The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-03-28

4 busy oFFIoIAL.

Mhcd.
Coroner Kirk was busy man yes
Serday afternoon, as he had four case
pm his hands which 1t was his duty /,
fully Investigate. During the morn
ing he summoned the following jur
0rss William II. Quinn. William r
Long. John J. Dougherty, Benjamin
Gam. =. L. Johe. Joseph Gresfnger
/ John Hyndman, John w. Meredith and
= James Dawson.
The jury met at the coroner's office
~ O'Clock, and started in large
nack ON their rounds. The first place
visited was the home of James Nc
OiaHerty at Rising Sun. whose week,
2td child was found dead In bed last
Sunday morning. The Jury organized
py electlng William II. Quinn foreman
and William r. Long secretary. nnc
lhe same jury served on all the cases
The testimony OF the father an6
mother showed that the child, which
was born February 30, of this year
was sick from the time it was born
md cried almost all the time. 1t die
Dot seem any worse than usual on Sat
hrday night. and cried after 1t was
faken to bed.
The mother pursed It, and 1t tinall,
Tell asleep ard nothing more was heard
81 it until Sunday morning, when II
as pund dead In tho bed. After hear
PARENTS testimony the Jury rem
ged verdict that James MoClaffer
came to his death sometime durlpg
fhe night OF March 25th, 1898, from
oatural causes"
The coroner and jury then proceed
70 The house OF James Lynn, OF
Noodlawn avenue near Eleventh
street. whose 90 months old CHILD fel
m irrt. f.tx Ia lat
ing, fraotufing its skull from the ef
sects OF which 1t died on Sunday night
The evidence of the father aud
mother showed that they had moved
on Saturday. and that while they were
Dnsy the children were allowed tc
play outside. Jane, the little one
complained In the evening OF her feat
peing cold, and her father placed hel
IN high chair near the stove, wher,
she could warm them. He than wen
out TO the other house to get some
mings and the mother passed into ar
adjoining room. While there SHE
frard the child fall, and when she
purrea oaok found that her head was
eut and bleeding. The father came ir
Few minutes later and went for DIR
Palmer, who, az soon as he came Sent
ter DR.. Chandler.
Ihe child grew worse until about
u 40 O'Clock at night. when 1t died
After hearing this statement the Jury
rendered a verdict that Jane LYNN
came TO her death on the night OF
March 70, 1898, from Injuries received
~ an accidental fall, March IS.
Inc jury were then taken to the
Gesidenee OF MIS-. Elizabeth Z. Grubb
20. BOD East Fifth street toinveatlgatt
PIE death of Miss Mary Barnes, Z,
years OF age, who wac found lying
cead on the floor last Saturday after
noon.
Mrs. Grub stated to the Jury that
PIE deceased had lived with her for a
seng time, and as u general thing en-.
yoyed good health, with tho execution
pi hemorrhaRes from tho nose. The
witness last saw her alive about z
o'clock Saturday afternoon, when she
vent over to a house on Walnut
Htreet to sweep 1t out. leaving Miss
farnes alone at home. The deceased
Bad been up town in the morning, and
fhen she came home complained OF
teeiins weak and tired. When the
Witness returned In the afternoon she
AiJ not see Mlss Barnes, and lpon no
: Mg up stairs found her lying on the
Eoor. She had yomited, and as the
witness could not rouse her she called
nef son, who placed her on the bed,
when 1t was found that she was dead.
Ihis was the only witness examined
pnd tho jury rendered a verdict that
the came to her death from general
debility aud old ago.
Inc most important case of all, that
N John Devlne, who died on SUNDAY
marnihg unier mysterious circuu
elahces was the next and last that
qiaiined the attention oil the iury.
1hAX wnrn tnIfnn n I'm - al.
DECEASED on Buttonwood street near
~ South Wilmington, and inmedl.
nleiy commenced the examination OF
witnesses.
Frederick Grad wahl testified that he
~ graduate of pharmacy, and for the
past years has been employed by Y,
Sarras. Ralt AS prescription clerk. Bo.
fWeen and O'Clock last Saturday
Afternoon one of the clerks came ia
Min ana Inquired where tho Cobalt
salt was and he pointed to the lar
containing II. He did not inquire who
wanted IL, whether ii was d man or q
woman. Cobalt silt is mineral con.
talnlng arsenic, nickel anri traces Of
non, and the witness considered Il a
violent poison. 1t Is customary to
Sell TINS drug without n prescription,
as IL Is used, especially q this time of
tho year, for the destruction of in
aects.
Frederick Moore. who sold the salt,
kestllled that he has been employed by
Er; Bolt about months.
lie laan that called for tho Gobnl 1t
Fas about 30 or TO years of age, tall
kiid woro a full beard He asked for
~ cents worth of Cobalt salt. and
Fhile the witness was weighing it no.
married that it wis much darker than
hhat he lad been getting. Tho wit
ness replied, well this Is Cobalt, II
Ehels what you want" when the man
said yes, that's waal want obalt. !"
q label, with the word Cobalt was nut
on the package, and square label
Will skull and cross-bones and tho
WORD poison in four places, was put
tns!ue the package. The man paid
tor u and went out before The clers
eouid obtain his name, but he made
On entry OF the sale in the book kept
70 register poiSons.
In answer to n juror, no said that 1t
was common thing to sell this salt
TO any ono, but lie would not sell ar
senic or strychnine.
WIN. BeSine testified that he is a
son OF the deceased who wus ID yeYra
81 age: His father was an iron work.
Or, and had been at the business many
years, He was troubled With rneama.
h'stiti uHl Soi4s SlA NrHE5 ago. DS the
advice OF q friend. he proeured some
Irab Orchard salts for him. which did
MIN considerable good ffe Bought it
FOR hin at Belts several times since
But this was tho first time he lau ever
attempted To buy il himself
beil was me only pace VII 10 snnii
quantities OF the df4. could lie Oh
talntd, his father was well s1lIc4t,.j,
spoke plainly and did not usl ltai.0r
10 excess.
Ellen DeYlue testified that she ia a
daughter OF the deceased. Hs was n
puddlei and was paid off ut tho mill
about = o'cloeA epery Saturday pfter.
noon, after WHEN he would 20 In town
70 procure The marketing Last Sat
rfday afternoon lie came home about
800 O'Clock III the evening, and after
eating his supper took his papers and
bommenced to read About tnE past
so'clock he asked Tho Vitae to mtg
some Oh the salt ior him but as soon
rs she opened the package she noticed
now black 1t was and ealled his atten
Fion TO It, when he replied tllat The
eierk said 1t was all right.
Tho witness Put two taasp4onsful
pf tho salt IN glass and Ided three
tablespoonsful OF watsr. She took
Eve tehspoohsful Of the mixture her
sell. but did not feel any Ill etfents
until SUNDAY InOrning, when she felt
dizziness. Her fG,Eer drama tho re-
mainder and went to bed, but there
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