, 1879-07-28
His Story Strongly corroborated
by Joe Reinhardt and
d., Others.
MYSTERIOUS Disappearance Of tho Knife
Which inflicted the Deatl-
Wound.
A Jury 1mpaneled Yesterday ana tho Ii
quest Adjourned Till This~
Morning.

edy. Charles HooVeF' aReo - ,ea,e' Wv !e
tcFday' shortly oeioFc ''oon' =. t'o 'In ILL.,
wound Inflicted " iafKe, saaip y, u"n.Ane' f,s.,n
supRosea 10 haVo uoen ~ W" ua.''" ~ ..s,. y. s
Drs. Ahdfe"s an" tarss' ~.
upon the Wounoeo nlan 'a'' esto'oS' "'s"1 ""'
from t'c hFst tacS -
rRoNouNcsD I1s CASE HOPELESS,
and only administered SONG too''l1ls aeouc'ss
to lessen tho pain OF INC dSihg man. ocofeo
Hoover, brother OF the dcceaseo' remained
during the night WIN u'c "ouoaeo mau, altenu-
Ing to Ills wants anu 3enacf1ne n,.n sucn a1s'a1,
hnco as Wns requifeu. A!.es VIZ nsst Aou'' n,.a
aftor tho sinking oi TIC VAat enesRles " uie
loss ol h'ooa' t"e "oauue" n'"4. e'e'usu ~ ~
suffer constant pain, but would be aroused from
limo to time during the night by paroxysms Of
agony OF short duratfon. Ills strength declined
gradually from tic frat, until hts life sank away
into tranquil, everlasting reat ot tho hour
above stated. Tic rc.alned his consciousness to
Tic last, and inquired after his wounded brother,
William, and after his mother mil sisters. His
faculties wcre clear nala unlmpatred until about
half IN hour before Its death, when he chilled
for bis mother and told her not to cry. Ae |
recognized tho fact TINT l,c mt'st de- aml seemed
to await the coming Of tho King OF Terrore With |
becoming fortitudc.
After becoming unconscious he brcathcd short
md fast, his fncc Was oycrsprcad With the
palor Of death, and alter lingering some
minutes In tint condition ilo gaspcd nlsd died.
The coroner was mea,ate'y notified %as' md md
mother md sisters wuro almost para'yzad with
grief, Mrs. Hoover walkcd up and down tho
s.a san .,,a ho.oocI,lnr him to sncn,. tn hcr.
1on' a"a o.s 10, ,,. s ~, ,s,,o,,,,.r ,..s,sa tfa
Every now nnu tnen sue ie't knee',''s pes'ae t.'o
bed, pulled down tho sheet that coverod the
f.oA In hpp y,t,t herf ft1rtf
,Tn,nnv hroy' md nothe,ien11v called his name.
sast"..,,r ~, I'M on,sarnr cn,thrts unon him
peotuw tha "ro.e IN in her m Afflicted prenst In tho
In 10
LOOK At T11B dnAsrLy scuSu.
Tin ynott,cr vse scverat t,rnes to}keu nnny from
.ho tas ,,r s..nno,,tyI,c ,natrons rc.,1,n,r IN
In h,,t1dlnr ,v,,n ~, amn,c1 In aon,hc md ron-
ths pnl'otifi "Ao "s's''''~0 ~ 'oo@~ '@''~' ~o'@
soe nes: ~
The famy consists Qt Mrs. Hoover who is .
"aso,, ch,,drone ~ jociud,nr the f,ov INV murder
aJ Throo ~ ,hnae ch,,1,rcn arc novs. md four
". ..'.,s .nso "a sanas ,nn rnr,s Mnoser - nrc ~
service Somewhere in tho city, md up to noon
to-day lad not heard Of the murtor of their
pso.net a a n't ~ Saas r.rn % tha4S n.l. 1s
| wcrc. One OF tho sisters ut aotno ID hoout y
years Of age, and the other about 10, seemed
| tn fco1 tic bereavement torrtbly. Tho dead
Psfc T5n n;pl pa pf pay{u nckuae Tbo next next
| brother is. ua,ncd William 20 Years Of
oco. eT tbnn. Gnnrrc. IN ycars Of aea.
TIc family hayo Tic reputation among
aomc Of The netehbpts OF being Guiet
md ornerly, The hoys, It Is sud, do not drink,
and timr do not lotk like ru1t}aps but as re-
sncctnhjo and decent ns uny peoplo 10 their
Viz pen. e frnnk faces M u,I ia auict M t bearing and
nnnenrcn willing to ansvcr uIy question nut to
trim r6nccrn!ug the circumstances OF the combat
| and mu,ficr. The tcucfucut building is occu
| MED by six families. Tie Hoovcra Ityo ut the
1Gw f1tey T haTo @ occnp!ed tlo present rooms for
neatly .three years. IIanlan can,e into hls
aaS s .s sasy slyofs ~ bosn ae A'
LARD ehoa Sonnsnsos.n nI, ,ror
IL sontact % a, oftsn rous @ Tic % sIchtes
cause. They a!so state TINT hc was ~ ~ Wy nahtt
DcatE ~ "e % III o aecnuns ,, oa s ~ oIusa' Ky,
treatthcmt OF net, y Is satut elo once ieln ninls
but fnally retutncu; iney naVo two enlluIen,
oic fheto 1tant, Mea ~ hom " y to ease =! H.
sister, anu tle other ooy q }ears., !,!e
| father 9lu lnptnEf Ate boih i"eACu " ~ tne
police station awad!g l INC rcsmil q ~, ae nauset,
lLs oi!o eA"'6e~ 'fs@ '@'.' @''~ 'A~ ~''"~' NV
william -, ~ i f'.t tn'1os;t.
Ha,s'a H. HuS' ,innr 'rIn sors wrra rnysret win
oat g,I,rn toT, In b.,.to,n shaving lint roni
deal Of gore iaaa been drawn. o. tho stattt
nf ho Is to sce and e
9 To6tnrinta Of tne psopio WHO cano up Soon after
lie fracas arc plainly visible, The stairs from
tep p~ to bottom aro n'o0a'sle'oea a''o 'ne pa''
aoGEe; S.ar,o .ny. ,,c suw knife In 11anlans ham,
o,1 e.ss I'M n,,,,,r. It into ihe sie Of iii,
~ inwcr asnte n', III t,e S,hcr On thu la,lllnr
nhsr S,nrssrs se a nwrycr tsli different storY
!, Mrs.. MahonoT stutes that Hnnan saw her tak,