The record-union., 1895-04-02
PARTIES UNKNOWN 70 THE JURY.
Result of the Inquest on the Body of
Pastor Torres.
The Jury Was Certain That the
Tamale-Man Was Dead, but
Beyond That Were Puzzled.

Justice of the Peace W. A. Henry. act
ing In the capacity of Coroner in that
ofhciaPs absence, last evening held an
Inquest on the body of Pastor Torres, the
tamale vendor, who was SO brutally as
saulted on Fourth street, between K and
l., on Saturday night, and died from the
effects of the beating Sunday morning.
District Attorney Ryan and City At
torney Brown conducted the examina-
ton of the witnesses.
Deputy Coroner Fenton read the state
ment of DR.. G. A. White, who performed
the autopsy on the body. which was to
the effect that Torres death was the re-
suit of the beating he had received.
Charles Moreno, marble-cutter, testi-
lied that he met Torres in the street about
IL o'clock, and went with him to his
house on Fourth street. They had nearly
reached there when they met four men
coming from L street. Witness and de-
ceased, III order to give the men room to
pass them, took the inside OF the walk.
one OF the men ran up against the wit
ness and Torres. Witness asked him
what he wanted, and he replied in a surly
way, lnterJecting considerable profanity.
tie then struck witness, who ran up to X
I
must have received the beating after wit
ness left.
Hernandez De Torres, widow of the
murdered man, testified that her husband
was brought into the house about ii
O'Clock Saturday night and died about IL
O'Clock Sunday morning.
w. +. Lang of the Salvation Army tes-
tilted that on Saturday night be saw three
or four men walk away from where
Torres was found lying. The witness
found him on the sidewalk, and with the
assistance of another man carried him
into his house. Two of the men had on
gray hats. Shortly before that time, and
while the Salvation Army were holding a
meeting at Third and L streets, a disturb
auca was created by man with gray
hat. Witness said II was possible that
THIS man was one of the crowd be saw
leave the spot where Torres was found.
Joe LastrO, boy who conducts a lunch
stand at Fourth and l. streets, testified
that Charles Moreno asked him to look
for an offer, after Torres was knocked
down, but he could not find one. Wit
ness SAID he saw the assault on Torres
and that he knew TWO Of the men who
were in the crowd.
Joe Dolan, one Of the men arrested on
suspicion of being one of Torres assail-
ants, was then brought into the room
where the inquest was being held, and
was readily recognized by LastrO as the
man who spoke TO Moreno when the lat
ter asked him what he wanted.
Lastro said he saw another one of the
suspects at the police station, and recog-
nIZed him as being with DOlan and the
other men when Torres was assaulted.
Joseph DoIan testified that on Saturday
night, Immediately before the assault
himself Windy" O'Hare, William Do
Ian and Oscar MOIiuslz were walking uD
Fourth street toward X, witness being in
the rear of the others. Those in front of
him got into a fight with two men. One
OF the men ran toward witness, who
jumped out of the way. Witness said
the man then ran toward Mollusk. who
knocked him down. Windy O'Hare
started the fight with Torres and Charles
Moreno.
Police Officer Douglas testified that Joe
Dolan, after he was arrested, admitted
having been with the others when Torres
was assaulted.
At the conclusion of the testimony the
jury retired, and after deliberatiug for
some time returned a verdict 10 the effect
that the deceased came to his death from
the effects OF a rupture of the stomach,
caused by blow or fall inflicted by par
ties unknown TO the jury
Joe Dolan, Dan (''Windy'p OHare.
William Cook, William DoIan, hack
man known as "MolIusk'' and a man
named Haggerty have been arrested i'm
connection with the murder,
Cook and Haggerty have been released.
but the two DOlans, Oscar Jacobs. alias
"Mollusk," and O'Hare remain in cus-
tody.