The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-02
THE HORROR.
Conclusion Of the COrOner's InvestIga-
fiOn into tho BIaehssOne TrngedY.

Conclusion of the COrOner's InvestIga-
tiOn into the BIackssOne Tragedy.
At noon to-day Coroner Daniels resumed his
Investigation into the circumstances attending
the death of the members of the Blackstone
family. The following additional testimony
"As A.G G. % ToDsion sworn--Live At No. ls.s sepvIva
STR ei was partner Of MI BIacssLone; say him the
O'Clock; next saw him at the uudertater's had
az SspSsssed tsere "a" little ou6ie in BUSINESS but
amounted 70 nolhne there was no fear Of our bresk
iempeTSmeni, though; ne last two two wsek9 ne acted
and sit on the bench staring, wildly at me he would
take n chsel and put IL on his hand; did not oon
supppss tina. ne %esnt 2 DO with me me what he @ ald
mornins morn and stand Waiting Tor me on the corner
Mr.. Funston here reported the same circumstances
Henry Van Herst sworn-Found tue coat and hat
SbS win tSs m he ehe
was told that man was overheard by the engineer
but Si
him he had gone under he did not come up; he :ooS
before he ltaped In. ,,,,
was told BY lieutenant that q man was drowned at
ChernSt street wharf thar we got him ont on Tuesday
Samuel Denard sworn Was one OF the boats crew
IcoTSSor, @ ted III the % testimony Of omcer erImes)
Souss 1s5 MoSsv SoSs to ne
Ing ltndm my wife heard noise like the chopplng
tRoha
MS his mIp6 but be spnesrsd to be great deal worried
heard the plates on the range ratle had supp ,sed
what was going on would have gone In, and might
BArbor Policemen william Nesbtt was sworn and
me testimony OF the preceding omeers
the body OF Mr. Blackstone. and testified that pre-
Sented the appearance of other drowned bodies
cept having a very distressed look.
The jury rendered the following verdict
That the said Isabella r. Blackstone Lee
Blackstone, and Catharine Blackstone came to
head and wounds OF the throat, inflicted at the
hands of James L. Blackstone, the husband
| and father, while laboring under temporary in
sanity, on on Monday morning; March 29s6, 1889;
| James L. Blackstone came to his death from
| suicide by drowning, March Goth, 1862 at Ches-
| nut street wharf, while laboring under tempo.
rary insanity.
RoBBERY.-Last night an entrance was
] effected into the store No. 100 Market street,
| occupied on the first floor by Mr.. John Middle
| spice mandatory. The thieves carried off q
| few bottles of wine and left behind a brace and
bit and chisel
| IMPLICATED IN THBFT.-Elizabeth Brown
| was arrested yesterday for complicity with one
Deborah Mack In the theft OF 5000 from coun-
| the latter. Elizabeth was committed in default
OF $1,000 bail by Alderman Carpenter.
| CIGAR STORE RoBBERY.-Last night the
| cigar store of George Eckert, in Fifth street
| below Chestnut, was entered by thieves, who
| had packed up a lot of cigars and tobacco ready
| off, as they left the property behind.
REscUED.-Henry Richards was rescued
| from drowning at 2 o'clock this morning. Hs
| Policeman Dennard.
FoUND.-The boy named ]. R. Pfouts, wht
| has been missing from his home at Jersey Shor,
| for some time past. yesterday found In thi