The daily gazette., 1881-06-25
THE HUaDxn YxsrEaDAY.
An Autopsy Of che DsAy-The Gore.
nsr's'Inqasst-vsrdist Of the Ju-

An Autopsy Of the DsAy--The Gore.
nsr's'Inqusst-vsrdist Of she Ju.
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A was stated In the lats edition Of
tho GAZETTE yesterday, Drs. Ogle,
Springer aud Morrison, made aB autop-
~ OF the body Of James n. 0uiuty, whe
was murdered at the holly Tree Inn
yssts-d~ : ornlng, by Joseph Mowbray
Tns Opsy vas held for the purpose
OF detsrmining - tosswbether the man
died from the effects OF the blow or
whether death resulted from heart dis.
ease superinduced BY the blow. eya
Al O'Clock last evening the Coronsr's
jury met IN Chief Of Police Maxwe
private Office, to hear testimony in tsla-
tion TO the case. Several witnesses
were examined ibut no facts were
brought to light, beyond those published
10 yesterdays GAz.rrE except the tes-
timony Of The physicians who held the
post mortem examination, and their
teatimony put somewhat different
phase on the matter.
Benjamin Shafier was the first v Ithess
called. He testihed a. to seeing the
disturbance and also the man pushed
out Of the door. He did not see any
blows struck. NA'-
Susan Htnson who Is employed In the
Inn, testified a To the disturbance and
the manner In which the deceased stag
gered and fell after leaving tho door.
The deceased told her that the man had
struck him with . brick, and showed
her the brick which be had carried
frem the door TO the rcouuter. The
brick was produced sud recoguixed, by
the witness - the one that tbs deceased
showed her.
N. ID. Hickman was the next Witness.
He detailed the disturbance, but there
was nothing new In his testimony espt
the fact, that - Lhe witness ard the
deceased got the murderer 70 the door,
be made some remark to the deceased,
who struck Shs man In the mouth knock.
Ing hin on the pavement.
DR.. Morrison, was next examined and
testified 10 being called TO attend tho man
shortly after the disturbance had taken
place. Wnen he arrived he found the
man dead. He then detailed the nature
Of the wound, and said that 1t might have
been produced BY = very hard knuckle
thoughs that the brick In evidence, had
Il
produced the wound.
DR.. Howard Ogle, was the next Wit
ness. BE testified that assisted by Drs
Springer and Morrison, he made poet
mortem examination Of the body. HI
found. . surface woundo on the left iemple
also small bruise or discoloration on
the bridge OF the Dose;removed the brain
and found 1t to be IN PEI -ectly healthy
condition, 1t giving no evidence Of dis.
easel did not find any fracture Of the
skull at or near the wound.
After . careful examination of the
brain, the thorax and abdomen were
next examined: in removing the heart
found the upper portion Of it soft ant
easily penetrated BY the finger; this wa
caused By sort OF fatty breaking down
the heart was diseased; the upper valve
Of the heart, were almost entirely obi
terated showing also valvular disease
OF that organ. There was no doubt bul
that the deceased was afflicted with thu
heart disease, and was liable TO die al
any moment; the excitement attendant
upon the blow, no doubt caused the
mans death; had 1t not have been fol
the blow he might have lived q numbe
OF years. He was positive that the mar
did not die of concusslon of the brain, q
conclusion takes effect Immediately
whereas the deceased did not die untI
some time aftsr the blow had beef
struck. The excitement and the blow
. were no doubt the indirect causes Of tn
mans death. '--'
After DR.. Springer had corroborAte'
DR.. Ogle's testimony, the jury ct l0,3
O'Clock, retired for consultation The
returned in about half an hour, and rer
dered . verdict that the deceased cam
to bis death from heart disease superir
duced by excitement caused by abl0,
recsivsd from Joseph Mowbray. ~
; MoWbray was taken 10 New Castl
to-day By the coroner 70 await trial q
the next term OF Court.