The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-13
DEATH OF BRADY
 NOT BY MURDER
Coroner Wilson Finds George J Schmidt Guilty of Carrying
 Concealed Weapons
SHOOTING WAS ACCIDENTAL
But Neglect of Injury Which Causes Death Does Not Les
 sen Crime of Offender

Coroner Clifford B. Wilson today made a finding on the death of Will. liam James Brady, who died in this city. a few days ago from blood pois- cning, which followed a pistol shoi wound in the leg.
 The coroner finds that the shooting of Brady was accidental and that George J. Schmidt was guilty of nc crime except that of carrying con- cea1ed weap pons. For this Offense he recommends that Smith received the fully penalty provided by. statute.
 In reviewing the evidence taken before him the coroner finds that Burns entered the saloon of Joseph Monahan in Stratford on April 14 He began to talk fight. Schmidt drew a pistol, but only to frighten Brady There was no i'll blood between the men and he did not intend to injure Brady. Schmidt was also drunk A and Brady was wounded. He was discharged subsequently from the hospital cured, but neglected the wound, took to drinking, and the blood poisoning followed.
 The coroner discusses the incident in an interesting way as follows:
 Failure of a person to properly care for an injury, whereby such per son dies, does not lessen the crime with which the one committing the offense should be charged for causing such injury.
 CT may be murder or manslaughter, according to the elements entering into the commission of the act If there be intent deliberation, premedi- tation, etc., then the crime is murder, if. however, the person die through the negligence of another, and there be no intent or other elements mak- ing it murder, it is manslaughter. The negligence must, however, be wantOn, gross, or wicked, CT the homicide will be excusable.
 Carrying deadly weapons has be- come far too frequent, and is a men, ace to the public safety. No one without some good and sufficient req son carries such articles on his per- son for any commendable purposes, and many times such action results in unfortunate occurrences. Every means should, in my opinion, be used to discourage this practice and thus safeguard the public. When such things are in the hands of an intoxi- cated person, there is no foretelling what may be the result
 'I find that there was no attempt on the part of Schmidt to commit any crime, and that his idea was to about his physical powers in a drunk en way.
 That there was no i'll feeling be- tween Brady and the said Schmidt.
 That the said William James Brady died from acute septicoaemia re- sulting from bullet wound in the right leg, which shot was accidentally discharged by George J. Schmidt
 That the action of George J. Schmidt were not such as to make him liable for the death of said Brady, which was accidenta1; but the caid Schmidt ShOl1ld ha n11picbod for having a deadly weapon on his per son contrary to law, and I would the maximum sentence prescribed by statute be meted out to him.
 '1 have held the said George J. Schmidt for carrying concealed wea- pons, and have submitted my finding to Edgar w. Burritt, Grand Juror of the Town of Stratford, Connecti- cut"