The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-12-29
Evidence Tending to Show Prsmed-
itatiOn.
Suspicious Entry in
Record Book.
Physician Testiiles as to Canse
of Death.

New York, December 2s The inquest
into the death of Louis III. billiard on
December 18th, at Bellevue Hospital, was
resumed to-day before Coroner Fitzpat.
rick. Mrs. HiIliard was recalled and
said that. she noticed bruises on her nus
bands head when she saw him at the
insane pavilion, and he told her he had
been beatsn. She asked DIR, Fitch how
he got tine bruises, and he said he did
net know, and did not want to know.
Thomas ID, Boyle, a policeman, tsst.-
fed that he had ARRESTED Minnock on
December 10TH. and taid of a oonversa-
ton with Minnock, on the car to the
station house, In which Minnock said
he had been thrown down on his story
"but had story at any rats which he
could tell, that they had killed a man In
the pavilion on Tuesday"
Or. John W. Moore, Jr., of the Bellevue
hospital staff, who had charge Of the pa
vilion for the insane, said his impression
was that he saw billiard between 10
and IL on Decem bsr 18th. He had his
clothes on, and the witness said he had
an indistinct recolieeton OF seeing q slight
bruise over billiards eye, lie next saw
billiard bstween and O'Clock, when
he was summoned In a hurry, and found
one OF the nurses kneeling over billiard,
producing artificial respiration, so he did
not put his ear to the mans heart for
several moments. He then found Hiliiard
was dead.
''who was trying TO produce respira-
tionf'
mir. Marshall Davis was also present
and third nurse, IL / remember correct
ly.'
"Did you form any opinion as to the
cause of death?''
IN ascrlbo It to acute dilation OF the
heart csuseu by an sxhausting light, and
the autopsy said the man had a dilated
heart.'
Ninnock was recalled and said that the
sheet was twisted ::around billiard
threat on Wednesday by Davis. He de-
scribsd the twisting Of the sheet about
billiard neck by Davis, after the fash
ion known among sailors as the spanish
windlass.
"If this witness's testimony is true, 1t
makes tie case one of murder" said AS
sistant District Attorney Mcintyre. at
establishes generalization"
Several women servants at the hospital
all denied knowing anything about
billiard, or how he received this Injuries
causing his death.
James ID. Gleason, registrar Of Bellevue
hospital, read from the insane pavilion
record books, ths entry In the HiIlisrd
case, in which 1t was said that HiIiiard
violently attacked the nurses. 1t was
signed by Dean, MarshalI and Donnslly.
One Of this jurymen discovered that the
entry OF the billiard case was made two
pages after ths night record of December
IL, and wanted to know why this was.
MIR. Gleason said the nurses kept the
book, and he had never seen 1t until 1t
was given to him TO bring 60 the court.
The jury tonight rendered verdict
declaring that Louis III. Hilliard> had
come TO his death from aEphyxiation ami
fractured ribs caused by jesse r. Davis,
Edward Dean and Clinton ]. Marshall
The jury also oensured the Bellevue hos
pital authorities for iaxity OF methods.
Despite the protests of Assistant District
Attorney Mcintyre, Davis, Dean and
Marshall were released In $1,000 bail each.