The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-07
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
:, ,oD,.,o..1 IooAI rrnws ann INSIDE PAaRs.1
HOMICIDE.
n pur0lar shot-Arrsst OF All the Parties
Implicated.

Implicated
About IL o'clock last night burglars broke
INTO the grocery store of Mrs. Colt, on the
north west corner OF Twenty-lourth and spruce
streets by forcing open the front window, ana
rihed a desk back OF the counter OF Its contents,
consisting OF city warrant Tor $45, drawn 10
the order of Mrs. Colts husband, a breastpln,
n lot of cigars, a number OF torpedoes ana otneT
fireworks. Shortly after leaving the place tne
police OF the Filth District found tne ssoLS
open, and proceeded to make an examlnason;
They had hardly got inside, when the report OF
gun was heard in the immediate VlclnlIy.
They ran down Twenty.fourth street, ana on
about the gate leading into the yard OF tavern
kept by Christopher Dillon, on tne npltuwes' ,
corner OF Twenty-tourth street anu tnas tnUI- ,l
outhfare Forcing their way ln.o sue ysiu, 'ue o'
the pavement, and on raising MIN up lie was
found extinct They then attem pied to rouse
the inmates of the house, which they accom-
plished after considerable difficulty.
Suspectug that the shot mad been hred from
the second story back window, they MADE
inquiry relative to the matter but the inmates
denied any knowledge of the affair. Word was
sent 10 the Fifth District Station, when Sergeant
Jordan with q detail of men repaired to the
scene. The Sergeant examined the body, which
was recognized to be that of William sweeney,
aged twsntytwo years ana 6o bronoin iOuna IN some
pennies and fire works. which had been stolen
from the store of Mrs. Colt These documents
the sergeant kept aAd afterwards handed over
70 Coroner Daniels.
He then searched the premises and in the
frt mt second story room saw de, which he
examined and which was still warm. lie then
directed the arrest OF Thomas Dillon, aged
seventeen years, a son of the proprietor of the
tavern, and John Harvey, aged eighteen, who
was sleeping in the house. They were taken to
the Station, and AT first denied parlicipatlon in
the shooting, but in little While young Dillon
admitted having fred the shot, and stated that
on Wednesday night, the deCea-ed, accompanied
by Jonn Magee, aged eighteen, aud Frank
Johus son, aged nineteen, came to the mouse OF
his father, while all the family were 10 bed, and
attempted to break into the building by forcing
open tue cellar door. While operating there,
the noise aroused HIM aud, on getting up, the
BURGLARS ran away. He then secured q rife and
loaGed it with slues, IN order TO be prepared for
them, but they did not make their appearance
agaln until haltpast IL O'Clock, when he was
awakened by racket at the Kent street door.
He got up quietly and looked at them. Their
effort proved useless, aud then one OF them was
helped over the fence. He opened the gate and
let the other two IN. One OF them proceeded
towards the window and the others made
somewhat OF noise at a stove. Youog Dillon
then procured the 1Ife and discharged il.
Sweeney fell and the others ran away.
After having made this statement, Detective
Henderson, with the policemen, returned to the
vicinity of the shooting and succeeded in arrest
ing Magee and Johnson, on whom porti IN OF
the spoils secured at Colts store were found.
Maeec, when taken into custody, Was lying on
a step, shielded from view by number OF mer
and women.
Coroner Daniels was notified, and he, with his
physician, went TO the spot. DR.. Shapleigh made
"a post-mortem examination OF the body and
found that the slugs had entered the body
directly beneath the left shoulder blade, and
completely rdded the lung and liver.
At o'clock Magee and johnson were taken
before Alderman Better, who after taking the
affidavit OF young Dillon, committed them for q
further hearing this afternoon.
Dillon and Harvey are are no" m at the Central
Coroner's investigation, which taxes place TO
morrow morning at 10 O'Clock. There is nc
doubt that Dillon will be committed for mnrder
but will be Immediately brought before the
Court on writ of hdbeaS corpus, and then after
a hearing be discharged.