Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-03-08
DEATH OF DAILY.
RESURRECTION AT THE WORK HOUSE
The City Prisoner, Strike for Freedom
Escape Of flf,esu--Assldso'aI
kiIIngof lx'fourih Gov
eTuor Pat Daily.
ISAAC llIToN HELD IN BoSD.

Like a firo bell ut night tho news
trnyerued the city, on saturday evening"
that n general insurruoii Ion had occprrvl
AZ the city prison, and that os'Foutth
Governor Fat Daily had been avlden'
tally nhot and killed Ia tho mcl's. Rap
ldiy the Intelligence was hcraldod about
from mouth 10 mouth, aud by the umo
a RkuiHr9n reporter arrived at the scene
people had gathered from oil scctions.
l'ho unnightly plateau upon which tho
llaatilo stands was lairly crowded, Tho
guard preventing all but favored low
from entering.
riI9 sCgSk IN rus rRisoN
Was almost appalling aud many stout
trano shudicrcd at tho Wow dMclOsod
ON passing the barred door. Instead ol
tho usual number Of inmates thcro were
only eight or ten, aud they we're con,
grcgatcd In the rear, apparently buried
IN apathy. Some few were Ia bod and
oblivion hni bloltcd remembrance oil
tho fatal events Ut tho night
The street rumor wm only too true
Fat. Daily yasa corpse and about illtccn
prIahnerE we're at liberty, when tho
kEUlsrgU man arrived, Mayor Sweeney,
nn Edwards aud Ulrich aud several
police were there and al waiting for
Justice Miller who had been sum'
mnnod to hold an lnqulHIl,On, Ia learn
how palb hal Colnc IA hla death.
rrlE uNFomuNArg MAN
WA living ON hls mdc on wooden pal
lot Al tho north end ol tho prison Ills
shirt was pulled nsilr. leaving hin
breast bare, In the upper contrc 81
which was n small hole, almost concealed
nv clottcd blood Tho expression OF hin
iarr was tranquil, almost smiling, show
Ing lila death to have hccu painless,
About eleven O'Clock Justice Miller
arrived aud cmpnnclcd tho following
Jury. VIM. lAuchlin, Henry Foster,
Hall Sndlcr, /, \, Elliott, T., Wclly,
Elwond Martin, John Dean, T. " lit
tie, T.. W. Shulcrors, August krycr,
Harry llauar. John Wilson.
Dr. Edwards was the frat wtncSs
called. Ito testified m tollows Ito
was callod a. tho prison und There
lnuud the deceased In tho centre al
hi, cheat was gunshot wound, the ball
having pnsNcd either straight back ar
i,lnmcito the lett pcath wnU probably
the
HGHuIr ~ 4 uENONuuAug
internally. lie saw nn other wound
ani wua ui opinion that the ono on the
breast caused the death ot Daily could
not tell how long since death tooL
placn, tho body was nilll warm. Tho
doctor hero iclt the breast bone with u
pcncil nnd snid he could not discover u
fracture nl the bone llc then stated
that from knowledge ul the phyAlcal
cundili IN at the deceased hc was cont
don't hat hls powers 81 lcsIHtRuro were
much below that ot tho average man,
and That a wound which would Lee iainl
10 HIN might not Kill u person OF strong
constitution Tho Prosecuting Altor-
ncy asked tho jury II, In Wow OF tho
STATEMENTS OF the phyricnn, they
prHluKu ruyr MOWIkA EXAMINATION
to hc held Tho foreman ea,d hc thought
that cuutM should ho taken, Und IT.
Edwards started out after tho necessary
instruments Ia perform tho operation,
After The physician had retired the
Jury was taken from the room IN which
the corpse Wnt lying 10 the kitchen,
where the investigation proceeded lnS
tus Ilathburn, al inmate ~ tho work.
house, aworn Was rcadlnga paper and
heard arulll,ng. hut thought II Was tho
prisoners inoling with each other, aud
did not puy any attention 10 u nj first /,
saw two prisoners called "Scutty' aud
"Chlna Rid" dragging MuShorry to
wards the cell 10y the legs Hen Sweeney
AMI another man took lltlnu io tho
same cell In like manner McShcrry
aud liltun were thrown into tho cell
aud tho door WAS fastened 10y placing q
stick between II nud the cutbing which
surrounds tho stove, priaonrta made
their escape through the door, which
was opcu, heard report oI pistol, aud
Daily called cut
"oul oul"
Vas about llltrcu feet from Daily when
he Was shot, the shot Wan fired through
an aperture In the door, thought man
ia the cell ruuld have s,Cu the lace at n
person standing In Dhtly'H poaltiou, ,
did not know who hrcd the shot, none
al the pf,ouuCrS were near the cell door
az the time the shooting took place.
Frank M,ShcIy testified ~ follows
II am cook up here nud about hall past
rcycn O'Clock | went into the prison 20
look after the the Tampa Old man Dni.
~ came up tu me aud asked tho loan ni
u book on ireland told him would
not loan anyone that book, hal u
under my arm and went up Ia the win
dow connecting with the Kitchen aud
called lur litlun, the night watchman,
intending o. give II Ia him, just az |
leaned on the window sill iclt nn arm
thrown round my neck and was
iEWNEp 10 rIIg rLooR
nnd struck and kicked several timca.
There was about suyOu fellows on me.
and IN lcps than ten seconds
they hustled me into II back cell That Ia
used mostly Ior punishment, but owing
90 the crow dcd condition ui the prison
some oi the men sleep IN II, They Nat
uu me AMI one put hiH loot on my neck.
| wasn't lu lhcTr more than half min
ute until | heard them rush IN with
lillon They then slammed the door
10 AMI blocked II tight with n stick oi
wood against II aud the bottom II the
stove. Luton jumped ~ hta icol ~
soon ~ tho crowd loft, aud whilc va
both called Tor help hc stuck hls arm
out the hole Ia the door Hnd | heard 4
pistol shot, but did not see any weapon.
| called 10 josh Miller that II he Didn't
let me ont | would make 1t hot Tor him,
lie lei me- ont aud | ran down aud In.
formed the police
A number oi prisoners were then or
aminod, all corrubrrsllng the above
story None II them knew Of plot
among the prlsonclS to break Gut.
II this time Norl was received that
Dr. Edwards Was called out on mn In,
portant case, aud ~ the jury desired the
pAsl m0RSm examination, the inquest
was adjourned until ~. ~ on SUNDAY.
rns INQunr CONTINUED.
The hearing Of testimony was RESUMED
a, . =. " yesterday, nearly ~ large
crowd being present, Tho prison had
been cleansod aud hRhtcd, and showed
no traces IT the scene ~ the preceding
evening Tho Jury assembled In tho
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