The New York herald., 1868-02-25
THE TENTH WARD (BRoOKLYD HOMICIDE.

Inquest Over the Body of Henry COnisIin9.
The Coroners inquest over tho body OF Henry Conk-
ling the old man who Is alleged to have died from pju
ries received at tho hands OF Peter Connors
concluded yesterday afternoon
ofcer Cadmus testified thar on the 9th OF last Sop
tember he saw the prisoner running along Fourth ave.
nue., and learning that he had Injured man, chased
him. The prisoner took refuge . cellar iu a rear
building in Warren street, Fourth avenue where
he arrested The officer took the prisoner 10
wyckon street and saw the deceased, who mad y bad
Gu, ON MS head The deceased followed witness and the
prisoner TO the station house, but did make any
s0sn plant against the prisoner.
Doctor Sheppard testified that he made the post NOR
tenn examination In company with Dr. W. l. Glliiilan,
the residence OF the deceased No OF Prospect
tue 9tn OF February. They found tho body very
much omaciated. lett inferior extremity edematous and
enlarged 10 double the sze about two Inches above aud
one iLc In front OF tho right found two small open
ines In the scalp from which the pus still oozed tho
bono oe0sath this spot extensively fractured and
the fragments the sharp OF fragment
being crowded inward against the brain more than one
halt lnch from its normal position; probe pas ed
through one OF the openings In the SCALP readily entered
the crna cavity between the fractured pieces Of skull
for distance OF about two inches before meeting with
20 eista.ce; IN removing the caivaHum Was Obliged to
dls-ect oil the membranes OF the brain. wn on firmly
adhered to that portion OF the skull sarrouud.
ing tho fracture, tthe bone taken from the
skull exhbnod 10 the juryl all the fragments
seemed have been we'll nourished; the urachnoid
Cavity aud ven ric es OF the brain filled with
scum; tho anterior lode Of the right nemispuere Of
te BRAIN was found tac about two inches IN length
~ one inch In width at It's widest part extending
downward nj inward rom its external opening; ,his
sac VAS liued throughout with pro2nic membrane aud
hed wi.h pus; tho BRAN substance surrounding t.tI
much soter for ths stance OF inch fio n is
walls. The doctor was I'M, rmed oy medical gen lcmeu
who attended tho deceased during fcur months dating
from about two weeks subsequent TO the mi .ry until
death, that constant discharge OF pus occurred during
that tine the ~ound In his head this discharge
continuing so long, no dead bone being present and 10
comp rativcly small portion OF the brain destroyed,
thereby suggests the follow ing method for It's
explanation: Tho violence applied 70 the skull
or the fractured pieces or bone ruptured some
OF no menngeal, or cerebral. sessels, and a
ciot Was formed subsequently by The usual process OF
nature; membrane was formed around tho clot and
serum exuded aud instead Of tho solution being
then alb ofbed granular de eneraon took place and the
lung of the membrane inued pus5 making mem
oranc. found Ut the examination aiter death. In my
Opn on the emscaon, exhaustion and finally the dea
OF the deceased caused by he protraced discharge
of pus and by defective inneIvaon teauns from tho
LESSONS Of the skud and It's coutents death being hast
ened by the INVASION OF portion one lung tn IN
nammaun. The G covery OF severe LESSONS o. tho
craneum aud Its contents, wi knowled eof the dura
o. OF their exisace occasoned repeated expressions
OF susprise from at tho unparalleled continuance vi
lie
Coroner Smith then read the ante morton statement
o. dc Il, made oa the LIST OF tcubev IN vhcb Conk-
ling s,ued that no not able to snizo tn
~ tho man uad assaulted hitn. ah ITO knew was
,at hiS a,ant vas drunk at hr time and that his
n I'm" was Peter Co luois having heard some one call
hm by name ut tue time The Coroner stated how
ever. tnxt .ouAiiug less de the
oxatnina ion VAS taken.
The then given 10 the Jury who returned the
ave lind that Henry Conklng came to his death from
mi received at tho banas OF leter Cunnors
building ON Wyck0n STREET Fourtn avenue, Brook
lyn, the day of september 1857, while or
lug 10 eject said Connprs from tue budng by falling
and by striking hts head some blunt instrument wher
showed down by said Peter Connors"
The prisoner then committed to jail 10 await ths
sctio0 OF the Grand Jury.