The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-10
JACQUES AT FAULT
Coroner Holds Him Criminally Responsible for Barton's
 Death.
NO NEW CHARGE YET
Young Man Is in Jail, Still Held on Warrant for the Coroner's
 Investigation.

The investigation of Coroner Mix Into the facts connected with the death of Edgar l., Barton, the man who was knocked down by William A. Jacques on the night Of October 22, was concluded yesterday afternoon and Coroner Mix then gave out his finding in the case in which he finds Jacques criminally responsible for Barton's death, Jacques is at pres ent in jail on warrant holding nim for the coroner Although no new warrant charging him with man. slaughter had,been served on him late last night one containing either a manslaughter or some other degree of murder charge will probably bo served to-day.
 The facts in the case arc summed up in the finding of the coroner, tho text of which follows;
 Having been notified on the 9th day of November, 1908, that Edgar r. Barton, a white male, about forty. six years old, late of the town and county of New Haven, state of Con- necticut had come to an untimely death, l at once took charge of said dead body, and made all proper in quiry concerning the manner and cause of said death. Afer said inquiry and having reason to suspect tha said death was caused by the criminal act, omission or carelessness of another or others, held an inquest and caused an autopsy to be performed upon said dead body by Charles J. Bartlett, med ical examiner of the town of New IIa- ven, who on the 9th day of November Der, 1908, rendered to me a sworn report of said autopsy as required by law Said inquest was held at the town of New Haven, and the following named persons were examined as wit nesses:
 William A, Jacques, 1a6 Cedar street, New Haven; Timothy Maloney 96 Ade- line street. New Haven; owen l. Mar lowe, New Haven police departments; Patrick ]. Brown, New Haven police department; Mrs, Mary Doty, 476 Oak street, New Haven; Lorenzo R. Jcn- ner, 1O7 Temple street. New Haven: John s. Foley New Haven police de- partment; George H. Nordaby, 1Sl Congress avenue, New Haven.
 Having considered all the testimony taken at said inquest and tho report of the autopsy l. on the 9th day of No- vember, 1908, made the following find ing concerning said death:
 On Thursday evening. October 22d, 1906, at about quarter of o'clock, Ed gar l.. Barton, who was somewhat un- der the influence of intoxicating drink, was going up Congress avenue and when a short distance south of Hill street, he met William A. Jacques, who was going down Congress avenue in, the direction of Church street.
 Barton spoke to Jacques and put his hand on Jacques shoulder, whereupon Jacques struck him violent blow upon the side of the face, knocking him down upon the sidewalk. Jacques at once turned and ran down through the middle of Hill street, being pursued who was upon Hill street, called upon him io stop, and upon his refusal so 10 do, he blew his police whistle as Jacques ran down Whiting street, and upon Whiting street he was again or- dered to stop. No doing so. Police Of- ficer Foley, who ordered him to stop drew his revolver and threatened to shoot, whereupon Jacques stopped running and was taken to the place where Barton lay upon the walk He was then taken to police headquarters Barton was removed by ambulance to tho New Haven hospital in an uncon- scious condition where he remained unconscious until his death, which oc- cured on November ,, 1908, from a fracture of the skull, together with hemorrhege and hypostaic pneumonia.
 l find that Edgar L. Barton came to his death by injuries inflicted upon him in the manner as herein described, and that William A Jacques is crimlnally responsible for his said death. Tn com pllance with the statute l have filed with the clerk of the superior court for New Haven county my full report of the Inquest. together with the evidence taken thereat and thereport of the au- topsy.
 Dated at New Haven Connecticut this gth day of November 1908.
 ELI MIX.
 Coroner for New Haven County