Dr. J. D. Skilling with the coroner j
and jury viewed the body of the de- |
ceased after which the physician tea- j
titled that the fall of roof coal frac- j
tured his skull which caused his death. |
The jury, after hearing the lesti- !
mony of the witnesses and physician, ,
retired for the purpose of rendering a (
verdict. In a short while Marlin ;
Crowe, foreman, announced Shat the ,
jury had unanimously agreed on the
following verdict :
That his death was caused by a tali of
roof coal in the Louacnuing new mine, on
the 16th lost., and fractured his skull, \
which caused instant death, and that wc
exonerate the company from all blame in
the premises.
The deceased was a hard working'
sober, industrious man and a good
citizen, and his sudden demise is
much regretted by the citizens of
Pekin. His bereaved widow and six
helpless children have the heartfelt
sympathy of all the people of this
region without a single except ion.
John Sammon, J. P.
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON. !
Washington, 1). C., July 12,1881. I
To the Mining Journal;
The excitement attending the as- ■
sassinaiion of the President hat sub- i
sided. According to reports less
prevailed in this city than elsewhere. |
Garfield's recovery from what was at j
first considered a deatli wound is now j
confidently expected.
