Wilmington journal., 1876-07-28


by Drs. Thomas. Wood and DeRosset
and afterwards was borne to St
James (EpiscopaD Church, where il
rested last night. To-day it will be
buried in Oakdale Cemetery, with
members of the st. George and st.
Andrews Society as pall-bearers,
unless answers shall be- received
to cable dispatches which have been
sent to England by Col. DeRosset and
james Sprunt. Esq. Acting British
Vice Consul, directing other disposi-
tion to be made of the body. Until
answers to these cablegrams are re-
c-ived the body and effects of Mr..
Roundell are in thu care of Mr.. Sprunt.
THO TESTIMONY AND THE VERDICT OF THE
coRoNERa JURY.
The following witnesses were sworn
| and examined:
Mr.. Ed. Wilson Manning testified:
Was acquainted with deceased, G.
r. Roundell Has been boarding at
my house from time to time since last
| December; was informed by the office
boy this A. M. about O'Clock while at
breakfast, that Mr.. Roundell was dead
in his room. I Immediately left the
table and met my son, who also stated
that Mr.. Rounded was found dead in
his room. / waited moment or two
dreading the excitement of seeing one
dead, and then proceeded 20 his room,
where [ found deceased lying on his
back on the floor by the side of his
bed, with body as far as hips, entirely
bare OF clOthes-pants on; no socks or
shoes on-a pistol on the floor by his
left side and a wound in the forehead
and blood on the floor. I did not
touch the body or pistol. but imme-
diately sept for Coroner Hewlett.
Never knew any one to express any
unfriendliness towards him in any
way. About IL O'CLOCK last night my
wife was awakened by report or
crash and got up and looked about
the room, seeing nothing irregular,
went in the next room where my cousin
and children were; she observed
light in Mr.. Roundells room but
nothing to excite her. Mr.. Rouudell
seemed restless and non-communica-
tive. and often appeared to be troubled,
which seemed to be his natural tenn
permanent.
Major j. A. Byrne-I have known
Mr.. Roundeil some ten months; L was
sent for by Captain Manning. proprie,
tor of the Manning House, this morn
ing about O'Clock. On ARRIVING at
the Ianning House, Captain Manning
stated he had horrible sight to show
me; he took me up to the room occu-
pied by Mr. Koundell and I then saw
him (KoundelD lying stretched on the
floor with shirt and undershirt off,
dead, and a bullet bole in his fore
head aud pistol lying on the floor
near his body; the door was partly
closed by chair. [ have noticed
nothing in his manner or conversation
at all unusual; he was a very unde-
cided person and rather ecce ctrIc; he
went down to the Sound some dev
week before last with Mr.. CLARK aud
remained a few days; he walked up
from the sound on last Monday week;
[ met him as L was going to- the sound;
he told ne he was out for a walk and
as he had some business to transact in
the city the next day he would walk
up; he returned to the sound the fol-
lowing day and again came to the city;
since then [ have only seen him once,
until I saw him dead; he was strictly
tenn perate and was not addicted to any
vices that [ am aware of; he spoke of
returning to England to remain until |
Fall.
Harrison Scott (coiored)-I stay at
Manning house; am the office boy. [
went up to Mr.. Roundells room about
8 O'Clock this morning; is my usual
habit of waking him up about that
hour every morning. About o'clock
this morning Mr.. Manning told me to
go and wake Mr.. Roundell up; found
room door open and knocked and 10
answer; then looked in On the bed; did |
not see him Mr.. R.); looked little
further in, saw his elbow; next saw his
head and ran down stairs and told Mr.. |
Fletcher Manning I believed Mr..
Roundell had shot himself. [ was
office. Capt. Manning sent me down
to Major Byrne's Office Immediately |
and tell him to come up. After came |
back I went up in the ro om with Maj. |
Byrne and another gentleman, whose
name [ do not know. 7 was at the
hotel all day yesterday ana last night
up to II o'clock; and returned to the |
hotel this morning at quarter to five;
heard no report of pistol; when I
went to his room; saw his revolver
living on the floor bv him and his |
cartridge box ON the bed: I never heard |
any one express an unfriendly or |
angry feeling towards him in my life;
I was sert up to Mr.. Roundell's room |
about nine o'clock last night with a
blanket; found him sitting in a chair |
at the foot of his bed reading paper,
Mr.. Roundell said he was very much |
obliged to me- for it (the blanket); some
nights he has the door shut and some |
times open like it was this morning.
Thomas Hill am a porter at the
Manning house; I also wait in the
diniug room; do not know whether
Mr.. Roundell was at tea last night. I
take charge of the hou-e about II
o'clock p. m., and am relieved about
A a. M; do not remember seeing Mr..
Roundell last night or afternoon; did
not hear the report of gun Or pistol
during the night; sometimes [ drop to
sleep; Mr.. Roundeli occupied room 4
fronting on Market street, second floor
of Manning house.
VIM. Watters--I know nothing; I
only heard of his death this morning
[ have only met him twice; I had
short conversation with him last Sa-
turday. He seemed to be undecided
and troubled about something; did not
know him we'll enough to ascertain his
trouble; never heard of any unfriend-
ly feelings expressed against him; we
were speaking of his plantation when
he asked if the citizens and neighbors
were friendly disposed; I told HIM had
heard several gentlemen in the city
speak of him and all expressed the
kindest feelings towards him; he re-
piled, 81 am glad to hear it, our con-
versation was casual.
8. @. Wilson, have only known
him about three weeks; was introduced
at dinner table by Mai. Byrne; have