The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-03-05
WHO KILLED HIM ?
Unsatisfactory Result Of the Inquest on
Tonalonis' Death.


Deputy Coroner Mauley aud his jury com.
pr siug John Scaulau, Joseph Manley, James
Powell, Patrick Conners, 2. u Faheriy and
johu ). Ready yesterday afternoon continued
the inquest on the death Of Thomas Tonu-
lonis who died at the Minors hospital from
the effects of a beating received in the First
ward on the night of December 10th. last
and for which William Snyder the First ward
stluonkeepor and undertaken, and Matt
Ka1powtz boarder in snyder's house, are
under heavy bail
Assistant District Attorney Moran was
Irescnt and conducted the examination Of
witnesses.
EumJrs having got anoat that two Of the
witnesses examined at the last session were
about to leave the town, they were arrested
yesterday afternoon and put under bail by
Justice Cardin for their appearance before
the Grand Jury. The witnesses are William
'lolonowsky and Victor Washeisyi. Molonow-
sky is the man who swore that he was in the
Snyder saloon on the fatal night. He admitted
that there was q quarrel i'm Snyder's saloon
because Tomalouis, the deceased, refused to
psy % cents for drinks and that Snyder
came from behind the bar and pushed
Comalonis towards the door. But when
asked if he saw Snyder OF Kampowitz strike
Tomalonis the witness said he did not. When
asked why he saw everything else but that
be said he was drunk at the time and did not
know exactly what went ON and no did not
know of any beating.
Yesterday witness named Mike Jupas
svore that ON the morning after the alleged
assault Molonowsky told him that Snyder
put Tomalonis out Of the saloon and that
If.Har nIl.fsf H.. d D
not say who beat the man.
William Abromaitsis was q witness yester-
day and denied the report that he kicked
Tomdlonis in the gutter after the latter had
been thrown out Of Snyder's saloon. He said
nc was not near the saloon that night, but
could not tell just where he was.
John Molonowsky, the witness who disap.
pcared about two weeks ago. in still missing
DIR. J. T. Kennedy, Of the Miners hospital,
WAS sworn yesterday and testified that Toma.
lunis died from the effects of an abscess on
the brain caused by a compound depressed
.racture Of the skull which had evidently
been produced by blow from some kind of
an instrument. A stove raker. he said, would
produce an injury of the kind. Two blows
were struck. One on the right side and the
other on the left side of the head
Several of the jury freely expressed the
belief that several Of the witnesses before
them had deliberately lied and that the testi.
mony clearly indicated that Tomalonis was
beaten in Snyders saloon, but as to who beat
The man they could not say, so the following
verdict was rendered: THAT the said Thomas
Iomalonis' death was caused by an abscess
on the brain; said abscess was due to a frac-
ture of the skull caused by an instrument OF
instruments, in the hands of some person OF
persons, unknown to this jury"
This verdict does not allow the release of
Snyder and Kar powitz. The District
Attorney is satisfied that there is sufficient
evidence to get the case before the Grand
Jury and the court