The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-09-22
HELD FOR COURT.
An Inquest Held Last Evening in the
Case OF zelia E. CooiipR, Who Died
on Sunday Evening From Injuries
inflicted by Her Husband.

AN Ahqucst heAu LAST evening IN INC
Case OF zelia E. CooiipR, Who Died
on Sunday Evening From Injuries
Inflicted by Her Husband.
An inquest was held at the City Hall
last evening In the case OF Mrs. Zelia
e. Cooling, the particulars of whose
death were published in yesterdays
REPUBLICAN.
The Jury was composed as follows
George Mccall, George Carter, W. A..
Hulyill, d. NJ. Coyle, S. H. Mcgee.
stephen Winchester, J. b. Dunbar and
j. ID. Parker.
After viewing the body it organized
by electing George Mccall, foreman,
and George Carter, secretary. ard
then proceeded to the City Hall to hear
DR.. Josephine NJ. White was sworn,
and testified that Cooling called on her
on Sunday night, and that at his ear
nest solicitation she went with him to
his house, and found the body OF his
wife lying on the couch, with her face
down. On the way to the house Cool
ing told her that he was drunk, and
that in anger he had struck her. He
said he had struck his vile with q
mustard bottle while angry, and was
afraid that he had killed her.
The witness told him that possibly
she was only In falnting condition.
The witness found the blood clotted in
her mouth, and was of the opinion
that she was dead by the time Cooling
reached her Office.
DIR. Winner said that he was sent for
by DIR. White, and corroborated the
testimony she had given. He was I'M
| der the impression that the neck was
broken, but as he heard some one say
IL was a murder, and case for the
coroner, he did not make O close ex-
animation.
DIR. J. r. Smith testified that he wac
| called TO see the deceased on Sunday
night, and yesterday morning with
| DR.. Fahey made postmortem exami-
| nation. He found that her neck was
broken, and he thought this was
caused by fall. He did not see any
mark or abrasion on the head, and
thought In falling she must have struck
her head against the wall, causing the
dislocation. Mrs. Cooling's hair was
very thick, consequently a blow with
the bottle would not produce an abra
sion. He did not see any marks on
the neck.
II. ]. Downing testified that the af
fair occurred on or about 9so'clock
l
into the house and found the woman
lying on the lounge. The witness was
on the way home from church, and
met Cooling running down the street.
He asked the witness to come in anC
said that his wife had fallen in fit.
The witness felt her pulse and fount
1t feeble but quick, and he felt certain
that she was dying.
There were some others In tho houst
besides the witness, and he thought il
was about fifteen minutes before Cool
ing returned with the doctor, but DO
fore they arrived the woman was dead
Cora b. Downing was sworn, ano
testified that she Is daughter of tn,
previous witness, and that upon re
turning from church with her father
and brother she heard little girl cry
ing, and saw Cooling run out. HI
asked her father to go in the house, III
his wife had fell in a fit.
The witness and her brother accom-
panied him, and found the woman ly
| ing on the lounge. She did not know
whether she was dead or not, and wen
out before the doctor came.
Harry Downing, the brother OF the
former witness, corroberated her testi
nony, and supplemented it by saying
that he thought she was dead when he
went in. When Cooling came bacl
after going for the doctor, he ran dow
in the cellar, but the witness did no
hear him say anything.
| Leslie Cooling, the son of the &c
cused, testified that he was at HON,
on Sunday evening, and was lying OF
the lounge asleep. He was awakene'
by noise, when he found his fathe
land mother fighting. He struck he
and she fell to the iloor. Some on
picked her up and put her on Tia
lounge. His mother was at churcl
and came home before his father die
He saw his mother when she fell ant
! afterwards picked up the mustard bot
tie from the floor. His father an
mother had other q uarrels but he ha
never heard him threaten to strik
, her.
Captain Francis testified that Coo
ing came to the station and was give
up by MIR. Downing. Upon learnin
the nature OF the case, tho witnes
went to the house in search OF wi
nesses. He searched the prisoner, bl
did not find anything of accouI
on him. He seemed like a man thi
had been drinking, but the wltnes
thought he was III n condition to kno
what he was doing. as he walked u
stairs all right, and asked him If h
could have his handkerchief.
t The witness asked him if he ha
/ been taking medicine. when he sal
he Ind not, but had been drinking.
. This concluded the testimony an
the room was cleared while the jul
l. deliLerated. At the end of ten minut,
: deliberation the following verdict WI
reached:
Resolved, That Zelia f. Coolir
came to her death on September 2
II 1891, from violence at the hands I
a her husband, Howard Cooling.n
h The Jury then adjourned, and Coo
e ing was committed without bail
II await the action of the grand jury.
II indictment will be prepared aud sn
r. mitted to that body at once, to viii,
t. the accused will he required TO plea
but it is not probable the case will
taken up for trial until the Noyemb
\. term.
Z, We make the terms to suit the Gu
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