Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-02-07
THE INQUEST
go, TIE REMAINS OF THE DEAD MURDERER,
FITZSIMMONS
vs,r,s with Which he Cut His Throat-Ths
- ma, u he Remains Lacked All Semblancs
,sS--snent-RelatyeS Ask for the Body,

IS1CITrs no testimony bearing upon the
20 was taken, and no effort was made
sl.-,y how IL came that self-deStruc-
las uossible, the two score OF spec
-. we're treated 70 an autopsy aud
lat.sI lecture, which lasted for an
So and cleared the room OF almost
Io-y11dy but the doctors. Every one
he Jurors became so unnerved and
S-..-sssad that he quit the room, fled
me building and has not been
s,ry since. To the layman's mind
80, was no excuse at all for a
... r1rtem, but DR.. Lemonnier is an
y.trsass,ic surgeon. He had done his
-, save FitzSimmOns' life, and he
-.-srtIv could not resist the tempta-
- r- study his physical characterize
I'm the process OF opening the
,l-s-rrr drop OF blood was spilled,
49,, rri remained in the veins after the
% femOrrhages OF yesterday. The
aa....-..-ance explained the cause Of
S,,rr Dr. LemOnnier stated that eight
-. of salt and water had been in
S,--.f fl the dead mans arms last night
~ -rs hope OF giving him some blood,
sr.+rs effort had been fruitleSS.
Naming
..rs few spooniuls Of brandy that the
srf,ila had taken last night. The heart,
rg,-auI lungs were found in almost
-,-fs., condition. Upon the heart were
ssgs-.r blood spots that had caused that
,-gsr 20 cease its functions. The
,-Srrss fn Fitzsimmons' neck were re-
,Cs-s5 during the autopsy, aud it was
f5r-7 that he had struck no necessarily
,...sf mart with the blade Of the knife.
The carotid and jugular were Untouch-
~ hrr. from the nature or the wound
IN -rp left OF the neck il was plain that
-bs desperate man had SlaShed repeat
s4rv for the carotid, but found the blade
r77 short. The windpipe was likewise
r-scsthed. Only the smaller blood yes
al were cut, and DR.. LemOnnier de-
r'arsd that had FitzSimmons' condition
bser discovered five minutes sooner his
lie would have been saved. As it was
,rsrs had been bat one chance in a
thousand 20 pull him through, and this
one chance had been minimiZed by the
srir-5e's determination TO die, which
had decreasing effect upon his sys-
tenn. This man." said the doctor,
"s.u9ly would not live"
In the pockets so cents In money was
found, two cigarettes, two boxes OF
matches. a receipt for his boarding at
be Strangers Hotel and couple Of
brttors. This concluded the investi-
CATION Of the jury.
The entire ignoring OF any attempt 70
discover how FitzsimmOnS became pos
sessed OF the knife with which he cut
his throat was the most prominent fea-
ture Of the inquest.
The instrument is what is known by
surgeons as a bitOuri. IL is very small,
but very sharp, and is capable Of cut
ting I'D the whole human body without
sry difficulty. These days it is scarcely
known TO surgery, but hundred years
Eqo it was found in the cases Of every
surgeon Of the French. This is the
strongest characteristic OF the knife.
From the fact that FitZsimmons was
on familiar terms with many French
men iu New Orleans, it is the opinion
that be procured the 0itourl here.
As FizSimmOn's murder OF Gilkinson
was cold-blooded, his escape from jail
bold, his hiding for over four months
remarkable, and his suicide, nervy and
mysterious, so was his funeral uqlnue.
II was Coroner Lemonnier's intention TO
have him boxed In pine and carted TO a
grave in Potter's field within an hour
OF the inquest, Just as he had been left
h7 the surgeons knife. But Captain
J0urnee, Of the New Orleans police, let
drop the information that there was $40
cash belonging 10 Fitzsimmons at head
Quarters. Then the Coroner declared
be should have q decent burial. de I'M
uediately sent for Undertaken Dutreche,
handed him the $40, and told him to do
the best he could with that amount. III
was decided 10 place the remains IN
vault, subject 20 the orders OF tltzSlm-
mons relatives, there 70 remain, unless
they are ordered elsewhere for one year.
and then buried.
In this city it is not possible to dig
down more than three feet without
striking water, and there are few spots
hereabouts where even this is possible.
The dead are therefore deposited in the
vaults Of marble or brick above the
ground, which are sealed, numbered ana
suitably inscribed. The cemetery OF 81.
Vincent de Paul is Catholic institu-
ton owned by Mrs. Manuel Suraez. IL
contains the bodies OF many thousands.
FitzSimmOns was deposited in the COM
monest kind OF vault, such as rents
for q year at SEQ.
IL was $3.50 o'clock when the funeral
procession left the doors OF the prison.
The body had been sewed together, the
gashes in the neck closed, and the re-
mains dressed In q neat SILK raced
shroud, with collar, tie and cuts OF the
most approved funeral style. The COZ
fin was of imitation cherry, with imlta-
tlon silver mountings. Upon the ia
was the customary crest In Peace,
and upon the head large cross. tour
Migrants bore the remains from the nos
pital ward through the long corrldOrs
and down the winding steps OF the
prison TO the hearse, pushed IL into
place. slammed the door 70 ana theh
trotted back within the prison walls 70
finish their 80 days each. Inc 3eai se
was Of the finest, tastetully drSpeu VIII
creme. The undertaken started Oh Ou
the TWO mile drive 10 the cemetery al
a lively pace, and the double carriage
with the interested Pittsourg oeiegA-
ton followed. A..
A bricklayer quickly pulled ous tue
loose bricks WITH which the opening 10
the valut had been closed, while the
bod carrier hurried away to the mortar
box for a borrow OF mortar. Ihefe ""s
TWO minutes delay waiting for this, anu
then. without a word OF prayer, hynl
or benediction, the coffin eontaihlns eno
dead desperate was thrust In the va S.s
In two minutes more the vault door na9
been bricked in and the bricks Iacsu
with a coating Of cement. SOMEBODY
remarked that at last FitZsimmons was