Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-12-02
TIE JURY INVESTIGATING.
Was Bases Death Caused by the In
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The giving out Of the electric lights
last evening caused the city court to have
| q sepulchral appearance at the coroner'a
1 jury summoned TO investigate the cause
Of death OF Antonio Basso, which met
there last night. The coroner, witnesses
and jurymen spoke scarcely above a
whisper. and altogether the investigation
had all The solemnity and mysterious
appearance of q star.chamber trial
| Basso died In Delaware Hospital Satur-
day from injuries received in fuss IN
| Patrick McMahon's saloon. No 227 Tat
| nall street, on November II.
DR., John 2. Wales testified that when
he was called IN 60 see Basso a6 bis
boarding house No. 503 Orange street he
found him suffering from fever His
eyes were discolored, his head slightly
bruised and dlscoloration a. the back
Of both ears
DR. Evan @ Shortliige testified that
be had been called 60 seq Basso at the
Delaware Hospital on November 90. aud
thought the man suffering from brain
trouble There were some bruises on lis
head. his eyes were dlscolored aud there
we're marks behind his ears which might
have been inflicted. y blow. He would
not say whether death resulted from the
blow or not.
DR. Bradford assisted at the post
norton examination, and found inflam-
nation Of the brain, which might eithor
result from injuries inflicted or from
debauchery. When taken 10 the hospital
Baseo was in the last stages 81 delirinm
tremens.
DR. Patterson assisted at the post
mortem examination He did not think
that 80 many marks on the head could
have been produced other than by blows.
There we're too many to be the result OF
falls. He found an abscess on the brain,
which might be produced by inflamma-
tion, superlnduced by spell of debauch-
cry.
Michael dresco. who gave his testi
mony through an interpreter. was one OF
the men who accompanied Basso 10 Nc
Mahon's saloon de aud Dunato Severa
we're drunk. but Basso he Thought was
sober. La the saloon they asked for and
obtained beer. which was paid for
While drinking one Of the men In the
saloon struck Severa blow and another
went for the witness Both ran out
towards the yard, leaving Basso in the
saloon. The bar tender was behind the
bar during this time. While witness was
in the yard he heard Basso call out: my
God don't kill me. or words 60 tn AZ eff
feet He went home at once aud did not
see BAsso afterwards until his death he
could not identify any of his assailants.
DIR. ]. T. V. Blocksom was called to
attend Basso on the Sunday after the
sccurrenea. He found the marks and
disooloratione about his eyes and ea.s.
Basso then appeared SO be In a very
depressed state, and TIE witness was
under the impression that he suffered
from mania spotu. or the result OF
debaucb. he did not think there was
Inflammation OF the whole brain, but
mer ly localized Inflammation.
Louis Porter had conversation with
the bartender Ia which the latter ad-
mitted that one Of the men raised glass
aud was about to strike Banso, when he
interfered and prevented him.
Dnnato Severa was with sichael Grefco
10 company with BAsso, as they entered
the saloon on the evening OF November
n Both he and Greseo we're under the
influence Of liquor While the three
Italians were drinking some person
struck witness a blow. They had only
taken one drink aRd they we're attacked
while taking IT, Both he and 0resco
ran from the saloon. leaving BAaso be.
hind. He afterward saw Basso that
evening at the Louise No. 40 Orange
street, when he complained that the
parties had struck him on the head and
injured him. None Of the Italians had
exchanged words with the men ia the
saloon before the attRek.
Charles Protest testified that Basso had
called al his house. No. 4i0 Orange
street, after he had been beaten. His
head was considerably swollen.
William Sparks was In the saloon az
the time of the disturbances. Three
Italians came In and got drinks which
they did not pay for. Three other men
William Bullen, James Cary and
Schooner Long came 10 and the
Italians invited them TO Join in drink
The second drink was taFen and not paid
for This sngered the men whom the
Italians had asked 20 Join them and a
row began The bar tender pushed two
OF the Italians out by the back way.
While be was doing this Long struck
the remaining ItRlisn with glass and
Cary struck him with his 6st. Bullen
did not strike a blow. Basso either
knocked Cary down or the latter fell
from drunkenness. There were nine men
in the saloon besides the bartender at
the time The bar tender did all he pos.
sibly could 70 prevent disturbance.
This jury adjourned until next Thurs
day evening At o'clock. when il will
meet at the eoroner's Office.