The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-14
Murder in Boston.

SUPPOSED CASE OF SUICIDE TURNS OUT TO HAVE
BEEN BRUTAL MURDER.
From the Boston Post, august H.
A further examination into the case of Michael
OHare, who was reported to have shot himself
at No. Stillman street, leads TO the belief that
ne was murdered. The circumstances indicate
that he was hrst shot, aud then beaten over
the head with hatchet. John Brown, young
man twenty-one years OF age has been arrested
on suspicion of being the murderer Officer
Twombly states, says the 7'GoeRer, that after the
affair occurred he entered the house, where he
was met by Mrs. O'Hare, who stated to him
that her husband had shot himself, but exhibited
veryllttle emotion. The officer entered the room,
and found .O'Hare lying on the floor in about
two gallons of blood. several physicians were
called, who gave it as their opinion that he had
been murdered, an opinion that the officer had
also formed soon after seeing the deceased. The
room was searched 10 find the revolver with
which the deed had been committed, but the
efforts OF the officer ana physicians were fruit
less. Mrs. O'Hare remarked that after her hus-
band shot himself he must have thrown the
revolver out OF the WINDOW. Since Sunday
night she has produced a small pistol belonging
to her husband, and says tnat he probably shot
himself with it: but experts state that IL has not
been discharged, from appearances, Tor SIX
months. Mr.. OHare was shot through the right
eye, the ball passing through the head and
lodging against the back of the skull, where it
was found hattened. Upon examining him,
several blows we're discovered on his head, anu
fragments of the skull found in the blood on the
floor, one OF which was an inch and quarter in
length The physicians who examined the de.
ceased state that they never saw u man 50
terribly beaten. Con inuing his search of the
premises Officer TWOmby found hatchet with
blood stains upon 1t and some hairs though an
attempt had evidently been made to wash the
stains off, There then seemed to be no doubt
that some persons had entered the room shot
Mr. OHare, and afterwards took the hatchet ana
pounded him over the head with it. His wife,
on being questioned SAID that she left
the room to get some. kindlings to make
a fire with next morning. and that when
she returned she found her husband
lying on the floor in pool of blood. Her
statements we're somewhat conflicting, and she
at first refused to give the officer any intorma.
ton as to who had been with her husband pre-
vious to the affair, remar&ing that she did not
want that man mixed up in che affair. AT last,
however, she said that young man named
John Brown, twenty-one years OF age, had been
in his company ten minutes before. IL was
also learned that Brown had spent money with
the deceased, and they seemed to be on very
intimate terms OF friendship. The officer made
search for the suspected person, but could not
find him. Officer TWOmbly succeeded III find
ing Brown at house in Miles court in the rear
of EndiCott street, on Thursday night, and
arrested him. He was taken before Justice
Hurd, in the Municipal Court, yesterday, and
fully committed for further examination on the
18th. Mrs. 0'HHre has also been arrested on
suspicion of being concerned in the murder OF
her hut band, and is also confined in the Suffolk
Jail. Brown, who is described as an exemplary
Young man is said to have visited the house
frequently, and sometimes during the absence Of
Mr.. OHare, when he was entertained by his vile;
and there are reports that the couple were quite
intimate. Coupled with her desire to keep the
name of Brown from the police, the circum-
stances are such as to lead many to sEppose that
she and Brown we're the parties concerned in
the murder. AS soon as the alarm was given
on Sunday night Brown entered the room, but
was not at all excited. Persons in the room
remarked that Mrs. OHare was unusually calm
under the circumstances, and the same remark
was made by those who saw her in Court this
morning.
VERDICT OF THE CoRoNER's JURY.
From the EUening Commercial, AuguStn.
The Jury summoned to hold an inquest on the
body OF Michael O'Hare, who, it was stated
committed suicide, have returned the following
verdict
"That he came to his death on Sunday, the
9TH day of August, A. D. 1866, about O'Clock
p. M, at No. Z Stillman street, from blow OF
blows upon the head with an instrument, caus
ing compound comminuted fracture of the
skull, and severe injury to the brain, and from
a wound of the brain made by ball tired from
pistol-the blow or blows being inflicted anC
the pistol fired by some person or persons tC
the iurv unknown