Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-05

rs.inony .iycn at mo Adjourned ibanct
1.-The Neruict OF the Jury.

..rhe Veruict OF the Jury.
The adjourned meeting Of the ooronor's
Inquest To inquire into the mysterious
death of Bernard Short, Of Martio town
ship, WAS held in Rawllt svillc last eve
ming. Following is the additional te'H'
mouy taken
Dc. VIM. J Wentz. affirmed found
the parietal bone oi the leit SIDE oi 'he
bead fractured into small pieces, rs wei,
as the mastoid portion of the tompotal
bone fractured aud the oceip'"'
bone broken and removed from us P,acS'
which consider produced the wound on
the scalp, which was irregular. rom tno
wound the brain protrudcd, auI' as we
Jury saw, portions were scattered oh 'uT
snow for some distance. The INJURY ooulu
not, in my opinion. have been lrov uceu pl
the horse, but must have Teen pS
some heavy Instrument, ahu WIN
considerable force. Tho injury caused
has death, the cheek bDue was iractuFrd
but such fracture would not necessarily
cause death. The wound did not look AS
| II produced by the same instrument as that
| causing the scalp wound. IL may have
been brought about by fall against th,
eiyh or ground or ice. but consider II
| was by a blow. believe there was onlS
| ono blow on the back oI the head' oht
| there may have been moro. We ctuId bo'
| dud any other injury on the body.
| Or. l.. NJ. Bryson corroboraten the aooN'
| statements, as did also Dr. Deayer.
The testimony of Miss Ollie Robinson
who found the body, agreed suOStaht''lI
with what has been already published:
Clinton Miller affirmed left kAwIlns
vile on the evening OF the 3lSt OF Januar
and when pretty close to the chestnu
tree that stands about 100 yards aooV
whore Short lay dead when found, say
two men walking close together, ahu l
seemed to me as though they had wake
| ont from the tree. Oue WAS tall ana SOU
built, the other was small aud slim aOou
| feet or inches in hcrght spoke
them, but got no answer. BENZ. Mig
cOrToborated the above.
Daul Good, sworn On tho 2O,h
January | cane home about II o'clock an
saw horse and sleigh the horse wi
tied close to the chestnut tree that NJ
Miller spoke of aud Two men were nei
by.
Mrs. Short, affirmed The last wort
OF the deceased were IF amt at hon
by eleven o'clock you need not wait AT
longer, but | would sooner that yc
: would stay up until IL o'clock lie ID
| twenty uDlldTs NuNh AN 'OAS ANH4S.
> knew he had enemies, and further he hi
told me that no was afraid to be cut
night, but did not tell me his reasons.
; Samuel Hart, sworn | got the tea
at Tompsou's cross roads on the sta
, road coming towards home. Tho blLnke
10 the sleigh were pressed down W
. one of the first who saw Shorts body.
Samuel Miller, affirmed : When I'll
Z saw the body of deceased went to noti
! II. Armstrong, justice Of the peace, of /
u occurrence | saw the team at the end
RObipsou's lane coming towards home.
Hugh Armstrong, affirmed | s.
; nothing Of tho team down about
' place.
:, John Breneman, affirmed saw Il
. nard Short go through Rlwliusville aot
= I o'clock the same evening toward bon
the horse was on a slow trot.
, The Verdict of the Jury.
; Alter due deliberstion the jury return
. the following verdict That tho s
= Bernard Short came to his death by bel
=, struck On the head ono or moro bio
! with dull, heavy instrument, similar
= the pole Of an axe, by some person or T
- sons unknown to the jury"
Although no arrests have been made
the murder, persons are suspected, aud
coroner aud officers will do all IN q
power to unravel the mystery.