The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-03


 was 10 accompany the guns to the col- lege grounds. taking occasion to spike them on the way. One of the guns was placed In College street, pointing to the South college. and the other was loca- ted in Chapel street in front of the same building. At this time the mayor arrived and addressed the crowd. or dering them to desist and depart. The police prevented any attempt to fire the guns, and after remaining there for more than an hour the officers took possession Of them and dragged them to the jail yard. when the crowd dis persed.
 On Saturday every preparation was made to preserve the peace. A large number Of special constables were ap- pointed, and the Grays and Blues. and, We believe. one or two other military companies. were ordered to hold them selves in readiness. These precau- tions prevented any riotous demonstra- tions. and on Saturday night the city and college grounds were unusually quiet.
 We are authorized to say that every possible effort Is being made by the proper authorities to detect and pun ish the guilty in the various outrages that have been committed"
 On Tuesday morning March 2l. an- other article appeared which stated that the service of the Second regi- ment and other military organizations had been offered to the mayor on Sat urday for the preservation of the peace. but he had thanked them all and de- clined to make use of their services as unnecessary. It then goes on to say: Tt Is hoped that all parties engaged in this lamentable and disgraceful af- fair will perceive the impropriety of all attempts at violence hereafter, and be sensible of the great evils that must re- suit from any attempts to take the law into their own hands. Nothing but evil can result from violence. The proper authorities are using all means to in- vestigate the facts and to detect and punish the guilty. "The coroner's jury was yesterday engaged in Investigating the cause of the death of Patrick O'Neil. It was testified that he was seen to rush up to the line of students and then stagger back and fall. Several students were called up, some of whom refused to testify, while others swore they knew no material facts in the case"
 On Wednesday morning. March 22, the following item appeared:
 "The coroner's jury in the case of O'Neil was engaged in taking testimo- ny all day yesterday. At one time suspicion was fixed on a young stu dent named Lane, on account of his having purchased a dirk-knife the day before the affair. He at first refused to testify to that point, although he de- nied all knowledge of the killing However he afterwards brought the knife into court and testified on all points on which he was questioned. The knife was found to be perfectly new and bright, with no appearance of having been used, and no blood eith- CT on the knife itself or it's sheath-thus very much weakening any suspicion which might have before existed" On Thursday morning, March 23, the verdict of the coroner's jury was pub lished. It was as follows:
 State of Connecticut New Haven, ss. Town of New Haven, March 22, 1854.
 The undersigned jurors, having been duly empanelled and sworn to inquire of the cause and manner of the death of Patrick O'Neil, whose death was sudden and untimely, and the cause and manner of which was unknown, having viewed the body of said de- ceased-having heard the testimony of a large number of witnesses-and care fully considered the evidence submitted to us-do on our oaths say that the said Patrick O'Neil came to his death ori Friday evening, the 17th day of March, 1854, from the wounds received by him at the hands of some person or persons unknown-the said Patrick O'Neil being at the time engaged in and leading, abetting and aiding a riot.
 P. s. Galpin, Foreman. Charles S. Scott, George Hoadley, Morris Tyler, B. Beecher, Jr., Willis Bristol, John Durrie, Caleb Mix, John Ritter,
 Samuel Bishop, Smith Merwin, E. H. Frisbie.
 Subscribed and returned March 22, 1854. Thos. Bennett, Justice.