Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-09-04

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water, sal shs was there. Witness thsI
saw the boiy in the water, faca down. Al
he lifted her, she gave Q eRspirg moan
Mr.. Mckee and witness carried her Il
the bank and witness rolled her to Sc,
II there was any water in her, and shC
moved ono arm, but she had NO pulse.
The stream was low ard there were stones
in its bed. Mr.. Mckee said that the
horse had ran away ut Bracken's hill,
His wife was driving and the carriage
had run into TIE fence and then into the
bridge, and abe had been thrown out.
Mr.. Mckee did not know whether her
head had been kicked by a horse or not.
Witness saw the wagon tracks and they
did not run near the rail of the bridge
Neither VAS the bridge scratched. The
scream was . choking scrssm.
HE BROUGHT THE DOCTOR.
Charles Hall, boy OF about IA, tessi-
fed that he was helping his father, Will
liam Hall on tho night Of the accident.
he also heard screams, and after . while
he heard ruan say, My God, my wife's
killed." Witness then ran to the bridge
and saw his father and Mr.. Mckee take
Mrs. Mckee out of the water. Mr.
Mckee said "Go for a DOCTOR and wit
ness said "Bhall take that horse 2" Mr..
Mckee said "For God sake, don't take
that horse, be has killed one already"
But witness did take the horse and with
a boy named Walton drove to DR.. Cork
rams and then to DR.. FAhey's, with whom
be returned. The horse went easily, but
SHE'D once.
Mrs. Mary j. Hall was In the house
aud heard a woman scream. She asked
her husband about it and he said that he
thought some one was fooling. She heard
the scream again and went with her hus-
band to the bridge
Al IL o'clock the jury adjourned until
80 O'Clock Thursday afternoon.
The ooroner's jury in the case Of Mrs.
George w. Mckee resumed the hearing
Of evidence at 80 o'clock ia the at
ternoon in the levy court room at the
court house. Nine more witnesses were
heard, which with the IA heard in the
morning made total of 20. After care
fully weighing and discussing the eyi
dence, little before O'Clock, a verdict
of accidental death was rendered and
Mrs. McKee's husband exoneTated from
all blame in the matter. The Jury saw
nothing in the evidence to warrant the
rumors OF foul play that have been
prevalent, and though they could not 70.
move the stigma that has been attached
to him, desiyed to publicly exonerate
Mr.. Mckee from all blame. The hearing
prooeeded as in the morning. with the
Legal representatives Of Mr.. Mckee and
OF the State present.
George H. Leach was the fsst with ess
OF the afternoon. He sal = that his atten-
ton was drawn by crys OF Distress on the
road. A boy on the road told him, about
I'VE minutes later that woman had been
Killed and man nsarly killed. Witness
then went TO the bridge and saw the body
and Mr.. Mckee and others about After
efforts at resuscitstion had failed, wit |
ness sent bis son to his house for = sheet
which was put ever the body. Witness
helped put the body in the ambulance.
MIR. Mokee told witness that his wife had
been kicked. Nothing was heard Of 0
carriage running over the hrst bridge.
ar. Leach lived quarter Of mile east
of the bridge.
DR.. Willard Springer testified to being
called on The night Of ths accident to at- |
tend Mrs. Mckee. He went out on .hs
ambulance and found tine woman dead. |
de assisted to take her home and into tine
house. Saw a wound on the head.
ihomas Leacn testified that his father |
suggested that he take walk up the
road to see what the screams were, and
ne Old 50, bui found nothing unusual Il !
nrat. Later two boys driving by told |.
hin OF the accident, and he vent 10 the |
bridge. Then be went to the house aud |
got q sheet and carriage. Witness
drove Mr. McKee's horse some distance (
and found that It was quiet.
MRS. MKEE ASKED TO GO.
Tax Collector John j. D5ugherty said
that on the day of the accident Mrs. |
Mckee came INFO the oticl about 6 |
O'clock and said that she thought her
son, Charlie, was there, aud would drive
her home. Mr.. McKse laid sonethin0 |
about the books being taken home in the
carriage. Then she made some remark |
about going riding, and Mr.. Mckee spoke
about some meeting ne had 10 attend that |
evening. Mr. Mckee had said during |
the day that he had a meeting to attend I
that evening and asked witness to be NJ
the Office. After Mrs. Mckee had made /
the remark about going riding, and Or.
Mckee had answgred, witness told him
to 20, that be would not miss the time
and he would take charge OF the books,
hr. Mckee agreed to 10 with his wife.
Witness never knew Mr. Mckee to carry
a blackjack.
BELIEVED HER NECK WAS BROKEN.
Dr. Robert 4. Jones first heard Of the
accident about 1890 O'Clock thar night.
when !ir. Mckee came 10 the door.
Witness went to the window and saw Mr.,
Mckee who said, Gamma is dead" Wit
neaa could not believe it, but Mr.. Mckee
reiterated. Then DIR. LAwton came no
ard with Mr.. Mckee went to his house.
Witness followed with his wife. He AZ.
sisted Undertaier Wilson to strip the
body 70 the waist to prepare it. Mr.,
Wilson expressed the opinion that the
nack had Teen broken, from the way in
which tine al could be moved. Mr..
Mckee said that his wife had been thrown
from .hs carriage. He had told her that
he did not want to 60 riding. When they
came to the good piece Of road she took
tae lines nd ths horgs ran. Then ne
cauGht the rains ana stood up. Ha told
her to SIT down, but she WAS throgu out.
NJ. McKee's ciuthing WIS so!led: his
elbaVi lo0Bed as if he lad been dragged
on them, aud his head WAS out. He gaid
that ne had boon between the wheel ard
the step Of the carriage. There was a
wound on his leg, as if out by the step Of
tue carriage, and DR.. Lawton had dregse
i several Times since the accident. Wit
nsss saw no finger marks OF discolora-
tola on Mrs. McRee's throat.
Mr. Dougherty spoke up and verified
the testimony Of DR.. Jones regarding cuts
on the head and leg.
NOT A SAFE HoRsE.
Mark M. Cleayer said that he knew
nothing Whatever Of the accident. he
ssw MIR. Mckee the next morning, wit
nes5 had ridden bshind Mr. McKae's