Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-02-13
THE DEAD SOLDIER.
THE VERDICT OF THE CoRoNER's JURY.

AhE NshDlCE Uf THE CORONERS JURY.
Last evening at o'clock the jury in tine case of
Earnest Valdow the dead man found at French
street wharf last Thursday, rendered a verdict of
death from gun shot wound at his own hand
or at the hands of parties to the jury unknown -
Drs. ID. W. Maull and Z. w. Jones presented the
following =
Having on Saturday afternoon February stb.
1870, mado post mortem examination of the
body of Earnest Valdow In the presence of the
coroner, we are prepared to make the following
statement -
We found on the left side, over the region of
the heart two Oritlces made In the skin by pistol
bulets-said orltices about an inch or an inch and
quarter apart Dissecting up tho skin over the
leIt breast much extTavasate blood in the region
OF these wounds was discovered on the under
portion OF the skin and tissue oveFiying the fourth
and INN ribs. In this dissection the pistol ball
was found at the lower edge of the fourth rib and
was removed Pursuing the dissection further,
the chest was opened and large amount OF blood
and serum was found The lower lobe of tho
left lung had been wounded by the second pistol
shot as was also the left ventriclc of the heart
| through which ventricle the ball had ehtirely
passed, causing instantaneous death. Much clot-
| ted blood was found in the membrane investing
the heart. The wound made by the ball found
| upon the edge of the rib would not have been at
all serious in its nature and would not In ali pro
liability have disabled him for a day. Our conyic
| tions are that death resulted spontaneously from
| from the wound In the heart caused by pistol
/ shot.
The soldier had had foot amputated, and
wore broad ring which appeared like two OF
more rings soldeIed together.
| number OF witnesses were examined las
evening in the presence of States Attorney c. B
Lore.
Julius DOrshea, bar tender at Waiss' Hotel
Front and French streets, testified to seeing th
deceased in his bar room playing cards with An
drew Altman; that the deceased did not appear Il
be drunk that he did rot see deceased after O.
o'clock Wednesday evening the bar was close
at 10L p. IN. did not see deceased in the ba
room from noon till o'clock; saw him only jus
before supper; some boarders were in 1he ba
room at the time; did not wash the pavemen
that night nobody washed 1t in the morning Nj
Riddle, of Philadelphia and his bar tender stoI
ped there that night.
Mary Max testified was hired woman at Wais.
Hotel; saw the deceased between 10 and IL ocloc
on the night in question saw him next at u
o'clock at one time heard him say he was hvin
! In New York and belonged to the Sd Delawal
Regiments that he was reduced to poverty; whe
C ] came down stairs at ~ o'clock, a m, though
+ it was getting up time Mrs. Waiss had me brin
y some vietuals from the cellar; after that went
e bed again; there were lights in the bar room
Q I1l% O'Clock, a m. am sure the pavement Wi
/ washed of on Thursday morning; Mr.. Ridd
y was there on Monday and Tuesday but that nigl
Il he had gone TO Philadelphia; don't hesitate
: say that tho deceased was foully dealt with /;
3 left Waiss' on Saturday night.
:, Mary Waiss testified but gave no importa
= point directing TO the subject. She spoke again
o the hired woman Max's character both rs to me
Y ais and truths.
Leonard Weisa, proprietor testified to seeing 4
Q Q deceased about o'clock that evening but his I,
y : timony elicited nothing new
Gustave Hanson testified that he was a board
! at Waiss; no testified to nothing directly beaF
y ON the OCCASION,
y Humph ey Morrow testified to seeing blood
y the steps of Wass' hotel about o'clock on Thu
y day morning, on French street; traced it to /
y curb; should think there We're 500 drops Of bloc
= y on the pavement it looked fresh; il was on brio
. not on Ice
- Thomas HassAh and Charles Hertzel werS swo
y but testified nothing new.
y At 1910 p. m. the jury adjourned after renderi
y, the verdict above mentioned.