The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-06-25
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This morning at 10 O'Clock, Coroner Daniels, sit
Nng in his ONCE on South Fifth street, held an in
quest on the body Of James Welsh, who died at the
Pennsylvania Hospital on Wednesday afternoon,
from the effects OF wounds on the head alleged to
have been innicted by a lamp in the hands OF one
James Welsh sworn-Resde No. 1906 Phillips
street, recognized the body OF James Welsh az the
Hospital he told me the day before ne ded tnat ne
forgave Annie Peoples; that she had burned MIN.
Mary Evans sworn-I live on Columbia avenue,
Welsh. The deceased on the night in question, the
9TH of June: he lying on the settee annie came
i'm and TOOK coal oil lamp off the mantel and threw
IL AZ him: ran out at once 1t got all dark as soon
as she threw the lamp; looked back and saw the
nlace in a blaze where he was lying; IL happened
abont half past nine or ten o'cok as she came in
ehe said 10 him ''YOu --"; that is all she said;
Annie lived up stairs don't know S nss thsy & ever mad
ming: so far know she had been out all day with
company and came home drunk she had some
words then with her aunt with whom she lived;
lanes went for an officer to have her arrested.
Mary Welsh swon-Live rear of No. 1882 America
street; am widow OF the deceased; Annie came
nome about O'Clock and quarreled with her aunt
because her supper was not ready; they then came
down stairs and continued to quarrel; they went
into the yard and halloed murderl and called Tor my
husband to go to their relief; her aunt and her
sister told James TO go for policeman and have
taken to the aderman's office; she afterwards came
back, between and 10 O'clock picked up coal-oil
lay upon the settee; the lamp struck the wall and
broke when she saw him taking fire she ran out; the
William Donohue sworn-Live No 2i9 Columbia
avenue; ran up the alley of the house of James
Welsh saw her going up the alley; followed her
and met her coming out; got INTO the yard, and
saw him anre, he called me to throw something over
him; threw my vest around him; he had pillow
over his head, trying TO keep the flames away from
his face.
Patrick Costello sworn-Live No. 1882 Mercer
street, was coming up Columbia avenue on the
evening in question; met the deceased; asked him
what the matter was; he said they had been fighting
and abusing his wife, and he was looking for an Off
Ger to arrest Annie Peoples went to the house and
saw Annie having hold OF her sisters dress; James
tried to get them apart; he then went, and Also TO
get an oicer; he had her arrested was asleep when
the thing happened heard the alarm OF fire; came
to the alley and a blaze back in the yard; ran
in with my brother-in-low; he pulled the settee
away from the wall where 1t was blazing; didn't
the occurrence OF throwing the lamp.
Police Oficer Thomas McCarty swern--I arrested
Annie Peoples on the morning following the occur
renee; she said nothing to me about the matter.
DR.. Shapleigh sworn-1 made post-nortenI eX-
animation OF the body of the deceased at the hospi
tai, on the 23d inst. the face head, right shoulder
arm and forearm had been dreadfully burned, caus-
ing tetanus, from which the deceased came to his
death.
The jury rendered the following verdict
That the said James Welsh came to his death by
violence burns from coal Oil at the hands of Annie
Peoples, June Z, 1s49, at No. 1872 American street,
died June %, 1869.