National Republican., 1880-03-19
Inquest In the Rellly Case.

Coroner Patterson yesterday held an inquest
over the bodies of John and Jane Reilly,
whose mysterious death last Sunday evening
has excited so much interest In this com.
munity. jury was summoned aud the
examination of witnesses took place In the
second story of Buchly's undertaking estab-
ishment on the Avenue near Ninth street.
james Muir, the hostlcr at Mr.. Holidays
stable whore tho bodies were found, was the
first witness called, and gave a statement OF
the number of persons employed about tho
stable and also as to his being tho first to dis.
cover the bodies of the deceased. lie saw
Reilly alive last about o'clock last Sunday
evening, when he was playing with his dog.
Did not appear 10 be drunk, but thought he
had been drinking q littlo 1t was something
unusual for Mrs. Reilly to come to the stable
to see her husband. Witness was present
when the scutlle between deceased aud Strong
occurred. 1t was weeks ago. Strong GOT the
worst of It, but said lie would get even"
Did not know what was tho cause of the
difficulty.
Thomas Walsh testified TO hearing Strong
soy in Mr.. Gannon's store, at the corner OF
Seventeenth street and Massachusetts, avenue,
last Monday evening, that he had left pack.
age of arsenic, to be used about the horses, on
case in the stable and probably Reilly had
got hold Of 1t. Witness had heard that de-
ceased was drunk Sunday evening, but upon
| Misses Della Shields aud Mary Hackley tes
! titled to being at Mrs. Bukcr's last Sunday
! evening, whore both the deceased were visit.
ing. but noticed nothing unusual in their ap.
pearance. They left Mrs. Bakers about S:3C
o'clock.
Several other witnesses testified to the so
briefly of the deceased, but no additional facts
| relative to their death were elected.
Edward Strong, the party with whom Reilly
had the fight, testified as to the cause, which
he stated vas because Reilly had accused him
Of Being n married man and running after
other women. He also gave his whcreabout.
last Sunday. Was out visiting until about
1890 o'clock, and then went home. After hi:
difficulty with Reilly did not see him again
| He might have said he would get evon," but
| That was while lie was angry. The arsenic re-
| ferred to witness bought about year ago foi
use about the stable, and when he left it wa:
| in paper on the harness ease.
| Professor De Smedt, the chemist who made
| tho analysis of the stomachs of the deceased
testified to finding traces Of a metallic poison
probably arsenic. Was positive there WA
! poison.
DIR. Hartgaa testified to having made IN,
autopsy, and finding the stomachs much In
| famed, bearing evidences Of irritant poison
| ing. 1t was moro marked in the mans stom
| ach, which contained less food than tn,
womans. He had no doubt that death wa
caused by poison.
| Several other witnesses testified to imma
terial facts, and about 4 o'clock the jury re
tired to make up n verdict. After short de
liberation they rendered verdict Stain:
that the deceased came to their death from
the effects of poison administered by some per
| sou and in manner unknown.
The bodies were then taken charge of by
| Mr. T. II. Walsh, and will be removed to St
| Matthew'S church tomorrow morning, wher,
the funeral services will be conducted by Rev
Father Boyle. The funeral will be in charg
of Hibernian Society, No. l, Of which Mr
Reilly was q member