The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-07-13
CORONER'S INVESTIGATION.
The Gunner,s Run Mystery.


This morning Coroner Daniels commenced an in
Vestigation in the case Of the unknown German who
was found on Sunday morning in Gunner's run,
and who was supposed to have come to his death
through foul means The testimony was as fol-
Mrs Henrietta Ross sworn-I reside No. sOl r. Grard
O'clock on sunday morning and heard German n" cry
Police!" Go away from me- I've got nothing three
@ H' s&Sy Sos
big fellow in light clothes ran away the others took the
German and dragged him away toward the bridge; his
their hands over his mouth heard next morning Of
were when first saw them, the German was sitting
the step OF the foundry opposite my house didn't
dess9sed ceased and T the &c. German were the same; am
am the Waterman of Eeibrandt I @cDowe heard aSd'
noise about ten minutes after O'clock at the front door
and light cap heard man going on as though he was
ntes when returned ali were gone this man dressed in
light cap, dark coat and light pants running from
the policeman came up and we searched for the German
choking could say any of the prisoners was the
man saw running about five minutes after the man had
three others there and said they heard the noise
the deceased was the same man saw on the step
Policeman John Nj. Glazier sworn-A few minutes after
passing Tard and Street there or
along the foundry wall as he passed me he held his head
down and went to lot above Wood street. and changed
light Pans SnSeaman the ps6ne 5s maG
SnE %! id8 P nny HeS work
ws SOTp URE a 9Snf fs S whss part
the bridge ! came baeksand one of the crowd, named
Mr.. Iacount said, Jump overheard looked for the
Msssrs Eng FTedeTicss DoRney, and LSoount, and
four on the wharf when this along the
Policeman Edward H. Chattin sworn-At o'clock on
Sunday afternoon was detailed to make arrests saw
was arrested then said he presumed this
r S I e se hep he & went % r coat and
because he had tai Ken pinch of snuff from him;
%o his With Re e Gepen
saw crowd coming up behind his party he warned the
them he said the fellow came and took his cap off his
whipped
this German first after halfpast - o'clock under the
on the "a avenue between % Cherry and Vienna
they S S .S an
the crowd BY talking German he had light pants light
sisted q pan pSneT, James Nevip, CHARLES LscoSnt
started across the eet alone, and saw no
him NeviH & said 81 am going down heme T. he started
| see what them fellows are doing under the lamp
samuel s9eezman and James Mcdann we Stopped there
Started the run u and TeVn caught hod OF him
fy Ee %IS Mas
while ne was gone tager came up by the policeman @nc
RsnSe ST Ss sRd 6R II Fager had
Dener said no, and he went home; Fager and went vi
again tager SAID If the dutchman had had two thre
thousand dollars we (the crowd) would have had jol
drunk he said he left the German sitting at the foun
dry door we went over there and Smith opening th
foundry gate; Fager pulled out snuff box which loo
like the one found, when Dener with and gave us
| pinch of snuff.
Charles Lecompte, of the prisoners Abou
1890 Saturday night with the party at Vienn
street ard Girard Avenue Fager and the German cam
together Flager had cat they talked to the Germa1
FlaRer then said, Have snuff y! tine box found iosk
like the he had Neyln said, There's some fellow
Elager make run, ard Neyln grabbed him: Flaee
said Let want 10 through him - he changet
his coat and cap he said he didn't want the Dut ,h
know him tlager got away from Nevlin and harC
| as he could; he came back, running fast and wen
through the crowd with his head down the policeman
Franis Donnely the prisoners sworn-I was with
Sneezman and McCandless at Ash ave
he appeared to be drunk the other party with Fiage
FlaRer took SneeZmans cap OFF he had
dark coat FlaRer then left and absent ter
Hlager came back Flager back with his head down
we then went to the bridge, and heard the mumbina
down, asking whats the matter Z" said There's
the raft" heard spla shng in the
The could not have got the raft without going
Samuel sneezman, Peter Engle, James Nevin, James
mcCandless, Daniel Dener and Michael Painter prison
all examined and corToborated the above wit
Dr. E. Shaplegh testified to making postjmortem ex
animation, and finding no wounds injuries the body
back of the head it seemed like body that had beer
| drowned.
appeared and stated that from the description
the snuff box and handkerch eff, he identified the
John Graf, who boarded with him at No 90,
| nght that he intended to drown himself.
The case was then continued until tomorrow
morning at 10 O'Clock.