The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-16
THE BRENNAN CASE.
The Coroner's continuation of the In



The inquest held yesterday upon the body of
Mary Brennan, who was found dead on Monday
last in apartment back of No. 62S Alaska
street, was continued this morning at ~ clock.
This is a supposed homicide case. The testi-
mony elected yesterday shows that the deceased
was sitting on a cellar door on Sunday evening,
when an officer struck her with billy. wit
ness testified that later in the evening two
policemen were seen beating her in o most
brutal manner and dragging her across the
street. The testimony of the physician who
made the post mortem examination showed that
the stomach of the deceased had not particle
of food in it. There were bruises on the face
and forehead and little blood beneath the
scalp, but no fracture of the skull. There was
some congestion of the brain and lungs. The
bruises were not sufficient to cause death alone,
but might have accelerated it.
This morning. the jury being reassembled,
Officer George H. Miller, of the Seventeenth
district, was called, who testified as follows:-
have been an officer since the 18th ef January;
il was my night out Saturday, left Seventh and
Shippen about fifteen minutes past IL o'clock;
had no trouble with any woman; the first heard
of the occurrence was on Monday evening.
Officer John McManus sworn-I was on duty,
first relief, Sunday morning, Mt Seventh and
Shippen streets; had no difficulty with any
woman.
This closed the evidence. The object of the
investigation was to enable one of the witnesses
(Mary Jane Schofeld) to identify the officer who
beat the deceased. A number of the Seventeenth
identify any of them.
The jury rendered the following verdict
That the said Mary Brennan came to her death
from intemperance, March IA, 1870. The evil
dence clearly proves that the deceased was badly
beaten on the night of the 18th of March, by
police officers to this jury unknown, but
whether the said beating accelerated her death
the jury are unable to determine.
| PUGILIsM AND THEFT.-John Anderson and
| Eliza Hay were yesterday arrested at Front and
Pegg streets for the theft of twenty-one dollars
| from drinking saloon In that locality. John,
on being accused of the theft by the proprietor,
| pitched in and gave him a severe beating.
| Alderman Toland held him in $500 and Eliza
| in $500 bail to answer.
Another charge was also made against Eliza
| of the theft of various articles from the resi-
| dence of Mrs. Thiodon, Front street. near
| Green. She will have an additional hearing
| to-day.
KILLED IN LEAD WoRKs.-Ye Yesterday af-
ternoon Coroner Taylor summoned jury, and
| held an inquest on the body of Patrick McCaul-
ley, who was instantly killed by being caught in
| the betting at the lead works of Corbn 81
| Brothers, No. 1914 Noble street. Mr.. McCaulley
was machinist in the employ of yantue & Co.,
and was engaged in repairing the machinery of
the lead works at the time of the accident. He
was q single man. and boarded with Mr.. James
McAnnally, No $50 North Thirteenth street.
The verdictof the jury was accidentally killed"
ST. MARY's HospITAL.-The second annual
| report OF St mary 8 Hospltal, located at FRANK
ford road and Palmer street, has just been
issued. The hospital is under the care of the
Sisters of St. Francis, and during the past year
has received 473 patients, while over 1900 have
received aid in the dispensary department, OF
the patients received 249 were admitted and re-
ceived treatment gratuitously. The capacity of
the hospital is so beds, which is found to be
much too small for the work that it is called
upon to perform.
CURIOUS AFFAIR-A Doc TURNS UNDER
| TAKER.-The Coroner was this afternoon noti-
fed to hold an inquest upon the body of a
colored infant aged one month, at the Sixteenth
District Station House. The body came to light
under the following curious circumstances
About noon dog ran into the house of Mrs.
| Watsinger, Ludlow street above Thirty-seventh,
with il IN his mouth. 1t is supposed the child
had been strangled, as cord was found tied
around it's throat.
VAaRANCY AND THEFT.-Rose Eberly is the
name of specimen of depraved womanhood
who has of late made the Seventh District Sta
ton House her place of lodging. This morning
Rose arrested for the theft of numerous
articles from the residence of Mrs. Theresa
Stiles, Fourth and Brown streets, and on her
were found pawn tickets for the same. She will
: have hearing before Alderman Kerr this al
| ternOon.
Tar sToRM.-The terrific storm of hail and
rain which passed over the city early this morn
Ing had the effect OF damaging numerous signs
and awnings, flooding cellars In different parts
OF the city and will. beyond doubt, produce al
extraordinary high tide, for which business mer
along the river fronts should prepare. IL Is also
( feared that the paper mills at hanayunk VIII b'
. compelled to suspend operations
ATTEMPTED OUTRAGE. = brute nameC
George Wilson was arrested at GermantowI
road and Master streets yesterday afternoon
for attempting TO commit an outrage upon
{ mere child. Alderman Eggleston held him II
I $500 ball to answer.
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