The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-07-19
THE CORONER'S
INQUEST HELD.
William Brennan Charged With the
Murder of Frank BaynOlO.
SEEN TO KICK THE ITALIAN
Or BiSSell States That the Victim Died
From the Effects of the Fracture
Received-Evidence in Detail.

Oner Edward FOgarty last evening held !
an inquest upon the death of Frank Bay !
nolo, the Italian who died on Monday |
| from the effects of an assault made upon
him while returning to his home in Yates |
Vile. William Brennan, young man is
years of age, is charged with the crime, !
together with four unknown companions.
| The evidence submitted to the jury last
evening is as follows:
| Dr. J. r, Bissell sworn: Held a post
mortem examination upon the body;
| found the OCcipital fractured, IL involved
| the paretal, temple and frontal bones
| running down to the base of the skull
| one fracture l2 inches in length across and
| the other 10 inches down, from the top of
the head to base of brain there existed
conclusion of the brain. He believed the
blow was struck from the side, but the
wound could have been caused by blow
struck from the rear. The witness indi-
Gated on the head of the District Attorney
the position and nature of the fracture
received by Baynolo. The blow could
have been struck from the front, if the
man was running with head down, or
from any position. Death was positively
due from the fracture received. The
fracture was caused by a club or heavy
cudgel think it would require cudgel
heavier than a sprag to cause the fracture
strong person, The man had blow on
the chin, also, but the jaw was not broken.
There were no other marks of damage or
bones broken.
A Juryman.-Could this fracture have
been caused by a fall ?
Wituess.-It would cause a considerable
, fall to make such fracture.
Patrick Whitaker sworn-Live at Fow-
lers saw Frank Baynolo couple of
times before; he lived in a shanty at
l.
Z but could not say what time 1T was after
' supper; he was coming up the railroad
( form Shenandoah he had a bag of eggs
4 he passed the trestle at Fowler's about )
or 10 yards apart; he was on the railroad
. when they halloed at him: do not know
= who hOlloed; was ten yards away from
/ | railroad he ran over to me with a sprag
s in his hand, and held 10 over my head j
[ said did not do anything to you l could
D not understand what he said he then left
| 90 and walked away from him Brennan
| and Patrick MCGee were standing with
me at the time, and a crowd of jackson
boys were about 20 yards away L could
. | not understand what he said to that
crowd he spoke in broken English
! don't recollect anything that they said to
; him or he to them heard the Italian
& called MaCaroni; Brennan, Tahaney and
McGee were in the Jackson crowd as
o soon as he talked to that crowd walked
e away, | went over to the slope % yards
| away; didn't see Italian struck there, or
hear him cry out the Italian followed
4 Brennan over to the slope, because Bren.
nan had done something to him; Brennan
in running away, fell, and Calvin got up
and stopped the Italian and Brennan ran
y away; don't know why Calvin stopped
him don't know why he followed Bren
IS nan suppose it was bacause Brennan
e had done something to him / then went
down to my house / was down in the
b house awhile and when | came up the
8 Italian was lying on the road a half tC
e three-quarters of an hour had interveneC
It before / came back; Mr.. Knapp and
Balliett and Stewart Hiler were arount
i the Italian when | got back.
q A jury man-Did the Italian appeal
=, drunk or sober
, Witness could not tell
% Dr. p. A. Bissell corroborated the testi-
10 mony of DR., j. r. Bissell.
N j. P. Knapp sworn:-l am a resident o.
" GatesVille; never saw BaynOlO unit
that evening; it was fifteen minutes past
eight when ] saw him; he was greatl,
annoyed about something and running
T. | wildly about, saying something / COult
s. not understand; he held a handkerchie
y to his chin; went to him and asked
le him whether he had not bette
y 90 home, and then insisted on his goinl
IL away from the slope didn't know ther
m was anything serious in the alteration
II before | got there then I went to Bal
t. lietts was in there about three quarter
je of an hour when Mrs. Balliett came run
le ming in in a faiuting condition we CAV
he her drink and when she came to Bal
s. lett said, "HOmet, what in the wo-ld 1
W the matter y' She replied My God, the,
id have killed a man" We both went on
and went over across the tracks, but coul,
not see anybody finally found hin
near the slope and sent over to the Italian
~, quarters to take him home: we put hin
- on a stretcher and took him on am elpctri
1 a Italian d d ma l-T1E
~ who the parties We're who assaulted him
a I understood him to say that he would no
se 90 away before he found the - of
-o -- who kicked him. would die before IA
,s would go away; the man was too mucl
- | enraged for me to tell whether he wa
IN drunk or sober; Mrs, Balliett did no
~ know who struck the man but heard tn
' blow; it was then 20 minutes after {
Italian was around the slope for an hOu
between first and second attacks.
Gregory Crateranlbona sworn An
boarding boss. Baynolo boarded in IN,
I. shanty left shanty Sunday morning 70
N Shenandoah to get shaved and see friends
10 next saw him when he was brought in a
IT $780, / asked him what had been the mat
m ter and he said "Kicked by Americans
ip asked for the names but he could no
name them; afterwards tried to get some
thing out Of him, he could not answer, h
was not of a quarrelsome disposition; ha
been in the shanty over year, and neve
had words with any man,
~ Thomas Calvin sworn knew Fran
w Baynolo saw him Sunday evening com
~ ing to the trestle where the crowd was
III thought he was drunk picked up a spra
~ as he come to the laggings ran over an
,ih held it over Patrick Whitaker ] wa
=, about 30 to 40 yards from the point sa,
y Brennan kick him the Italian and BreI
W nan spared at each other, when Brenna
kicked him; | think the Italian sait
You waut fight (" Brennan ran ava
n and the Italian followed him with
sprag ] grabbed the italian and sal,