The record-union., 1891-08-21
EDMUNDS is DEAD.
The Victim of Sunday Mornings Cow
ardly Assault.
The Autopsy Shows That He Died of
Conclusion of the Brain-The
Police Investigating.
The Autopsy

Thomas Edmunds, the old man who
was robbed and beaten by unknown
persons in the alley near Second and X
streets, early Sunday morning, died from
his injuries, at the County Hospital,
yesterday.
The police have left no stone unturned
in trying to ferret out the perpetrators
of the cowardly assault, but have so tar
been unsuccessful.
DR.. g. A. White performed an autopsy
on the remains yesterday afternoon, and
last evening made the following report
on the matter to Coroner Clark:
4 have this day made an autopsical
examination of the body of Edmund De-
launey, aged u years, q native OF Mont
real, Canada. The deceased was admitted
into the County Hospital on the 10th OF
August, at 1880 O'Clock in the evening. He
had an inciSed wound upon the right
temple, one and three-foulths inches in
length, in which we're inserted two
! sGtureS. The face was bruised, and the
head had several abraSiOus upon the
scalp, and an incised wound upon the
back OF the head 10 the right Of the me-
sian line two inches in length.
The patient Was unrulv, and it was
necessary 10 apply a restraining belt and
removal OF the dressings. Symptoms OF
concussiCn of the brain were observed,
and continued until the time OF his death,
| which took place at / O'Clock y. II. on the
2Oth day OF August, 1891.
The autopsic&i examination showed
that the head and face was very exten-
SlVely bruised auG biackenCd from estu-
sion Of blood underneath the skin. The
lnclSed wound upon the right temple
| was partially closed, as well as the scalp
| wound noticed upon the back of the
! head. Some discOlOration was observed
about the left side Of the neck. No other
! external wounds were found. Epun
| opening the skull considerably in
creased quantity Of cerebro-spinal fIaid
was found. The coverings OF the brain
showed evidence of the general injury To
! the head. There were several places con-
! tanning bloody serum bencath the mem
branes of the brain, fully explaining the
| general symptoms of concussion OF the
! brain.
AN old point of softcning was found
III the right Hemisphere Of the brain,
above the third frontal cOnvolution and
I above the iissuTe Of rOlando. This soft
! cned spot was confined TO the gray mat
! ter Of the brain, and was an inch in
! length by three-quartCrs of an inch in
width and contained granular matter
/ mixed with WatCrY tluid, showing that
this condition was chronic. In my opin-
ion, the deceased must have manifested
/ symptoms Of insanity at frequent times
! during his lifetime, and prior to the re-
ceipt OF the injuries received which are
above dcs, ribsd. The arteries were
/ athcrOmatous. There was no fracture Of
the skull. In my opinion, tGe ininedi-
ate cause OF death was concuSsiun Of TIC
brain. in consequence of the injuries to
the mead above descrbedn
Efforts have been made to learn where
Edmunds' relatives are located, without
success. It is thought he came from
Portland, Or, though nothing has been
heard from that place concerning him.
Coroner Clark VIII hold an inquest.