, 1870-10-18
THE SHAUGHNESSY CASE.
COroMcr'< Inquest on the Body
of The Supposed Murder
cd WOMlln.
The Testimony Very Contradictory
Release Of the Alleged
Murderer.

1)e,.utr Coroner Spears held az Incuest, al Nh
sis Dsuwn strrtf, yesterday morning, on tho re-
mana bt Mary Shaugh1cssy. who was Thought I"
have leen ch,,ke,i to death by her httsn1u'l The
rvc1lcc clicitetl was very unsatisfactory an" con.
3yNntctoty. some nf the wituesses :" ho Knew AL
alsf The cas Sunday, tthi nJt kll0w Auy lnlnE a.
,,l ul,oui 1t yestertay wnca put Under osth~ fne
following Il the testimony: ;sil .,,,,o.x
Dr. n. {. MifLy. e'rvfh: asn County ihts!c1an-
ulul male I-"t ,t"rttm examination u tns r..
Tie pccE. Near ltir ha>e OF the heek was s!tGht
wound On the 1ntc suiucni. The sucsaatcs COM
ls,slus The Etck Eefs htal'hy, Win sns cNcePuo9
t,f ihc left thyroid gland, which was enluS'-t unu
lnajnntnl viii llotd. Tnc tnrt'Fn'ion ni1eAt have
intn cause,l uy pressure. exam!nch the lunGs.
heart, and abiotutnal vlscela. an were nea!lay
tAo plaIa S, presented patches of tnnatheh htlT.
iArc. tl,tneti tne head, au'i found ia1K clot
ot sot1i IN 1hc stsn1 slAr Goselng nc sn1s ~, H.,
sIou Of b}trul with cornpret sion OF the hfstn.
Ilr,i Il Hrtlvuy, sna1n: attended the deceased
,snrtns he: Illness Va esile anoG. IL, h hausncL, ,
| tutlltl her s,eeehIess and tnsensltIe- Il :
n.ra.nts,g vcIy has,t. ais,i something arin
remedy, I'M hhe was unable 10 swu':s'v. a
Il Iyecte,i that calofncl liz given ller, Atlu sit 'As
relieved little. saw her three fim.:s taai ID,
but she at,1 warf+. ahl worre c0'inses Tut c1'i.c
! of deBth 10 be congestion Of Tie hrAln, uat an
unable to ssate how Ii WAS rrr.nc"d.
| OTHER TESTIMONY.
\ s}areay;f L<s,,dsa snnrn: Itye Ut No. Eli Brown
s,rset. Knew tic .iecrasc.i for aiou. two year<
ia Friday evening. the 1+th Inst. in tne fore ran
an,l vent uai 10 sec wha, 1t was. ! found. = man
Wing thete drunk. Som. ouc sal1 ShaasanessJ
lIa4i brought 'stm home tsilh him. saw saauga,,
| ntssy s,ttIux nrAr the wind0w IN his house, and
his wife srnntns III the br,l-rOo1n lool There was
| no noise 1t lhat itsae III the house. snns1 Mme
aiterwa1d heard s:nitic AMI aTata ~ J.; s,ts IL
| saw - boat, aoAL" AcArl hotsc US II soIae'
hody va. walking across 1nc- Moor, aud then q
u0sc a. II souc unc hrr1 fallen tl to thr nonr.
;sJoIa ts... y. ,u..rm: 1ts!ic III NJ 81: Brown
t'ftrf, / was passtng the house on Friday nigh
als.ut o'clock. unA ncarta scutf'uE. Ine wlnllo"
, were closei and the curtsins down. hut I htatt
s-,uc one CRY ou1. Tue noisc Appeared 1u hc tia
II 4 wonla,,, und BOUNDED Is IL sue Was eeln'
: cllokrd. +,
Sha,,r., e>ky'+ htn-t st'tig. bstt con,tl not te
wto It y A. lie hlss hrAT,l s,sncthiug fall on tn
1ts,r, tut tii uos know wI':t Il waA
+. .John Larsf,4s<. .fu.": !. II seata OF age: aa'
s,aAuslnrs<y tnhc the drunken man iEto III
+ i,,s., nl'a asxut ten !uiuu:es aiterwat1s 10y
,om,asnel IN ,s ,,, a,; .,e ana nc ''ea''' "''
Z w Mo1s Lardnr,, vim had known the j.
caased, s~eic tla1 shc amt hrr hnRs'au hid bee
$ IL :he i,al.t at q1la1st Hing all se!r umc
" Mrs Shnus rssSs a,.i a.,,i she drank cuast .e
SHY. anil that sue nn,l scr husband 1uatrei|<
i Enn,s: Noyan WIN lives a, No. SIS NcEea
.. s.rr..r. said Mrs. shansilLrs.S wa Al ny nsn
l; 1HK VERDICT. ....
L. Tits eIt!.:i the ststul J. Which u very unsa
t<lirttry, b:,: that ccuit hc nsta!ntI, and II
er tury afEe1 yerg b!.rf liz 1 altE, returned q
T. iriinn linz ns th-r ve"irt: ''Tkat the siccca.t
!" came 10 her death from c'.HGe.ton q tnc hta
" AID we further state sAAt, usHler the testaEi1l
Elveu t1 the cast. arc not prepared 10 kaE Ii
~ Htrs Shauplncssys death wa. caused by the 81
ID Iu,st4l iIl.ttca,sei,t she received III lie ha1s
f.rr Eushanl." -....
g WAS accordingly discharged ffon cnsto:S+