The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-06-29
FOUND DEAD.
The Dead Body of Charlie Esmann,
Butcher, Found in the City Market Yes
terday Neutrality-suspicious. of Witnesses
and Verdict of the Jury of Inquest.

| The Dead Body of Charlie Esmann,
Butcher, Found in the City Market Yes
terday NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Witnesses
and Verdict of the Jury of Inquest.
Yesterday morning about 4 O'Clock the
dead body of Charles Esmann, a butcher
who had been in the employ of Open
heimer e Walter, was found in the City
Market. The evening before the deceased
stated that he had not felt well, and spread.
| ing blanket on one of the counters had
Lain down for nap. This. was the
last that was seen of him alive.
When his body was discovered by a j. W.
| Shaddock, who keeps vegetable stand,
and who sleeps in the city market. A dog,
pet of the deceased, was, sitting by his
side, keeping watch over the inanimate
| form of his master The brute seemed to
realize the true situation of affairs and
whined mournfully when Mr.. Shaddock
made his appearance. The. lett
the heart, and blood was oozing from his
mouth and nose. When first discovered
the remains were of pale color, but when
handled became black, and were so ottens-
i've that the physician could not make a
careful examination. Justice Edwards,
acting coroner was notified, who empan-
eled a jury of inquest, who, after being
SWOTH anu NleNllB iuC hSaLNt tliS
following testimony
State of Texas County of Dallas.
Evidence taken upon an inquest held by
w. NJ. Edwards, ]. p, acting us coroner,
and jury on the Goth day of June, 1882, in
the city and county of Dallas and state
aforesaid, at the undertaken shop of Il. @.
Smith, upon one Charley Esmann, de-
ceased.
George Walter, the first witness being
sworn, says That knew Charley Esmann
who was found dead in the city market
this morning; last saw him alive about 2
O'Clock p. IN. yesterday evening; he then
complained OF being sick, and laid down in
the market upon q blanket on the counter;
the deceased was butcher by trade, and
was in the employ of Oppenheimer and
myself, and was 81 years old and unmar-
ried; Mr.. Shaddock and found Esmann ly.
ing in the city market this morning about
4 o'clock on the floor upon his face; not on
the blanket; think he must have fallen in
| the position we saw him first; there was q
little blood coming from his mouth or nose;
he was white at first, but then he turned
black there was nothing about his bodyto in
dictate that he came to his death from any
violence received from any other person; he
was not drunk yesterday, nor was he drink,
ing; yesterday be was sick all the daycould
not eat; Esmann was an Austrian by birth
and had been about one year in America.
Mr.. j. w. Shaddock, next sworn, says:
run vegetable market at the old City
market aud have been sleeping in the
market for long time Esmann, for seve-
raj weeks past has been in the habit OF
sleeping in the market too; last night he
went TO bed about halfpast o o'clock; did
not notice whether Charly Esmann was in
or not; did not wake until near O'Clock
this morning when | got up and called
Charley, but could get no answer; Mr..
Walter got there about this time, and after
getting a light. we looked for Charley, and
we found.him dead;he was then lying on his
face; / last saw him alive yesterday even
ing between 3 and 4 o'clock; he was then
lying upon the counter IN the market; 4
heard the other butchers say he was sick;
did not hear him complain; have no idea
how he came TO his death, though / do not
believe be was killea by any one, fer l
would have heard it, and was not dis
turbed during the night.
After hearing the evidence the jury re-
turned a verdict that 1.-THE deceased, Char
ley Esmann, came to his death some time
in the night Of June 10th, 1882, or early IN
the morning of the Goth Of June, from some
sudden attack of disease of appoplexy or
some other cause TO the jury unknown. and
that he was not killed by any one Since
the Jury returned the above verdict ru-
NOR is ahoat that Esmann was poisoned.
The dog that sat by him, licking his face,
died later in the day, showing signs of pois-
oning, ard the matter is exciting consider
able Interest.