The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-24
THE PACE SUICIDE.

A coRoNER's INQUEST WHICH FAILED TO DE-
vELoP ANYTHING before UNKNOWN ABOUT
THE CASE.
Coroner Roman, Of jersey City, held an inquest
last night at Eiotrs Morgue, at the OF Grand
street and Communipaw avenue, to inquire into the
circumstances connected with ana the Of tho
death OF William H. Pace, tho ticket agent at the Com
mubipaw station OF the Jersey Central Railroad,
which occurred Thursday morning. II will DO
remembered that the deceased was found doad by
Conductor Johnston IN tho back yard OF his boarding
house, kept by Mrs. whitney, at the corner OF Pa
cifc avenue aud Lafayette street. Johnston and ono
OF his brakemen, named William Mccall, who
resided In tho Same mouse, got or their train at
Lafayette about twsnty-sovsn minutes past three
A. NJ on Thursday. They proceeded nome imms.
d,ately, and alter washing their hands entered the
yard whore they discovered tho deceased. letter
lay by his side addressed to ''Mr. George +. Nc
Aneny, caro- OF jersey City argus" Its contents
were suppressed for a day at tho instance OF tho
police, but were subsequently published
THE ALLEGED MOTIVE.
This letter excited considerable scandal and much
gossip in Jersey CITY, and remained unuoticsd BY
other Of the parties whose names were mentioned In
II until Monday whom Mr.. BaDcock procured the pub
lication OF a letter from him, in which he
Ultimate nature had ever existed between
MSS Wood and himself Tho INVESTIGATIONS OF a
hm.AL" 10 s d""n Pace had Scep o y.rs
agitatcd aud mysterious mood On Wednesday no
met Trend named Jonas smith. an employ6
OF tho Central Railroad Company, 10 whom
In tho course Of conversation he slated 'something
IS going to happen here in Lafayette tonight You
talk about Tho morning There is to be M inter.
| Wow between man ana woman, and am going 10
who l,ves hero n Laa5elr Is running stsr anoshcr
mans wife, and, hourishing revolver. ~ msolng
prepared 10 take hand In II there's any shootng"
| II was expected that thorough inquiry INTO tho
matter would olicit Information OF u starslnk and
sensational character. Elioirs Morgue 70 an
Of the city who're the population border upon
the rustic. number OF benches we're ar.
| ranged tor witnesses and spectators and the jury
| wore accom- modated with seats on three sides OF I
square In such position that u Was almost impos-
sible Tor them 10 hear a word OF the evidence.
Coroner Roman conducted the inquest
| EVIDENCE.
| The FIRST witness called was Mre whitney, whose
testimony was confined 10 the statement that she
the person who kept the boarding house IN which tho
| deceased lived previous TO his death.
| John Johnson tho conductor, was next called and
ne swore that ne found The body IN tho yard. When
| Questioned by tho Coroner as to whether ne could
answered that he knew Pace bad considerable trouble
and that he had frequently mentioned II 10 nim
Roman Suddenly interrupted tho witness with tho re-
mark mat he had said sufficient.
Milan McCalL the orakesman. corroboratcd John
sou, added that Pace some tune before had asked
MIN " he knew anything about Shapes pistols,
showing him one. Mccall replied that nc old, and
thereupou the asked him TO remove the bar
reIs, AZ he wished to clean them.
| Edgar hougb, Pscs's nephew, testified that he
called johnson and gave tho necessary directions
In reference TO the intsrment oil tho body. Captain
Lennon, OF the Fourth precinct, In which the
took place. proved that tho effects found
remains consisted OF So IS in silver pistol, knife,
| . letter addressed TO Mr. McAncny, an old pocket
| took u bunch oil Keys and hrcc railroad tokets.
WITNESSES SUMMONED.
when IL became evident that tor some inscrutabe
reason the Coroner did not intend 10 examine 81 r.
| McApcny, who was Ia attendance, Mr. Bsbcock or
Miss W GOD tho omission was commented upon very
| freely by the audience. Alter the evidence had
closed the Coroner casually observed that tho
Jury had read the letter OF the deceased to Mr.
McAneny rs published In the newspapers AMI that,
therefore, he would not produce II whcn IL was In.
timatcd That the published version was not autnor-
taive and might not be authentic he curty rejoined
that ne knew what no dcing. The .in-
quest'' terminated with the reading OF nm uu-
statement purporting 10 be the result OF post
mortcm sxam nation held by County Physician Con-
verse which he expressed his opinion that death
suited from oi the BRAN produced pe.
Tho Coroner then the Jury that
unnecessary tn charge them, anu, arawIng pre-.
pared verdict IRON his pocket, directed tham sign
IT, AccordIog TO that instrument they founa that tn
deceased cnme 10 his death ny concnssion Of tho
brain, produced by pistol wound inflicted by him.
sell.
The crowd that surrounded the door on hearing the
oil the result tBdulgcd In several Jokes
at tho Coroners expense, ana anxious inquiries we're
made TO whether "the prisoner had been &C.
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