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injuring the left eye. 1 think the man was about dead wfceti the shotswere fired into the sidus the bullpassed through the body under the lungs, the same being raised up because the man was not breathing, making the aperture spoken of which the ball passed through. Had the man been breathing his lungs would have been full and down, so as to have been perforated by the bullet. The hands were both bruised and skinned on the back, as if It had been done in warding off blows from a club. The shot in the fore-head’could have been done while be w,.s standing up, as it was at right angles through the head. There were no wounds on the side of the head. My profession is that of physician and surgeon.A. J. McLeod: “My occupation is that of a physician and surgeon; live in Columbus; I was directed by the coroner, and was present Thursday, January 2nd, iaSG, between the hours of nine anti eleven o’clock a. m., and made a post mortem examination of the body of a person said to he George Cooper, weighing about 175 pounds, height five feet eight inches. Deceased had auburn hair, light eyes, aged twenty-two. I was assisted by Dr. Voris; I think Cooper came to his death by blows from a club, and wounds from pistol balls; either would have been sufficient to kill him. That portion of the nose that was missing was caused by blows from the club.” The witness corroborated the statement of Dr. Voris as to the location and extent cf the wounds. The balls were 32 calibre. The bullet taken from the brain wan then shown, It was badly battered. Also two others, one from tho chest, or abdominal cavity, the other a spent ball, was found in the clothing. Two visiting cards, one of Laura Smith, the other of Lizzie Kellar, together with a tax receipt for $2.40, dated May 18, 1885, were fount! in a vest pocket.The inquest adjourned until six o’clock. At the time set to resume, there being no witnesses present, the coroner adjourned the investigation until Sunday at one o’clock.As the evidence proceeded it was ascertained thatKvanFix knew more about the killing of Cooper than any one else, and Sheritr Brown put him under urrest. About two o’clock in the afternoon, the Sheriff, accompanied by Marshal Haggerty, went out to t he residence of Mrs. Fix. They found the identical pieces of timber — the tongue of an* old worn out wheat drill, from which the club that was found by the body was cut—ly ing at the hack of the barn. The pieces tallied exactly with the dub, and the ax with which the club was cut; even the ridges on ttie kerfs, caused by the gaps in the ax, corres ponded with those on the club. The hoard on whiehthe elubwas trimmed near the pieces of timber, as well as the chips was found. Alter these articles were brought in, the Sherilf, Marshal and Hkiui.ii representative visited Fix in jail. He was found with his coat off, sitting down on the grating,with other prisoners, engaged in a game of cards. The Sheriff (Milled Fix to one side aud told him that the piece of timber from which the club was cut had been found, and also the ax with which it had been trimmed Fix seemed dumbfounded and in a minute or two said in a lee-ble voice: “I can’t help that. Iknow nothing about tho ax and club.” Sheritr Brown then told him that he was sorry to see him with such a dreadful charge against him. “Oh, that’s all right,” was the rejoinder. Have you anything to say about the blood on your buggy, was the next question. “If there is any blood on my buggy it was put there to-day,” said Fix in a hurried manner. “How do you account for the finding of tho piece of timber from which the club was cut in your barn yard?” asked the Sheritr. “I tell you I know nothing about that club.“Ilow came you to he out with your buggy on Tuesday night?” “I can prove that 1 was at home that night,” was the unswer. “Where is the pistol you carry?” “1 have no pistol—never carry one. Ma has one tnat she keeps about the house. 1 have not carried a pistol in six months.” The prisoner then stated that he knew uothing of Cooper’s whereabouts after he ate his supper at his house on Tuesday night; said he, Fix, was the last to finish supper, us he was rcan ing n story paper and was the last of the family to take a seat at the table, and that Cooper got up while ho was still eating and went out of the kitchen door, saying ho was going to Newbern.Ha then denied knowing anything about the club or blood on the buggy, and seemed loth to talk. He seemed to be dazed, looked pale and walked up stairs to the cell roomwith apparent efTort.Thlt;- finding of the pieces in Fix’s barnyard from which thn club was taken, is a strong link in the chain of circumstance that surr und young Fix. There can be no question that the club found by the body waa made at the place named. The gaps in the ax which show so plainly on the club and remaining pieces, the board on which the end of the cJut was placed upon when the handle was being fashioned, the chips lying around, the fiat surface of the top ol the old tongue which shows on the death dpaling weapon, and on. both pieces found, the paint on all three re silent witnesses that connect-then: together and will be difficult to ex-plain away.The excitement on the streeti when the officers arrived from Mrs Fix’s tarin on Saturday night with the missing links, was intense anc groups of earnest men could be seen on every corner discussing the de tails of the awful crime. There wbi no talk of mob law, but adetermlna tion was manifested to bring tin guilty ones, whoever they were, tlt; justice. That more than one persor is implicated Is the general belief and all the circumstances surround ing the case go to prove. Coope: was a man in the prime of life, o great physical strength, undone mar would hesitate to attack him singli handed. Conveying the body tlt; where it was found was the work o more than one man, as it weighelt; 175 pounds, and would requiro grea exertion to earrv it bo far from thi pike.The general surmise is that Coope: was murdered in the woods not fa from Newbern, the bloody sack tha was found under the shoulders wa wrapped around the head to proven tho blood from falling to the groum or getting on the vehicle in which i was hauled and taken a short dis tance from the house of Harvey A GiJner and thrown down, so that bus picion would rest on him. It is prop er to say in this connection, that sus picion diti rest on Giltner on Frida; night, and until the investiga tion on Saturday, when it took n flit ferent direction and settled on Fi: and one or two others.Yesterday the ucting coroner, win had adjourned the inquest until onlt; o'clock on that day, concluded tlt; postpone lurther proceedings unti one o’clock to-day.f Continued.]Cooking Stovk Kkpaiks.—1are prepared to repair cooking stov replace broken parts, etc., on sh mtlice and reasonable terms. Leu orders with Stevens A Co.Ml i.i.kndokk A MkkidethA Fine I*ro*eni.A day or two ago several of th' friends of Mr. George Phillipp pre sen ted him with a fine chandelier which they hung in his saloon. The; enticed him awu.v for an hour aiu had it put up during his absence. I Is a most neat and valuable fixtureA fl'cnam! By I’dftl (* un.On returning home (his morninj at uhout 4 o’clock, Policeman Brink ley discovered his wife and children excepting tlie tmhy, all ill from in haling coal gas. The covering of i pipe in the base burner laid becoim disarranged in sumo way, so that th-gas was allowed (o escape into tin room. Mrs. Brinkley was the mos seriously affected, the baby the least of the family. Mr. B. soon discover ed the nature of tlit ailment and call od I)r. Falk, who visited the famih immediately and rendered such ser vice as was necessary. All are nov thought to be fully recovered fron the effects of the deadly gas, except in**: Mrs. Brinkley, hut she is im proving and will he aide to he out o bed soon. The children are all run viit)is around as well as before.A Very Pleasant AfTair.I hilly of Friday.At noon to-day the employes of th ! Cerealitie Mills presented Mnj. Gen land Mr.lt. Thomas each, with J.sivingirnr silver water pitcher, its te? tiuionial to those gentlemen of th good will held for them by the eni ployes. The pitchers are of neat dc sign and workmanship, and will b appreciated by the recipients. Th fact that the presentation was to b made was kept from the gentlemcr as it was proposed to make It in th nature of a surprise. The affair wa well managed and passed offsmoott ly. Several gentlemen outside of th employes were present.The presentation speech was toad by Mr. George Pence, in his usuall happy vein, and the gifts acknow edged in turn by Messrs. Thomas an Gent. The vessels were filled wit Rhein wine from the cask of Henr Brockman, which was tested b those present. It was altogether very pleasant affair.
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Columbus Herald
Columbus, Indiana, US
Fri, Jan 08, 1886
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