The daily gazette., 1881-10-31
WORK FOR THE CORONER.
A Case at New Castle and two I'm
this city.

Early yesterday morning, Jacob NJ
Saunders, who keeps boarding house
IN New Castle, on the street Ieadjno
from The railroad depot TO the suburb
known as DobbInsyllle, found Michael
Leary, one eof his boarders, sitting on
the steps OF bis boarding house, appar.
emily dead. Procuring assistance ne
had the body carried into the house.
where 1t was found that bis heart was
still beating. lightly. DR.. j. j. Black
was sent for, but when he arrived Ieayy
wa dead. The news of the affair spread
rapidly aud 1t soon became reported
that the mans death was the result of A
severe beating lie had received the
night before.
| Coroner Weldin was notified promptly
aud in company with DR.. Ogle he drove
over and held an inquest during the at.
ternoon, summoning the following Jury.
John White, foreman. 1hos. s. Fortes.
cue, Robt. w. Wright, VIM. Morrison.
Bayard L. Conner, James ID. Tracey.
The witnesses were Jacob nj. Saun.
ders, proprietor OF the boarding house,
and Isaac Black, WIN. Bent and George
Iidwell, boarders. These four, accom-
panied by Eeary, made a round OF the
city, Saturday evening, took number
OF drinks, and apparently became con
siderably intoxicated. The only thing
like quarrel that happened was lust
alter they came out OF an oyster saloon,
when Leary ran against passing
stranger and pushed him down The
man sprang up, clinched with Leary
and showed him up against wall, but
without striking any blows ran away.
Afterwards the party went home, where
Leary sat do N on the steps and the
others went II 'de,excepting Isaac Blake,
who went into the stable and slept.
Black awoks about 5 80 O'Clock Sunday
morning, and went into the house, when
he saw Leary sitting on the steps, but
supposing him TO be drunk and asleep
did not disturb him. Afterwards Saun
ders found him as above related.
A Mrs. Foster, who, 1t was reported
had seen and heard fight in which
Leary was engaged, was interviewed
by some of the jury, but she denied
the report, in toto.
DIR. Ogle examined Leary's body,
but beyond Two or three slight, insig"
niiicant scratches, could find no marks
Vi 1hJ hAiuf iboS Vi :
He was OF the opinion that death was
caused either by rush of blood to the
head or By chill contracted by sleep
ing out on the steps all night, but
could not determine, positively, with
out making a post mortem examina-
ton.
The jury In the absence of any indi-
cation Of foul play, decided that post
m0rtem was unnecessary, and render
ed verdict OF death "from causes un-
known to the jury" The body was
taken in charge by MIR. Saunders,
and will be inferred in st. Peters
cemetery.
Leary was about 81 years of ago,and
came from Philadelphia. He was
employed at the Tasker iron works.
OTHER CASES.
This morning the Coroner made an
examination of the sudden death of
James +. Long, six weeks old inr
fant, at Tenth and Heald streets, and
gave certificate of death from natu-
raj causes.
He was also called on to investigate
the sudden death OF an old lady who
died at Fourteenth and Claymont
streets, but her husband not being
home, having gone out to notify his
wife's relatives, the investigation was
nostpnnad untii this aftarnnnii