Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-10-21

MAN FOUND DEAD IN THE GurTER-suspIcIoNs
OF FOUL PLAY.


or FOUL PLAY.
From Mondays Commercially
| Yesterday morning the body of man was
found lying face downwords In gutter on French
street, below the railroad near wood pile. There
were marks of violence about the head and face
which aroused suspicious of foul play. large
crowd assembled and excitement ran high.
| Coroner Pendergast held an inquest on the
goal yard. 1t was recognized us that of Daniel
| McKennn, who had been working for Thomas
Shannon, baker In Monroe street, between
| Second and Third.
| The evidence wasin substance, as follows:-
| DIR. W. #. Quinby testified :--"I have made a
post mortem examination of the body supposed
to be that Of Daniel McKcnna, and find q con-
fused wound, Que inch above the left eyebrow.
The outer tfeble'of the skull Is depressed, find
| three incised wound on his chin and ono on his
under lip, and one on his lett upper eyelid. None
of these wounds are sufficient to cause DEATH but
to produce lnsensibility. consider these wounds
to have been produced by blow or blows of d
| club or other weapons
Thomas Shannon recognized deceased had
known him weeks; believes him to have bee n
a sober man deceased left witness house about
O'Clock on the afternoon of the 18th; had at
| that time S11.60, which witness had paid him |;
witaess took drink with him at 8 or q O'Clock |;
he was then sober; he was u kind and pleasant
| man.
] Robert Carswell had heard considerable noise
about il o'clock opposite j. Mahoneys house on
4th street, between Lombard and Pine, and had
| heard some one exclaim that he would have re-
venge There was quarrelling in the neighbour
hood nearly oil night. Had heard The name OF
McManns called out.
| Cora Stewart testified that drunken man
dressed much like the deceased had bought q red
bow of her about 10 minutns before 10, Saturday
night he was very drunk.
| Mary Donnelly testified to seeing this drunken
man and seeing some men watching him. The
| men appeared 10 hide.
Patrick McLear testified to finding bottle of
whisky near where deceased was found. Other
testimony, but having no direct bearing on the
| case was taken aud the jury adjourned to meet
| again this eyenleg.
Tho popular i'm preston is that the man was
murdered, but many think he got drunk and fell
| so as to stun him in the gutter, and was there
sufocated. IL will be seen that reward is offer
ed for the apprehension of his supposed muir
dercrs.
rFrom 7tiesday's Commercially
The jury In the case of Daniel McKenna, sup
posed to have been murdered, met again lust
evening at the City Hotel, and examined seyera
Witnesses. Nothing definite has yet been ascer-
| tanned about the affair."
| DIR. W. f. Quinby was recalled, and made
| precisely the same statement as was published
| yesterday.
Andrew J. Ball testified that he found McKenLa
| in the gutter, face downward, between six and
seven O'Clock, Sunday morning.
| John Fitzpatrick testified that he was with the
deceased about o'clock, Saturday afternoon, at
Front and West streets; took two drinks of
whisky with him. went from there with him to
| Patrick Lally's, Second and Tatnall, and took
another drink OF whisky with hun deceased and
he then got in wagon with Micheal Davcn. and
rode down to Foord's brewery, Sixth and Orange
streets left him there at O'Clock, sober did
| not see him after that.
| Patrick Lally saw him at az O'Clock, p. NJ, on
Saturday afternoon, with Patrick Shannon
McKenna bought thirty cents worth Of whisky
| from him.
Several other witnesses were examined, but
their evidence is about the same ms already
| published.
The jury adjourned to meet at Z O'clock, Thurs
| day evening. In the meantime moro witnesses
will be summoned, and something about the
deceaseds movements after o'clock, Saturday
evening, is expected to be asccrlained.