The record-union., 1893-09-28
THOMAS WYNNB'S DEATH.
The Circumstances All Brought Out at
the Inquest.
witnesses Who Saw Garcia Give
Light Blow With His Bare
Hand-The Verdict.

The first witness called was Charles
Lewis, who testified that he first met the
deceased at BOwles' hop ranch. ii is
name was Thomas Wayne. He had
known him about three weeks. Witness
had heard the deceased speak about hav-
ing lived at Pitsburg. Pa.
PETIT SAW THE ROW.
R. II. Petit, the cigar dealer. who was
IN the restaurant on Sunday night the
deceased met his death, testified that as he
was going to the restaurant he met the de-
ceased near the door. The latter was con-
siderably under the influence ofliquor. He
followed tie witness into the restaurant
and sat down at the same table, but John
Garcia, the waiter, removed him TO
another table. Garcia told him the rule
was that strangers must put up money III
advance. Deceased had no money, and
the waiter quietly led him out on the
sidewalk. The deceased attempted TO re-
turn, when witness heard racket out
side the door, and then heard the noise
made when the deceased's head struck
the sidewalk. There were several other
persons in the restaurant at the time.
Witness said that so far as he saw the
waiter did not use any force, IN tact
handled the man very gently. One of
the restaurant doors was open. Witness
saw no club nor weapon in Garcia's s
hand, and he had none when he returned
after the trouble with the deceased. As
witness was going out, after finishing his
lunch, deceased was lying near the side
of the building and the patrol wagon had
just arrived to carry him to the Receiving
Hospital.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Hart, witness
said he did not hear anything said by the
deceased to Garcia.
SEVERAL BAD FRACTURES.
City Physician c. b. Nichols testified
to having held an autopsy on the body of
the deceased. When he was brought 20
the hospital he was unconscious, and had
been bleeding at the mouth, nose and
ears. There was a wound on the side OF
the head. At the autopsy he found sew
eral fractures OF the skull on the left side
above the ear. One OF them reached
around to the cavity where the spinal col
umn entered. Between the skull and the
brain he found several large clots Of
blood. Death naturally resulted from
the injury.
Dr. Nichols gave it as his opinion that
fail to the sidewalk would not produce
such fractures. The skull of deceased
was very thick. In the case OF a man
who fell sixty feet from the Buffalo
Brewery the fractures were not nearly so
bad. The linear cut through the scalp
WQu1u lnQlcdLe IIldL II WAS lOL CduSelt
alone by the fall. The lips OF deceased
were cut and swollen. Deceased was un-
conscious from the time he was injured
until he died.
KNEW HIM IN PTTTsBURG.
Oscar Smith, telegrapher. but who is
now following the occupation of cook
testified that he knew the deceased in
Pittsburg. "a, some years ago, and was
neXt-door neighbor TO him. Deceased
called last Sunday " here the witness is
employed, and they had a long talk about
PiusOurg. Deceased brought witness
cigar. They spoke OF several OF de-
ceased's relatives in Pittsburg, and de-
ceased then told witness that he was q
brother-in-iaw of Andrew Carnegie AS
he went out he told witness that he would
return at some other time and have long
chat with him. Twenty minutes later
witness heard that deceased had been
knocked down and injured. Deceased's
name was Thomas Wynne and he had
family. His wife died tour years ago, but
he has sen and daughter living. Their
home was in East Liberty, suburb Of
Pittsburg. His daughter is milliner.
Wynne was "a native of PittSburg, a pud-
dler by trade, and was always quiet, in
dustrious man. Deceased's mother is
dead, but witness did not. know whether
or not his father was living.
DECEASED WAS ANNoYING.
Edward Filand was sitting in front of
the engine-hoUse near the Mint kestau-
rant on Sunday evening. He saw the
waiter lead the deceased away. but the
latter returned and there was something
of commotiOn near the door, and the
deceased fell TO the sidewalk So far as
he could see. Garcia had no weapon in
his hand. The sidewalk is of stone. De-
ceased was under the influence of liquor.
Witness was forty feet away, but could
hear the crack made by deceased's head
striking the walk. An inebriated indi-
vidual came along and made considera-
BILE fuss about the place, and Garcia told
him the affair was none OF his business.
WHAT JOHN HATCHER SAW.
John Batcher testified that he was pass
ing the restaurant on Sunday evening.
when he saw the deceased leaning against
the screen door. The waiter came to the
door and said to the deceased: Are you
there again? Go away from here!" De-
ceased would not go, and the waiter
struck him one blow In the face with his
fist The waiter was in the doorway
when he struck the deceased. 1t was not
apparently a hard blow. The deceased
fell about three feet from witness. Neither
the waiter nor the deceased had any
weapon. The latter was sort of ''lim-
ber' drunk.
POLICEMEN TESTIFY.
Officer D. w. Higgins testified to hav-
ing assisted in taking the deceased to the
Receiving Hospital. Some letters were
found in his pockets, but no money.
While the officers were preparing to get
the deceased into the wagon Garcia told
man named James Coney to go away or
he would give him some of the same.
Officer Schweikendik testified to about
the same effect as Officer Higgins. After
Garcia's retort to Cotfey Officer Goods
placed him under arrest
Officer Goods related the circumstances
of the arrest of Garcia and how the latter
told Coffey TO quit his talking or he would
give him the same medicine. Cotfey had
been drinking some, but was not talking
loud. He was demanding Garcia's ar
rest. Garcia told witness that deceased
had called him vile'name and struck at
him.
OTHER TESTIMONY.
S. P. Yager. a fireman, was in front of
the engine-house and saw the deceased
fall to the sidewalk. and telephoned to
the police station for the officers. Cotfey
had just come across the street, and re-
marked to himself as he stepped upon
the sidewalk, cd, but Pm drunkp'
He is man, witness said, whom ''it
would take an awful sight of whisky TO
make him stagger."
Deputy Coroner Clarence Clark testi-
fed that among the effects of the deceased
was 90 cents in money.
Dolly Cooper testified that she was
passing the Mint Restaurant on Sunday
evening and saw the waiter strike the de-
ceased one blow and saw the latter fall.
She went into the restaurant and got a
GLASS OF water and poured it over the face
OF the man lying on the sidewalk. When
his head struck the stone walk it made
an awful noise. The deceased said some
thing to the waiter as he leaned against
the door and before the waiter struck