Wildey-NO Clue to the
Boy who Fired the shot-The Jury Render
a Verdict Of Accidental Death.
The inquest over the body Of Edward Jones, who
shot in the shooting gallery at Barnum's Museum on
tuesday, reported the HERALD, held yesterday
by Coroner wldey. After jury had been empanelled
the following evidence taksn:-
George Capron, being duly sworn. tsstined-I reside
SIS West Twenty street, and brother in-law
to deceased, who lived with for three years; hs
worked for James s Conin. al Barnum's Museum, in
the pistol gallery; saw him last Tuesday morning,
when he LETT tho house a O'Clock 70 60 his
to the museum. and found him dead and lying on .
table; I made inquiry in rotation 70 his death, and
learned that deceased had loaded rife and placed in
the proper place in the gallery and then went paint
the target; while so engaged small boy camc In and
took the rife and cred at the target the ball struck
deceased the back; from what could learn think
the purely accidental 10 was something
unusual for him TO have loaded rife in the rack.
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pistol gallery at the museum; my business was 10 paint
the target after the shots rsd work res
boys came in and wanted to shoot told deceased Of H.
when he reloaded the rife and left in the tunnel where
the gun and trying the trigger they wsre not looking ~
deceased a, the time: suddenly the rins went on and
deceased cried out "Oh. I'm shot; - went away 10 call
one, and when | returned found him removed ~
people aud quite dead the boys were about ten years OF
eye.
james 8. Conlin being sworn dsposed a. follows:-I
reside at Saratoga, and avn proprietor OF the rifle and
pistol esllery al Bsrnnms Nuseum the gallery consists
OF oval shaped tube. 12j feet length, At the end OF
which Is target for rife practices nfty feet from the
cesk in front target sometimes placed for pistol
shooting; deceased had been ia my employ for twenty
one months, aud bad charge Of the gallery have re-
euar system OF management by which, u followed, no
accident can occnr our rule Ia leave loaded
gun the tunnel entrance where outsiders touch
IL; we load the gun and hand IL TO the person who in
tends 10 shoot and must Keep the piece in sight until
II IL discharged feel satisfied tina. deceased must have
violated th q rule else he could have been hnrt.
wooster Beach, Jr, N. D., testified that he had made
pcst moem examination Of the body OF deceased At
four T. NJ on August Is; found gunshot wound the
right side, about four inchos from the spine OPEN
ing tho body and tracing The Of the wound.
found that " passed through thu liver. tearing badly,
entered tins diaphragm and reached the under surface of
be s'srnum the right vcnucle penetrated by the
ball 10 y course death, In hi, opinion caused by
hemorrhavs.
This concluding III. evidence the jurv rendered their
verdict "thn ne ssd Ed~ad Jones his death by
beng accidentally sho, al Bunums Museum, on tho
18th OF August, Oy boy unknown to them"
Deceasei was twenv-three years Of age and native
OF New York state He was returned soldier having
served 10 New YORK regiment He had participated in
no less tnsn eghsen engagements and had been
mate OF the Salisbury rebel prison for month"; lie
was unmarried.