The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-29
How MULHALL Died.
All the Evidence So Far Con-
tradicts the Theory That
He Was Murdered.

The inquest was begun last evening at
the Court House in regard to the death of
John Mulhall, who died on Monday, July
2l, of injuries received on the preceding
Saturday night by falling down stairs at
No. 147 Wayne street. Coroner George J.
Brackner presided.
Mary Mulhall, the wife of the deceased,
testified that her husband did not come
home Saturday night, July 10, at all. He
was not at supper. nor did she see any
thing of him until two a. m. Sunday,
when she heard him groaning at the foot
of the stairs at their residence, No. 269
who lived on the floor below went down
and assisted Mulhall up to his quarters
on the top floor. 1t took an
hour to get him up stairs In
answer to his wife's questions as to
how he got hurt, Muihall only replied
and William Shortell bending over me. l
got my death blow" Mrs. Mulhall
further stated that her husband was So
ber when he came home Sunday morning
and that he had SIG. so of his S18 wages in
his pocket. He was not seen by any
member of his family from the time he
left home on Saturday morning until
half past six Saturday night when
his son saw him walking along Wayne
street near Varick street, about half past
six p. m. In reply to whether doctor
was summoned, Mrs Mulhall stated that
DIR. Rae came to the house about six a.
m. Her husband was in dying condi-
tion when she found him.
The next witness was Hugh Shortell,
liquor dealer, of No. 147 Wayne street.
He said in substance;-"John Mulhall
came into my place about half past six
Saturday night. He took two drinks.
My brother Tom came in. Mulhall asked
him how the. old woman was, referring
to his sisrer-in-law, Mrs. Mul-
hall, who keeps house for my brothers
and me. MulhalI then went upstairs to
see the old lady, who is confined to her
room with rheumatism. / did not see
anything more of Mulhall until about ten
D. m, when my brother Tom carried him
into the back room OF my saloon and laid
him down on the floor with pillow under
his head. I was told he had fallen
down stairs. / thought he was only
in q drunken stupor. About ten
minutes to twelve my brother
William came in and went into the back
room and reused Mulhall, who came out
did not think 1t was so late, and went
home. never had any words with Null
hall aud we were the best of friends"
The jury questioned the witness at
great length, but did not shake his testi-
mony.
Captain Farrier testified that word was
received at his precinct that a man was
dying on Monmouth Street, under
suspicious circumstances. He went per-
sonally last Monday to see Mulhall. who
told him that he had called on his sister
in-law on Saturday night, and that after
he had supper and spent some time In
talking to the woman he started to go
down stairs, when ne fell down the
stairs and hurt himself. When he came
to, he went out in the saloon and saw it
was very late, !and left the saloon and
tried to get home. He was very weak,
and asked two men whom he met on
Wayne street to help him home, but they
refused. and ne asked two more and they
also refused. He got home the
best he could 81 went to see old
Mrs Mulhall, the sister-in-l law, 2 said the
Captain and she said that Mu1hall came
up to see her Saturday night, and that he
was drunk and he sang songs and had his
supper and drank pint of beer. and she
went TO help him down stairs about ten
D. n., when she lost her hold and he tum-
bled down the stairs and was hurt
and was carried into the back room
of the saloon on the lower floor.
Thomas and William Shortell testified
to substantially the same facts. Owing
to the absence of Drs. Rae and Morris the
inquest was postponed until Wednesday.