National Republican., 1873-12-31
THE HEIL HOMICIDE.
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ACCIDENTAL sHOOT1Nu.
Dr. u. q Patterson, tis coroner. yesterday held
nm inquest on tho body ol Katrina Hell, Who was
actiden,ly illIcI by hcr huobrnd, Michael Hell,
al her rctldencc, Ne We Delaware Avenue, be
tween and X s,rctts, on Monday, while protect.
ing her nom an assault by two men named
Samuel and Richard ward. NIL. .,.trI
The inquest vas held at her rc,ldssrs, when
TS.d diss sslen, & T. We Essioa %Gai T n ,S,cs \. sa,
ton, =: A. ISeker, Y. wieser, Jys u. M~soy,
yss. Miles Y. b. middleton. jos Kuhn and jos
The srs, witness svorn ~. /, sAn sshios.er,wh
te-tincd tAat he resides AZ No. "a street north.
and ssstsd % aSns. X NJ Gsn @ Wa "a seniaa The bar;
AL rco name ssa .,S az. III s s sss.
ths ser and took a seal behind the stoys and chs
y, the party, askod hisvomrrks chat they would
S,nhi Two asked fsI ~h,ssy .na sss s,sss sco ss
nsa a @ ,es scss rss a,e,sssa sE.a ,ss s.sa sns
The ciher arirks. sam Ward asked for Mr.,t.fl,
art, one ef ihoIrsriy, then made an sdost =. gst
Ssm Ward tofooa', and hnaiiy got HIM es.side,
Mrs i,sn ths.eaye jim Moore and Dtcs wsrl
assu asi ssscd ior the buteh hIsan, ana Threatened
ssd "ss @ No a.% s.ss 9sa s y. =, sss, az 70 sSs
10 his yssS pocket. and .a,s, Never mind
room sss " H. nj. fsa wa. s.s as sas Ss ss sis
Nm and ~, Mn qS, q ,9s ,,n V5s sS
they vs!s asain inside. sam Ward a.ae ssisI
spd ehssed bin, and TILED 70 &c, bin ovi. Ne re
i.sed 70 w and they took holt o. him aiNl drsgFe.
a,S out, when he lsld on g, Rsys.e%s, n Ind cried
soing on Stewart vas absent, he having let he
iore Moore asain 20, on his feet and ecgEes
pavement, 10, WI Ssi % saile I eses Sy Mr.. asii, VIII %
her. ne came in and sat down ON a Neg h a COZ
and Dick Ward came In. sam saying. 'iIit tha
scn.:fas-h, tmea eanipg wi,ness.l sam ne IT .ssd
Bower ssas.. .hies va. N" nsns,px rom ,Ss a cell
his hsud which came On the hasatelle table
''iGRta sR srsssns s s' h:s ad .ss ssa' ss.S f'
several times. Al this point Mr.. Hell came. gu
ssds sss. ssa ss RTa H., sh
stick he had in hts hand and drove Mr.. llst hael
into the room. They next made for Mfs. Hell
veuld Kill her. She again ordered them out Q
the house, and sam ssld he would 70 damned
would 60 ~, ,ns s' m M: AZ
aud 90 TO UharIey Loskbahlsss where they. 20
81 .. .ss iS S.,
and she czclatmed, "Oh, Heir Witness ncx
..w the sus:6 barrel through the door. NJ. H.,
hold Of hor at the time, and on seeing the gu
threw her around In front Of him. Dick at hl
%; NE isS.s x . s. as Il. ifs 4. to IT,
Hell, who ared a shot at thom; after which b
| threw the gun into the house and run.
sl .Cross-oxsminedi The parties were all undc
the influence OF liquor, but not 10 say druns vi
ness sd .G. interfere t.5 fear o. b: lite Ihs,
room and always raise q disturbances; witness d.
not hear Mr: Hell say he would shoot his wife
Hs i M ns.ssy nsusS other than to tel
Delaware av.nSc heard Ii. disturbance. but di
Thomas Hell, son OF the deceased. corroborsie
the statement " Mr. Sehlosser. On the ccnclu
sSired d he Knew tso psns,, % Tor g. swearing ials,
Iy. He replied that he did.
Lieutenant John KELLEY, sworn; Michae! He
70 give, himselfup. He was much distressed. IL
I said he had killed his wife; he had shot her wit
= san In shooting st sam Ward. witness ssr 4,
up; snsr whieh Ne wont 20 the scene wth tw
{ was allowed to have his arm dressed, whore On
!. considered hard eharaciers, Moore and Sal
D Ward had been drinking considerably.
: Oncer shlmoneek, sworn, and testihed as 10th
q arresl OF the parties. lIH
= Dr. j. v. Hartigan, sworn, and testihed that
= had examined the body and feund wound bac
ofthe head, on the right side, irrexniarly shape,
4 about two Inches ip diameter. Tho skull wa
Q fractured extensively. He removed several piec,
Q md some shot froaa the brain. The charge passe
deep into the substance Of the brain, and no dout
: death was instant No bruises we're found on n
Z body. I'iIl -
III, sss .a. then given to the tary, Who =
. turned the feiiowing verdict That tbs said IA
q rinA He'll eams 10 her death between the hours
2 hve and SIX o'clock y. M, On tho 9th day OF u
= ccmbcr, lsr3, at hcr resideacc, No. VA Delawsi
I avenue northwest, In the city Of Warrington m
q county aicsesatd, from . Eunshct vespd q q
Q eel He'll, while protecting her from deadly q
, Santt made by Samuel Ward and Richard Wax
and We hereby cxonerafs the aid Michael Ne
+ IRON all crimlnality In the occurrence.
Tbs body was turned over to hsr friends, "a
her husbaud released.
The prisoners Sam and Dick Ward and Ji
!. Moore were taken bcfore Judge Smell, Who COZ
uaitted the two former to jail 10 await the actit
y fthe grand jury. Moore was released on sec
: rty for his appearance as witness.