The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-20
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
INQUEST.
COrOner's Investigation Into the Cir
cnmstances Attending the Shooting OF
ashiDgtOn HAMILTON ON Election
Morning

COrOner's Investigation Into the Cir
cnmstances Attending the Shooting of
ashiDgton lEa's,iitOn ON Election
Morning.
began an investgatlUu into Tue case of Wash
ipgton Hamilton, WHO was shot at Third and
Christian streets on the morning ofelection day,
and afterwards died his home, Fifth street,
below Christian. The following evidence was
DR.. Andrew Nebnger residing No. 1ols South
Second street, testineu-saw Washington HsmiGou
O'clock; When saw nm ns was suffering from diii.
cuts of breathing compl ined also of inability
swallow; also uf pain III his hand and wrist, snd
numbness 10 his thumb; IN his necx found an OPEN
the bali but did not succeed during that effort the
congestion of the neck was relieved, wnereupon mis-
prescribea or 6im see him again until foiIow.
arm an oesrm an9 sne Psps IN ,bS nS
before Dr. Pancoast had been sent for to visit Ham
e me Of oSe e & ssnohG R a@SGy as Council % at @
O'clock P. NJ. on the 18th; we examlned him. and
gave sne wound thCronsh search; concluded thaEi
OF The ball; in consequ nee of the symptoms espe.
forear nam6ness The thumb we coScaded
u a. the ball was resting against the verteore
p relieve bis pain, and his Diet was
cs made ISeir apps2 anee; these We're prompy snE
met, but neutrality-suspicious. they became more and
more more than m nc one cause in operation TO produce his
shot wound and detirm i,emes his opinion based
upon these iacls shock incident to the wound and
wound we've exciting causes of the attack of dslttum
DIR. William H.: Pancoast. No. HOO Walnut street.
tesIited- Was called in to see the patient; he was
bali bad passed in deep and was lodged near the the
spinal column, In the neck; made search for It, but
The remainder of the testimony of the Doctor only
In reply TO question b. the Coroner, DIR Pancoast
sG So 6Ae Haa s0 sb ssa b.
chances ere asainss MS recovery.
Was at the corner Of Third and Christian stress;
saw aaniton the there; he crossed the street saw two
| saw Hamilton carried away.
nue. iesti6ed:-saw Hamilton standing at Third aud
Chr stlan streets talked to him. was about leaving
you;" Hamilton Iepltd I'm an onicer. TOP" put
the Gcer Backed S ocer sw1n ca%e up SeS
and shOt him; Hamilton fell; Swain said, I've done
10 ,he Station House then weat % to swain and told
%z sr ana hd hs
him; took him TO the Station House aud handed him
ea
hs S ap aaa
said 70 him. @ you my prisoner Hamilton re.
to he he Sad afeG no sAS S0
yersaiion with Officer swain: Swain came up behind
Lewis W. Thornton liIing at No 9O2 Moyamensng
Third and Christian streets saw ftw persons 10
The middle id esS of the street. Mmpn % was amongst
about two or three feet from he houses; two officers
raised pistol and fired swain put his hand up q nd
said, II did l l did H." Hamilton fell saw the blood
squirting out of his neck; assisted in taking him
away; saw. no pistol iO his hand saw the badge OF
deputy sheriff on him; several other police officers
CHARLES Smith, No. 4a5 Marriott street. testiaed-I
| and Hamil on came up Third street together on the
morning.; at Third aud hrstian streets; an ohi
| came up 10 Hamilton and said, wash, want
| you;" Hamilton backed away; another ottcer then
| came up and pulled out pistol and fred Hamilton
| fell; Hamilton near the window; row occurred
there; didn't see Hsmton in an alteration with any
| one he deputy sheriffs badge: when the OIL
Ger aItem ed to arrest hm he fell back on his authO
rlty as deputy sheriff, and refused 10 go; was also
deputy sheriff don't know that Hamilton was a de-
| puty; he was notewurn In at the time was was
sworn In by Sheriff Lyle, at Ninth and Arch streets.
george Falby, living $40 South Flflh street, teS
neo3Was deputy sheriff was at Third and Christian
soHIeeIs Hamilton and police officer had difficulty;
,yoioMtu up the crowd; Oficer Swain came up behind
ne ana ~ cd at Hamilton; didn't see HamllIon inter.
IIS9ripK, WIN any one IN The line don't know that
rnh stTsa nao pisto; was sworn In at Ninth and
Henry Cochran. living No. ais Marriott street tes
uneo;-Wss deputy sherin; was al the polls; HamIl-
Hamilton and shoor HamtInn nesr the ~ ~, w w
dow; there was a man challenged hnt dIdn1," ssa
Hamilton ATTEMPT TO arrest any one; HamiIton wSTe
Adepuly's badge; heard that Sheriff LyIe refused M
| sw ear HsmiltOn in as deputy. -'A 80 oA''"'eu ="
Jsmes Seaman. rear o. No 427 Marriott straat taa
uhed-Was a deputy sheriff: was at Third and Ch ris
got there just In time To- nee Hamilton fall, and
throw up his hands aud excalm, 81 did it,"
Thomas iny. living at No. 92 Moyamensiup
avenue. testifed-Was At the corner of Thrd and
Cl rsan streets (Co roborated the foregoing tesli
yoi Giles. living at No 9a5 s. FInh street, testified
VOie Hamilton came up TO and asRed my name
told him my name he went Co the window and sAiC
something; thought something was goinR wrOnl
and turned To Mr. McKeever, asked him TO stand bj
me, that they were going 70 challenge my vote thei