The sun., 1900-01-01
CORONER'S GRUET)AE DUTY
The Years Harvest of Deaths
From Violence. Accident
and Otherwise.
MURDER AND SUICIDE GALORE
Full Report of All Cases Considered
and Investigated by Coroner
Vandever and Deputy Giles
During the Past
Twelve Months.

DSphbJ NOAOnCA IElAlE 0llCc ndG hOOu
completed his yearly report OF the cases
that have been investigated by Coroner
Nandever and himself during the year
that has just closed.
The records Of the coroner's Office for
the year show an unusual number oil
deaths due to violence of one kind or
another, ranging from homicide down
through a long list Of casualties TO the
accidental suffocation of an infant by
reason OF being overlaid by its nurse
While the records make public for ali
time to come the incidents connected
with many crimes, there are a few cases
which the authorities do not enter upon
the public records, holding that the pub
lie is best served by the Withholding OF
certain details.
In cases where young women belong
ing to respectable families who have de-
parted from the paths Of rectitude and
resoried to practices which the law
makes criminal, il order to hide their
shame the coroner and his assistant do
not publish TO the world the results OF
their investigation in detail.
In order to saye the families from the
deep disgrace OF publicity. only 30 much
OF the history OF such cases was digulged
as served the ends OF justice. Many
men who hold their heads high in the
community have just barely escaped pun
ishment by reason of having stopped
short Of criminal action, thus saving, at
least, their public reputation.
There has been an unusually large
number of criminal cases inyestig tied
by the coroner during the past year.
Murder with malice and killing where
malice vas apparent but not proven, as
well as the killing Of innocent little
babies, all these CLASSES Of crime have
the county official had to deal With, and
his discoveries would make volume of
sensational reading interesting to persons
enjoying such gruesome subjects.
Among the most important circum-
stautial cases recorded in the report is
the death Of Mrs. Mary G. Perry, who
was killed By her common law husband,
Harry Wallace. The woman's skull was
crushed in several places and it was a
most brutal murder. Harry Wallace,
the criminal, is now serving life SEN
tence ior tie deed in in New Castle Jail.
Another case is that of the killing oil
William A. Montague by Montylaoo A.
Cole last May. Cole met his victim in
company with young woman named
Edna Wilson and without warning felleC
Montague with base ball bat and strik
ing him several times after he fell com
pleted the deed. Cole was tried, founi
guilty Of manslaughter and is now serv
! ing i've years in New Castle Jail.
There is still another case, which, i
possible, rivals in cruelty either of th
above cases and the perpetrator has no
been discovered up to this time although
the officers are working on the case. /
is that same cruel hearted mother VIII
strangled baby to death with sho
string and threw the body into Asbur
graveyard. The shoe string was almoE
buried in the neck OF the little victim
and when it was found with its littl
tongue protruding and eyes wide ope
and bulging, cry of horror arose.
. wac cruel, heartless murder which 4
punishment can aYenge. ~ 3s&
The report made out by Deputy Co
oDer Giles shows busy year for his
partment a9d is an follows:
rYg-Patriek Whalen, aged
, years, killed on railroad crossing ne
, New Castle.
January 6--Rachel Steller, No. ID
Delaware avenue, died al heart diseas
January lS-Sipple Il. Norris, Ski
and Adams streets, brakeman, killed
railroad.
J January Is-Martin V. Buzine,
years old, watchman, killed by falliI
down hold Of a ship at Harlan & He
. iingsworth's and fractuiing skull
January 23-Robert Gamble, aged A
died from fractured spine received
William Beadenkopfs morocco sho
Resided at No. 40S Union street.
January 27-Elizabeth Weber,4 yea
OF age, living on Lancaster pike ne
Oak Hill school, was killed at Elliott
B. q o. r. r. crossing.
January 30-John Hecker died su
denly at hospital, residence unknow
aged 80 years. He was sailor.
February david Ainbindar,
years OF age, residence No. 300 Carpent
street, Philadelphia. Frozen to death
Namans creek above Claymont.
February 5-Harry s. Walle, age
years, No. Ill Liberty street. Burn
, to death.
] February 9-William h. Spence,
years oid, Of White Clay Creek hundre
AASL ~ hNdtt y 0tctdcC at 1tH HUNT W III
. choppiig wood.
February 9--George R. Dempsey, Del
ware City, 46 years Of age. railroad e
giEeer, committed suicide by shootil
himself with revolver at his home.
February l1--Mary Sinister, Y yea
old, Of New Castle, was burned to dea
while her husband was out after fu
,, during the blizzard.
February 13-Angie Mitchell, No. %
Market etreet, about so years of ag
was burned to death at her residence.
February 13-Joseph Dawson, rs yea
Of age, of Talleyville, died while cho
J ping wood dnfing the blizzard.
February 14--Sayerio Scierjgia,
: years Of age, No. 735 South Seyenl
street, PHILADELPHIA, killed on Pennsy
vania railroad in the West Yard
February l6-Unkno8n woman, dis
OF consumption. No inquest held.
February l4-May Connor, G2 years
! age. Newark, died OF heart disease.
February 15--Mrs. BellInan, Newarl
+ committed suicide by banging herse
With stocking in her bedroom,
February 22-James Grown, So yea