The times., 1901-03-13

William Zimmcrman's death was due t.
cerebral hemorrhage, the cause Of which
was to the jury unknown was the YER
dict reached by the coroner jury yes
terday afternoon after an examination OF
witnesses that lasted for nearly two
hours zimmerman lived at o052 NJ street
northwest. and was employed in the
freight yards Of the Pennsylvania RAN
road Last Friday he was paid $'eS Tor
his weeks work and started out with sew
eral companions They visited several sa-
looms and about O'Clock in the evening
zimmerman was found in Slate Alley in
what was thought to be a drunken stupor
and was sent TO the First precinct police
station where he was kept in a cell all
night When taken out in the morning
he was unconscious and was taken TO the
EmergenCy Hospital IL was found that
Zimmerman was suffering from cerebral
hemorrhaE, and an operation was per-
formed lie died Sunday morning. After
the autopsy the body was turned over to
friends for burial.
Julss : Gottlieb. Of 442 Tenth Street
northwest testified that he was in War
uer.s saloon on f Street. between Twelfth
and Thirteenth Streets, on Friday even
ing when Zimmerman came in with two
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influence of liquor that Warner instruct
ed his harkeeper to refuse to serve them.
The men insisted on being served. but on
meeting with a positive refusal they left
the place.
Gottlicb said that he found zimmerman
living 71p against the side of a house in
Slate Alley and called for a policeman to
have him cared for until he should sober
up Zimmerman was drunk, be said, and
showed some money while in the saloon.
Asbury r. Richardson, the bartender,
rorroborated the story and further added
that the men seemed to be on good terms
when in the saloon and no trouble seemed
e exist between them. Policeman Maui
rice Austin testified that he was told that
there was q drunken man lying in Slate
Alley, and going there he assisted Po-
liceman Carlson in putting him into the
patrol wagon and afterward helped to put
him into a cell at the station. zimmerman
was unable To give his name or any in
formation regarding himself and seemed
60 be in stupor in response to a ques-
tion from Coroner Neviu he said that h
might have been unconscious.
Policeman Carlson was next sworn. He
told of going to Slate Alley in response
10 a call from Gottiieb and finding Zim-
merman lying up against the side Of Con-
nor s saloon. lie was breathing heavily
and there was a strong odor Of liquor on
his breath. Carlson called the patrol
wagon and accompanied the man TO the
station, where, on being searched, TO
mark OF violence was found Police
man HOughlan, who responded TO the
caN ia the patrol wagon told the jury Of
the removal Of Zimmerman from the al
ley 10 the station. He tried to arouse
him, but was unable to do so. So far as
he could see there was nothing about the
man 10 indicate that there was anything
the matter with him, other than that he
was intoxicated. He helped take Zim-
merman TO cell, where he was placed
upon the floor. as he would doubtless
have fallen and hurt himself If placed on
the bench. Witness visited the cell sew
cral times during the night and found
mat the prisoner had frequently changed
his position Saturday morning he called
the attention of the sergeant to the fact
that the man showed 10 signs Of reviVing
and by the sergeant.s orders he placed
Zimmerman IN the patrol wa gOn ana took
him 10 the Emergency Hospital
DT. Beaie, the assistant resident physi-
clan az the Emergency Hospital said
that the man had been received at the in
sutuuon by DR.. Dixon, but that in COM
pany with DR. Vaughan he visited the
patient several hours later and found d
slight confusion on the left side Of the
4 deep
enough 10 cause much Of henOTThage-
The right arm was paraiyzed and there
were other evidences of cerebral hemOr-
rhage. and an operation was decided upon
and the skull was trephiued. A clot about
the size Of silver dollar was found that
was apparently of recent formation.
There was also slight lacerstiOn Of the
brain tissue. Il was typical case of
cerebral hemOrThage, the physician
stated. and il was believed that the only
chance OF saving the mans life was 10
perform the operation. The doctor
thought that the injuries might have
been produced by blow OF fall, he could
not say which
Precinct Detective Herndon was next
sworn. lie told Of his having been as
signed 20 the case and Of his having Sc
cured the business card that was found
20 Zimmerman pockets. This card gave
me ADDRESS OF Scenic Painter Zeiler in
the Corcoran Building Visiting that
place, he secured information that en-
abied him 70 locate Albert GiascOck and
Joseph Higgins as the men who were
with Zimmerman in the saloon. These
men had subsequently been arrested and
sentenced 10 the wOrkhouse on a charge
of disOTderly conduct He went to the
WOrkhOuSe and found GlaScOck extremely
talkaUve, but Higgins refused TO give
satisfactory answers to his questions. one
Of Higgins. ears was somewhat injured
and there was blood on his clothing
Both men, the detective said, admitted
having been with Zimmerman. but said
that they were too drunk TO know what
had occurred. The witness told OF Mrs.
Ailstcad having positively identified the
body and Of AIr. and Mrs. Cohen de-
scrihing the fail which Zimmerman had
while at their house in VI Street about
three weeks ago, when he struck his
head against the corner of the mantel-
piece.
Or Glazebrook told Of having performed
the autopsy Sunday afternoon at o clock.
tic found various injuries about the head.
and ia addition 10 the evidence Of a Ciot
having been removed on the left side of
the head he found various other clOts,
including a large one on the right side OF
the head. They was big subcutaneous
hruise covering this cl0I. and extending
over the entire right side OF the head,
lut there was no external evidence of
this injury. which was probably due 10
the head coming iB contact with some
fat surface, whether the result Of a blow
or a fan he could not say DR. Glaze
brook said that it WAS Al times difficult
for even a physician 10 distinguish differ
sut classes Of coma without 4 careful
examination. He referred particularly 10
the coma produced by drink. by kidney
trouble. and 10y cerebral hemurrhage. He
stated that from any one of these causes
a. person might die He believed that q
polio, station 10 care FOR an such cases,
and NOT until that was done would such
cases as that Of Zimmerman receive
proper attention.
GiascuCk and Higgins also appeared be
fore the jury. but as they were hopeless
time they lelt Zimmerman, their tcsti-
mOny was unimD0rtanr. After short
dsHperation the jury returned the YER
cict.