The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-07-16

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This morning report was In circulation 10
Ahe eject that another deed OF blood had peen
committed In the very centre OF the oily tns
locality designated was q small court running
from Penn street. above Shippen. To this SPOT
eur reporter repaired, and there Witnessed
scene which will not soon be forgotten. UP the
narrow and filthy alley which leads 70 the
sourt we proceeded, and found that
abe alleeed crime had been committed In the
Lonrtb.story Of building swarming
Win people All the SURROUNDINGS of the place
were Of the most DISCUS character. But the
interit surpassed the exterior In this respect.
Proceeding TO the fourth floor, we found a
small attic room, not more than twelve or nj
teen est square, IN when ata d TesiSeu @ one
consisting OF his wife, daughter about twenty
years OF age, and son OF sixteen Toe
room was tenanted by corpse alone. which
nSon S IS tee door. table and a chair were
piie of rubbish heaped in one corner. Filth
aud saua,or and misery were so indelioly
we 10, ked. The corpse was not exempt from
their impress. About portion OF the body
was wrapped a piece OF filthy carpet, and over
fhe whoie was thrown q sheet OF almost lode.
serbia BILE nasliness, And there lay the mortal
remains OF T3man sGspqeS sRa battered ana
Tee story OF this miserable woman death
runs thut:-sne had picked up s I,V11s ny pSd ,s
~ay ,hgouph the world by selling newspapers
and blackiOg boots. the head OF the family was
esone " ed ma 70 ual labor. and was much addicted
10 wnisky. Work he did not, and work he
" ouId not, when It's avoidance was posi-
S1,a Se Wbsnever Ppi%m the eTy was to De
obtained. For drunken and disorderly conduct
according to one report and for threatening
the life Cf his wife according to another YER
sion, McQuade had been tenant OF Moya.
mensing vice within a recent period. Yester-
day he was set at liberty, and the nrst thing he
did was To drown bis senses aud stultify MS
soul in whisky. Then. about four O'Clock
In the afternoon, he sought refuge In the
attic den on the Penn street court. He was not
Animated, for he found his wife deep In her
cups, and soon high words arose aud then
on me blows and then q wild, plaintive cry of
''murder !" The rabble in the rooms and court
b, low heard the cry and hastened up the
found Mrs. McQuade on her back upon the
n nor, and over her prostrate form crouched her
infuriated husband, with one knee upon her
chest to quiet her exertions the mans blows
were falling thick and fast, and his work was
almost done. policeman so N reached the
spot and took him into custody. Vine he re-.
turned the woman had breathed her last.
Such Is the general purport OF the story, as
we gather up the details here and there. The
precise facts will be developed at the Coroner's
investigation. The prieoner was given hear
In by Alderman rittermary, and was by him
fully com mitted to await developments.
A bOui 10 o'clock this morning DR.. Saaplelgh.
The Coroner's Surgeon, made post mortem
examination OF the remains OF Mrs. McQuaide.
1t WAS then discovered that liquor had made
frighitu rsvages upon her body, sufficient of
themselves to result in DEATH. Although the
s.iious character. it is possible that the
womans death was not in consequence of them,
but The direct result OF a too frequent resort to
the bowl Whether this be true or not, rum
more wretched creature to the army of its VIC
Tins.