Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-21
mn. A. L. RoEssr.ERs DEATH.
Testimony 1skea Bessr~ the Covoccr-v
Jury Teday-fhe Acid IN, re.crferd.

Testimony Taken Bc.sr~ the Covocer<
Jury Teday-fhe Acid IN, re.crfbed.
The body OF Mr.. A. r. Roessler. the ininina
engineer who was found dead IN his room YES.
terdsy morning. after being knocked Down b
horse aud buggy driven by an unknown man,
was Kept in the morgue last nieht. aud this
morning Deputy Coroner Schneffer made pod
mortem examination aud fouad that death To-
sGsed from cerebral hemorrhage. A bruise wa
found on the back Of the head. but there VAS 10
fracture. This morning at Al O'Clock Coroncx
Patterson held In inquest 1t the sixth precincs
station
TESTIMONY At THr INQUEST.
Mr.. George A. Hyie, who said he had knova
the deceased for six weeks. was the fret wit.
ness called and be said he had learned TINT he
was the United States surveyor for the state u
Texas. Wines fonnd Roesler here withous
funds and be (witness) took his minerals out q
storage and rented an ofhce at No esl y street
lie offered 10 provide him with n room and
board in addition TO the Offices but h.
declined, saving that he preferred 20 sleep in
the room whore his minerals were kept. Wit
ness then bought him a couple OF chairs and .
cot He last saw Roe-sler the day before he
died The latter was AT witness house about
b 10 o clock. Witness promised 90 meet him "a
noon yesterday, when his minerals were going
10 be removed, and when he went there lie
Aou4aa hoceeler was dead.
In answer TO q question ay Juror witness
said he had never seen Mr.. Roessler under de
influence OF liquor, although he did take al
occasional drink.
HEsRTLrss THrNo TO no.
Witness said he wanted 10 call the Jurors si-
tention 10 the action Of somebody in leaving
the man in his room alone. he thought thss
the man should have been kept in the hospit-i
os cared Tor IN police station and not left inaa
once room alone, without fire and with but
one piece OF bed covering and = cot IN the
room. One OF the jurors suggested that tie
nan probably wanted 20 80 20 his once and
asked II the hospital authorities had a right 10
Keep such person there against has will
The coroner thought that they could not de-
tain patient under such circumstances
We'll, added the witness, ',all want 10 $40
Is that IL was heartless thing TO do"
Deputy Coroner Schaeffer was next called.
ana he testified to the autopsy. Death. he said.
was caused from a cerebral hemorrhage tba
result, he thought Of severe fall
Tux ACCIDENT DKscRIREp.
Policeman Settright testified that ne saw .
man driving gray horse with a top carriage.
but lac could not tell whether the man Wa.
white or black. Then he saw the crowd. VIA.
hess and his partner went 10 where the crowd
was ana the injured man picked up and
carried 70 the patrol box. corner Of Peppsylyan,.
avenue and lSihstreet From there he vas takes
Nucft small wound
on the back OF has head was dressed III. doc-
tor laid Il was a scalp wound. The injured
man was under the influence of LIQUOR but he
was perfectly conscious aud witness thought Ia
had simply fallen aud hurt his head.
The man In the carriage stopped for n mo.
meEt and then he drove away
Witness did not think any of the bystander.
would be able to identity the team.
AT THE HOSPITAL
DR.. Hall OF the Emergency Hospital testified
that hoessier was brought to the hospital some
time between Sand 10 o'clock Monday night
He seemed to be under the influence of liouo,
10 considerable extent. He was copscious
and walked into the hospital.
he also walked out aud went in oom,.n.
with policeman and the driver of the pstrol
wagon. de VIA only in the hospital about Ten
or hiteen minutes. There was a slis ht coptusea
injury on the back OF the head but there "a.
nothing 70 indicate that he was seriously in.
lured. Witness thought the patient walked
cut OF the hospital portion of The way with.
out assistance.
When questioned by the coroner vitnes< ssid
ne did not smell any liquor on the man and Il
was possible that the condition OF the tat,ent
CAUSED him To appear though he had been
drinking.
THE VERDICT.
The jury returned verdict Of death from
cerebral hemorrhage, resulting from beins
knocked down by horse driven BY some on.
unknown.