Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-07-10
Such Is Verdict
OF CorOner's
Inquest.
Ia WITNESSES SWORN

Keyport, July 10:-The coroner's
inquest into the death of Hugh John
McCabe, who died at the Monmouth
Memorial Hospital, Long Branch,
Wednesday of last week from IN
juries received the day previous fol-
lowing an alteration with Alan
Walling at the steamboat dock, was
held Thursday afternoon at the Bor-
ough Hall here, Coroner j. /. Sickles
of Nayesink conducting the inquest,
The jury, which was empaneled and
sworn last Thursday, was composed
of Mayor E. u. Conklin, foreman,
and Messrs. George Langan, Aaron
H. Bedle, Joseph DeHart, Phelps
Cherry and D. e. Mahoney.
The time set for the inquest was
2 O'Clock and promptly at that hour
the coroner directed Constable Nc
Cam to call the roll of the jurors,
after which the taking of testimony
began, fourteen witnesses being ex-
amined.
DR.. Hoagland was the first witness
called and upon being sworn he tes-
titled as to being called to the
steam boat, dock to attend Mr.. Me-
Cabe and upon making a superficial
examination found him to be suf-
fering from a scalp wound about
two and a half or three inches long
and his right thigh broken near the
knee. He advised Mr.. McCabe's re-
moval to his home, where further
examination was made and ne then
advised his removal to the hospital,
which was done. He said that Mr..
McCabe was in a semi-conscious con-
dition from the time he first saw him
and that he at once recognized the
case as serious one.
Jacob M. Decker, who was next
called testified that on the day Mr.,
McCabe was injured the first he saw
of him was when he helped to pick
him up from where he had fallen
The day previous, however, he had
heard the argument between the men
and had tried TO act as peacemaker.
He heard Mr.. McCabe call Mr. Wall
ing hard names, but saw no blows
struck.
r Benjamin Decker, the third Wit
ness, said that he saw the whole oc-
currence and after testifyin 20
location said that Mr.. Walling had
a boat load of fish at the dock and
they were planning how to dispose of
them when Mr., McCabe came up. He
said Walling told McCabe that he
wouldxpot take from him what he
had the day before He said he REM
onstrated with Walling, asking him
not to hurt McCabe, but when the
latter struck him Walling knocked
him down and kicked and hit him
while he was on his hands and knees
Then, witness said, Walling threw
McCabe backward over the edge Of
the dock, McCabe striking first upon
his head. The witness, with Holmes
Stryker and Jacob Decker, picked
him up from where he had fallen
and assisted In getting him to a place
on the dock.
DR.. Fields, who attended McCabe
at the hospital testified as to the pa
tients injuries and condition when
he first examined him, as well as to
the time he was admitted to the hos
pital and the time he died. He al
so testified TO having performed the
post morten examination in which IL
was found that there was bad
scalp wound, the right leg broken,
near the knee, ten ribs -fra etuZear
1a1l of the near the back and SOD
of them in two places, several hav-
| ing punctured the lung. He also
said the body was a mass of bruises.
When asked by the Coroner II, in
his opinion, all of these injuries
could have. been caused by the fall,
DR.. Fields said that they could.
Capt. Scott Hopkins, when sworn,
said that he was in the fish market
when he heard loud talking and up
on looking out saw McCabe strike
Walling in the neck. He said Ben
jamin Decker stepped between them
and was trying to persuade Walling
not to hit McCabe when the latter
stepped out to one side and again
hit Walling this time in the mouth.
He then saw Walling push McCabe
and as the latter went down on his
hands and knees Walling kicked him
with the side of his left foot on the
hip. Up to this time, he said, he
was certain none of Walling's blows
had done McCabe any injury. As
McCabe got up. witness said. he
started toward Walling and the lat,
ter put his hands on MeCabe's chesH
and shoulder and gave him q Dsrzh,
McCabe going over the edge OF the
dock. He said he was the first one
TO reach McCabe's side where he had
fallen and tried to stand him upon
his feet when he found his leg was
broken and then others came TO his
assistance and they placed him on
the dock and made him as comfor-
table as possible.
Holes Stryker testified that he saw
Walling strike and kick MeCabe and
then pushed him overheard. also that
he helped pick him up. He said he
heard no words between the men,
not being near enough at the begin
ming of the trouble
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