Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-02-23
THE WORK or THE CORONER
Two lnquests Held Monday
Afternoon.
AN UNKNOWN BABY MURDERED
William EWing's Fatal Fall
Down a Stairway.
Tho Babe Found on the Ice in Cool
Spring Reservoir Was a Victim of
Foui Play Mrs. Spahn's BUarder
Killed by Falling Down Stairs--He Was
Pensioner at SIS Per Month.


a Pensioner at SIS Per Month.
Investigation of the death of the infant
recently found imbedded in the ice in Cool
Spring reservoir was resumed bv coroners
jury Monday afternoon.
DR.. Baird testified that DIR. Harris and
he made Il p0stmortem examination and
found the childs neck and breast slightly
out of shape. The babe appeared to have
been healthy.
DIR. Harris expressed the opinion that
the chic was not still born and testified to
finding some bruises on its neck. He could
not tell what produced them
William Campbell testified that he dis
covered the body. lie hal been cutting
ice on the reservoir and was walking along
the bank When he made the discovery. The
corpse vas frozen fast and he imagined it
had been there several days.
Deputy Coroner Fox testified that he re-
moved the body. He was under the i'm
preston that ii had been in the reservoir
about a week.
Harry Massey night watchman at the
reservoir, was called but could not give
any testimony. bearing on the case.
Alexander Morgan, the day watchman,
| testified that bis son Informed him of the
! finding OF the corpse and stated that he
had not seen anything suspicious.
The verdict rendered was that the child
was murdered by persons unknown to the
jury.
At the conclusion of this inquest another
jury met and investigated the death of
William Ewing, who was fatally injured at
the residence Of Christana SPAIN No. 500
v est second street, las saturday evening
/ by falling on a stairway.
A. a. Galloway testified that the acci-
dent occurred about i o'clock while he
and the other inmates Of the building were
NJ. f,,t E.t
the back stairway, and when lie struck the
stairway door it flew open and he rolled
into the ROOM The deceased had been
drinking, and about o'clock went up-
stairs 70 take nap, His face was not
bruised when he went upstairs. The liquor
they drank was carried in flom the house
next door.
DR., I'ahey testified that he was called
Saturday evening to attend the man. He
found him ON a lounge and was told he
had been there two hours. He succeeded
in arousing Ewing and got him in con-
ditOn to talk, lie heard of the mans
death Sunday morning about S o'clock.
When he examined him no bruises were
visible. The marks, one above the right
eye and the other on the nose, might have
come out after lie made the examination.
He thought the man died of conclusion of
the brain. Ewing had been drinking and
there were several people in the house,
and he imagined the man might have
been victim of violence. Thinking it
was a case for the coroner to investigate
| he had refused to issue death certificate.
| The people in the house were on q frolic,
The mans death was surprise to him.
Ewing had talked 10 him Saturday even
| ing ana conclusion must have set in after
| lie departed. Tile deceased was a chronic
"Iunher,' hut was not thoroughly in
toXcated Saturday. The witness did not
question him closely respecting his fall