The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-28

THE MoHAN CAsE.-Coroner Taylor held an
inquest at noon to-day in the case of Michael
Mohan, who died at the Episcopal Hospital on
Tuesday, as was alleged, from injuries inflicted
by his wife Mary.
Ella Mohan stated that on March 80 her father was
getting breakfast, and mother came in and asked
him II he was going to work, and told him to go and
take away his trunk and boots; he was standing
lighting his pipe in the alleys she threw his boots at
him they didn't hit him; she then went out and
struck him, knocking him down; he fell over a
pointed stone and said he was killed; we helped
him up and got him stick; he went to a neiRhbors
the hospital; the trunk fell on him while he was
lying across the stone; my mother threw the trunk
at iather; he was not drunk at the time; mother
was not drunk then, but she had then just come
from the Richmond Police Station.
DR.. e. b shapleigh testified he made postmor-
Episcopal Hospital; the body was much emacated,
as II from severe illness; there was fracture OF the
right femur within the capsular ligament ligamen-
tous reunion had commenced; upon dssecting the
head great quantity OF fud was found in the ven
tTcles Of the BRAIN and beneath It's membranes this
eluson OF ud, which is often seen in fatal cases of
mania-a- potu, was the cause of death; the wound
had the appearance of healing, and he should have
got over that had 1t not been necessary have con-
fined him and stopped the whisky; delirium tremens
naturally resulted from the stoppage of stimuants
had he been temperate man he would have re-
covered from the fracture
The case was submitted to the jury, who rem
dered a verdict in accordance with the testimony
of DIR. Shapleigh.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE COMMERCIAL
EXCHANGE.-The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Commercial Exchange was held
at noon to-day, at the rooms of the Exchange on
Walnut street, above Fourth, S. j. Comfy in
the chair, John 2. Bankson secretary. The
minutes of the last annual meeting were read
and approved. A detailed report of the pro-
ceedngs and history of the association from the
date of organization down to the present time
was read and submitted by the Board of Directors
to the stockholders, which was accepted and
adopted. An outline drawing of the new Ex-
change building was then exhibited. On motion
q vote of thanks was rendered to the Board of
Directors for the faithful discharge of their
duties during the past year. On motion the
yearly election was then entered into. j. B.
Mingle was appointed judge of the election, and
+. G. Hill and j. B. Cooper tellers The follow
ing ticket was unanimously reelected for the
ensuing year:--President, Howard Hinchman;
Treasurer Samuel L. Ward; Managers, K. G..
CaItell G. j. Hoffman, G. H. Cummings, Seneca
f. Malone, John II. Michener, Charles Knecht
Nathan Brooke, George L. Buzby.
P. P.-Detectives Miller and Fletcher yester-
day arrested one Charles Taylor on the charge
of picking the pocket of Mrs. Robinson, re-
siding at Thirty-fourth and Walnut streets
Mrs. Robinson was riding home in one of the
Walnut street cars, when she was relieved Of
her pocket-book, containing $19 in cash and Q
check for 1886. The accused will have hear
ing to-day before Alderman Kerr.
HYDRoPHoBIA-Wit the return of warn
weather comes that dreaded disease, hydropho
bia. Yesterday canine suffering from an at
tack of the same was shot at Second and Brown
streets.