The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-12-02
ANOTHER HOTEL HOMICIDE.
Man Murdered in Pitt TOwnship-Tho
PsrpetEatOr Of the Deed in Custody.

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Another ARRAY, fatal in its results, occurred
last evening, and the perpstrator Of the mur.
derous deed is now safely in custody. 1t ap-
pears that Owen McGovern, the murdered man,
and James Montooth, the man who slew him,
were boarders a. the National Hotel, corner of
Penn and Boundary streets, Pitt township, aud
occupied tbs same room and bed. Montooth
was formerly employed at the rolling mill OF
Reese, Graf d Dull, and was injured ct the
recent boiler explosion there, his leg being 80
badly hurt that he has had to walk with
stick ever since. McGovern came to the house
some six weeks since to board, and was en-
ployed as puddler ia Kioman's rolling mill. He
was in the habit Of getting intoxicated, and
when in that condition was very quarrelsome
and insulting.
Yesterday McGovern drank freely, and be.
came considerably intoxicated. He returned to
the house between and6 o'clock, and at little
before went with the other boarders to supper
Montooth, after finishing his supper, came into
the bar-room, where Mr.. Mccarthy, the proprie-
tor of the house, was attending the bar. Mon
tooth sat down on O bench near q window
where several others were sitting, and shortly
afterwards McGovern came in and sat down on
the bench beside Montooth, throwing himself
heavily against him, and hurting his lame Leg
MOntooth demonstrated with him, and babe him
be more careful. McGovern ans wered
abusively, telling the other that he be-
was not hurt at all. He also called
him vile names. Montooth answered that he
did not wish to quarrel. The other renewed
his insulting remarks, and slapped Moutooth in
the face. The latter had an open pocket-knife
In his hand, picking his teeth with it, and told
his assailant that IL he repeated the blow he
would cut his throat. The other replied that
he was "equal to him and his knife both, % and
struck him severe blow in the face. Montooth
had risen to his feet, and after this blow struck
McGovern with the knife, infictiug small but
deep wound in the neck, severing branch of
one of the arteries, and penetrating the wind
pipe. The injured man reeled back against the
bar. And as soon as his collar was removed the
blood spOuted from the wound in stream, eX-
hausting him rapidly. He was taken to his room
and DR.. James Robinson called in. When he
arrived, however, the patient had bled almost to
death, and was so far gone that there was
scarcely any hope of saving him. He rallied q
little, but sank again, and died at twenty
minutes before ii O'Clock.
Montooth did not attempt to escape, and had
little 10 say of the affair. Justice Mcclure
issued warrant for his arrest, and there being
no officer there, gave the warrant to Andrew
Henderson, O young man who resides in the
neighborhood. The murderer was brought to
the lookup about eight o'clock, and delivered
into the hands Of Officer Rivers, who immedi-
ately locked him up.
The deceased was young man of about
twenty-five years of age. He is thought to have
come from Chambersburg, and to be unmarried.
The prisoner is about thirty-fve years old, and
is widower. We believe he has no family
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