The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-05-31


him. Thanks for the compliment.
Proceedings Before the jury Of In
quest Held on the Body OF Ed
ward r. Hall, Of Boston, Mass.
The body was found by the crew of
the steamdr Pastime floating in the chan
mel of the st. Johns near Buffalo Bluff,
in Putnam county, Florida, on May Goth,
about p. m. 1t was placed on the for
ward deck of the steamer and brought to
Palatka. BENZ. Harrison, County Judge
and ex-OfiiciO coroner, was notified and
the following jury was summoned:
Messrs. Boland, Freret, Usina, Hunter.
Meyer and Beasley. Mr.. James E. Bo-
land was chosen foreman. The jury
proceeded to the steamer Pastime where
the body lay, and were there sworn,
Messrs. Geo. L. Fox, mail agent, and
Philip j. Manucy, mate, testified to the
finding of the body as giving above The
Jury then summoned Drs Donnelly and
Halves as experts and had the body re-
moved to the undertaker's rooms for
fuller examination.
VIM. K. Lente, President of the Seville
and Halifax Railroad, testified that he
had known Edward r. Hall since the
winter of 1881. He saw him last in life
at AstOr Florida, where Mr. Hall left the
deponent on board the Pastime, and
started in the Princess for Seville. The
witness then examined the body before
the jury and fully identified it as that of
his friend. This he was enabled to do
by peculiar ring containing a Hidden
lite stone on the little finger of the left
hand; by certain teeth both in the upper
and lower jaw put in by the Richmond
tooth crown process; by the clothes upon
the body and by other marks. By all
these proofs, the witness was satisfied
and testified positively that the body
in question was that of Edward r. Hail.
of Boston, Mass.
| After a careful examination, the jury
gave the body into the hands of the
physicians, and adjourned till a. m,
May Both.
The jurysof inquest convened accord
ing to adjournment at a. M, on yes
terday; BENZ. Harrison, County Judge,
Coroner, and J, Boland, foreman.
R. W. Lucas, master of the Princess,
testified that on nearing the point north
of Buffalo Blnff he gave one whistle &C
cording to the regulations to ascertain il
the way clear. When about to double
the point, he heard the Anita coming
and whistled again. This was answered
by the Anita, which came ON without
changing her course. Finding it impos
sible to pass between the shore and the
Anita, the Princess darted across the
bow of the Anita, and was crushed
The other points in his testimony have
all been given in our columns.
7. E. Rossignol, Engineer of the Prin.
cess, confirmed Capt. Lucas statement
and further said there was ample room
and water for the Anita to have kept of
if she had followed the regulations
Even after the Princess tried to cross hen
bow, the collision would not have taken
place if the Anita had held on hen
course. Unfortunately however, the
Anita turned westward just when the
Princes did. Witness testified that the
Princess had tried to pass along the
shore to the east of the Anita, but the
latter kept to near
J. c. Donnelly, NJ. D., testified that he
had examined the body at the request OF
the jury, and was confident that deceased
came to his death by drowning. There
We're bruises ON the head and shoulders.
which would materially interfere with
the chances for life in the water, but not
such as necessarily to produce death.
The face and throat were wounded by
the crabs, but there were no marks OF
violence save the bruises. The Jury
summoned some officers of the Anita
and adjourned till 10 a. m, of the 31st.
\ Political Picnic.
TNTFRT. CHEN Nav 90 1894