The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-10-23

Charleston, oct 2l.-Thc coron-
cr'a jury investigating the death of
Sidney J. Cohen returned the follow
ing verdict a. 1.O7 O'Clock this morn
ing:
THAT the said Sidney j. Col IN
came TO his death October IS, 1915,
at Roper hospital, Charleston county,
from o .3S Calibrc pistol shot wound,
said pistol having been fired from vi
cinity Of doorway hctweeh anteroom
and executive committee room on the
southwest corner King ana George
streets, Charleston county, by party
or parties unknown to this jury, on
October Is, 1915"
Henry j. Rrown, former ice wagon
driver. and Edward r. Mcdonald, a
steVcdOrc, are held in the county iail
for further ORDERS from the court.
They were arrested Friday by the po-
lice, and later Brown was accused of
murder by the police and Mcdonald of
conspiracy to commit murder and as
sault and battery with intent to Kill.
Charleston, oct. 20.-At s o'clock
this evening the last OF the II
witnesses called to the stand con-
cluded his testimony. Coroner Mans
field made his charge and the case
was left with the jury, the militia
who have guarded the inquiry from
the first remaining on duty about the
court house. Thirty-seven persons
testified today, among them being Ed
ward II. Mcdonald, who with Henry
j. Brown, is charged by the police
with murder and conspiracy to muir
der, Brown by advice Of counsel de-
clinod to take the st"nd.
Mr.. Cohens funeral will be held at
noon tomorrow from Beth Elohim
synagogue.
On reconVening the sessions court
this morning Judge Mcndel Smith
asked Col. Blythe to withdraw his
scntrics.
The military are not needed in the
circuit court" he said.
When the soldiers had gone Judge
Smith said that the solicitor being
engaged With the inquest under way
and Mr.. Logan, who was Interested in
cases before the court, being also busy
/ with the inquest, he would order n
further recess Of the sessions court
until tomorrow morning. He there
upon qrit the bench and the inquest
was rCconvened in the court room.
Thig;y-threc Witnesses were exam
incd today. According to Stenographer
DeaIs estimate their aggregate tcs-
! tinony when transcribed will cover
/ about 800 pages OF legal cap typed
| Todays witnesses We're John Murphy.
W. {. Hauck, William O'Bricn, Max
| Goldman, Frank Hogan, John Harry.
/ W. :. Moore, j. *. Livingston, j. r.
! CantWcn, chiCf of police, NJ Rut-
! ledge Rivers, w. Turner Logan. Po-
! licc &orEcant Quinn Sergeant Fos-
! berry, Policemen Lafourcade, Weir
mann, Wicnges, Buck DAILY, Walsh,
/ Biographies, Murphy, Tumbleston and
Ryan; Kivy Pearlstine, NJ. D.; e. l.
! Wngate, Special Officer Doar, r. X.
! JCVey, Chief Detective James Hogan.
/ VI. :. benson, J. VI. Roberts, Henry
j. brown, Edward II. Mcdonald,
! Aiken lthCtt =. +. Dixon and Harry
| LNlles.
80 NoluminOus was todays testi-
mony that in Il tclcgraphic report only
the high lights can be indicated. Kivy
Pcarlstinc, NJ. d., who performed the
autopsy upon Mr. Cohen, said death
resulted from hcm0rrhagc, due to a
Sunshot wound entering the rig}t hip.
ranging forward and upward across
tho body, piercing the small and the
trEr intestine. seVcring the internal
liiac artery and producing hemor-
rhaAC into The abdominal cayitv. The
"uIlct lodged IN an abdominal mus
ci" on the left side about three
inchcs above ana a like distance for
ward Of tho point of entrance ON the
"'.2r side. Th" only external bruises
was one ON the chin made hy use Of n
puimotor III an attempt 10 revive Mr.
Cohen. Dr. Pcarlstinc produced the
bullet he had removed from the body.
which he said was of lead and I'm
caiihrc WAS IS. IIC said he had l,ont