, 1873-05-24
WAS HE MURDERED !?
Coronor's Inquest on the Body of
the Man Found on West
Chicago Avenue.
Two Physicians Testify to Finding Eyi.
dcnccs Of Gun-Sllot Wollid---
Dotcctiro 1yrrcll Stcadfastly
Refuses to Dclieyo 1t.

Tho tnquest on tho body of tho unknown n1nn
who was found on Wost Chicago avo1'uc was
begun at tho County Hospital yesterday mor,-
Ing, but, after hoarlng the following Testimony,
was continued until noxt Monday:
nation upon tl'o body Of an unknown ,na,, May 2l,
1873, at the Morgue.. He wne apparently. nbout 10
s Of sls s wss oasa asay nser ss Il sas' eonss
sae' on s 70 sssp ss ss' sss 'sS
Of Tho ego; ono oil tho III roatoror portion Of thu
head nbout two inches in length, nnd Rolle other
bruises on tho sGap Of minor nnt"rG: % On ias,
Found to hc very sovero, having fracturol the skull
nd producing lopression Of Tho bore. The The
found m c1Ionsivo fract,re Of tho skull, pas,s: p.,
H rght sido through to frontal and srietal Sono q
that aide, and from tho orbit downward through the
orbit, aerosa tho anterior portion Of tno buso Of
noa aS 'k1 Sone om IL s ,emroq and D
bone There WAS also gun~slot wound ,a,. n o .no
cartilage Of the sixth rb ut tho junction Of the atcr-
uun,, passing downward an! outward toWard tne
ra hs 1ssa
shot wound probably would avo produced death after
organs Of tho body in healthy condition, cx-
sept tho splcon which was somewlat broken down 1y
assisted III tho examination by Dr.. Strong.
e Cook County iiospitai; assisted pr. Emnona at
mons In tic result Of thc examination 1nado tho
noiss opo S e '3s %od on tna s baek Fe e
r. @ iorehsad =, inflicted IL ,. sttsr ho was doxn;
wound. do not think that TO wheels Of wagon
pushing owe, nan's head would produce anch in3u.
man. II my opinion THO wounds Of Tie head were
received before the .hos IN tho breast. From the
knoes Ills back when 1t waH inflicted.
I! adam IT, Cook s'torn: l reside ut No. 600 Second
srost. n spocanl policeman at tug arteslan well.
nn "Wednesday morning iast two farmers notified me
pot il eomgsny Vii tIsee o,,ors s found d he nam
81 The Street With lis hcaato the aouth and feet 10 lie
ortl, lila back On Ills rieht hand 10 hatl glove
snoads lay txo pen and s on lis lis aaS rigSt aas
'ay pockoteoub Ills LEFT pants pocket was turned
inside out, and sall key tied to tho hutto-hole
ioar tho head Of daecassd Tic road VAS % smooth.
"a. Tho left side Of bis coat was turned back, md
lowered with anlokingtobAcco and atubs Of cIgars.
sop feS5 70 oea1s as o1ss' Mss anuS pn 3nss
When gt to the body there several
lack from the station there was freah wagon truck
x or seven inc!ea from the fec hut none near tlle
load. Afterward farmers drove their wagons through
ncc. Two thrao feet from Tie cot Of the deceased
aero Wns tho print Of Aorse'a Aoof. II was Allied
in b,ood ,o The blood WIS not spreatl. Drops were
und leading i'll circle from tue MINIS head to the
riut OF the hoof. No mud was found tho front Of
ie mans head or cont.
Fyedtrick Rohle, srorn: reside in Cassette street,
52twceu Hubbard street and Grant avenue. / am q
nc-burner, employed by Mr.. lsics, nnve sccu tho
,ly Of the man lying IN the Morguc. cannot swear
osityey that It is thut Of the aer1nsn whom hayo
In tho liMo-yarlB. Ho resembles him, but In
me particulars they are very unlilr.
It will bo aeen that no information Inns been
>cquired which would lead to the discovery OF
70 identity Of tho unknown man, or the manner
{ his death. The doctors again assert that there
I'd in this belief they arc sustained by tho
.a3ority Of porsonB who haVe examined tho
,,dy. Dr.. EmmouBA and DR.. Strong both re-
,arked at the inquesty yesterday that they would
ssgor their fortunes and regulations that, if tile
amor Of the mans death IL ever brought to
sht, their beliefs will bo sustained. Tyrroll,
% detective, nsserts tho opposite belief with
luAl positiveueAs, and so they havo it. Tho
1roner and Capt. Lull. both Of whom arc
mlliar with g11n-shot wounds, agroo with the
.ysicans. They Say that q ball from q No. !
nth and Wesson revolver would pass
rough oyon four thicknessoa Of woolen tc1-
Ire, aud leave no opeuing. It IL also fact
at tho shirts wero torn open IN front by tho
tondnnt at tho Alorg.to bofore they had been
amined. This would mako tho discovery Of n
lie in tho shirts impossible. Tho only fact
lich the advocates OF tho glsn-shot theory can-
tdodgo ia that the vest was buttoned oyor tho
'und, and there WAS no Sign Of ball having
esea through it. Notwithstanding Tint Detoc-
@ Ty7reu Is SO confident in his belief that tho
IN camo to his deatl by accident, lie says lo
Il not be satisfied until ho has lnoarthcd facts
Itch shall conclusyo1y provo it. Nothing ad-
tional was learned yesterday.