, 1869-12-03
the RANDOLPH STREET TRAGEDY,
COroncr's Inquest ON The Body
OF Phil I'Iei1rcr.
a Writ Of Habeas Corpus Sued Out
by Captain gyster,

Ihe coronesh inquest upon the body Of Phil
17cuets Wno, on "Wednesday evening. mot his
death 1T the hands Of Captain Ben EJa.cr, was
nclo, 3estefdsv as the AtmorJ. afser the post
fe'" examination had BEEN msde By Dra. Pitcher
ana Slmonds. The nrst vttness examined WEI
BoBKKT NAxTER,
VINO testified that he raw two men come out Of
kat1s saloon; ons struck the other. The assault
ing party was Ptaluer: he knocked thn other uin
down, and tho latter shot him while IN 8 nittlng
posture. Did not sec F1elder ssart toward tho
other at1er knockinR h1na down. Did not hear the
previous quarrel The man who shot tho other
walked toward LaSAl1e ssrect
HENRY Il. rK1ERs
being swnrn. testified that he met Cartaln Eys.er
IN Wednesday afternoon At BerEs store; walked
down 10 Randolph atreet, and tny!ted him to 10
INTO Eatzb SALOON Saw ffelner aud another msu
taelc. Then went 10 another part OF the saloon
and beard none Of the conversation. Soon alter
heard t1em quarreli.ng, Heafd PfclHer uso H.
want to Insult me wtll leave the house. The Cap.
tain then Weut mp stafa andI9e! Ter called ntm btck
md aga'n abused him. The Captain declared tina. he
cali him "iouse+" Pfeider said he would NhjD
BIN then. II II wasn't tn that saloon. The CAP.
ta'n started M ttatra and pfetner after HIN, when
i,. hn1 - too1 ho,a of the latter and held him back.
91t he broke loose and went on or stars. Wltneas
heard hhnt nEed clotc by a moment iaser, bpt
didn't zee # fFfG, auf don't Know who ffreh il
@ o IL ee4 5e ,s sseF sn
said he VAS shot lie walked towards the ceInt
AID went down eta!rs, or tumhled down. and fell
able Wheu N,tress left.
ANDREW KA1z
oe!rG Exofn. testified that he itye4 and keeps
saloon 1t No. 1ee Randolph etreee. pe!uef and
another man came down into the enloon about
O'Clock Wednesday afternoon, aud kat 1t the
Table and dssnf vine asnile; a!dn1 notice when
the Captain came In. Soon after they came up to
the counter AID talked together, but didn't notice
what The subject was; heard a1lnsl0nA 70 n
30 BY. Then pfeineI said he c,dn't want TO
make atty disturbance there, hut you'd 20 out on
The eideE Ealk Then witness told Ftei1er he had
Hrong. The captatn weat out and rfeirer foi.
1oHsa. In sew minutes heard a shot nred.
lfeifier tunbled down sta,rB pretty weak, fell
through the door, Jumped up again, and said II
an shot" Then staggered to The counter and
he eamc t1clncz died In few seconds.
.. POLICEMAN CANNON
ne1g os ses1fS " snas ae nsar shot asd
saw :. asn " to 90 to he steps L va ne
G@ ine LET Tne.. 90 ff2s fooRsa Tse
sna asked il ne was tic man % 1ho 'i 1red
w. ". soins to Me tss ' coH oH Is nso,s a1a %
delter himself up; wt'ness then took him to
ne AImor5. 4 man came Up and said The Captain
struck the Captain . blow in the face: the car
tain attemptet to ccfend hInsen with h,a reTol-
W.. Noen he Fas prevented e1 HttLeaa. Again
Threatened TO hhoot him II he persisted; then ~
~itnebs IN protecting the Captain
beirg sworn, testified ,aat b. made the poss NOR
TIN txarnnat,on OF the batly of Ffelder. Founu a
small runctured wound III The abdoinen, nbout IN
Itch abore ard three inches 10 the ttght Of the
u1'htltcur. The wound EAs evidently produced
~ hyr. .,nala pistol bslL TIE oali seemed 70
!nE two OF three fo:as oi the small
tntestines, ard the descending aorta, about an
!Ech and half above It's blfaratoD, also Htr,f,ne
left side and lodging ln the muscJes Of the back,
u was tuposstb!e to find the ball. The cavity OF
she abdomen Ena found nearly nucd with blood
henor1hxge resulting from the wound. Was a.
ttbted In the examination By Dr. e, J. slnonda
DAVID cAsuIH
1sc q ADAMS ana cast a. s lffse.a On Wea
Ka.zs sa'oon. On Raneolp6 s'seet, Ia eoa eonpaoy @
nours 11sa he Captain eame IL ns aaa ID fisas f
about eSaa iasa ana aSh' vesseIs Iso0aneSasy cSadai
aSac ns s ths ssr ra
Phil ria!met1 tha, he couA convince him Of tue
fact and wanted to be, him tna. ne could prove IT.
the Captain. Let him hare the nouey.
Tie CAPTAIN backed out aad wouldn't bet. Thcy
therc. but ..our kEow whether they went out TO-
gesher. Witness remained below. ard heard q
p'sfo1 shot, and Phi staggered IN and said he as
shot. Witness ran ont to stop tho Clptaln; SAW
the policeman Bnd care back
THE VERDICT.
yes5e' 9 re y ,epSsrsa s
feide1 cana 70 his death BY q pteto:-shot nrcd by
Captain Ben. EyBter, after the latter had been
Knocked down BY said Ptelt1er" When the verdict
fa@d 41HnH ~ nj frnrD