, 1877-02-01


The Coroner held an inquest Mt tho Twelfth
Street Police Station yesterday morning upon
the boly OF David lsaggto, alias 'One-Arnlcd
Davc,~ the tticf who died Monday morning
from tho ot1ects OF ptstol.sl,ot wound. Efforts
Ind been made by jim Appleton. Ed l,urns,
Jim Mc{1n1r, AlElsc Corco7a', and other friends
OF tho deceased cracksman to induce tho Coro-
1,er to tlispcu use with tho customary autopsy,
slucc It wo,lld develop nothing. "Thc man
was dead" t.hey Bntl, and that was the end OF
him, lie had been shot, 10 be sure, but no one
could tinl out by whom or whcn." The rela-
ttycs Of Raggio were also anxious to avoid In
1utry, and objected 10 post-mortcm
examination, fov the reason, ns stated,
that they did not ttesttc the remains cut up and
mntlla.etl. While their protest Is d natural one,
ana va rSsrars @So m s ~ la' he mo
animation are questionable. 1t was generally
believed that t,aggio had lncn shot by Mrs
Mitchell, living ut the corner OF State and llar-
assovlatc burglars broke Into her apartments
fnr the purpose Of robbery. II no inquest were
held, Durns anil tho gang doubtless thought
Kag0Io's associates would not bc brought to
field 10 their solicitations. The tcstltaony
failed to uncover tho tno men, but It showed
beyond reasonable uoubt that Raggio received
his t1catlwuund wlillc In the net of committing
atIime;
MRS. ELLA Il. MITCHELL
who said: hud been out Saturday evening, and
as approached the corner of Statc anil liar-
/ noticed tia. tho light In my bedroom was
turned down. had left It burning brightly.
have 4 parlor and bcdFoom... went into tho
BEDROOM, that lc!ng, my habit eyer since was
being locked an.l bostcd. l supposed thieves
would work on that door. as cntcrcl tho
bedroom left tic door open. Suddenly re-
c"ived n blow, mud Was knuckctl ove1 OH to the
side pt the bed. I saw at tho satuc moment
three tnen,-ttIc ono who struck me, another In
thp watcr-cosct In t1g l!all, atlt An.Hler ii, tho
parlur In fulllnE my left hand struck tho bed,
Immediately oycr revolver which vas b.
| tic weapon, c!langcl 1t rapidly u ny rrigll:
1 hand, And, ny | wus lyh. ul my
stlc partly, aimed and. fired at tho nail
| wlo ha.l struck me. lilo had seized o diamond
the revolver he stepped hack about three feet.
Then fired. lie threw up hts ha,nla and cx-
c!ancd, 10, Godr'. III ian OFT Of the door,
und nt the stairway. ! arcd ano:her shot as liz
men pRstcI me. l lkl not look tho next day
lor bfood OH tho door. WIZ kick. cnull not
say wlctl,rg the nlnn who struck nc !Ial tn,ls-
| tacllr. could NIT identify him. Everything
lappcncd In three minutes, and was somewhat
cxclsctl. think they wcss the saiiie Mc!s who
robbed ING before.
The revolver waa produced, and tho Coroner
compared nnc Of the 'hulluts taken from It with
that found III I!a.gto's lung, mud they werc
Identical III shape md weight.
nEptirr.sCrEnIATEAnESrD DIXON
testified that lc heard Monday n.uFn'nE Of the
frou Capt, baetlsy, tlat @ iiass!S W. II IT,
!st ase 1 @ ha ,h IT, si9easauces fs i" ' usi sa
had related tl.cm. ExanInlns the par!or ioor,
he found that It Ind been forced open with a
"limnly." From tho position Of tho p:utles,
IuEglo !lal his side towards Mrs. Mitchell. lie
was thief unti Gur7,!nt, all! desperate ruan,
Il flIli-s,o:o at Milwaukee, bc!ug rc!ea.cd ayc OF
h!1 rnonths, ago. with John Allen. !lc tnl1on)
lad learned from policeman That 1iagglo MAS
III the, vicinity Of statc mud 1larr!aan streets
taken 10 d saloon On Third avenue TINT evening
aud frusn there lIolne. When lc got to Twelfth
street brdEc he ftll down, aud aa!1 to lila part
ncr, "slc has illel mc, aud had better blow
settled; u,n ,lone ior." These stories ca,,.
through several I,crhuns, uni it waa next TO In
possible get a,iy dct'nitc information.
The Coroner stated that RagElo's sister spokt
| Of "tlte cruel Inan Wllo tllut him.
Duputy-SuEcrtntGntlrn Dixon sail an attempt
was undoubtedly being ninIo 10 cover III
The ':1 That hc was ki!lcd while trylnt. TO com
!. Dsraty.Cur Kosn ha,l heard tl,a. he wa
shot IN .ipplcton's saloon, nenr thu c!arlt sires
bridge.
! Observation-Disclosures Dixon adAcd that tcr
! tain parties were cntlrnvorinE to locate tn
! shooting in some uther nlaee. nut he was satts
. fled lruiI Ills Investigations that he Was shut b.
, Mrs, Mitchell. Kaggio would not have lies
tatetl to take life II necessary W escape.
! ur. Holden, the County Physician, testffef
: that thu ball cnlcIal thEcu incnes to the riEh
! Of the spine near The lower rb took IN upwar,
{ course, and lodged In the right lung Deatl
! WAS rausea by hcsnOrrfiaye.
l s0HH MAXWELL,
reporter for tic Courier, testified that he vi
: IN tho Harrison Street Police Station SaturLa
t night aud heard jim fitzsi.nnlons. a saloon
EcrtGr SOY In the presence Of the StttlnN-Geere
c flat be met Ragglo ut the corner VI Clark a1,
= Harrison strtcts twenty minutes after tt
Z | shooting, aud walked with him tU thu corner 1
l'uk street; that hcfoEr getting there ltaysgI
i SAID. "Jil, my belly IS getting hard. 1 VI
Il gttIg to Ctoai lAel;n that he asked hin, SOM
thing about the shooting, aud la-g 10 resnarke
u | that "shc wnS the ga1igst woman liz had evt
: scen-he tau nu idea she would khtx,t.h II
{ could 70 nofurtlies, and got into bus and Wei
. to the Cur1Ier Of Twelfth street.
Il The Coroner said the tasc wns clear, and thel
was no necessity for adiouEuiUg over aud wai
Ing for tuorc testimony.
It The Jury thcErupou RETIRED anu soon brouEl
Is in Il verdict tlat ltagg!o rale 10 hls death fro
e. lcMorrlage, produced by ristol-shot "su
II | r,scdn 10 have been fired bY Mrs. Mitchell
], defense u hersclt and property, c1oneralir
10 her from all blame.
70 COMMERCIAL LOAN.
~ MEETING or TUE cHEpl1oxs.