The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-10-25
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
[yon ADDIrIoNAL LOCAL ITEMS SEE INsIsn PAans.

THB FURMAF HoMCGDE-INyE BY
THE CORONER THIS MoRNING.-Coroner Dan.
1els held an investigation this morning In the
case OF William Furman, alias Baltimore
Bill who died at the hospital on Wednesday
Tuesday evening, during o fight in Locust
street, above Eighth. John Hagan and Philip
Hillen, the defendants, were present The
following evidence was elicited:-
Johnson Kelley sworn-Reslde No, 2os Duponcea au
street we were all out carriage riding together
came up ana we drove through the city until about
dRhting Furmsn struck ;HsgGn 10 the lip, aud we
took him TO DOCTORS In Arch street, came back
and had drink then we all got In the carriage again
ana they sot hthtlng in the oarElage coming to me
. man named Hut:eE Keeps tho place; there FurmRu
and sald something TO Hagan, don't know whSs i
was; FurmRn wa ked away from Hagan and went
made rush at and grabbed Hag AZ
Py ihe throat and asgan s fell the tlm1 Hagsn ie
said to two men that were there, take him the
heard Hagan make no threats only Hagan says, Bill
you cut my lip, and Furman said, am sorry for IL
rushed at him; did the knife in Hagsn's hand
M @ ne cut cut h@ t ey regular hghs S ds
not see knife In HaRan's hand before he cut him
(kDife shownG did not ever that knife In Hagan's
possession Hlllen was not near Furman when he
John Irwin sworn-Resde in Fifth street, below
Nnn Vine east SIDE; when we came 10 Out OF the ba.
McCarty, and All of them; they asked Tor a drink;
was teDnIDg bar there waited them; after that
FnTmsn they Kind Of had hold each oIneE BY the
Wod but, d Know tell What g9bSn 1bsg
were; few moments after that heard Furman say,
who sSd h@ TO e s s a
Meniman and myself took him TO Dr. Rsise, Lo-
Gust street, below Ninth from there took MIN 10
the Pennsylvania HOSPITAL: did not see any one else
hghiing did not see Hilleu and Hagan fighting; I
COULDN'T say which one commenced 70 fgnt Saw
fnrman i man make make rush towards Hagan with
before or after the cutting this before he said
IS was cut; he didn't knock Hagan down to my knOw-
in no har
rooms did not see either one strike when he rushed
to hin could not say how close he got to him; I
didntsee the kni In Hagans hand; heard Furma1
say am cut, and you Will have to take the
II enry McMenamin sworn-I reside No. 1912 south
Front street was standing outside In front of the
tavern, settling with the barOuche driver; / heard
ran 10 the West door owad Nn6 Street, Wa'
says TO me- Look here, Hem he pulled his shirt up
take him to the Doctors; took across the street
ital; didn't see him cut he didn't say who cut him;
didn't see Hagan have a knife; never heard Hagan
Ds9iel MeMenamln sworn Reside on seventh
T,G hasaa F%r@sn etfrsy a' Hsssa L sas
Opposite Hagan, and FGrman Was sitting opposite
McCarty; we got up to the house and all went ia
fIanding near the east dooG they had IS some M
arm on tGe windo =; FURNISH turned around Snd
walked away from him up towards the door; when
hand in his pocket and ran towards Hagan, aud
tei When; Furman 81 Says wyoT, am going 10 xiii
you; lie had him right by the throat, and the first
occurred the door towards eighth
P Ss sIne HaSs Sss % G d
not said one word to them; Furman didn't knock
have anything IL their ,pS hands; HagSn % sHld when
did not appear 10 want TO quarrel with Furman but
he wanted to quarrel with Hagan; didn't see Furman
IN; Hien was not in the bar room.
EAeIaUder McCarty worn-Reslde No. 1889 Monte
rey street, was outside talking 10 a man when the
affair took place; saw Furman strike Hagan on the
lips he would have thrown him out or the wagon II IL
hadn't been me; HaRsn said he AFRAID OF him;
did not Hlllen fighting either Hagau or Furmau.
street, the first time HAgan was after Furman
struck a IN the IA h saw besSd 'e
"FurmRn go way; don't want TO have anything 10
Woros furnan then said he was stabbsG; didn't see
HaRan have knife while Hagan aud Furman were
i6em after he cut somebody SAD take nj the
doctor's; did not see Hien in the bar-room; didn't
Michael Dougherty sworn-Resde at No. 22G s.
the soda water fountain; I saw Hagan standing up
against the wall, and Furman standing against MINI
then went TO little room 10 see whether MT HuteT
came out and saw the crowd bad gone saw Hillen
standing at the door; didn't see Hagan 60 away.
outside when the affair commenced; did no. see
Hilen oulsde know him. when went Ia FurmNn
and said II will hx you for thisi' hesald "he was
row In tho II rst place; Furman had MIN by tine collar
and Hagsn kind of went down; do not know what
no one near enough them 10 hut either one when
he pulled his hand out of his pocket he had nothing
Mary Kelley sworn---Reslde at No Osborn court:
did OF ste the fight (Snife shown); that k fe;
Hien gave II to me; he did not say wOGdi was
passing along the street, he called me TO him and
knfe by spot Of blood that is on II; did not clean
the knife of; handed il 10 Pocem an Berger; Hll-
Policeman Robert Jarvis testified 10 the arrest OF
p, Ii.emsn Steele iestided that from Information
lie received he arrested Hllen as we were going out
L. Gust to the Station House he called couple
OF girls TO him; he told one OF thenl u go aud see
seme one; he had previously given me an old knife
when got to Ninth aud Locust streets again Police
man Berger told me he had the knife ne said that
4 TO her while talking to her,
Policeman Berger Testified that Mary Kelley came
TO him aboug O'Clock the evening OF the stabblu
and gave him the knife; she said that Hillen had
pea go eT oG naap haT W nd bs ne T 90 S ao
House, and handed the latter over 10 Lieutenant
lieutenant Connolly testified that when Hagan wa
esed ana brought TO The station House, Of the
Hagan pointed 10 his mouth and said "You where
& be ny me- dG i ip selt-,deense; don't say cut
| brought IN the blood appeared fresh upon It.
1867 al liz eocS at the PennsyyaSis OaeT ta
| made post mortem examinatlon OF the body recog
| avenue as that Of his son William Furman aged d
lIne with the body. IL Inches in front OF the ang
of the LEFT hip bone; this wound extende,
onIsias ntsiSEH had had % Sean satoReS PGo~G1 par sS
ouns tSe woud had been cut from below ~siEe q. ~
he lntestlnes were not cut; the membranes cOverlp
were inHamed there was some c0ted blood in tn
| cavity OF the abdOmeni death ensued from peritI
wound.
The Jury rendered the following verdict;-That III
| said william Furman came to his death from
wound Inflicted with knife In the hands OF job
Uagan on the night of October o. 1887 at the taveT
No sO2 Locust strete: and the jury also hnd Phlll
HlRn an acceeaOFy af the fact. Ine ueceah0o Ql'