The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-02-02
OFFICER SHUTS.
THE coRoNER's INQUEST ON
SATURDAY.
No Clue 70 tho Murierers-r POST
inortcm OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Men Seen In all Directions.
The Funeral This After
noon-The Body Com
mittod TO Earth.


sassination OF Police Officer Charles w.
Shuts continues to be a leading topic
OF conversation, and many theories
have been advanced as to the where
abouts of the assnssins and the cause
OF the murder. The great discourage
ment IL that even II tho guilty men
should becaught, the only evidence OF
their guilt goes to the grave with the
officers remains. Still, the police are
leaving no stones unturned In their
zeal to strike some clue that may lead
to bringing the assassin OF their fellow
officer to Justice.
ON Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock
Coroner Charles IL. Sparks held anzin-
Quest over the remains of the dead
officer, the post-mortem examination
having been concluded about that
hour The jury consisted of; Fore
man, John ]. Gallagher; spcretary. W.
II. Walker: John Palmer, John II. Mar
shall, Edwin II. Barr, George W: Ken
nedy, George W. Dorsey and Charles
M. Grubb.
DR.. Evan G. Shortlidge, the first wit
ness, stated that he was awakened
early on the morning OF Thursday,
January 20. by some one ringing the
door bell, and going down stairs found
Ofllcer Shuts and two other persons
who had brought the injured officer to
his door. He made a hasty examina-
ton of the wounds. One was on the
left side of the hip and the other on
the bead The former was r.vs.., ir..;v5.s..:,,nee1 ~,
fatal. The man was aiearNild iss
moved to the Delaware Hospital
Witness summoned DIR. Draper and
the two physicians attended Shuts at
the hospital.
DIR. John Q. Fahey. coroner's physi-
Rlan tae.fitiRH IN asssiGf infr NJ tl,a
inortem examination and to the lind
ing Of the ball. DR.. George A. Stein
lcken gave similar testimony.
William Dunwell testified to the
hearing OF pistol shots on the fatal
morning. He was coming up Market
street almost in front of Dir. Short
ndge's residence. He proceeded
toward Elliott avenue and heard some
one grooming. When he reached the
corner OF Twentieth and Market streets
he met Frank Cloud. The litter had
heard 4: s4StS e9s eat YtSte4 S 4wdnijct that he
noise, but entered his house, which Is
on Market street. Dunwell contlnped
on up Market street tow'af, isiliott
avenue, and when he reached the third
door above rwegtleih street he met
George Aiken and Oiilcer Shuts com
Ing down the street, tho latter leaning
on Aiken's shoulder. He snid two men
had shot him Mt the corner OF Elliott
avenue aud Tatnall street. They said:
Good evening" and Throw up your
bands and Instantly fired upon him.
~Gf,ol.-a Aiken testified that about
1870 oriot..: ne h6ard two ,.sIol shots
In quick succession. lie thought some
ono was shooting at cats and paid no
fgafN l1sn s..Nst HIssa
s6me one running pnst tho door OF the
house. They ran down Elliott avenue
TO Market street, and out Market he
thought. When he reached the door
he could seq neither of them. lie then
heard somebody moaning, and looking
up Elliott avenue he saw Officer Shuts.
He ran to his assistance and then the
officer told him That he had been shot
In tho manner already described.
Shuts snid: ''Ine men spoke and then
fired. III l only had Ind this oyercoat
off would have been all right. |
couldn't get my revolver out quick
enough"
Charles Pike testified that Shuts had
said: II said to the men where are
you follows bound fol" and then they
shot me-"
Wellington Exams, an employe of
The William Lea and Sons Company,
testified that Officer Shuts was about
the mill ut l2.10 O'Clock. He only re-
manned few minutes, and said he had
q great deal TO do that night, ns people
had reported to him that there were
burglars in The neighborhood and lie
was on the lookout for them. lie left
the flour mills saying: II am going
out 10 try and get those safe crackers
before morning."
The jury agreed upon the following
verdict:
"Resolved, That Officer Charles W.
Shuts came TO his death from a gun
shot wound inflicted by II person or
persons unknown TO the jury, ON the
morning of Thursday, January co.
The post-mortem examination on
Saturday by Doctors Draper, Short
lidge, Fahey and Steinicken, disclosed
the fact that the ball struck the left
hip, passed downward to tho right,
entering the illlec fossa. The bali
passed as low as the public arch and
was detlected from its course to the
left pelvis. The bail penetrated the
public cavity and general peretonitis
set In and produced death. Tho ball
which was taken out OF the deceased
Is probably 4l-ealibre, and was badly
1attened at the end from coming in
contact with some hard substance
The funeral OF the dead officer was
announced to take place this forenoon
at $50 o'clock at st. Patrick's Roman
Catholic Church. but IL was 10 o'clock
before it arrived at the church. The
night turn of the police force and all
others TINT could possibly be spared
from the day turn assembled at the
Oity Hail Mt $50 o'clock and ut S.45 o..
clock, under the command of Chief
Swiggett and Sergeants Stetzer and
Peterson, they started for the home OF
their dead comrade.
They wOre full dress uniform, white
gloves and carried their clubs, and as
a mark of respect the star of each OIL.
Ger was draped with black crepe. The
pall-beafers were Officers Heston Gal
loway, George w. Ingram, John Solo.
mon. William II. Todd, George NJ.
Yates and William R. Weldln.
The. department sent as their offer
Ing a beautiful floral tribute In the
shape of roll of honor. 1t Is made
OF delicate white roses and stands
about three feet high. 1t is very
handsome design, and was taken from
q suggestion made by police captain
In Philadelphia.
"Our Friend, Charles w. Shuts, From
the Police Force, and is mado of red
roses.
Other friends contributed other me.
mortal floral emblems in the shape oil
q shield and a wreath.
The church was completely filled
and many stood at the entrance and
along the side aisles, Among those
who entered and were assigned seats
were Mayor Harrington, Judge Ball,
City Solicitor Lyman, and ey-City So