The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-05
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The Coroner's Jury In the Case Of
Michael seibsi Hear Testimony Last
Evening -seibei Bald That He Was
struck.

The Coroner's Jury In the Case Of
Michael seibsI Hear Testimony Last
Evening -ssibei Bald That He Was
struck.
The jury In the case OF Michael
Selbel held another session Inst even.
Ing, and heard some important te5ti-
mony which strengthens the theory
that the man came to his death from
being struck by some blunt instru.
ment. The testimony also showed
that the deceased had made some enc
mics In the works by reporting men
for neglect Of duty.
James Kettlewood and Samuel Jones'
the latter a hight watchman, testified
that he knew tho deceased well, and
that he was a sober, steady man. and
attended faithfully to his duties. IL
was q part of his duty to report any
OF the men who failed to attend to
their work.
The testimony OF the physicians,
which was very important, was rs fol
lows:
Dr. Joseph r. Pyle stated that short
ly after 10 o'clock last Tuesday night
he was called to the works OF the Wal
ton a. Whann Company to SEQ Seibsl.
and found him lying on a table. He
was suffering with lacerated sealr
wound and fractured skull. The man
seemed rational at the time, for the
witness finding that his injuries were
Of very grave nature, recommended
his removal to the hospital. when he
said no. he wanted to be taken home.
lie also told his son which pocket bis
weeks wages were In, and asked him
to take charge or 1t. The witness
asked him how he came to fall, when
he replied that he did not fall, but was
struck by some one. After he was re-
moved to his home, the witnesses
summoned Dr. Pierce.
An examination showed that the
skull was badly crushed. some of the
bones being driven into the brain. He
heard the man say several times that
some one done 1t. In the opinion of
the witness such grave injuries could
not have been caused by fall down
the stairs The mans skull was unus.
ually thick and ossitiod. "..
One OF the jurors asked the witness
IL such wound could be produced
by stick with lead on the end, such
as was described In yesterdays Re
PUBLICAN. when he replied:
The wound could have been pro.
duced by being struck with such q
stick. It seems to me impossible fol
a man falling to produce such grave
fracture without injuring some OF the
bones of the neck by falling"
Dr. William q. Fierce sald; II ex
amined the wound and found very
bad fracture. The bones had been
badly crushed and very much dspres
sed. l think i heard him say that lie
IuH hnAn hif lia tall frNn
larly. 1t seems to me that man fall.
ing such small distance could not
fracture his skull SO badly. for he fell
on the strongest part of his skull
which was very thick. His skull was
very strong. The homes OF the mans
skull were very much indented"
Richard Jones, cOlored, John Dennis,
Conrad Selbel, son OF the dead man,
and Morris ID. Crossan each testified,
and the latter said Seibol told him that
he did not fall but was hit.
Detective Walter l.. Witsil was the
last witness, and testified us follows:
''On Wednesday afternoon we were
told of the case by the Attorney-Gen-
eral. With Detective McNey Invent to
Selbel's house.
"McVey asked him some questions
and lie seemed rational. We asked
him II he saw any person. lie said he
nad not, Without us asking him he
sad: i missed my footing and fell.
We next went TO tie works and inves
tignted the place where it ID supposed
lie Toll.
There was sharp post in the corner
and 1t had blood OH 1t. On tho side oil
TIE building was some blood and hair
We found that oil was spread up Tho
stairs and around on tho side nf tn,
platform. We saw some stick, bu
did not examine them nor see any
lead on the end. We examined the raj
and found blood and hair on the insld,
OF it. On tho right side OF the cal
were several small holes that LOOKED
as II they had been made by nails"
The jury then adjourned until s
o'clock Friday evening, anu I'm tn,
meantime every effort will be made {,
find some clue TINT will throw add
tional light ON this mysterious matter