The San Francisco call., 1898-05-01
Died Twenty-One Days
 After Having His Jaw =. .~.... =.. .. Brok en-.
The Mystery Of His Demise Cleared Up by an Eye
 :. Witness.
MAGRANE IS RESPONSIBLE
pr. Clark Of the Infirn1ary Was Sure
 That Death Was Caused by .% .4 = .. :: IConsurn ption.

= The veil of mystery which surrounded /: the death of Henry Wright, the colored lad who*died at the Alameda County In : fir1iary. on "Wednesday last, has been :: lfftea and those familiar with the cir : -ciInlstances that led to. his quick: demise have: disclosed the secret. =. >' :. :. C)ii; Tuesday last. = r,' ON ein, the: : well-known baseball playey3 who: is :: a :: deputy sheriff at the: race. track : took young Wright to the. hospital in a. buggy : and turned him over to the: care: of. Stew ard ~TQbins :. He: informed the latter that the boy was suffering from "a cruel peat Ing and was in a precarlo ous; .Gonq1ton-, Wright was put to%:bed, =but.:was so sore on his right side thai, he%could.. not He upon it.. During that day he remained in the hospital W hem. through he exertioIls :. Of O,Neiil, aspernsit was obtained allowing him to enter. he irfirnaary-.:. On. " ednes- day he died ard* the. doctors; signed: a death certificate which gave. consunp tion as the cause;&:: . :.4..:-: =. .. 5 >:.>. Charles Boots; t1e* well 5knoT'n horse owner "a ff racing man. on. hearing of the- :. lads. death reported to. Jailer@ Lane at the County Jail that he believed Wright: $ : dea tfr=py|iss brought about. through a beat ing MT: Boots said: he : had nc posItlNe : knowledge of the: fact. but .censiqerea II worthy; being: fnYeSti gated J aller lsai5e then reported the matter to. 4EQrolaQr BaIu7 win. and *the#fdt tter:inStituted a snort ln= yestfgatioIi:. He questioned: Dr.. Clark as to*the condition of the boy, and: vas. s :lH- formed that no. complaint of ill7treatment, was made to. him. nor were thefe. any : bruises on his "hody:-- The Cer0ner"Statel that :I1r: Clark had diagnosed his case: and had found that Wright was suffering :. from: a gut e. con sumption. He, therefore, did not continue: the fnvestlg lgat1on:
 As soon as the above: facts were pub lished in. The: :CaIl;& the boys at the race: track bega h. alkfflg bout the cruel treat- ment Wright had received at the hands of William MagraTlei,:: his employer: .-.:
 Call representative ylslteq lIlgieSiHs S Ss vesterday and: learned. .thstt*.A M aSrane had left for St:*I4ouis: the day before Wright died.. *=::. ::.:: >s -.
 Harry .Mal1ine. known to. =race-goers.as as "Owi@: was. in ~the. employ of Magralle at. the time Wright was <beateI= and an ey e witness to the brutal assault He made e.2 the following st sta{emeR{ fs;1 ogTe1a anS sa
 him break Wright%s jaw. :>lt.+ hapPened :ln mare Free Lady s stall. :: INTight was about to lead. the horse out when grane. noticed a .speck of: dust and: says to hlIn: ,. You haven't brushed her#off, ,,. and Wright @ answered he never saddleq .up: horse came angry and told Wright to pull the. saddle off. Wright *turned to: obey, and as he did so Magrane caught: :iafln py"the the neck with his left hand an q with the right struck him. :0ns:. the jaw. VI th a heavy. corn brush. Refore:zV right fell to the floor Magrane struck. nln :agaln ana let him drop While: he lay m noaningf there he was kicked in the: short::rfbs, and might have been killed had I mot fnterfered. Magrane jumped into his buggy and went sent Mcdonald, his bfaeksnlitl. with the. boy down town to: some doctor. t@@ have his jaw fixed : Me Donald" them: brought him back to the stable: :vSherez he stayed in bed for about a Inontl1 without seeing. anybodys The doctor. came .tQ. visit him oftener, but. he. thinner. and: thinner
 I'll bet he didn't wei gin; an ore: han *:110 pounds .. When: he cam e: out. of: bed he went back to. work for Ma asrarlfe rubbing g horses I.got. disgust ted=. with" la4s. treat- ment and: left him.. " right. OrllX worked a few days. when hes was: taken sick @aId died.r< think the &bea ting: he received. led to his death. = Had + .bsrd sonnet thiIfg in my pocket at the. time he; hit :1Yrfght:I I would have He'd: him. 2. lie has beat ensa lot of fellows: t hat; worked" for him. He hit 'Blackstrap. about *tYio: weeks ago and the boy left him, but. came back hen Magrane threatened to @haXe him; ruled uff both tracks - @ :- .I *. Hurley Smith. a:@coloreSi man employed at the track, teNs-:the- same story He . said that: W:righ r. while "lre..W as tft bed, . told him how. Magrame brok e :, his! jaw: : II know. that boy since .98S, and always thought he was In good: heal th, in: fact, I never *sa " him: sick q: day hi his: life. Since receiving; his beating he: has been sick and; had: taf:. to T cave off work several times. ;::::: .5:: '..: =: T. :s>3:~ :5 ~:
 Another instance *of Nfagra ne'sS. quick temper was >told<. by iCSrSIi Edison. HI e said he worked" for Mag afle last summer :. as rubber. %Qne day:ss a horse that he was by; and when MEigrarle :: learned of the accident he grabbed: up a :p{fchfork; and without waitipg g flor. eMIrlana tfons< made a rush at. Edison=a and would: have tnpaIed for protection: He al so. :elift' his employ on account of the wretcfled treat nent =:
 Magrane.. and. :" Me Don ald,:.the :.:black- = smith, are now: in St. |Ioliis.:; : .:.