Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-05
CORONER PREPARING FINDING. Autopsy on Body of T. V. Coaatche
 ley and Inquest at AlIyn's Point.

After an autopsy held Wednesday morning by pr. N. B. Lewis upon the body of Thomas " CoatcheIey at the morgue of Undertaken Gager, Coroner Franklin H. Brown spent two hours at the Perkins house at Allyn's Point near Gales Ferry, holding an inquest before preparing his findings in the case. He expects to have the findings ready in day or two. These will be placed in the hands of the grand juror for thee town, and Mrs. Lillian M Per- kins will then be presented before a justice of the peace tc answer for her part in causing the death of Coatchel- ley by a gunshet wound at the Perkins home on Tuesday afternoon.
 Through the autopsy was shown the course of the bullet from Mrs. Perkins shotgun which killed Coatchelley When she fired he was stepping over the smashed in door and had his right hand against the door casing. Mrs. Perkins, who is used to handling a gun and is said to have the reputation of being the best woman shot in New London county, told the coroner. that she did not take any particular aim, but just tossed the gun up and fired. It is shown that the bullet struck the door casing where MT. Coatchelley's hand was, passed through the casing, cutting off his index finger so that it hung by a shred The bullet struck him in the breast at the seventh rib, chipping off a piece of the rib and talk ing downward course through the lower end of the heart, the stomach, liver, kidney and spleen, and coming out of his back on the left side, srtuclk and splintered the door paneI and fell to the floor.
 By it's contact with the door casing it was mushroomed into a wide flat disk of heavy metal that made a terri ble wound
 Mrs. Perkins told the coroner further details of the mans actions immedi- ately after she sot him. He sank to sitting position and kept his eyes on her, his lips moving as if he were try ing to speak. She had two babies in the house with her at the time. her sons child and the Coatchelley baby, and she ran out of the house with her sons child in her arms. When she re- turned Coatchelley had fallen back to the floor dead.
 CoatchaIy Well Known Here.
 Coatchaly came to this country from Greece, his native country about nine years ago. Shortly afterward he went to New London where he was employed in a candy kitchen. About five years ago he opened a candy store In Mystic, where he remained about two years, at the end of which time he set up in the candy business in New London. He conducted this store three years, after which he sold out to his uncle, George Mallech. and came to Norwich, where he bought an old es tablished candy store. It was here that he met Miss Ida Perkins. whom he later married. At the insrigation of his wife and mother-in-laW he solI out his business and went to live with Mrs. Perkins at AlIyns Point, being induced to take up farming. He spent, his friends say $1000 in implements m 1ad tn nrf in he could make it a paying occupation. At the end of year he determined to abandon agriculture. This was six months ago. At that time he attempt ed to induce his wife to go to New London or Norwich, where he wanted oopen up store. but his efforts were useless. Family dissensions arose and he went to New London, where he went into the insurance business. A subsequent quarrel with members of his family led him to go to Texas. While there his wife gave birth to a child. He returned to New London about three weeks ago, since which time he had been negotiating for store to open a candy estaD- liShment.
 Coatchaly was popular in this city and had made many friends not only among his compatriots but among other residents. He was of a jovlal | disposition and always had a pleasant greeting for his friends and acqua1nt- 1 ances, and his untimely death is a source of regret to his large number of friends
 Lawsuit in Superior Court.
 Last December MT. Coatchelly en- 1 tered suit in the superior cort here 1 for $500 on the common counts against l both his wife and his mother-in law. | This suit has never been withdrawn, it has been claimed that it was settled
 Ellsworth Association Directors.