Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-10-06
GORONER's INQUEST.

Examination Of witnesses at ooroner's g
inquest in case Of Richard Ness, de-
ceased.
Neal Hanley, being sworn, made the
following statement:
The name of the deceased is Richard
Ness. Twas sent by the boss of Eugene
Smiths logging camp at Point NopOint,
in kitsap County, to take Ness to the
Providence Hospital at Seattle, King
County, on the second day of October,
1882. The man Was unconscious during
all the time he was in my charge, fre-
quently muttering incoherently, and
left him in that condition at the hospi-
tai. Ness told me nothing of his fight
With Gary, and ! know nothing OF the
matter myself, personally.
Angus Mattice told me he saw the at
fray, and John Morris said he saw the
whole transaction.
Dan st. Clair told me all about tran
sacti0n, but did not see it himself.
Tho man Nessl vas hurt on the ID
day Of October, 1882.
DR.. r. Willard, being sworn, made
the following statement:
On Monday, Oct. I'd, 1882, at about 2
attend Richard Meas at the Providence
Hospital Of this city. Noss was uucon-
scious when arrived, and remained 90
during treatment. Once or twice I r.
ceived intelligent answers from him,
such ~ answering which side was hurt,
and where ho was struck. / tried 10
arouse him from his stupOr several
times, but without effect. Symptoms
showed congestion Of the brain, accom-.
panied by Inflammation. found clots
of blood, numbering three or f0u., on
the tissue Of the brain, the ono beueath
the wound being one and one fourth by
two inches in size, whom We held the
post-morterp examination.
Ness died on tho 4th day of October,
1882, and, about ton hours after, Dra.
Weed and Whitmore assisted me in
po6t-mortem examination of the b sdy.
We found one small fracture on the
right side Of the skull make tho bone
spring at the touch Of the fingers; the
brain powerfully oouQested, With the
Clots OF blood before mentioned; rup-
lures and Inflammation OF the brain,
causing death.
No large fractures were discovered On
the skull, but il is often the case that q
bow producing internal conclusion and
Injury docs not produce external svi-
deuce until examined by q medical
practitioner Who ID acquainted with the
symptoms accompanying bruises. Dur
| ing the time attended him he did not
say who struck him.
| Ono Of the sisters ct the hospital
thought he vas rational for q short
time before death. ThAscomatose con-
ditiou Of the brain and death was not
| in my opinion caused BY the taking OF
opiates, or By being moved to this place.
have no doubt that death was caused
by the tlov received. The membranes
Of the brain we're not ruptured.
DY. G. Weed, bong sworn, stated that
what DR.. II. Willard had stated vas cor
rsot in every particular. That death
vas oaused BY largo club. For cane
TO cause the same confusion would
fracture the skull.) That, under the
point Of the fracture in the skull, in6am-
nation had acted powerfully before
death.
jaime. wooassy. Chief of Police. be-
That, having on the morning of the
9Th Of October, lss2, oonvsrsed with
W. p. Gay fths person accused OF a.
saultinQ the dcceased), he tGay) nd
mitted that he assaulted Neas with .
clab-but that be- did il in slf-defenss
-and that deceassd vas not conscious
FROM tbs time Gay struak him till b
Was moved from the camp.
After hearing the evidence, O. detailed
abovs, ths Jury rstuzned the following
verdict:
awe, the jury. eta. ted t:,at ths de-
| oeased, Richard EeGs, came % his death
; 4 warrant has bes0 issued for the arrest
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