The Clancy Inquest

The iuquest in the Frank Clancy case was concluded last cvening, the jury bringing in a verdict that Frank Clancy, the deceased, came to nis death on Tuesday, August 6, at about 8 a. m., at the Washtenaw county house, in the township of Pittsfield, from a blow upon the head or neck, sustained in the city of Toledo, State of Ohio, on or about Saturday evening, August 3, 1895, inflicted by a person unknown to the jury. The jury also are of the opinión that owing to the negligence or inefficiency of the Toledo pólice depaTtment, the many clues which have arisen in the case have not been investigated to an extent that would enable the jury to positively fix the responsibility for the injury sustained by the said Frank Clancy upon any particular person." The investigation, since our last isssue, occupied Friday,Wednesday, and yesterday afternoons. A vast amount of dirty family linen was washed in the presence of the jury, and a large audience, among whom were many small boys and girls. The star witnesses in the case were William Hasenack, Mrs. Edith Clancy, and Pat. Boyle. The stories of none of these witnesses agreed in sorne essential points with the stories of the others, and it was easily evident that much of the testimony had to be taken with large grains of salt. The case has been a peculiar one from start to finish. And the clews developed were so promising that it would seem if the Toledo officers had not dropped the case like a hot potato, the exact truth of the matter could have been determined. Looking over the case after the evidence was in, it would not seem to be the most difficult case in the world, for any detective to clear up.