The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-16


MYSTERIOUS MURDER At CNCINsArI.-About IL
O'Clock last hight, man named Joha Meehan, en-
pioye IN the feeu store Of Woods d Harkius on the
south west o rner Of Western row ana Pearl street.
called at the Pearl st. Get police station and request
cd the officers to remove q drunken man from the
Ned store. He said he had len the store about
O'Clock IN the evening, ami Intending t. be gone
only few minutes, had left tee door open He did
not return till near II o'clock, when he founo this
man there. Lieut.. Trainer who was in charge Of
the police station, took )De help and went over to
get the supposed drunken man. As soon ~ mo
looked at him be Observed wound Ia his right ey q,
and nom the manner In which the man breat ned,
be suI posed lin 70 be syina. He told Meehan he
mfdiately stared for ooe. A poysicisn was pro.
cufed bat the man died about three ociov k this
morning. Aeehan was closely questioned % to tue
presence OF the wounosd man In the food store. He
insisted tnat be did not know how the deceased got
there, aid that he WAS perfect stran ger t. hiul
The feet, however, that Neeban acknowledged that
be bad left the store door open, about three hours
vas considered Suspicious circumstance, and ON
ceIs Mean and keye took MIN into custody aud
locked him up. He 6echres bis innocence, and so
far nothing has been detected his cond1ct toinfer
quilt Early this morning Coroner Noble was sent
tor, and he held an inquest over the body. He also
ordered post mottcm examination II was supposed
the nan had been sho: through tho bead. but post
noitcm examination lead to diserent conclusion.
Inc wound wa traced 10 the hack part OF the head,
pat no bullet was found. IL seems to DO the impress
esS, s""s Wa SUCK WIN SONIC sharp instrument.
perhaps prchfois. The Jury returned q verdict
that be came to biz death by cut with shs D Ia.
sruineht, inflicted BY some person unknown. Meshan
WAS brought before The oners JURY a. a Witness
He unequvccaily related the same facts that he had
told the wat hnlsn the previous hight and though
closely watched, did not seem In .6o least trouble
He vas taken before Judge Spooaer this morning
and he'd n 600 for has Appearance 10 ,rroS.
Those who know him give him good character.
Dung the eoroner's examination, the wife Of the
deceased came up in search Of him. lie au Iish.
man, about forty five years Of age. and his name ia
Patrick MStill. lie resided OIL the corner OF Sc
ycnth street and Broadway. Hs wife statos that he
went ~ be ~ IN co ~ hour ls.t eytn g. and that
ater being IN &c awhile be complained that it WAS
TOO VAN y sleep, and that ne would 20 out and get
mug of beer. de got up and dressed hi sslf, but
os ore ltGving, went 70 his chest, wlSTs he hld
large roJa q money, bit how mach he took she did
not kruw. He PROMISED no. 20 stay out long and
then leli. She had heard nothing Of HIS whereabouts
rni she found bis bod, IN the possession OF the cor.
onei. be presumption ia that re has b, en- assault
Cd aud robbed, IL not by Meehan, by some one who
placed i'm there amer tie mortal injury had been
Inflicted. At present he whole affair /, wrsepcd IN
mystery. since writing the above, we have heard
tast has beer dNcoy. red that NcCill must have
thei 'vor tlOo when 70 l,d homo i,st ev,line. II
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