Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-12-01


Today at IL O'Clock, the coroner. DR.. Patter-
son, held an inquest on the body OF Mr.. James
y. Campbell, mention OF whose death appeared
in yesterdays STAB. The jury met at Mr.
Buchly 8 undertaking establishment, 912 Peun-
sylvania avenue. Mr.. NJ. r. Coombs foreman.
the deceased about 10 years; that week ago
last sunday, Nov. 21st, about 3 o'clock he saw
him ON ~ street. just above ShillingJon's book
store. and followed him to the City Han. and
found him lying I'm the door way of the Crimi-
nal Court room. Witness asked him what was
the matter, and he said that he had been on
nssie spree, and did not want to be seen in his
then condition, near Odeon Hall, where they
were aboht holding meeting Witness asked
VINO struck him. and he said, Nobody" Wit
ness insisted that some one had struck him.
ana ne then said, 81 was up town last night,
anal presume some one thought / had money
and knocked me down. He did not say who.
and had only few cents, and his penknife was
gone. He then said he did not like to go home
in That condition, and witness proposed that he
go TO the station house, and he acquiesced.
Le1t MIN sitting by the stove at the station and
summoned Dr. MarSteller. Next saw deceased
Monday morning In the lodgers room Wit
ness proposed that he be sent TO the hospital,
ana deceased expressed wish to see a Mr..
Smith. who worked In the Patent once, room
l54. Witness left word for Mr.. Smith that de-
ceased wanted TO see him.
DR.: A. A. Marsteller testified as to his seeing
the deceased; did not prescribe for him: did not
examine for fracture OF the skull.
Dr. Elliot testified that he was at the City
Hospital when deceased was brought there on
Thursday. He said he had been struck with
sand bag on the avenue, but could not tell By
whom, when Or where.
Lieut. Austin testified that on Monday morn
Ing he saw deceased, who said he had been in
the Division, and he may have been knocked
down there, and Ii so, he thought 1t must have
been by sand bag. He said he did not wish to
go out until dark On account Of the condition OF
his eyes Saw him again on THURSDAY morning
and after several times persu aiding him to 60 to
the hospital he, Oh Thursday morning con-
sented 10 do so, and he was sent there
John +. Garner, night station keeper at the
seventh precinct. testified that deceased never
said to him how he he was injured. Dr.. j. f.
Hartigan testified that he Lad made an AUTOPSY
on Monday, assisted by DrS. Elliot and Harri-
son. There was fracture OF the skull, radlat-
ing In different directions and extending for
ward and TO the right over the eye, Involving
the ROOF or the eye. This injury caused his
death. The wounds We're made by blow
from blunt Instrument Or q sand bag.
TEE VERDICT.
The jury returned a verdict that the deceased
had come TO his death "from injuries to the
head Inflicted with some blunt weapon, Or mis-
sile In the hands OF some person unknown to the
jury"
The brother and friends OF the deceased think
injustice has been done them by the published
statements as TO their being notified of his con-
dition. They state that they received no notice
OF bis ha 4Bg been injured. and had no idea that
lis condition Was at all serious