Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-05-24
Another Chapter I'm the History Of
Crime-ssIoOn.keeper shot Dead
I'm "a Basnio- Mystery and Blood.
He Attempts 70 Murder Woman and
is Killed by an Unkuown Person
2 Mysterious Disappearance
Of the Murderer. as
Session of the C0r0ner's Jury, bat
no verdict-Arrest Of VariOns
~ Persons. "A W.


bloody deeds. Another dark, damning
deed of murder, enveloped in mystery
and confusion has come to light, and no
perpetrator can be found. As usual, the
hideous scene occurred in one of those
dens of Infamous prostitution, where
nine.tenths of the crimes that shock hu-
mainly are originated. az w 6Fi
On yesterday morning, about ten min
utes past one o'clock, pistol shot, soon
followed in rapid succession by others,
| was heard by officers Gallagher and Far
| rell in the neighborhood Of the Overton
Hotel Theyhurried to the spot from which
the reports originated, and on arriving at
the door of the notorious Nan Maginnis,
| few steps above the Overton, they met
| a crowd Of spectators gathered in excite
| ment around the foot of the stairway lead
ing to her rooms At the head of the
stairs they encountered the mistress, and
injured what had happened. She
stepped over the body of man covered
| with warm blood, and replied: "There
is man killed-thats ALL" Officer
| Farrell inquired if there was anybody in
the house. She said no one. He then
told her she must be responsible for the
murder. She said she did not kill the
son of b-h, but that she tried to do so,
and pointed to pistol lying on the floor,
saving it was hers The pistol was found
cooked, with two Of the chambers dis
charged. 1t was noticed that three shots
were fred, but the woman protested to
| know nothing Of the person who fred the
third. The man expired soon after the
police arrived. A physician was called,
who came after life was extinct The
| inmates of the house were arrested and
lodged in the stationhouse, and were up
this morning for keeping house OF ill
fame.
The deceased, Edward Scaulon, was
some years ago porterin the st. Charles
Hotel, New Orleans; afterwards in the
Louisville Hotel, Louisville, KY, and
then in the Overton, of this city. At the
time of his death he was apartner OF Ed.
Mcguire in a saloon on the corner OF
Market and Main streets. The following
facts were obtained by
THE ooRoSER's INQUEST,
Yesterday morning. Scanlon, who was
yery much intoxicated, went to the house
of Nan Maginnis Sunday morning about
half past twelve o'clock, for the purpose
of visiting a woman named Nettie Mey-
ers. but she refused to admit him to her
room, saying that she had been told by
Msginnis that he was bad man. This
ANNOYED him so much that he rushed to
the room of Nan Maginnis and COM
menced cursing and abusing her. She
ordered him out of the house, but he re-
sponded With blow. She Immediately
left the parlor and soon returned
with Q pistol cooked and in her
pocket. Two other persons-Nannie
Steele and man named Wills Harvey
were in the room. As soon as Maginnis
returned and ordered Scanlon to leave
the house, be seized her and threw her
down OF the floor. She arose this time
with her pistol in heS hand, when both
struggled desperately for the weapon
! Harvey then went into the parlor and
begged tlew to stop, and tried to per-
suade the woman to give the pistol to
scanlon, telling her that he vopld not
hurt her, The woman held on, however,
and ct last succeeded in firing the pistol
in the air, and then released her hold en-
it. Scsnlon then swore be would kill the
woman, but was prevented by her being
taken out Of the room. Mamie Steele
then ras for the second time to call the
police, and as she looked BACK saw Scan
Ion standing in the parlor door with a
pistol in his hand. At the front of the
steps were two men talking to some wo-
| men in g saFriage. On her calling for
the pelice, the men started np-stslrs to
quell the disturbance.
TIE STATEMENT OF NAN MAGINN1s
is substantially as follows: After | was
carried OPT of the parlor Scanlon went to
the door, and, as I remember, fred q
shot Just at that moment I heard steps
on the stairs. and thinking it vas the
/ nolice, told Harvey to rHn out BY the
hoot vsv While we we're speaking !
heard the report g. pistol at the head
of the stairs, WHICH was at oHce followed
nv another. After which, one of the
parties seen by Mamie Steele ran past
me, through the parlor and sittlng-roop,
down the back way. Harvey followed
a,d at the same time heard something
drop. and went into the parlor. Seaman
was Keeling around in the ball, and as
got to tbs door he fell.
| STATEMENT OF HARVEY.
The testimony of Harvey was substan-
tally the same as given by Nan Magin'
mis-, though they had been kept apart from
the time the arrests we're made.
TESTIMONY OF SAM, HALE.
Mr.. Sam Hale, Esq., was examined
and testified as follows: was standing
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