Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-08-22
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The Dead Man Answers Exactly The
Description OF Civil Engineer Jacob II
Williams of Hackensack, Nj.

The Dead Man Answers Exactly The
Description OF Civil Engineer Jacob B.
Williams of Hackensack, NJ. j.
An inquest was held at the Office of
Coroner Sparks last evening on the body
of the man found on the cause way
beyond Market street bridge yesterday
morning The greatest interest was
manifested by the public and the store
and office were both crowded to incon-
venience Detectives Witsil and Hawk
ms were present, but there were no
developments TO indicate either the
identity of the man or the manner Ia
which he came to his death.
DR.. J. r Smith, who with DIR John G.
Fahey, made post-mortem examination
of the body at the morgue yesterday.
testified that the bullet had been found
near the tenth rib on the right side after
having penetrated the heart, passed
thoughboth lungs aud struck rib In
its course When taken out It was found
to have been put out of shape probably
by coming in contact with the rib 1t
was 3S-calibre bullet and It ad taken
a downward direction The heart was
almost severed in two. the lungs were
cut and there were large clots OF blood
around the region OF the heart. Death
was, In his opinion, painless and must
have been instantaneous.
William White testified that he had
seen the body before Gregg. He left
home about 35 o'clock to serve milk and
on the roadside saw the body lying on
.be left side with the head toward VIII
mington, the face partially covered with
a straw hat When he returned il was
about 20 o'clock, He then examined
the body and found II stiff The right
hand was cold, but around the region Of
the wound the breast was warm After
going to his home and leaving soms cans
there he returned to the city TO notify
the coroner
James Gregg testified 20 seeing the
body aud callingts at the man, thinking
that he was asleep He also described
his meeting man near the union of the
causeway and Hsre's Corner road, who
caught hold Of the shaft Of his wagon and
asked the way to New Castle. After he
had told him the man said something
which he did not understand and thea
leaped the fencs aud went rapidly in the
direction of New Castle.
Gregg testified that the dead man is
head was toward New Castle, while all
the others say that / was toward Will
miBgton
Heury Lee, colored, who lives at No
204 Walnut street, testified to the fnd-
ing Of the body when In company with
four other colored men. They looked at
the body and then one OF their number
Elijah Furchus, started for the city to
notify the coroner
Similar testimony was given by Perry
E. Miller, Elijah Ferchus and Charles
Saunders, all colored.
Detective Hawkins testified that the
ground around the place where the man
was found showed no signs of scufie.
The bitches on both sides had been
dragged, but no weapon had been found
The mud was hard. and 1t was unlikely
that the revolver could have disappeared
from view.
The jury adjourned until Monday
night.
Yesterday afternoon Detectives McVey
and Witsl went TO New Castle and
looked up all the persons by the name Of
Williams TO be found. Neither could
they get clue as to the identity of the
man seen by Gregg yesterday morning
Late this afternoon It was ascertaiued
that the man is supposed to be Jacob
Williams, a prominent and we'll TODD
surveyor of Hackensack, N J. The dead
mans features correspond exactly with
the description OF Surveyor Williams.
and there is but little doubt that he is
the man
Mr.. Williams of Haekenssck, il
frequently called away from his home il
his duties as q civil engineer, and Il
is supposed that he was on
one Of these trips yesterday morning
kilograms % inquiry will be sent to the
New Jersey town, and the dead mans
identity will probably be established be-
yond doubt before night.