Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-03

THE POST MoRTEM EIAMISATIoS-FIsAL
VERDICT OF THE CHESTER COUNTY
JURY.
The West Chester Ness, Of Wednesday,
says Yesterday, Coroner Joseph Smith.
of West Chester, accompanied by DR.. j.
K. McClurg, met the jury of inquest at
ToughkenRmon, aud passed final verdict
in the case of Joseph b. Smith, Of the
latter named place, who was recently |
found dead in q sluice, In Wilmington,
Del. The Jury was composed of 3. q.
Gallagher, Oliver Bingham, Jesse Lack |
Ian, Chalkley V. s ewart, Alfred r. Me-
Farlan and Thomas Pierson. Several
new witnesses were examined, among |
whom was one from Wilmington, who
had found the dead man In the water.
Another was fiom Philadelphia, who had
been with the victim during the evening
preceding his death. Both of these Wit
uesses were strong In supporting that
Smith came to his death by foul means.
The dispositions OF Drs. McClurg and
! stephens were taken US to the results OF
their post m0rtem examination, in con-
neetion with which the following Is their
statement; -
External appearance Of the body normal,
excepting the face aud neck-the former
| having somewhat of \ hloated aspect with
an abrasion upon the bridge of the nose,
| while the neck appears To he swollen, with
ivid blotehes, Or marks Of eSehy m3 .,. osyf
extending below the jugular Veins. The
eyes are shut, the lips and Jaws closod-the
pupils slightly dilated-a bloody, wAtery
discharge OO1ihg from the right ear and
nostrils-the tongue normal lying upon the
floor of the mouth, the tip resting against
the under incisor teeth and the posterior
portion moist with bloody froth or mucus'
| Appearance on DisSccfi0ns-Ihere is an
unusual degree of mobility with the head
and apparently subluxation OF the axis
with the third cervical vertebra-the scalp
the skull aud the membranes OF the brains
: normal-the brain substance healthy-the
blood vessels, particularly at the base OF
the brain, full OF black blo0d-no ehusiOn
| into the ventr,cles nor into the substance
, OF the brain. The Inc cellular Tissue the
thyroid gland In front AT the sides
+ OF the larynx aud trachea have the
appearance OF being confused with,sliBht
! eXtravasatiOn OF blood, particularly ~ those
! uarts corresponding TO the ecchymosed
: marks-the larynx is redder than usuAl-the
' thyroid gland is unusually large ana daIk
4 colored, while the blood vessels anu TISSUES
i, of the neck are full OF black semi coagula
ted blood. flowing as the larger vessels are
7 divided. The epiglOttia IL elevated no wa
n ter discoverAble in the tracheai the lunBl
o not in a state OF collapse but MI tine thoraN
q the bronchi and also the trachea contains
: | small quantity OF bloody, watery troth' th'
5 lung substance full Of air, the pulmonary
d vessels full of black blood, the heart nor
g NAL, the left side empty, the rlght sue con
il tanning probably two ounces OF blhek semi
coagulated blood, the abdomen normal, AIS
: the peritOneum and the liver, the diaphragm
y in a state OF natural tension, the stomach
IL healthy containing about six ounces OF
N dark huid resembling broth but no solil
r. food whatever, the bowels normal, the plhu
~ der distended, containing at least two pint
OF pale eOlOred urine.
h WIN. U. STEPHENS, M. ID.
=. After hearing all the evidence to b
is brought to bear ln the case the jury rem
a dered the following. verdict
- "That the deceased, aged "a years
y, came to his death on the morning Of N
70 18th of April, 1878, In the city of VII
no mington, State of Delaware, by violene
ar producing slrangulation and partial dii
Il location Of the bones OF the neck, al IN
N hands of some person or persons unkno"
i. to the jury, and not otherwise"
~ Thus Il has been decided that the ca 8
n is one Of murder,l and. II now remain
, for time tn divulge rho pefpetrated ID
u crime, and to this end measures are bein
- taken to bring the parties t. Justice. W
hope the law will be yindicated at
1 early day. |
s. CURIOUS FREAKS ON THE PART or
Z. HoRsK.-On Monday last a horse belonl
ing 10 Mr.. Watson Amber, In East Bra
to ford township, was left standing hiteh'
ed 10 a post, and in the temporary absen'
RS OF his master, he slipped his halter, Al
Dry going around the barn to the back 90
) II he opened the same and walked i
en- Near the door opening out
'ne the overshoot, stood a consideran
sil number OF bags oiled with graz
md These the animal carefully NOV
ing TO another part Of the barn moor, whl'
nc when ACCOMPLISHED, he opened the owe
led shoot door ard Jumped down into 4
MI BARNARD, a distance OF several feeti p'
osl forming the feat without the least inJu
not 10 himself. This IL something new
aud the way Of horse hesh attainmentsi a.
Il while We think over the affair With Int
-. .st. etill we would rather, had We
~ horse, he would not let his asplratio
itv' lead him into such performsnces'-W
on Chester Nses.
HoN. JAMES II. HkvRRiS.- The Phi
9th deiphla Prss says. The youngest OF
urs. six delegates.at.latgt, from the city
den Philadelphia in the Constitutional "
ths yenliou, il the Hon. james II. Hever
lme Democrat, who was born 10 Dover, d.
of April 81, 1874. He lisa graduate Of ftln
lla. ION College and Of Harvard Law seho
OF, studied law with the Hon.J0s. p. Comeg
two in Dover, aud was admitted to the bar
ion, s66 and the same year removed TO n
8. adelphia. He was Assistant District
THAT toruey under Furmau Sheppard, ESD,
He was nominated for this assembly II
ome Democratic convention where sucn
get tineuished nance were presented az 10
ught OF Judge Campbell, Hon. Charlie lnl
seed soil and John c. Bullitt, ESQ. he ]
y 10 member OF the Committee on PRIV
iow- CORPORATIONS, and Is an attentive ate
been ant In convention and committee.
IN 1t, seldom strains himself TO speak, and
sumes little time when he does take
nped floor, but never fails to speak wheheve
Stop feels an imperative duty N do So
ound has good voice, a weli-s,Vred mind
a. eloouent delivery.