The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-28
INQUEST OVER
MRS. NJ. SHARP9
coRoNER's JURY HAS BEEN .uM.
MoNED TO HOLD iNVESTlGA.
TIoN-AuToPsY HELD TO-DAY.


Coroner Frank A. Floyd to-day at
noon or shortly after called together
a c%oroner's jury consisting of the fol-
lowing named citizens. viz: Messrs.
VI. =. Wells, Frank Boydston. Pat NJ.
Hoguc, Raymer Talkington, T. NJ.
McElfresh and o. j. Morrow. the men
Lgoing to the Musgrave Undertaking
morgue on Monroe street where they
Viewed the remains OF Mrs. Marshall
Sharps.
After viewing the body the jury was
dismissed until 10 Il. IN. OH Tuesday,
when they will again meet and hear
the evidence and testimony relative
10 the death of the woman.
An autopsy was held today about
II o'clock, and the physicians who
made the autopsy, Drs, Waddcll and
City Physician Chesney Rammage
decided that the woman came to her
death by n huge blood clot forming as
the result OF u blow, which might have
happened when she fell down the area
way at Mumford electrical shop, o.
from some other cause.
The bruise from which the eliot re
suited was on the right side of the
head above the ear. and the skin or
the outside of the head bore no mari
OF a wound there. but the flesh on the
inside OF the skin showed a very bad
Ia hrpiuon Sppt
So far as the doctors discovered
there was no fracture, death resulting
from the clot on the brain caused by
a blow OF some kind.
An investigation is being made b,
Chief of Police Buckley, Mayor Martin
and Prosecuting Attorney Tusc MOI
ris, they thinking that perhaps there
might have been some foul play, AM
they are gathering up all the evidence
possible to be presented 10 thu
%Coroner's jury on Tuesday morning.
1t seems that the woman when She
at times resained consciousness or
Tuesday night or early Wednesda,
morning stated to the police officers
that she had been knocked down II
the place where she was found. anf
upon this. and some very contradic
tory evidence given by Mr.. Sharps be
fore the authorities this morning, tn,
n%tlciels are making a thorough invcs
LEGATION.
The woman was found In a sort o
cellar way at the side OH the Mumfor(
building on Jackson street about 1885
on Tuesday evening, by a Negro
named Alamo Washington. who was
passing by the place. and hearln'
groans coming from the place, inves
tigatGd and found the woman. He i'm
mcdiatGly notified Mr.. Mumford. am
together they called the city police
after which Il cab vas secured and TIL
woman taken 10 the grand jury room
n the Court House where she re
NAMED during the night. A local ply
stefan was called. ant after he exam
incd the woman he diagnosed the case
as too much wliskey. and tho woman
was left TO sober ZIP. but In the morn
Ing DR.. Chesney Ramagc. who is the
city physician. decided that the wo
man was IN n bad way, and had her re
moved to the Cook hospital. where 1t
gave her attention. but the woman
died about one O'Clock without regain
ing consciousness.
Arrangements were made for her
hurirl today. but as she wns to be
moved to Boothsvillc for burial at !?
o'clock and the autopsy IA not helt
until this time it was necessary to de
lay the moving OF the body to the 81
burban town until a later hour. Tho
funeral arrangements were in charge
Of Undertaken Musgrave.
IDENTIFIED BY ANDERSON.