The record-union., 1897-11-13

continued Mr.. Flaherty, DR.. Bainbridge
went to the back of the house and heard
Mrs. SCHNEIDER talking to somebody, and
on Investigating found that it was Rob-
ertson. 1t was subsequent to this that
Mrs. cambridge had brought the infor-
nation that the latter was hurt.
When Robertson had been deposited
in his room, said Mr. F'laherty, DR.. Balm
bridge stripped him and after making
careful examination of his head and
body, stated that there was nothing seri-
Gus and that while he would be sore
in the morning he would come around
all right. He saw the injured man made
comfortable and then left.
Mr.. Flaherty said that Robertson's
left side and shoulder were bruised and
somewhat discolored and that there was
black and blue streak along his left
temple, but that except for his hard
breathing and snoring he seemed to be
all right
Mr.. Schimar. Mr.. F1aherty said. vol
unteered to 'sit up" with Robertson,
and about 3 o'clock aroused the inmates
of the house and said his charge was
much worse. Mr.. Flaherty got to the
injured mans room only in time to see
him die.
Mr.. Flaherty said he at once sent for
DR.. Bainbridge and asked him whether
or not it was case for the Coroner.
The doctor replied that it was not and
that death had resulted from apoplexy.
Thereupon Mr.. Flaherty notified Fenton
& Gormley, undertakers, and the for
mer came for the body. Mr.. Fenton,
Mr. Flaherty said, also inquired Of DR..
cambridge whether the case was one
for the Coroner or not and the latter
again said it was not and that death had
resulted from apoplexy.
Throughout the day yesterday rumors
were rife to the effect that the under
taking establishment of Fenton &
Gormley had refused to turn over Rob
ertson's body on the demand of Coroner
Clark, but these We're proved to be
groundless.
| Coroner Clark was seen last night and
stated that during the forenoon he had
| telephoned to the parlors of Fenton
& Gormley and requested them to turn
over the body. Mr.. Gormley, Mr.. Clark
| said, was absent at the time, but upon
| his return offered no objections to the
remains being taken to the Morgue, in
asmuch as there had been no death GER
| llIlcdl6 lSSuGu ny Tic pliy oiSAtliA AL
| charge.
Coroner Clark said he had received
| knowledge of Robnsons death yester-
day morning from Police Officer Maley
| James McGrath and Harry Koenecke,
who had told him they believed death
had resulted from a fall or blow. The
circumstances as related by the three
men, Mr.. Clark said, were suspicious
enough to warrant him in taking charge
of the body and ordering an autopsy.
! Mr.. Clark also stated that he had seen
| DR.. Bainbridge with reference to the
| case, and the latter said that while he
| was not with Robertson longer than
| twenty-five minutes, he had every rea-
| son to believe that he was suffering
| from apoplexy, and that he still believed
that to have been the cause of death.
| The fact that Haub's restaurant, 10
street, was being burglariZed about
the time Robertson left the rooms of DR..
Bainbridge has led many people to sus-
| pect that he received his injuries at the
| hands of the burglars while they were
| in the act of making off with their booty
A Record Union representative
called upon Mrs. j. B. Shay, whose hus-
! band conducts the restaurant, and
made inuuires concerning the affair. The
lady said her husband had closed the
place about o'clock and that the burg
| lars made their raid, as near as she
! could Judge. between 1870 and IL
O'Clock. They had effected an entrance
| through the rear door and had carried
| off a small show case in which were two
/ boxes of cigars, besides about two dozen
bottles of wine and a demijohn, which
also contained wine The lights were
burning when the burglary was COM
mitted.
Subsequently, Mrs. Shay said, Mrs
| SCHNEIDER had informed her that at the
! time Robertson was moaning a man
came out of the rear door of the res
taurant and walked towards the street
up the alley Mrs. SCHNEIDER had asked
the man who was making the noise, and
the latter had replied that he supposed
somebody was sick.
The showcase which had held the ci-
gars, Mrs. Shay explained, was found
in the alley. broken open. but the ci-
gars had disappeared. The property
stolen amounts to about $50
The body of the dead man occupied a
slab in the Morgue last night, and was
viewed by the usual number of morbidly
| curious persons.
| A broad, red, regular bruise extended
| from the horehead back along the left
side of the head and looked as though it
might have been made by coming in
contact with some smooth body, such as
! the floor of the landing on which he is
supposed to have struck. There was no
perceptible laceration of the skin, but
| the Inflammation showed clearly
through the close-cropped hair. 1t will
take an autopsy to prove or disprove the
theory that the skull was fractured
The left shoulder was mottled with
blue spots proving that he muct have
| fallen some distance, and somewhat
larger place on the left side was also dis
colored Otherwise there was no ex-
ternal evidence of injury.
| Frank J. Robertson was AZ years OF
age and a native of Toledo, o., where his
| people reside. He was tailor by trade,
| and prior to taking a position in the
Windsor Hotel, worked in many tailor
ing establishments in this city. He had
| lived in Sacramento about eight years,
and had always made his home at the
| Windsor.
Informations Filed.
| Rvan Yesterday