The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-24

Peter Moran. who assaulted Daniel
Reardon at New Castle on the night
of November 90, and from the injuries
received nrs supposed to have caused
his death. was arrested yesterday az.
tornoon by Deputy Coroner Fox and
hold Without bail 10 await the delibera-
tion OF the coronor's jury.
The jury met yesterday afternoon
and held tho Inquest on tho body. Dur
ing the morning Drs. Baird. Ogle and
Harris made post ortem eXamina-
ton. While there was doubt as TO
whether the death of Reardon was due
the hands of Moran. there was a doubt
that Moran had beaten him unmercl.
full and brutality.
One eye had lieen knocked out. the
man had been pushed down or knock.
ed down stairs and lie had also bean
knocked off the front steps by Moran.
John L. Dolan was sworn ana he
testified that the dead man had spoken
to him about ths assault, but this
could not lie taken in evidence. Harry
III. Graham stated that Reardon had
spoken to him about the eye. The wit
iless secured permit for him to enter
the Homeopathic Hospital, but he re-
fused to do 80.
br. Charles Il. Baird, who attended
/ Reardon at the almshouse hospital
testified that the first time he saw the
man he had complained of his oye he
ling injured. Lie did not complain of
lany other injuries. Hiseye was gone,
but 1t was healing nicely, and he at
tended IL. Some time later he exam
IIned the patient and found that lie was
suffering with drppsy. The dropsy
developed into gangrene. and tho man
Idled or exhaustion. This state OF con
'dition might have been supurinduced
by the beating which the man receiv.
ed. but he could not say that it did.
/ Dr.. Howard Ogle testified that he
had assisted Drs. Baird ami Hurts in
1.-The post norton examination. Thew
found that death had been cIused by
exhmstlon. The exhaustion had been
caused by gangrene, the gangrene by
Idropsy, and the dropsy from heart
trouble The covering Of the stomach
was inilamed, This might possibly
Iliave been caused by q severe kick or
liz might haye resulted from heart
trouble. A severe beating would OF
course he likely to act on n man who
was afflicted with heart diseHse aud
cause bad results sooner than in the
lease OF u man who was healthy.
DR.. A. II. Harris testified to seeing
1.-The man while he was At the almshouse
Hospital and described his condition
the same as IL had boon described by
DE-. Baird. He did not believe that the
mans death was due to the beating
which he had received, because there
was no evidence Of any beating when
he caIne to tile hospital, except that
his eye was gone.
The three physicians testified that
the wound in the eye could he caused
lby knife being Unrest into 1t, or pos
lsibly but not probably by u bloH
from list.
= James Weldln stated that on tie
might of the beating Mrs. ROardoI
wont TO Dolan's saloon and wanted tC
, see her husband. She sNid man was
: in the hH 81. Size ufterward found
her husI'an and they went homo. lie
/, afterward says Moran struck the do
1. ceased, knocking him from the step.
3 George BrattUn slld that 10 was at
: the saloon when he heard Mrs. Moran
. say there was man in tho house.
He did not gee her. but. knew hel
voice. Iheu Moran clme in and to
lgather they went up tho street. While
,lon the way TO the house Moran sale
: TINT he guessed that there was no mar
lin the house. The witness started tx
I;Igo home alter lac had passed Moran's
. house, but Moran came to the door Of
:, his home and called him back. IL,
: went into the house and went up stair!
ylwitn Moran. 'Renrlon was sitting Of
i Tho side OF the bed with his vest IN hii
A,hnnd, Moran asked him what he wa,
doing there. He could not give al
: Iintolliglble reply, but rot up OF tile
bed and walking to the head of the bee
: sat down on chair Moran said;
we'll, if you don't know where you
Hive. ] will show you.' He then strnct
Reardon several times about the head
Tho witness then took hold of Moran
aud told him not to hit the man again
and Mrs. Moran asked him To let tht
man go. Moran took The man TO the
head Of the stairs and tho witness be
Ilievod that lie either pushed OF knock
ed Roardon down the stairs. Tho wit
iess then went down stairs and saw
Moran knock or push the man OF the
steps.
In view OF the facts brought out the
Coroner held the prisoner without bal
to await further deliberations.