The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-06-05
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The COroner's Examination In the Cases
of Mary y. Dorsey and George j. Green
The Testimony,

Of Mary =. Dorsey and George j. Green
The Testimony.
Deputy Coroner Sees at IL o'clock this morn
ing, held an investigation in the case of child,
Mary K. Dorsey, who was run over by wagon
on May Is, on Third street near Gaskill, and
aiterward, died from the effects OF the injuries
then received. The following testimony was
elicited:-
Mrs. NJ. A. Cooper, residing No. All s. Third
street, sworR-Saw the child fall under the
wheels of the wagon in Gaskill street at Third;
was in Lombard street at the time it was a
long wagon and had barrels in it; think it had
the name of ferry on it; ran up to see if l
knew the child.
Fifth street; did the chud until after 1t was
run over saw the wagon going up the street fast be-
fore the accident
street. sworn-Saw the little girl run out OF the
crowd and run up the track, which was kept clear
for the procession saw the wagon coming up at
trot the front horse struck the girl aud knocked
down, when the wheel ran over her; the wagon
was numbered y27 ana was loaded with either four
or sugar the driver was sitting the right side OF
the seat, the side the girl was on and he could
tainly have seen her; after sae was knocked down
weuld not have been run over; the driver did not
wait to If the child was injured; the wagon
stopped until the child was taken out, and then
started of at round trot.
William Berry sworn-Was in the part OF the pro-
cessien which was forming when the accident took
place. the driver was driving at very fast rate;
know the driver well 1t was about about half-past
eight in the morning; the girl was dragged some
Benjamin Dickenson boy, sworn-Testided that
he was riding on the wagon with the driver one
OF the men in the procession pushed the little girl
cut of the crowd, and she ran across the street in
front Of the wagon, when the horse kicked her. and
she was over: the driver had just started his
horses, and he stopped the wagon before both
wheels went over her; he put on the brakes at
some OF the crowd told the driver to drive on,
and some told him to stop; he drove on slowly.
DR.. Morris longstreet, physician In the Penusyl-
vania Hospital, l,aflrmed-Atteaded the child when it
was brought 10 the hospital the cad was obliged
| to have Its limb amputated Dr. Hewson performed
the operaton the child died on Friday last from the
The jury, after short deberatlon, agreed upon
| the following verdict
THAT the deceased came 10 her death from In.
juries accidentally received by being run over by
wagon driven by Lawrence Quinlan, on Monday, the
| 18TH of May ls7i, on Third street, near Gaskill."
The driver Of the wagon vas then discharged.
The Deputy Coroner at IL o'clock also held an
| inquest in the case of George j. Green, who
came 10 his death on Friday night last. Green
had had some words with a companion named
| Clark on Front street, near Meade alley. Clark
struck Green o blow with q stone, knocking
him down. Green in falling struck against a
barrel and killed himself.
The following is the testimony
| John Warne sworn-I saw the two men wrestling
in the street; did not think that they were fighting
l helped to pick them up when they fell; Green fell
the men had been drinking; Green fell on his face,
and his face was covered with mud when he got up
viii William Helms I sworn m saw the men lighting
saw them fall and lhelped to pick them up; Green
together before the fall; they were not dgntina
more than minute before they feu; they FELL into
paved with cebble stones and was very uneven
they were both in the oysteriDg business.
James Leeds sWorn1Dld not see she men KnScseT
few minutes before in the street. but he was moi
nghting then; knew both of the men; they were al
ways good friends to each other and were peaceable
men have been on voyages with them.
John Curry sworn-Saw the Occurrences; was sit
ting alongside of Clark on a cellar-door when it frs
commenced; CLARK wert up the street and me-
Green looked down the street for minute, ant
when looked back Green was lying in the street
they did not say word to each other; l had beer
drinking all night, and did not take much notice o.
what was going on Clark lark t6ld @ me- me before that n,
would not nsh in the same skin with him. he did no
make any threats against Green; after the men fell
CLARK showed me his hand, and said he had hurt 1t
and had lost stone out of his ring.
Dennis Donahue was walking with Green befor
the occurrence, bat left him just before he wa
picked up in the street; saw Clark kick Green on
| time after he was down.
Edwin Phillips saw the two men catch hold @
each other to wrestle; there was whole crow
there all cutting up and skylarkiug; when Clark &c
up somebody said that Green was h9rt; saw no KICK
could not have kicked him without my seeing it
Green had some bruises before that on his face; W
John Ward recalled-Did not see any kicks; wa
looking at the men all the time.
DR.. Shaplelgh sworn-Made the post-mortem eS
animation on the body OF Green; found bloc
about the nose, eyes, and face; there were sligh
two bruises the forehead running Into each other
these were two inches apart; they eXtende
downwards to the from tn
r projection OF the forehead; there wa
small abrasion on the tip OF the nose, and a yer
small brulse the right side, on the top OF tn
head the anterior superior angle OF the left
retal bone, and very small bruise on the right sid
OF the chin. There were no fractures OF the bone
The bloody OF the brain greatly engorget
The bruises were not OF very severe characte
Such injuries would not ordinarily cause death. TIL
jar which the brain received was the probable caus
| OF the hemcrrhage.