The morning call., 1893-11-30
HUGHES IS ANGRY.
The Coroner Disagrees
With a Jury.
1T WAS IN THE HALL CASE.
Receiving Hospital Surgeons
CenSured.
e. w. GILLESPIE is BLAMED.
The Good Men and True Say That
He Pushed Young Hall
Downstairs.
1T WAS IN THE HALL CASE.
wing Hospital Surge,
CenSured.
E. w. GILLESPIE is BLAMED.

The ladies who were present at the
Coroner's inquest in the Hall case on
Tuesday afternoon were conspicuously
absent when the taking of testimony was
resumed. The long bearded prisoner
charged with the murder of Newton w.
Hall was also absent, but a sad-faced
woman, who proved to be his wife, was
there in his stead. She sat patiently in
the Stuffy anteroom until the last witness
had been heard. and went away with two
friends before the verdict of the jury had
been rendered.
The Coroner had summoned the officers
of the City Prison to learn from them
whether Halls death might not have been
caused while in the jail where he was
taken after Dr. Coffman had bound up his
wounded head and declared him drunk.
Captain Stone, Sergeants Bidwell and
Shields. Corporal Parrotte and Officers
Shaw and GaynOr told what they knew
about the case.
Gaynor said that be took Hall from the
place where he lay bleeding on Ellis street
TO the Receiving Hospital and from there
by order of Dr. COtfman to the City Prison.
Halls head fell upon the desk before Ser
Geant Shields, who said. Take that man
to the hospital"
II have just brought him from the hos
says he is drunk"
Corporal Parrotte told how Hall was
taken to a cell and made comfortable. The
prisoner was apparently in a state of
drunken inSensibility. He could not speak,
and Sergeant Shields learned his name by
an inscription on one of his cuff buttons
All the officers swore that Hall was kindly
treated while in the prison, and that " hen
they found they could do nothing for him
they sent him back TO the hospital.
Vincent w. Frost. who said that he
lives on money received from England.
informed the jury that he had known Hal!
for some time, and knew that he had not
been drinking an hour before he was
picked up on the pavement in front Of
Gillespie's house, $50 Ellis street.
Detective Seymour testified that he had
talked to Gillespie about the case and the
prisoner ad declared that he did not throw
Hall down the steps. Gillespie found the
young man in his house annoying Mrs.
Gillespie ard elected him at the top of
the stoOp. Hall caught hold of him, and
when he wrenched himself free after a
short struggle, Hall fell downward, strik-
ing upon the sidewalk.
The jurors, after celebrating for an
hour and calling twice upon the Coroner
for instructions. returned the following
verdict:
That Newton w. Hall, aged 80 years, ma
tlVltY England. occupation commission agent,
residence Hotel MramOute, city and county OF
San Francisco, died November 81, 1898. at the
City Receiving Hospital from cerebral hemOrr-
hage, resulting from fracture OF skull, and we
further find that EDWIN a. Gillespie pushed de-
ceased down the stairs ar $50 Ellis street. in
which fall deceased sustained injuries which,
together with careless and improper treatment
received at the City and County Receiving Hos
pital, caused his death.
The verdict was signed by all the Jurors.
OF whom Harry w. Campo was foreman.
The CoroneI's face flushed as lie heard tie
hospital censured and, facing the jury.
he said:
Il cannot approve of your verdict |
dlsapprove of it because you found that
the party's death was caused by me in
strumentality of another. You did not
find a crme-did not say whether it was
accident, homicide or suiride-and | dis
approve Of it because there is no evidence
in the case to hold the City Receiving
Hospital responsible for improper treat
meDt. You are dismissed