Evening journal., 1890-06-13
HIRAM pueAN.s pEArh.
The Coroner's Jury InveatIgatlug Il
Suspected Murder.

The coroner's Jury Investigating HIS
Suspected Murder
Coroner Gamble empaneled the follow.
ing jury yesterday afternoon: Peter a.
Fagan, Frank w. Harold, II. I. Price.
George IL Marple, Patrick Cahill Robert
Moody, Theodore Steele, John Johnson
and John Mowers, to ascertain the cause
of death in the case of Hiram Dugau.
color sergeant of the First nAglmant
Nc. D. who died at ;tne CITY Hall on Wed.
nesday. Peter a Pagan was made fore
man and H, 4. Price secretary.
The jury hrst viewed the body. and
then went to the City Hall, where the
inquest was held.
The first witness was Philip H. Wood,
who, with companion, Stephen South.
ard, first saw Dugan on Delaware ave.
nue..
He testified that as Southland and he
we're walking out Delaware avenue about
l2.45 o'clock, and while passing the
ce netery heard some person breathing
heavily. They saw Dugan lying down
and aC frat thought he was drunk.
Southland struck a match and peered into
the mans face, but did not know
| him. At this time Brennan had
/ scrambled TO his feet and he
asked Wood and Southland to help
| him raise Dugan. Wood told him that
Dugan was badly hurt and could not be
lifted TO his feet. Southland and hafzhen
walked to Tenth and Market stres9S and
Officer Moffit was notified. The man was
taken to the City Hall.
Dr. William g. Pierce, being sworn.
testified that he with Dir. Fahey, exam
ined the dead man and found the body
very much bruised. A confusion was
about the right eye and depression on
the back of the head This la tier could
have been caused by being struck with a
blunt instrument or by falling. Death
was caused directly by the wound on the
head. His heart was found in natural
condition
DR.. John Fahey testified TO the same
facts as already stated by DR.. Pierce The
wound could not have been caused by
striking with the knuckles alone but
must have been by blackjack or instru
ment or by fall. As Brennan was not
well enough to be present, and as he is
the principal witness and the only one.
in fact who knows anything OF the affair,
the inquest was adjourned until 10 o'clock
this morning.
/; The coroner's jury reconvened this
\ morning. officer Massey being sworn,
! testified that three officers carried Dugau
into the station. He was apparently
d drunk. Massey had been in Dugan's cell
. five or six times and he still remained In
! stupor. While the officers searched
: him, he appeared to rouse slightly. The
( doctor was not summoned while Massey
was present No bruises appeared on
the prisoner and they did not know that
he was injured.
Sergeant Tucker testified that he and
several other officers went in the patrol
wagon. They saw fhe man lying against
B the fence and he thought Dugan was
snoring. Dugan was placed III
the wagon and taken to the hall.
! The officers took the prisoners coat
off and placed it under his head to make
! him more comfortable. He. also did not
see any bruises or blood on him. About
: 8 20 o'clock the doctor saw him and said
the man was dying and ordered that he
be removed upstairs.
Several officers corroborated this testi-
mony.
DR.. Shortlidge testified that about s
o'clock on Wednesday morning he came
to the hall to attend a man who was sup
posed to be under the influence OF liquor.
He examined the man and found him
dead.
Turnkey Colwell testified that when
the man was brought In he took his coat
! off and made pillow of it. He went tC
see him three or four times during the
night When he called the prisoner tc
wash he seemed to rouse up and fall bach
again. He did not know that he was hurt
but thought he was drank. Foreman
Pagan asked him If it was customary t
let drunken men stay ia this condition
until they recovered, and he said il was
He said he would have attended him If h,
had known he was injured.
Stephen Southland testified that Mr.
Wood said, "There is man who is laiC
out. AS they came farther the,
/ saw Brennan scramble up from the street
and cone towards them. Wood saiC
/ that it was q dangerous case. They lifted
! Dugan up and placed him agains
the fence He lighted a mattel
and looked at Dugan. Wood and he haC
3 passed the spot about halt hour befor,
! and did not see anyone there Brennan
told Southland that he knew the me1
who assaulted them.
( As Brennan is still not able TO be pres
! ent the inquest adjourned until SUNDAY
I morning Mt 10 O'elock