Bridgeton pioneer., 1893-04-13
and jumped through window sash.


and staggered back to tree where he
sat down. He had on only shirt and
drawers, at this point he lost con-
scfousness, and remembers nothing
further. He has no recollections at
all of being shot.
Henry King, the deaf mute who
lives nearly opposite, was awakened
by the flames, and Immediately
dressed.
Running across the road he discov.
cred Basnet sitting by the tree. Has
tily returning homo, he secured a
wheelbarrow, and placing some straw
in it, took it over and wheeled the old
man to his home, and then had DIR.
Bidwell called.
The house was entirely destroyed,
only the stone foundation being left.
The back shed door, Basnet said, was
locked and barred, and the persons
who assaulted him must have come
in the window.
The remains of an old pistol was
found in the ruins. This, Basnet said
belonged to him, and had been lying
on a table at the head of the bed. It
was an old fashioned affair. The Pro-
NEER reporter took the pistol apart
and removed the brass cartridge shells.
All had been exploded but one by the
fire, while one had been exploded by
the falling Of the hammer. The ball
that was taken from Basnet's head
was just the calibre of the pistol. This
fact gave rise to the conjecture that
the man was injured by his own pistol,
either In the hands of an assailant or
In his own.
But the fact that there were two
wounds, and only one shell exploded
by the hammer indicates that some-
thing else must have been used. The
iron work of the gun was also found
In the ruins.
After the official party left the scene
County Physician Thompson and DIR.
Bidwell made post-mortem on the
body of Traynor at Whites undertak-
ing establishment. The heart was
good, and there was nothing revealed
In the autopsy, which indicated death
in any way. The stomach was re-
moved, and placed in an air-tight jar.
1t was then decided by the Prosecutor
that the physicians should examine
the brain, and If nothing was found
there to indicate the cause of death,
then the contents of the stomach
should be analysed. The brain was
removed, and nothing but a slight in
f1ammation discovered.
After the post mortem, County
PLY sician Thompson said that he had
never assisted In more unsatisfactory
one.
Coroner Sawyer will take the stomach
to celebrated chemist in Philadelphia
and the contents will be speedily an,
alyzed. If poisonous matter is dis
covered, then arrests may be looked
for.
This is fair and complete state
ment of the mystery which has excited
all Vineland and awakened the entire
county, and the PIONEER will continue
tomorrow with the details of to-day's
inquest, as a reporter of this paper
left this morning with County Physi-
clan Thompson for Vineland.
LATER "A Mr.. Eckert, a son-in-law
of Mr.. Trynor, has arrived In Vineland
from Richmond, Va. He says that 1t
is the wish of the family that Trynor's
heart be sent to Philadelphia for chem
ical analysis. Trynor, he says, was
once quite wealthy, and it is believed
he yet has a solid bank account some
where.
Gallo is still alive, but chances of re-
covery are slim, as peritonitis liable.
Basnet is much improved and likely
to pull through.
THE INQUEST.
The mystery surrounding the death
OF James P. Trynor, who was found
dead at his home in Vineland, can
only be learned by an expert analysis
of the stomach. II poison Is dis
covered, the italian family Coppoli,
will be called upon to answer a serious
accusation. fno evidence of poison
is found, then it will be admitted that
Trynor died from natural causes.
In this event, the shooting OF Thos.
Basnet, and the burning of his house,
becomes more pronounced and puz-
zling mystery than ever.
The inquest on Tuesday disclosed
nothing excepting somewhat unsat.
isfactory story by the members of the
Coppoli family, and the hints OF the
fear in which the old man Trynor was
of his life,
The inquest was held in the large
new office of Mayor Lord, and Coro-
ner Sawyer, conducted the examina-
ton in a dignifed and most satisfac-