Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-01-14
DETECTIVES SAY COLE
WIS MURDERED.
Edward Coles Sudden Death at
Paulsbero Being Investigated.


ward Cole, at Paulsboro, was report
ed by our correspondent at that pla e
and the result of Coroner DeGrofts
view, that death was due to "paraly-
sis of the heart, due to alcoholic ex-
cess"
When Undertaken MacMulIen came
to dress the body for burial, he found
a condition that aroused suspicion.
There were scratches on the body.
and the head was terribly swollen
What appeared to be a great welt
extended across the forehead and to
the base of the brain.
Prosecutor Rogers took a hand in
the case and on THURSDAY last caused
the arrest of Joseph Donnelly at
whose house Cole died, and a boarder
named James Drain. Both are now
in Jail.
Detectives engaged in the investi-
cation say that Donnolly now tells a
story that conflicts with the first
story he told. His first story, in ex-
planning Coles death, was to the eff
feet that Cole had come to the place
drunk and had fallen down stairs.
This story stood as long as no one
contradicted the coroner's certificate,
which certified that Cole had died of
paralysis of the heart
DOnnellyS story, after being placed
under arrest, was that he and Cole
were out nearly all night and that
they had gone to the home of
Paulsboro family and were surprised
there by the father and son, both of
whom, Donnelly says, attacked Cole.
This was the first time this story had
been told byDonnelly or anyone else,
and detectives at once began to run
it down. In less than an hour Iney
were convinced that there was no
truth in the story.
Cole is said to have been drinking
the night before his body was found
IN the Donnells boarding. hcnse, and
the oetectiyes found witnesses TO tes-
tify that Cole and Donnelly were out
together at late hour
The fact that Cole is supposed to
have had considerable sum of money
which he had received for some prop
erty sold the borough leads the de-
tectives to believe that he was killed
for the money, none of which has been
found.
THE INQUEST.
COrOrer DETROIT conducted the In
quest in Cowgill's Hall on Wednesday.
The important testimony was given
by DR.. Go. E. Reading, of Woodbury.,
who testified that there was a con-
fused wound over the left eve The
size of quarter, his left side was
bruised up to the armpit, while on
the right side of the scalp there was
a severe effusion of blood, and the
brain injury showed that a blow had
been struck with something blunt as
if in upward motion. The doctor said
the mans death had been caused by
these injuries, and could not have
been inflicted long before death-not
"a hours before; there had been
succession of blows, and the wounds
could not have been inflicted by fall
DR.. Laws corroborated the testimony
of DR.. Reading.
Donnelly and Drain both testified,
but they didn't know much of import
ance, except that heretofore told, and
the names of two women were drag
ged into the case-a Mrs Heritage
and Mrs. Kirkbride. Last night Mrs.
Kirkbride was arrested and brought
to Jail.
The verdict of the jury was that
Cole came to his death at the hands
of persons unknown, but recommend
ed that Donnelly and Drain be held TO
await the action of the Grand Jury.