The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-03-22

The QurNLAN TRAdEDY.-Patrick
Quinlan, who was shot by Melissa hob
inson on Monday night, died at an early
hour Yesterday morning while being re-
moved to the Hospital. Justice o'Keetle
was notified, and impanneled the follow.
ing Jury 10 hold IN inquest: Thomas J.
Edwards, Matthew Altmeyer, Henry
Smith, Philip Medcrt, Jacob Tucker,
VIM. Davis, George Eckhart, VIM. Hard
enstein, Henry Michel, Thomas Burke,
Stanford Albertson and VIM. Macer.
Drs. Galligan and Ulrlch held a post
moriem upon the body, with the follow
ing result: The ball entered about an
inch 10 the left Of the mesian line Of the
abdomen; Just below the cartilage Of the
ribs, passing a little downward and to-
ward the right, where II penetrated the
ascending colon near It's junction with the
traverse colon. Thence It penetrated
the small intestines, afterwards passing
towards the left and penetrating the up
per half Of the kidney. Passing through
The kidney, it emerged on the outer side
Of the lower half Of the kidney, whence
| il was not traced. From its course, how
ever, it Is supposed to have passed down
and lodged In the large pelvic muscle.
Any one Of the four wounds in the intes'
tines would have been sutlicientto have
caused death, either directly or by pro-
ducing Inflammation.
lda:gFlorence, the girl with whom
Quinlan quarreled on the night OF the
shooting, was the first witness examined.
Her evidence was substantially the same
as the statement made by her TO our re-
porter and published in these columns.
yesterday morning, The testimony oil
The other witnesses, viz: John Wallace,
Mary Clark, Phillip Mcdert and DR..
Galligan, adduced nothing OF Importance
that has not already been published. Tho
verdict of the jury, after hearing the evil
dence Of the above named witnesses, was
to the effect that deceased had come TO
his death from the shot Of pistol in the
hands ofMrs. Melissa Robinson.
Mrs. Robinson was taken before JUS
tice. Caldwell, in the police court room,
at A o'clock in the afternoon, for \ pre-
liminary hearing upon charge OF MUIR
der in the first degree. The court room
was densely packed with spectators, who
had assembled for the purpose ofgetting
sight Of the principal parsonage fgur-
ing in this terrible tragedy, and to hear
the evidence in the case. The prisoner
was rather pale and nervous, and looked
as il she had not enjoyed her nights rest
in the county Jail. She was much tirmer,
however, than would have been expected
Of a woman in her position, and talked
with her counsel, and with two OF her
girls who had been summoned as wit
nesses, without the least trace OF emotion.
With The former she consulted in regard
to her case, and to the latter she gave in
structions in regard to the "house" dur
ing her absence.
Messrs. Good and Dovener appeared
for the defense, and Messrs. Cracrait and
Kemple for the prosecution. Judge
Cochran having been interviewed upon
the subject agreed to have the case
brought before him this morning at 0
o'clock, when he would set time for the
examination. Accordingly, the defend
AMI, through her counsel, waived aprelim.
mary hearing and was remanded 10 Jail.
This course was taken so us to have
the case come before the County Court
before that court is abolished as an ex-
aiming court in felony cases, as bill
abolishing said examining court will go
into effect in about week.