Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-11-27
DIES OF HIS WOUND
INWARD SslLD EXPIRED EARLY YESTERDAY
MORNING.
A Jury Inpannsllsd by The Coroner and 40
iOuru,d Until This MOrning-Ihs Post
Nortsm Examination.

As was indicated in the REGISTER
Yesterday morning, Edward Neald,
the man so terribly dubbed by Frank
Church, Tuesday morning, sank steadl-
" all during the night, and yesterday
morning at ten minutes before SIX ne
died, forty-three hours and half from
the time he was assaulted, and forty
hours after he become unconscious. de
raver reeained his senses after he was
found lying on his back In the cell
by the newspaper reporters and Dr.
spragg, and never had any chance
from that time on.
At the time Of his death Mrs. Neald
was with her husband, and In ad-
dition Mr.. E. b. Riddle, Of the South
western Publishing Company, for
which the deceased worked, Lookup
Keeper McDermott, Lieutenant
Frohme, Mr.. Lantz, DR.. Sprays as
sistant. and Mrs. Hubbs, OF Mounds
VILE. with whom the Neald family
boarded in that city, were In the room.
DR.. Spragg came in a short time alter
death.
A short time after his death, Mrs.
Neald was escorted to the Bruns-
wcik hotel, while the police authorities
notified Frew & Bertschey, the under
takers, but neglected to notify Coroner
Phillips, who has a telephone in his
house and one in his Office, and who
was entitled to know the fact OF death
as soon as it occurred. The undertaken
responded to the call, and the body was
washed and the head all bandaged up
in cotton when Coroner Phillips, about
9 o'clock, according TO that otticlaPs
statement, was informed OF the death OF
Neald. The Coroner at once went to
the City Hall and read the riot act to all
present who had anything to do with
the failure to notify him, or with the
preparation of the body for burial. He
told a REGISTER reporter, later In the
day, that the thing was an outrage, and
that II he could have the assistance OF
the Prosecuting Attorney he would in
dict every one who had any connection
with the matter.
Lieutenant Frohme was asked about
the statement Of the Coroner, last eve
ming, and said he was sure the Coroner
was at the City Hall at 8 o'clock or a
little before. The Lieutenant said he
did not inform the Coroner, because he
thought the doctor would attend to
that, us 1t was his case. He said the
doctor told the undertaken not to do
anything more than he could help until
the Coroner arrived, as there would
have TO be q medical examination. The
Lieutenant said there was no thought
in any ones mind, so far as he was
aware, to slight the Coroner, and he
thought everyone did the best they
could, with the best motives in the
world.
About hali-past nine the Coroner i'm
pannelled jury, consisting OF MeSsrs.
William Ellingham, H P. McGreCor,
c. F. Brandfass, Eugene Hanke, John
Howell and w. Ii. Fee, and they
viewed the body, finding four marks on
the head, three on the back, one on the
left hip, and one on the left arm, indi-
eating that at least eight marks had
been struck. G. w. Atkinson repre-
sented the State, in the absence OF
Prosecuting Attorney Howard. After
viewing the body the jury was ad-
journed until nine o'clock this morning
at the Office of the Coroner, on Twelfth
street. About eleven o'clock post
norton examination was commenced at
at the undertaking rooms OF Frew &
Bertschey, whittier the corpse had been
removed. The examination developed
the following facts:
The blow on the left side Of his head,
above the ear, had fractured the skull,
and had also caused hemorrhage, which
resulted In a blood clot on the right
side of the head opposite the wound.
This fracture and clot were the causes
Of death. DR.. Wilson, who conducted
the post norton, refused last evening
to make known the details OF the ex-
animation, saying he thought the re-
port ought to first go TO the Coroner's
jury.
1t was first intended that the body
should be removed to Utica, n.
Y, to-day, that being the home
Of Mrs. Neald's family, who are
said to be well-to-do people.
Later the family of the dead man de-
sired the remains sent to New Albany,
Ind, and then Mrs. Neald decided to
have the interment at Moundsville,
where she will make her home for some
time.
When the news Of the death of Neald
was conveyed to Church, at the jail, he
was much affected, completely breaking
down. He has retained Capt. B. B.
Dovener as his counsel, and will be rep
resented by the Captain at the inquest
this morning.
This is, perhaps, good place to re-
call the condition Of Neald after his re-
moval to the City Hall, when he was
under arrest, by Officer West. Neald
was bleeding rather profusely from the
wounds on his head, particularly from
one on the top and back. DR.. Spragg
was sent for, and dressed the wounds,
sewing up the large cut with several
stitches. While engaged in this work,
he noticed wound above and behind
one Of the ears, and told Neald that
that wound would probably give him
more trouble than the others. The
doctor left the patient about half-past
twelve, Neald being at that time fully
conscious. Some medicine was left for
the patient, and Assistant Lookup
Keeper Meehen gave him dose which
produced nausea and vomiting. At the
time the medicine was taken Nesld
complsined that he couldn't see well.
Word was sent for the doctor, after 3
time, but Neald continued to cry for
help and to call for doctor until he
became unconscious. No word was sent
out Of the mans precarious condition,
except brief statement to Lieut.. d 'ku,
and in fact, no one knew Of 1t until two
reporters, who were in the building,