, 1879-07-31
THE HOOVER INQUEST.
necoaatd'a Mother Describes the Row
Bolore the Killing.
sbo Saw Tranloy Stab Her Son In
tbe Bnck.
ecnora1 Frce Fight tho PRECURSOR
Of the Trngedy.

At The Armorr yoaten'ay afternoon was ocla
Tho inquest npon Eharca hoover, 'i'e Vlcusn OK
Saturday nights t.necdy Mt W Indiana avenue
1A.".s ,I,.,, ,bo cntirc linn vcr fam,,v with thu
among uen. ,,,',, ~" cntn' M a' T ps.r,a m
exception o. VIII, VINO aeeofaine 'nnf. fa'nter'
MESSENGER for the young man, but Inc u,c.scn.
9s',nJ hin, r., hc,l fcycrl., nd nrryo,ls and
aef ,ouna w '''n' -. -, 'sM ss,,s, '0"'
a"sp9' Tbo '"ry 10 s's rompsca no % Mcuss. f. A. warea
son ~ r. oat", N, Tbomnsnn NJ M uf a, Y r % warfcId. Id
ri Te Coroner aid ho Ind secured tiu names Of
aho ena,n,itv IL 81 winm III wcr nnIion. 10 isstjy
NJ "a Tia character Of tnr lcceoscI. Charles ii.
Iiooyer W FRI and Miehnei 1lanley; but hu (thc Coro-
tranh7o i1 whleh eliminated In tho killing Of ono
~ thn nar,es
The first Witness called was Mrs. Agnes
eo rs i1'si Eeorvji,e 5l SOU Scnhenson County, Ill,
and was ii 5ears OF ogc. l'y oe.
cupat!on ,he wns H. lah.S'r,s;r, 5.',,;,,,,, =. %nd @!,
hnrn' Scu.case @ Manufacturers, yG Indiana nv
enae' Ti,e tlcceaseI vas tho eldest Of wttness'
six rhi)dren. md tas lived at home. His habits
wero good ind he was
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NOT Ann.a ,,ao, ~ .,v tro,,,,lo t,,,wccn her
tate iaa ~ rG'Tt ni,v.c,, thc,;, nI,i ta ncrhbors
Mi i"st TbiTsaav. Then Mt ABORT q o'cluck
dispute occurred with Michael ilHnlcy,. who
cnscd c Charlie of throwing water on Min. Some
words passed md witness believed ts.,,t sculle
took place. The dispute, however, apncarcd
TO have died out: On Saturday night ahoat 70
room, William and Charles went dowr-
atairs,-oMe Of them TO empty tho slol,-
bucket and tho other to get some kiudiln..
+hn al nirs Wttupexi nttprifot VIVA a{t rn,+ a nv
earins o sS her SON Garc say II" what At VAS seI tst
you called my motiicrl" The wituea, It'd not
wan want t9 you q sten outsdc. Nj iianies. iwnni
to epcak 10 rou.'' When sllfs orct,r-ctl they
were on the frat floor. uanlcy started to come
11p-stairs. lie had dark-anscrn IN his hand
Hanloy, who was walking backwnrtls. Witness
went down to the SECOND floor md sail: "Wil-
lie, cvtnc up.stairsn uanlcy turned roa IND, md
@te.s sa a'S !" yoa a asowl" ss Wcu
she safl thls Haplry struck lIer; Mt this
her son VIII stri'cx IIanley;, then d
know what Haplcy struck Ter With, but tho
hlow broke the skin, Witness trIci 10 tokc
Nanley uwu7 from Wille, when R,uela It came
towurd her, mud said s!le stohid not touch them.
Then she etoppett back. n1,sl lier son George aud
ar: laool, pon:der Witn Wltnchb, caute GOWN
sta1rs IN lhelf stocking 1cot. doofeo lsaed
70 PULL HANLEr orr WILLIE.
Rlnchars tlleraupon pushed George down the
S IT, 81 a 1 then rey gos ssses sp & g sbey Hon s
across tie hall 10 front ot 1sinehart's door.
Charlie rot loose anf started upstairs. wtcu
Aanloy followed. and struck h!m In the left
SEQ sec hin stslke but once. sho swors tint si,o
saw lie k1iifo fu IIanjcyss hand, but could not
Identify it; sho thought, however. that the
and ' WIS I tlh sharp PIP potntc CiarlIe exclaimed
HIiy God, / an Killed. na he fell cross.
then then M SAW The Rlnohart family retreat
went. She became unconscious, bat when sho
recovered found Charlie in bed. Ifc had a
wound IN Ills stomnch, one in his back, md
another IN bis wrist. HG tl'ed on SUNDAY ct II
Cured from knifo-wounl inflicted b. Michael
Iaulcy. Witness had no weapon in 11cr hunts
at tho time Of The atlray. Mrs. uanley hatl a
urge PIECE PIECE ol ooata ID ner hasas' "Mnsss;
TO TIC harmonious relations between herself
md tho nciehbora, admitted that
not long ago Ars. Nnet,ar. came
nes 1Ie H. e. w ne
whcrcupon witness threw a hatcllct ut her. Tlc
hatchet miascd its ain.
0EoRan HOOVER, BROTHER OF DEcEAsrp,
1cstlled that he knew nothing of tl,e disturb.
cnrrnHorafci the nviden.n nf fhe nrnvioIs vii.
ncas In regard to tho struggle Of Saturday
nttht. Tic didn't SEQ llanlcy tunck his mother
down, but eaw her lying uear IIauIey'a door.
Hanley jumped over her, an,l struck VIII,
aud crnslod hin, down to the floor. VII.
ness was rushing past lnehart, wllcI,
I've Qaintfart) pushed him down stnErs.
ne thcn described tho t,lss!e, his yeralou not
vnrying from that gwen by tits mother. lie
nworo that Mrs. Hanloy WIS bclaborlnE ttiu boys
With bourd, portion Of which was exhibited
10 Tho Jury. After the blow with tho knife,
1ianlan went into his humc saving, ''Datun
you, gucss you'vo got enough now,' and
The doctor who called In to attend the wound
cd man, DR.. Dayton Painter, waa called. liz
testified In regurl TO the nature OF thu wounds
The kntte found In llaulcy's bureau attes the
atabolnE Wa shown tho wltness who Eayo II q.
his opinton thnt " the wounds OH tic stomach
and back had been inflicted by It. two thrusta
must have heGn made; Tic btado was too short
to have passed clean through the body.
coUNTy.PnYslcIAN uAnisouN'a s1ArExsrr
OF tho pos,-moftou examination ro. reod
"Upon lhu body ot Charles I,,oysr thrre wcTt
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