Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-02-08

CoRoNsR's INVESTIGATION INTO THE CASE
nn anmE NY annr MEnNEsnAY NIaHT.

OF THE MAN SHOT WEDNESDAY, NIGHT.
Thursday moruing an unknown white |
man, supposed to be q German, about is
wears old, was found dead at the foot Of |
French street. his breast, at the heart, |
being pierced in two places by small bull |
lets. lie was dressed in black suit, and |
had a woollcn jacket under the coat linen !
and woolen Shirts gailer boots had |
hlncll cane, With curved handle wore two
rings on the finger next 10 the smallest on
the right hand. lie had one cork leg. A
number Of papers were taken from his
person for the jury's Information.
Coroner Wlnslow, Thursday at 81
o'c.ock. summoned the following jurors
Messrs. James Wyatt, j. f. Booth, VIM.
Bowen, Capt. Mackin, George Reed, Geo.
Abel, Michael Bal, Bernard Bonner, John
". Gibson, George Chance, John X. Bah
cock, Vim. II. Myers, George W. Mari.
Thomas Mitchell, Washington Cox, who
were either sworn or affirmed.
DR.. C. W. Jones made an examination
Of the wound and found that the deceased
was shot through the apex Of the heart.
The Coroner then adjourned the case
for further investigation till yesterday
morning at 10 O'Clock, at one OF the mar
liet house offices, Fourth aud Market
streets.
AllUnWhL Int HAEtIH lhAlu hh AhN Nv
ceased were discharge on account Of
disability through wounds received IN
aetion, from the Bird Regiment of Delaware
Volunteers, In which the deceased was
named as Ernest Naldue. This paper was
dated October 9th, 1850.
In pension paper, also found, bis name
IS given rs Enst Wuldow. His leg Is am
rt,qt-d above the ankle, and photograph
OF MN, WV ~ 'paimed limb shown, J.
pasted on the back OF ,u,- r-s-r Ills
pensions were payable at the New York
City Agency,
LATER.
Friday morning Coroner Winslow held a
further Investigation in the case of the
man whose dead body was found Thurs
day on French street wharf. Mrs. NJ.
Weiss whose husband kceps hotel and
beer saloon at trout and French streets,
testified that The deceased on Wednesday,
wanted 10 engage botrd at SIG a month
but could not be- Accommodated for want of
room. lie WIS at the house from sbou'
p quarter after4 10 twenty minutes at,er u
o'clock p, m, that evening. lie said he
had comc from New York and lad no fam
lily; he did not seem to be drunk he did
not return to the saloon after he left about
g % p. M.
Mr.. John D. Donovan, an employee OF
PISTOL as the one lying near the deceased
person, on Thursday morning, about 0.45
O'Clock. His attention had been called to
the body by the Office boy, who said that
the engineer tod him about the dead man
near the end OF the wharf; deceased was
lying with bis head to the south and face
TO the east, with the cane IN his right hand,
and the pistol about two feet from his feet,
+ His right foot WIS ohi the pistol was
frozen TO the ice the body was still Timber
at G-45, am. there did rot appear to be
any blood except what had run from the
m0uth-say hall dozen table spoons full
altogether, The pistol is about six inches
/ long, made al Norwich, Conn.
George Wilhrlmi testified that the de-
ceased was al his saloon on Wednesday
5 from O'Clock a, M. 10 about 5.2j p. m.
@ when he left and went tOthe sidewalk ant
D waited for car to 20 towards the depot
f He pulled out Il roll Of notes when be pal,
p for his drinks, which, it they were all :
e bills, as he paid in 81 notes, would amour
TO $50 or so. lie left the saloon sober
4 he wanted to know If there WAS soldier
e home here; lie did not seem 10 be de
g pressed in spirits.
d George Buzinc testified that he believe
u the deceased to be the same whom he say
o at Wilhelm's saloon; could not tell whethe
e he had 81 or sl'OOO win hlm'
a Dr. Z. W. Jones testified that ne ma
5 made a post moriem examination OF tu
. body OF Ernest Naldue, deceased, an
e found two wounds made by bullets one
I. which, IL Is positive, passed tarough u
n left ventricle of the heart which was u
" cause of death. There was scar on II
" face.
.r DR.. G. W. kirchner lesliled 10 seen
y the dead body on thursday morning ~
also explained the nature oil the "nuhu
Richard llolsson testified to seeing u
deceased on Monday b-tWeen IL ana
O'Clock ON King street between seeohu III
~ Ihird streets.
W Patrick McLear, one oil hush wac
81 men, testified that he heard no pistol =
g po.t that night. lie was ont doors al
e. and at hali-past O'Clock, a. m'' III
~ morning
Al William woodward, clerk and na
NJ tender for Mr.. Wilhelmi' testified that q
r. ceased told him he had been IN the I'M
~ Del1wate Regiment mat ne had peen
Ut the bird business in Philadelphia ana lo
IL sl2OOi he asked about the departure
trains and was tod the hours
eed left Wilhelmis saloon about about quar-
ppe after p. M, on wednesday ne u