The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-10-06
MURDER,
COrOner's Inquest Upon the Body of John

COroheTs Inquest upgn the Body OF J0nn
This morning at 10 O'Clock Coroner Daniels held
an investigation into the circumstances attending
the killing OF John Hughes who came TO his death
from stab inflicted on the Chestnut Street Bridge
Edward Smith, the young man arrested on the
charge Of having perpetrated the deed, present
The evidence elected was as follows:-
ON msr nS rssd oS To- i
the Ghs;n1t street bridge ,S heard eEss q
walked along to the middle OF the bridge and the
man who wSs crying asked him what was the matter
bad stabbed him, pointing towards Twepyt street
wards where he pointed and met and woman ran
far the corner and nobody except Mr. Lynch aud
ceman, but found none didn't think the @au danger
Helen GS% Coleman tooioPodJ sworn-I reside at No.
was wa son bs as a% S
sitting on step near the bridge as ~ passed them
then that they were after AT this point Smith
he looked ike Of those Who we're after ReT couple
OF women we're also on the bridge one OF the fellows
the taller of the two committed the robbery the
Of me, he said ID you, come to me . one OF the
] a1Gs on a ne gbdge as1ee 1e m9 S%t W was % the matt
back to the eastern end of the bridge, and got
The cars turn waited then hl Car came along, and
tail fellow coming along with my shawl Got up Sm IN the
and said, There he is with my shawl now" (Gar
Went home as passing the bridge Re first tmo
saw the two fellows run up to another map and say to
Martha Hunter sworn Live No. 23l S. rwentynrst
Looked Pd sg sH e1 scps had d dark
came running towards asked him what was the
ter and 1 he said Pm stabbed " he went on the moth
he 3 5 & h9r @ wsT9 rgs II & mSn ere @ one OF them
QUITE boys witness Couldn't recognize SSit6J saw the
old man pushed away, but didn't see see him stabbed
standings the corner of Twenty third and Ohesnu street
fwero going the BRIDGE the colored girl "a pre-
ccding witnessl was also going over Smith followed her
girl stopped talk them then Smith took the
them back but he wouldn't do it left then right Siy
left Smith and Conroy then saw Smith, O9nIoy and
stree they said nothing about the fight Smith told me
and Chestnut Streets and lett word if anybody inquired
for the shawl they could have by calling his house
second Chesnut streets; on saturday night about
mp and inquired Tor policeman saying that somebody on
the bridge had stolen her shawl gave her ticket
smith come along with the shawl two boys were with him
shawl told the colored girl had told them to leave
the shawl with me- bmt smith said he guessed ne would
James lynch swoTn-Liye southwest corner of Twenty
night l saw Mr. Hughes going westward passing my
John Conway sw9rn-Liyo at No 187 Cope street on
Saturday night and Hope were down seeing the parade
on the Chesnut bridge; heard the cries of CO
ored girl and up and asked her what the matt
left Hope at Twenty third and Ohesnnt smith halioed
crossed the brdge on W said to Smith ve the poor
coored girl her shawl Smth said, NO. whatever take
acres 4ei the bridge going down C6ofnut street
across street od H91e
that b he had S " ham, tss h d0 kick and
leys grocery store twitness then related what had
all Smiths house Beach street and the
articles there ana then came back and went through
top, saw coming along from the west side; Smith
fifteen feet from them while they scufling after
they had done, Smith came across to u.s. and the man
the returned the blow can't say whether Smith hit
bridge; Smith told that he hit the on the lip
ing down ne asked rs in to arr to 6Eye @ dfnk %
aparade then coming along Market street we al
three there; when Smith struck the man, he said
nothing to him he hit him at followed the parade
to West phadephIa h and stopped in the tavern @ a Of
ale " while the man was down the cellar Smith ran out
found Smith standing in front of another beer
saloon he asked us in again to take drink that he had
saw Hope standing there Smith said Come along to
on the bridge Smith walked up to the rnan and felt Bis
pulse said to smith THAT il the man you killed n
ai on me" % told him then to thrOy hskne and he
Sn the bo9 was en 80 Smb Spd then
down to Twentythird street and Smith left me; met
said to Hope, That was the Smith killei" HoPs
didn't tell me that he had stabbed the man, but acknow
edged It to me alter we found the dead Dody be tod me
turned to Chestnut street after leaving Hope on Market
he said, "a has been murdered the bridge and
I'm going for policeman Smith and then went ON the
BRIDGE and found the body.
John Hope sworn Live No 1877 s. 3ith street. This wit
corrobo atcd the testimony of Conway and said
addition that when Smith Conway and him
SELF after the scue with the he said to him. II
knite into him!" The witness heard the ate
being struck; the man walking along quietly wher
Smith went up to him and began the scute Smith told
Conway and myself while going the bridge
with the fire company Testified to by Conway that ht
had thrown his knife and handkerchief After th
affair Smith told Conway and myself say anything
but to to confession tomorrow and forgive ourseves!
DR.. L. b. Shapeigh sworn-I made post n,orten
examination OF a body, recognized as that OF JOIN
hughes, on october g. at the Twenty-fourth Ware
Station House; discovered a penetrating wound
three inches below the left nipple three eeighths o.
an inch long, made by sharp penetrating instru
ment; the instrument passed into the chest below
the sixth rib, inch from the cartilage and entered
the left yerce OF the heart near the apex direction
OF wound inwards and slightly upward; depth, 3z
10 inches; the deceased came TO his death from
violence; wound of the heart
The jury rendered the following verdict
That the said John Hughes came to his death by q
stab inflicted at the hands of Edward Smith, on th
night Of October 3D. 1869, the eastern end of th
Chestnut street bridge, Chestnut street above Twenty
| third.
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