Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1873-02-13
The Death of Earne.r valdae.

FURTHER ISvEsTTG ALTON BY THE CoRoNFR's JURY
A VERDICT, BUT THE MYSTERY OF THE DEATH
STILL USBIDDLED
The coroner's Jury made further inquiry into
the manner of the death Of Earnest yaldue last
evening Some new testimony was brought out
in the examination, but nothing OF such a posi-
tive character az to enable the jury to unravel
the mystery Of valdue's death, which has en-
following testimony was taken
julius Dorsehl sworn.-Saw Valdue in Waiss'
bar room about Fix O'Clock, playing cards with
Andrew Altman; he was not drunk WAS not
there when witness went to bed witness retired
about 1917 o'clock putting out the lights him
self pavement was not washed OF.
Mary Max sworn First saw Valdue, about
1917 o'clock, in Waiss bar room when she re-
turned home Mrs. W., her husband and two
SONS we're in there at the time next saw him
at 4 o'clock, A. VI. when witness got up think
ing it was O'Clock brought up bread and
chicken for the deceased from the cellar remark
ing My God, that man il here yet !" the Waiss
family were still with him witness was the first
person up the next morning, and observed that
the pavement had been washed during the
night knew 1t had been washed because she
slipped on it didn't know whether the bar
room was waHhed or not
Mary Waiss sworn.-Deceased first came to
her house about a. O'Clock on Wednesday after
noon, asking for board was not in after supper:
saw the man after he was dead, and he is the
same man who was in witnesses house in the
Afternoon; retired about II O'Clock, putting out
the lights julius Dorsehl was weakminded, and
had not been right from boy Mary Max did
not come down stairs at Ia o'clock, on Thursd Az
morning, but did on Tuesday morning she
brought nothing up out of the cellar.
Leonard Waiss sworn.-Was not at home when
witness came hrst saw him at 6 o'clock he re-
NAMED until after supper witness put out the
lights mis- wife retiring first.
Drs. Maull and Jones submitted the result OF
their post norton examination in writing. They
found two bullet punctures one of which az
tended no further inward than the rib and the
ball was extracted the other passed through
the lung and left ventTice Of the heart produc-
ing instantaneous death, Tho shirt which the
deceased wore was powder burnt around the bull.
let holes, indicating that the muzZle OF the pis-
tol was held near the prisoners breast.
Gustav Hanson was sworn but knew nothing
Of the case.
Humphrey Morrow was sworn. About 1
o'clock on Thursday morning, saw blood ON the
French street steps Of Waiss' saloon, which
looked as though water had been put on them
traced the blood across the pavement to the curb
hadn't then heard Of Valdue's death the blood
was not IN stream, but in drops, probably a
many az 900 in the centre OF the pavement
there seemed to be more than any where else
passed again about II o'clock, and the blood
spots had disappeared
Some other Witnesses were sworn, but theil
testimony threw no light on the subject what
ever. Mrs. Weiss and Mary Max were brought
in and confronted one another, but this amount
ed to nothing. They denied each others state.
meDts, and in the discussion of some irrelevant
matters furnished no little amusement to the
jury
The jury then made up its verdict az follows
"That Earnest Valdue, or Waldow, came to hi.
death from gun-shot wounds caused by himself
or by parties to the jury unknown"