Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-13
FURTHER TESTIMONY.
The Members of the Driscol Family Make
Their Statements in the Coro-
ner's Inquest.
Very Little Additional Light Thrown on
the Dark Mystery-His wife's state
ment--strange Presentment of the
Mother-Rationaiityo of the De-
ceased During the Morning
Perfectly Established.

This morning Coroner Bennett took the
statements of the members Of the Driscol
family. Only the most material points of the
testimony are given in the following report:
Mrs. George w. Driscol, wife of the de-
ceased: was down at the shop where
reside on the morning of the 9th. think
il was between three and four 0'clok that
George told me that he thought he heard
someone in the shop. He sat down on my
bed and said he thought he would go down
and look around. l begged him not to go.
/ thought il was only steam pipes that were
cracking He leaned over aud kissed me as
he always did. andwent out just then my
baby called for papa and went to quiet him.
had been there but little while when /
heard the report / got up I'M
mediately and went into our
dining-room, put my ear to the earphone,
and thought l heard voice. Listening a
little while longer, heard his voice calling
for me. / went right down to him as
quickly as l could, but could not see him
for the darkness. l called to him and he
answered me. / followed the voice, and
he told me what was the matter, and told
me 10 call doctor. l called a doctor and
ran back to him again. and he told me to go
for neighbor could not lift him and he
was not able to raise himself. went for a
neighbor, and just then the police came
in. They lit the gas. Then / showed
them where he was lying, and they
lit the gas in the back room. They called
for doctor and started, leaving them to
carry him up stairs. prepared the room
for them and they laid him on the bed"
In reply to further questions she stated
she heard the report and it sounded
like pistol shot She did not hear the
telephone bell ring, nor anybody calling
for the police If the bell had rang she
would probably have heard it. She heard
nobody down stairs, either before or after
the shooting, except that she heard the front
Her husband knew how to ring the tele-
phone noiselessly, having learned the meth
cd from Mr.. Hurd year ago. II he used
this precaution she could not have heard
him. The evening before they had spent at
his fathers house. They went home to-
gether and he was with her until the time of
the shooting. He had heard the
sounds in the shop. He had
only partially dressed himself before
going down. She didn't know whether OF
not he had taken any fire arms with him,
but he usually took that precaution. About
fifteen or twenty minutes elapsed after he
went down before she followed. He did
not see the bolts of cloth. He said he was
shot and told her there were two burglars,
but did not say whether they were white or
black, large or small She stated that the
policemen present did not seem to know
what to do, nor which way to turn.
James Driscol, father of the deceased,
stated that he was notified shortly after four
o'clock. In conversation with him George
had stated that they shot him; that there
were two of them who jumped onto him.
He said he could have shot them but would
not do it He did not question him further
la liant ouiat He saw the cloth af the hot