Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-09-18
THE BRIGHTON TRAGEDY.
DETAILS GIVEN AT THE c0RoNER's
INQUEST LAST EVENING.
Menke Was Not Shot in the Head-The
Jury Finds an Ordinary
Verdict.

Coroner Clark held an inquest last eve
ming in the case of Antoine B. Menke, the
young man who was shot about two miles
east of Brighton, on the Folsom road, last
Monday evening, in difficulty between
himself and John J. Glacken, and an en-
ploye of the latter.
The jury sworn to hear the evidence were
James w. Peerless, James ii. James, c. P
Evans, J. S. George, Thos. Kirkpatrick,
Patrick Gurren, Samuel a. Wolfe, Henry
Rogers, Joseph Hopley and John Taffe.
Constable VIM. Fey was the first witness
sworn. He wrs working, be said, in hop.
barn, when he heard pistol shots, and run
ming out to the road, be saw Menke,
Glacken and Fisher, the hired man, lying
in the dust. Menke was lying on his back
with his hat covering his face, and the
other two men Were lying on their sides
Men kesshirt was burning near his left
shoulder, and he was dead. His pistol was
in his right hand and four of the chambers
were empty. Glackens pistol was in his
pocket, ard upon examining it. two of the
cartridges were found to have been ex-
ploded. Fishers pistol was in his hip
pocket and none of the chambers were
empty. Fisher stated that Menke COM
menced the shooting.
Jeddy Harlow testified that he was in
formed of the shooting almost Immediately
after II bad taken place, and he hurried to
the scene. Glacken wes walking across
the road with his hands upon his stomach.
He called out to witness to get a doctor,
tb q hp had haer shnt Eichar do ba
remark, II got the first shot, Witness
went after DR.. Manlove, as Glacken had
requested.
William Garvey swore that he was
standing on hop mound when he heard
| the shots fred and saw the smoke of the
pistols. He hurried 10 the scene and first
saw Fisher standing up with his hands
pressed fgsinst bis stomach Glacken
and Menke were lying in the road
Thomas O'Brien said he happened to be
| on Murphy's ranch when be heard the
shots. Just before this, however, he no.
| ticed Tony Menke. the deceased, sitting in
| his cart on the road. Glacken and Fisher
| mad gotten out of their buggy and were
starding in the road to one side OF Menke's
| cart All three were talking in en- ordi-
nary tone of voice and witness paid no
| attention to what they were saving This
| evening, and the shots were fired few
minutes afterwards.
| Constable Fey was re called and he
| stated that when he arrived on the scene
| be saw linen duster in the middle of the
road 1t must have belonged to Glacken,
| for witness saw him wearing one a short
time befJre the shooting.
Deputy Coroner Clark then read Fishers
statement as published yesterday.
The following certificate from County
Physician White, who held a post mortem
examination on the body of the deceased,
was read:
This is to certify that with the assistance of
DrS WARD and Parramore, | have this day
held on aulopsical examination upon the body
OF Antoine Menke, deceased.
Two bullet wounds were found upon the
body. one bullet passed through the upper
end of the tiba two inches below the knee
joint and was extracted from the back of the
leg.
The other bullet passed through the feshy
part of the left arm near the shoulder, ranged
slightly downwards, backwards and to the
right, splinteripg the fourth rib; in its passage
it traversed the leftluug, wounded pulmonary
blood-vessel and buried itself in one of the
vertebra of the spinal co umn.
The left cavity of the chest was filed with
blood. This wound was necessarily fatal.
The statement of John J. Glacken. as
published in the RECORD UNION, was also
read.
The jury chen retired, and after about
ten minutes deliberation returned a ver-
, dict to the effect that the deceased Antoine
Richard Menke was shot by John j.
Glacken, and that death resulted from a
pistol-shot wound in the lef; side near the
shoulder