Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-31
THE CORONER'S VERDICT.
Henry Hess Death Was Caused By
HsmOrrhagss Of the Intestines.
The Body was Removed to Schrod-
er's Undertaking Establishment
and Prepared for Burial-After
Hearing the Evidence Of VIII
nessas the Coroner Decided That
Death was Due to the Cause
Mentioned - The Examination
Made by DR.. Beabout.

The remains of Henry Hess, OF Full
ton, who was found dead on Sixteenth
street early yesterday morning, were
removed to Schroders undertaking es-
adjustment and prepared for burial.
The examination made by Mr.. Shroe-
der substantiated the theory Of DR..
Beabout, published in the Register yes
terday morning, that Hess came to
his death from internal hemorrhages,
and that the wounds upon his face
and head could not have produced
death. This verdict was also given by
Coroner Schultz, who heard the testi-
mony Of witnesses in his Office in the
afternoon.
Harry Bogard, an employe for E.
Ball, the ice dealer, was the first wit
ness to be examined. His testimony
was brief and to the effect thata he
went to work yesterday morning
about $3.50, saw Hess lying on the
curb by Ellingham's and thought he
was dead.
The next witness was Albert Caps,
bar tender in McGinley's saloon, whose
story was published in yesterdays
Register. He saw Arthur strike at
Hess once or twice and then Richards
went between them and said: Jimmy,
come away and quit your fooling,"
and Daily turned his head around and
said: Jimmy, let him alone"
Capps went to get the old man to
put him in a bedroom until time
for the six o'clock motor, but he had
gone. Arthur finished eating first and
then went to the Chapline street door
and stood there. Then Daily and Rich
ards went out, none Of them returning,
and when Capps went to the door three
or four minutes later he could not
see anyone. It was about four o'clock,
as near as Caps could remember,
when they left. He could not recollect
what started the quarrel.
Cherries E. Daily said that Arthur,
Richards, and himself went into Nc
Ginley's saloon about three o'clock.
Hess was there and he spoke to him.
Arthur started to joke with Hess,
who was an old customer Of his. Rich
ards and Daily then moved closer to
the lunch counter and left Arthur
talking with Hess. Hess suddenly hit
Arthur on the nose and Arthur reach
ed for his handkerchief. His nose
was bleeding profusely. Then Arthur
hit Hess with his open hand, but Daily
did not know exactly where, and then
Caps put Hess out. Daily and the
others finished their lunch and left,
Arthur proposed that they go out to
Zwickers' saloon on Seventeenth street
above Jacob, and they went out, stay
ing a half or three-quarters Of an hour.
They came back on Sixteenth street on
the south side Of the street. When
thew were coming down Sixteenth
street to the City Building, which they
reached about four o'clock, they no.
ticed a man lying on the curb and
thought he was drunk. Arthur said:
THAT looks like old Hess and they
passed until they met officer Michigan
at the corner of Sixteenth and Eoff
streets. They spoke to him and told
him Of the man lying on the pavement.
Then they came on down Sixteenth
street and turned up Market. Arthur
and Richards went into Joyce's saloon
and Daily went to his home between
Seventh and Eighth streets on Market,
where the police found him at
$50 a. m.
James Arthur testified to the facts
as given above. corroborating the other
witnesses in every detail.
DR.. Beabout, who made an eXamjna-
ton of the remains, testified that Hess
met his death from hemorrhage Of the
intestines. and this was the verdict at
the inquest.
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