, 1873-10-14
THE BRIDGEPORT MURDER,
Full Particulars Of the Killing Of
Patrick LaWlcss.
0oroner's Inquest on the Body Of
John Walsh's Victim.
Testimony Of the Drunken Inmates Of
No. 80 Butter6eld Street.
Tho Murderer identified and Re-
1nandcd for Trial.

InC 1nuF&1CTtr IlGikGl1lEu anu 16G-
man1cd for Trial.
An inquest wna hold yesterday afternoon as
the County Hospital by Coroner Stevens, on tho
body Of Patrick Lnwleas. tho oironmatanoos Of
whose murder woro oxcluasvoly dotaflod in yca-
terlay mornings TRIBUNE. The jury having
vowed tho body,
DR. E,ts1oSs, COUNTY pnyR1o1AN, ).
rcnd tho following description Of tho post NOR
tenn examination: hold poBtmortom oxami-
nation OF tho body or Patrick Lawloss. found
two small wounds upon tho head, ono at the up
per margin Of tho lair Of tho centre Of the fore.
head. about ono Inch in 1ongth, making slight
fracture Of tho extended tablo Of tho skull,
another scalp-wolnd about three inches behind
md to tho right Of the abovo. Ihose wounds
Of tho hcad wore not Of fatal character.
! also found o puucturod wound inEtho
loft side Of chest at tho uppor portion about one
inchbolov the olavicle, passng inward and down
ward, soverinG tho cartilage Of the second rib,
near tho Bternun, pnucturing tho Ghost, injlrr-
ing tho upper lobo Of tho loft lung, and puno-
turing tho poricardium and injuring tho auricu-
lar appendago Of tho heart, allowing tho fluids
OF the pcricardium to pass out into tho cavity Of
tho Ghost, with large quantity Of blood from
tho heart. Tho othor organs Of tho body wore
In healthy condition. Tho man camo to his
death from the hemorrhugo produced by tho
wound in the chest. Tho wound in tho chest
was produced by aomo Bharp-poioto instrument.
like knife or dagger.
Tho Coroner produced knifo which tho
Doctor saia was such ono as could inflict tho
wound In tho chest of decoaaed.
MORRIS HUXLEY
!aa ~ years OF ago, living in brick-yaEd near
Wahls glue factory, being sworn, said that ho
did not know deceaHed Fla Ind aean hn{1, him
md his wife nroyiouslv MAJ dooo.aoa s,nda..
auan,no in Mrs. Woo;1a 49, ~ nAay 1,'
=, 49, 1e' "ouo = "no p4ace "nefo
tno bsapong occurred, NO. W Buttorield
street. Ho and his mother wore there, aud had
after he war woke nm hv tvo non co,n;nr =, H.,
ho,,aa T,v.,os. ,,aro T ;s:,.,s., J " tno
William Donnelly as the parties In question: who
bali oponea tho door and asked ponno,lv '|Sot mlas
he wanted WIN, norno1,v antoroa 49, ,,"a" ".as
hna , aaaoa II MIRA HeaFdon was there, to which
witness answered. 11r. Donnel1y remained in:
Walsh stood outside. Patrick Lawtoas and Dan
Words wero living on tho floor unaer a h1ar1at
asloop. witness ordered Dopuo]ly twice n tn iesyo
tno nouso' wmcn no refused to 10. Lawleaa got
up, and said ho Was tired of this sort Of work,
and made plunge ut Donnelly as though he
wanted to nut him ont. Donnel1y had
a stoyc-coyor in hia band \, TIM acufr1o ..,,;,1,
aaa,,,, ,et,, - 10 ~ na.1u ~ 'no seulle "n1ea
81 - oa ~; iou ien ~ tne iloot. La"less had
aa,e, ~ * IL h.s nana. Wlthess lelt the room as
soo hr ca ~ ~ ~ anw aSai tne nppeaE Wien
and at that tIa H. aard Was an down.
nuS 1uvulns .s " sackng 10 pe Done ho could DO
lad .hot hara .,iun % ,n1o mas Mooas Nho was IN
Tv;ta, ~ LIZ. :" ;s "GG ~ uues ansse Io-h8nt.
1,sd 1,1 ni" t nI11 ~ "aiss nana. Donneny
str,,ai< IL ~ ~ MILL n' H1tness sa" no blows
7'luch ~ ~ " oa,,,,,,o,, a'r. =. H., .,o .,.,
var crooti n1cit"d fante ~ sa psuenco 5ne mtnesa
~ t"n.aa ;t a"As' anu renamed
A'S''eetouo AoS 7o.nu 1ns,. sl,,so .roa
ID voera ~ ooo i;,,;,,a ," "uop; ~ H. oo D..a.,,
strsot ho;M, =, ~, s n'ias ~ ~ 90 Dusterno!a
ort ~ H., a,s, a"4 eeposau thas he "Aa pres,
n ia Inn ~" %nach u oao ~ I nas III ooa
and nnnneltv antarod f. !uo aro,a aotf w