Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-01-03
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Last Ihureday morning Inc rui1on
Brewery on Spring street, in Galena,
caught fire and WAS destroyed. A few
moments before the discovery of the
fire at the Brewery, the house of man
named McCarty which stands across the
River from the War Eagle Mile, Was
also discovered to be on fire. AS the
point was inaccessible to the engines the
house soon burned down. Some indi-
vduals went over after the house had
fallen in, and inquired for his wife. He
said he did not know where she was,
and that he had not seen her since the
day previous. One of the party, while
poking among the ruins with a shovel,
discovered her charred remains.
Upon the examination before the
Coroner, these facts were elected, also
that the night previous McCarty and
his wife were heard quarreling. A
heavy iron shovel covered with hair and
blood was found near the spot, and blood
wa. discovered sprinkled around on the
snow.
These circumstances we're deemed suf-
ficient to hold McCarty, and he WAS com.
mitted to Jail.
The above facts we CLEAN from the
Dubuque Herald, and from the Galena
Advertiser we have the following in ad-
ditiOn:
Some informality having occurred in
the conduct Of the inquest upon the re-
mains of Mrs. McCarty, = new inquest
WAS held last Saturday, and the follow
ing additional and important evidence
was elected:
The principal testimony, in addition
to that offered on a previous occasion,
was that of Eliza Colli.ter. The sub
stance of her testimony was this:
She lives over the river, opposite to
and within hearing distance Of McCar-
ty's house. On the evening Of the fire,
between 6 and 7 o'clock, she heard Nc
Carly say to his wife, "Come in, come
nv She replied, "You 60 in, I'll fol-
low" He replied that she must come
in. She said, "Mlchael, if do you will
kill me-" He SAID he would kill her if
she did not comc 10. She said, "You
can kill me here then" He replied,
"Then xii! You will" The witness then
heard four blows given. At the first,
Mrs. Nice. screamed; after the beating
all was quiet They were at the end Of
shed where they smoked meat, and be-
tween which and the house hair and
blood were found the next morning, and
also the fire shovel. Mrs. Colister, af-
ter the beating, heard nothing tor about
fifteen minutes. Then McCarty called
to Mrs. McC. again, and again wanted
her to come in, and said, "How am to
get you in" Then he took her and
dragged her to the front door and
threw her in the house, and said, "Mur-
der, murder-l'm done for now"
There were half dozen or more wit
nesscs called who testified to a general
brutal treatment of Mrs. McCarty by her
husband, SO much so, that, at times, she
has been nearly killed. This has lasted
for number of years past, but with re-
doubled severity during the past six
months.
The coat worn by McCarty when ar.
rested was produced, and blood stains
we're found upon it. A lock of hair
found near the shed where the beating
took place was produced, but not fully
identified as tina. Of Mrs. McCarty, al
though witnesses swore that it looked
like hers. All the witnesses who we're
acquainted with Mrs. McCarty, testify
that she was a sober woman, and that
McCarty was nearly always in liquor.