The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-01-23
BIckshOt in Eyre S Brain.


Bridgeport N. d., Jan. 22-''We, the
jury, ind that George b. Eyre came to his
death by a gunshot wound al hand ol
party or parties unknO wn.'
This was the verdict Of the Coroner
jury Of Bridgeport folk-sturdy, honest
Jerseymen. who swore to-day over the
corpse that was once George b. Eyre. to
judge fairly and we'll in this, tho matter
before them.
The verdict--delivered solemnly amidst
tho stiffness of many men, with the month
old corpse close by, with water witherod
hands. clasped tightly across the dead
hcart-is both link and evidence. IL clears
away the mystery from tho strange dis.
appearance of a decade-and lays bare
murder. one OF the NEST brutal in yenrs.
For 1t is by murder-cruel, causless-
that George Eyre met his fac Not satis-
tied with the shot that toro open tho dead
mems skull, and ridlled his brain with
scores of little bullets. the murderer or
murdcrers. beat tho victims head into a
jelly not q bone of the skull or side OF
face is intact Eyre did not even have II
fighting chance.
The shot that ended his lfe was fired
from bohind-probahly not four feet from
where he was sitting. The interior of his
skull, at tho top, was literally incrusted
with shot.
Half tho brain tissue had disappeared.
The remaining half was mangied and pcr-
forated by The deadly lcaden spheres Tho
skull had been crushed in and face bat
tered after the shot which ended Eyre's
life was fired. This terrible story Is but
part of what tho inquest to day revealed.
Tho rope which, knotted twice about
Eyros legs, held the weight that Kept
him to the r.ver's bottom for 4 month was
evidently tied by q fisherman. Few 9th.
ers, except sailors, tie the fiat knot. 1t Ia
tied exactly opposite to the granny" or
ordinary slip knot The difference bstwesn
them Is that the flat knot will not slip
the granny" will. No fl5herman ever
ties a granny" unless in desperate haste
or through extreme nervousness.
Ono of the knots which tied Eyre's knees
together is fiat--the other is granny
The knot by which the loop was fastened
to tho wcight is fiat one.
Chester, Pa, January 22.
George Eyre's body was brought from
Bridgeport to Chester today on the launch
Viola. The remains were neatly encased
in yellow coffin, which was placed Oh the
forward deck,
Quite gathering had formed outside
the Eyre home at Seventh ana Barclay
streets, expecting that the young mans
body would be Immediately taken there.
But this was not done. Horace W. Fair
lamb ncting under instructions from the
ldiNllt, UWt tho CDllIn taken To MS OSUuD- |
llshment on Marker street.
MIR. Fair!umb Is IA friend of the Eyre
family, and in their bereavement they
have turned over ali the arrangements for
the funeral to the care Of Mr.. Fairlamb
and Samuel Clyde, who was Eyre's warm
personal friend as well as his financial
agent.
Lying in his coffin. George Eyre bore
little rcsem hinncc to one who hud met so
Lnrri h'n "a ,1nnth Si,lfpllxy hol 4 bn Ia,
flguremcnt of wounds aud exposure boon
obliterated from his aOuntonanco, and his
closed cyolids impaired a peaceful express
sion. Tho public was not generally adj
mitted to view the cUuntenance Of tho vic.
tim OF crime, but Alpha Club mcmb ers
who called ut tho Fairlamb Establishment
were permitted to view the remains of
their comradc and relatives and irtimato
frleuds of tho family called during the re-
naming hours of tho afternoon.
McaDwhilo in George Eyre's home are
his mother grandmother and sister. who
have not yet seen the poor fellow, with
his eyes closed IN death. While they arc
anxious to have tho body removed with all
haste from Now iJe,sey, now that it has
arrived, they shrink from the ordeal Of
behOlding the pilable sight cf their loved
ono done to death.
Funeral services are TO be held at tho
residence, 235 West Seventh street AT eco
o'clock Tomorrow afternoon Tho Rev.
Mr.. Tate, pastor OF st. Paui's Episcopal
Church, Will preach the funeral scrmon.
The fureral will bo public. lnterment is
to be private, in the family plot, at Che.
ter Rural Cemetery.
Chester, January 22.-Jamcs PleIce is
under 500 bail pending \ trial un q charge |
Of having stolen the cunning skif OF
Bonsail &. Ladomas from he Alpha Club
boathouse. Pierce has admitted to tho
Chief Of Police that he had this SIX III in
his possession, but as to how 1t came there.
whether honestly or otherwise, he has not
made any statement.
Ever since the skiff was picked up adrift
in the Delaware, which happened few
days alter Eyro's Disappearance, tho polioo !
have been suppreiaing for their own ends
m ugly fact in connection with this boa.
The boat Is now in its place at the Alpha
Clubhouse, and on its stern Is big blood
stain. Roughly estimated 1t is about the
size OF human hand.
At first no attention was paid to this
stain by tho police, because it 10 u common
thing for n cunning skir to bear blood
marks from he wounded ducks that are
liu ng into IL. Still the authorities felt
that no possibility should be overlooked,
30 this blood stain has been scraped and
exami ned. 1t 10 not ducks blood. A
North American reporter learned tonight
on tho best authority that this stain was
from tho blood of mammal, and pre-.
sumably. in fact In all likelihood, human
blood. This statement of fact was made
Moreover, the bloody mark
is not at the bottom OF the boat, where the
blood from bra CO Of wounded ducks