Daily Republican., 1881-11-18
m SHIELDS INQUEST.
..rrsINvESTIaATlOH
~s,,roAY AFTEsNOON.
., Death not Eaily set
's', :. 40 Evidense-A Pest
49,. ExsminssiOa 10 10
.n,s aOrning-2ay'
.., docs nos deny
.,riking Shislds.

,vp,-RrIcAH has given . full
hn, hI,saly OF circumstances which
%, ta,i"d the death Of William
s,a1 T. and it would bs useless 70
ads ..' ~" the same ground again in
lswu, m;uute report Of the Coroner's
sV haid Yesterday afternoon. AT
's' ~. nC Coroner Weldin proceeded 70
|tI@s, s,ncs ~ Of the deceased, HOS West
,sS EsS.y .tree, where the following jury
S',.sv, nu.u foreman; Jacob Deakyne,
. h'.,yd 'v.nydeyer, j. B. Roberts, John
III, Matthew Macklem and II. G.
UIV"; U"rn;ne from the residence Of the
.J The Jury repaired 70 tho office
l. chief Of Police at the City Han,
y, '. an investigation Of the ease was
,m,ncsd at o'clock. ..
I"S lv A. Price, superintendent OF
@ r,ont and Union Railway, was the
l,,0s,ssworn, . bat not being present
=. i rme of the fracas between Hay.
WI Shields, knew nothing OF the
/; =; that was evidence.
.ms, Scott, sworn. Am car
!. srVa IN the From, and Union line. Al
',I"rk Sunday evening as my car
sincrun ,utoi the depot, Shields
rnted 70 enter II. As he did not
'disposed 10 leave, told him a
n time TO leave, when he left
,su, off up Union Street,
k,,,Sarn kurler, sworn. About 3 80
sunday evening, William Chapman
y and told me there was = man at
Mace and he wanted me to take
mdOvn in my car. Instead OF get
,p lie walked over TO the sfiice
IN HAYDEN and others were talking.
myvay back at Van Buren, street,
,,1,p roi on my car. He had
.iN Iv and tod me that the
N CIapham wanted me to bring
hs rj,y h.M struck him, and broken
svipioy at tue depot and that then
IHWlen) went out and struck him
Ith sstick.
JobD Scott, another car driver, testl-
i ,h,, he took Shields In his car as
rN yanBuren street. He says he
md Shield, sitting in the office after
bM been washed by Hayden and
NJ HAYDEN and another man assisted
II into the car, and when they got OH
ymBuren street all of them, Shields
The middle, walked up that street
kuud. Shields residence. The latter
yiptoxica,ed, but managed to walk
|tDOut assistance. He did not see she
1S.
John Zeigler, al times driver on the
a, and Union line, testified that he
mat Front and Union streets on Sat
rly evening. Shields was not intoSl-
nj went ints the Office and was put
Eg Hayden and tho door shut upon
4 he attempted TO raise the window.
hylen went ont and closed one OF the
ts,ters, but Shields re-cpened 1t, when
l,yden went into the office, picked up
stick, lying in corner snd vent out
Ehen Hayden opened the door mo
hent or two af.erwn nrds to come in saw
Bhields lying on the plank in front OF
he office duor tlsediug. Went out and
bit the wounded mans forehead, and
)uggestilX that the wound be washed
Hayden got some water aud washed It,
Shields then got up and was assisted
hv ~ auIIp a ui hAr INTO ina
)fice. He was unconscious abOnt five
minutes. Saw no blows struck anc
heard no one fall. When Hayden
'ame back in the of,ice he said Shields
'trnck hin!. Zeigler Jailed to identify
he club with which Shields WA
truck.
Charles W. Clapham, sworn Live
u Second strreta and Woodlawn Avenue
He said Shields came up in front OF hi'
'esdence and wanted to enter through
he yard gate, and would have proba
BY entered, had not the dog commences
serlou. barking. His (ClaphAm's
vlte and child were very much alarmed
Witness went to the office, where Shield
loon arrived and tried to get in. Mr.
Clapham's testimony from shis point, IL
e'roborative Of that of Zeigler, Thu
"! he saw Of Shields, he was half Sit
tls up OIL the platform talking will
nae around him.
spence. Anderson saw the fight from
Ware he and some moro boys were play
I, across the street. He hrst saw
&sds strike Hay den with his fist
asn Hayden went in and got his stlcl
Nd came ont and hit Shields. Th'
after did not 60 towards Hayden.
Eljsh Bird corroborated the testi
nony Of Spencer Anderson.
Patrick Dougherty, sworn :-Resid
AZ Front and Union streets; was sit
ang in the office when Hayden came II
and got the stick and went out am
Truck Shields; the latter fell with hi
mead against the window and broke
Nd then tell down in front Of the wait
lhg room door; did not see Shield
make any demonstration towards hay
asn; when Hayden went out with tn
ss,tck, he said, "I'll fix him." was slt
'uns with my back to the window
.urled my head around and saw Shield
lAll am = cousin of Shields wife
- .sme from Donegal; been in this oour
Y about two years; have bee
dllVen away from the office once
oh Sunday evening Hayden aske
no TO come in and $ down; Hayde
sot water and washed Shields wounC
'ook him in and set him on chair; a.
y listed Hayden in taking Shields home
1 hayden did not thrust his tiss throug
ne window.
John Dougherty father Of Patric
testified that Shields aske
stter he WAS taken into the Office, "aI
nurt or am l cut" He did not see th
W: Patterson was the first witnes
'slled Il and testified as to the nature
,ae y wound. He said the cut was
s,esn one and not Sufficient in itself
p.odace death, but the force OF the bio
N s~ sufficient and in his opinion /
'I@Uaght ithad produced death.
!ne discoloration of the eye he thougl
Hss ss caused by another blow from
''nerent instrument.
Iollce Officer Mcguire testified to q
ibS;s'lng N; Hayden at mis- residence and
~ w., admission that he struck Shielt
w., ".1n the club, but did not think OF xii
.is is MN. The officer identified Il
with. ~ "
ba,d,c UHcers Hanahan, Pardee and Ber
Aarat M corrobOrated officer Mcguire.
sue aae jury not being satisfied as to Il
,ae ,ao,ts OF tae blow instructed the cor
oi hois 70 nave o post mortem examinati'
~ ae,u and then adjourned until l o'clo'
~uay 20 hear the result.
0ullta n Wahnvrf1 htsR.