The Morning herald., 1878-04-08
THE CORONER's INQUEST.

Coroner Rose held an inquest on Satur-
day afternoon at $50 O'Clock, for the pur-
pose of making inquiry into the cause of
Che death of the murdered woman. The
Jury was composed of the following gentle-
men D W. DuVallenger, P. NJ. Mitchell,
Amos Kane, James Grubb, VIM. B. Jefferis,
Wm.B Wiley, l.. W. Palmer, E. Burcher,
VIM: Simmons, VIM. Blizzard, A. Hillard.
Seth Stewart, Jacob Butz, James Bradford,
George McGovern, Stewart Carlisle, James
Hargis, G. Schoer, V. Martin, George F.
Hall, J. Allen, Thos. Wier, J. N. dambrill,
On motion James Bradford was chosen
Fore man, and Albert Mcdaniel Secretary.
DANIEL FOX. .
I'm ertaker Daniel Fox Was then sworn,
and testified: On Friday night at about
10 80 O'Clock, q policeman came to my office
and asked me to 90 to Browntown to bring
in the body of q dead woman. He told me
a man had killed his wife, and then had cut
his own throat. Took wagon and went to
the house. Officer Neal Gibbons was stand
ing outside. On entering, we found the
house evidently deserted. Went upstairs
and saw the dead body OF woman lying
on the floor. The head. which was nearly
severed from the body, was lying little to
one side and the legs were drawn up. l
Strengthened out the legs and when the
Coroner arrived brought the body to the
| city, as there was no one there TO take
charge of It. There was much blood on
the floor, on the walls and about the door,
there was also bloody foot prints on the
stairs. The woman was dead when | ar
rived. think the wound must have caused
instant death. Officer Brickle had taken the
away before arrived. saw him some
time afterward at the Hall. r.
| OFFICER CHARLES BRICKLE '.
was then sworn. Last (Friday) night al
$50, L was going out Maryland avenue
when woman told me man was 10 town
hunting for policeman. She said mar
had killed his wife in Browntown; ! found
the house after some difficulty, no one wal
in the lower rooms, so went up stairs
Peter Matthews and Frank Stioley being
with ma. The woman lay In the from
room dead, and the man Thomas sat in the
lback room with his throat cut said tc
the man, John, what In the name of Goo
have YOU been doingW q called him Johr
not knowing at the time that his name wat
William the man answered, "Tye killed
nv wife and cut my own throat;' ther
went into the other room and found two
rszors both were covered with blood, an
shut up I asked Thomas If he done 1t will
The razors, but he did not answer; Thomas
appeared like a man under the influence o
liuuor there was bed In each room, ant
both Iof them looked like they had beer
occupied; / got man to borrow hors
and wagon, and after putting Thomas
parts on him put him In the wagon ant
brought him to the station house; at tn
close of his testimony of officer Brickl
identified the raZors.
JOHN HAWK. .
was next sworn, and testified as follows
| was sitting at homie about $50 o'cloc
re esding q paper, when Nellie Thomas, tn
eldest daughter of William Thomas, cam
: in; went out into the yard, and when
came in, minute or two afterward, my
wife said that Nellie said her father wa
= going to kill her mother; Thomas ofte
beat his wife, aud supposed this nothtn
more than one OF their usual brawls, SO
I did not 60 over. Nellie left In about 6v
r miuu es, aud Istarted 20 bed shortly aftei
o my son called up stairs to me for me t
/, come down, thai Thomas had killed hi
s wife, did not 60 into the house, but 4
once started to get help; knew Thoma