The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-19
C1TY INTELLHGRN q E.
A SUPPOSED MURDER.

An ola MAN Found Dead In the street with n
~" Wound the Left Temple.
The residents of the lower section Of our city,
more especially those OF the old district of South
Wark, were thrown into q fever-heat OF excitement
about half past II O'Clock last night by the discovery
of the dead body OF an old man In Beck street,
directly In the rear OF the old Southwark Hall. BY
many was at first supposed that he had been muir
dered, but subsequent investigation revealed the
fact that the came to his death through an acci
dent The facts OF the case are these SITUATED at
the corner OF Swanson and Beck streets is dance
house known as the New York House, the place is a
general resort for certain set OF q seamen, who,
while in port, spend their leisure hoars and their
hard earned wages therein.
Early last evening party OF these men, prnci-
pally employed on board of the Southern steamer,
who had just been paid of, entered this place. and
soon the sounds OF music, dancing and carousing
were heard. All went off well until about O'Clock,
when stranger entered the place, and slight dis
turbance arose, which ended in his being ousted.
Not being disposed to thus give up the battle, he
went in search of some OF his friends, also seamen
but belonging to another vessel and, returning with
them, commenced stoning the place number also
entered, and soon several parties were rolling
and Qougiug each other. The women Immediately set
around the floor Of the drinkery, cursing, biting,
up the cry OF murder, and soon word was conveyed
TO the Second District Station House OF the row.
This was about twenty-five minutes past
IL O'clock Lieutenant Erickson at once
started down Beck street, and near Grover met a
man coming west His attention was attracted 10
him. and he Immediately questioned the young man
who had brought the news OF the row, II ne was one
swer Nv e and he kept:on his way Proceeding to the
scene of the disturbance he arrested one OF Jne par
ties and returned WlJn MS pTlSOueI DSOh
street again. when, at the intersection OF Grover
street. he discovered the man mentioned lying IN tne
street; stopping down, he felt his pulse and imme-
diatey said TO his prisoner "Ths man Is dead" con-
nuing on to the stationhouse, only few steps dis
tant he procured stretcher, and, returning, con-
yeyed the body TO the hall. ,.,-- -,
Early this morning Chief Kelly and detective OFF,
GERS Gordon and Franklin proceeded thereto, and at
once commenced Investigations.
1t was first ascertained that the deceased was
named William Carmlnes, aged about hfty-nve
years and resided at No. ID Beck street. On learn
ing this the officers visited No. ID and there met the
deceaseds aged wife. From her they obtained the
following statement:-She and her husband were in
he'd when they were awakened by the cries of muir
der: much against her desire he expressed his in
tenton Of going for the police, and dressing himself
started of, she accompanying him to the door; in
few minutes after he left she Lieutenant Errick
son pass by; she saw nothing more OF her husband
until she looked upon his dead body at the station
house. On being questioned by the officers she
stated that she did not think he had been ouy deaG
with, but that on the contrary he had been over
come by the excitement, and falling had inflicted
the wound which caused his death.
Some time ago. she said, her husband, who then
followed the for livelihood, had received severe
internal injuries in a collision between two vessels,
and since that time he has always been aiing their
family physician had constantly warned him to avoid
any kind OF excitement, always expressing the fear
that he would be taken of suddenly.
At the place where the body was found the curb
stone is somewhat raised, and in his weakness it is
supposed the deceased tripped, and falling heavily,
his left temple striking the curb inflicted wound
which caused almost instant DEATH