The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-11-28
RICHMOND, VA,

QUEST UpoN TEE BopY OF #. S. GLooR.--At
O'Clock yesterday morning, Drs. w. Tay.
lor, coroner for the city, and james q. IN Hon-
cure, surgeon in charge of the Church In.
stitute, made a post.mortem examination of +.
5. Gloor. who was shot by Mr.. j. Boujasson
on the LIST OF November on Broad street, and
who died on Wednesday morning the 28.h
instant. The autopsy revealed the fact that
the ball had entered at the back Of the head
inJuring the outer portion of the skull, BY
which 1t had been DETECTED directly down.
wards. lodging in the back Of the neck,
about four inches from the point Of entrance
and at the depth Of an inch and half from
the surface Of the skull.
The ball was battered nearly fat. Agreat
quantity Of matter had formed along the
track Of the wound, inflltrating the tissues
and penetrating into the cavity Of the spine.
The membranes of the brain were found
congested. The result of the examination
showed that the wound had produced spinal
meningitis, from which the patient died.
Suppuration had destroyed portion Of the
first vertebra Of the spinal column, as wen
as of the skull where the ball struck. i
AT IL O'Clock an inquest was held over
the body at the city morgue, Mr.. d. Column
bus being foreman of the coroner's Jury. !
Coroner Taylor caused Mr.. Boujasson,
who By the way appeared before Justice
Crew at an earlier hour, to be present at the
inquest, and gave him an opportunity of
| making statement. The accused declined
to do so, saying that he preferred to be ST.
lent as his counsel General Wise) was en-
gagged at the Hastings Court, and was un-
able to be present at the inquest.
The first witness examined was Mr.. Fred.
HouSeman, who was going down Broad
street and saw Boujasson fire three shots at
| Gloor, and then, pursuing him, fire a fourth
| shot as he ran iEto Pink alley. Gloor
| stumbled and fell as he was in front of Fer
| randini's store.
Mr.. john Harold, who was in company
with Mr. Houseman, gave substantially the
same statement. He said that at the station
| house he asked Boujasson what was the mat
ter, and he understood him to say 81 want
to Kill that fellow" He had his pistol cooked
at the time.
| DR.. Moncure was next examined. he give
a detailed account of the arrival of Gloor at
the Institute, and the nature Of the wound.
| The wounded man was considerably eX-
| cited, but there was no physical prostration.
The Doctor apprehended no danger at that
time. He remained in bed until noon the
next day, when the wound was again ex-
amined. There was little Inflammation,
though the bone was denuded, and the outer
table of the skull seemed to be indented.
The next day he walked out without the
Doctors knowledge. When he returned be
found signs of inflammation, which resulted
in the accumulation of considerable guam.
| tity Of puss under the skin. DR.. Moncure
apprehended no danger until last Sunday
night, when there was loss of appetite,
and the wound was discharging. Since that
time he grew worse, and died on Thursday.
The Doctor statedt hat he assisted in max.
| ing the post-mOrtenl examination.
| Witness heard Mr.. Gloor say that Mr.
Boujasson and himself had had some diff.
Guilty about three months previous to the
shooting. Boujisson had him summoned
before Police-Justice White and bound over
to keep the peace. Gloor never spoke to
him afterwards. The day of the shooting
he met Mr.. Boujasson about II O'Clock, being
the first time they had met since the diff
Guilty. Met him again in the evening, but
they did not speak but when Boujasson
passed him he (Gloor) felt something strike
him on the back of the head; thought it was
rock; turned and saw Boujasson with his
pistol nointins to him. He then ran from
| Boujasson.
| Messrs. john Collins and J. D. Browne
were also on Broad street at the time of the
shooting, and agreed that Boujasson had
said he Shot Groor because he brushed up
against him or had insulted him.
The jury, having heard the testimony,
| rendered verdict that the deceased came
to mis- death by the effects of pstol-shot
wound inflicted upon him on the 1st day OF
| November, 1874, by J. Boujasson.
| The accused was committed TO jail until
this morning, when he will be examined at
! the Police Court.