, 1873-07-04

A DrMn1Eosi NInri Fnlls Upon n Kail-
road Track and Snlnslacg Ellis Skull
..:Ehe Evening Paper Follows Think
1uc Wns Murdered, and Sell tho
Public.
Yesterday morning, about dawn, an excited
oitizen wrote upon oloan pago III the Coronor's
book, at the Madison Street Btation, that tho
body Of q murdered 1nnn needed attention Ut tho
Huron Street Station. That WAS what tho nowa-
hoys 1neant yesterday ovoniny by crying ont, with
loud vocos, " Full recount OF tho murder /"
But thero really had been no murder committed,
aB a searching investigation Of tho facts proved,
Tho oxcfsod citizon saw man lying dead, with
an carly sunbeam restiug across his nose, q nd,
oboying tho first suggestion OF tho human mind
in such casos, at once concluded that q murder
had boon committed, and TINT tho Coroner
would not hear Of it II lie did not Immediately
notify him. OF course, the Coroner hold an
inquest, and tho following facta wero gloaned
theroat by tribune reporter, from tho mouths
Of multitude OF witnessoa
About midnight on Thursday, an Englishman,
Liverpool Jack" good-naturcd follow, swag-
gored into tho saloon Of John Jackson. No. 133
North Water atreot. He was worry drunk, and
mado eomo abusive ronark nbont tho 1riBl raCo
tic1lnr, namoly, Martin O'Drcn, who being also
his foot, md tolling Jack that ho could flick
him the bost day ho ever say" jack said
him . tug" So tho two children Of ono
sovereign, but Of two countries. "psclod for
ono another" aa they say, and olonchod. The
proprietor Of tho saloon put thom both
outsldo, where they ronewod their strug-
glo for national supremacy. Tho man
from Liverpool, was suffering terribly, his an-
pollod to sing out, "onoagh, enough" o'Brion
thereupon got up and walked away. In front Of
tho saloon there are four tracks Of tho Chicago
there ia stoop decline. o'Brien being still worry
| drunk, foil hoadlong, as ho wont down tho do
cline, striking his head upon ono Of the iron
crowd who had Witnessed tho encounter went
to his assistance. md carried him ovor to
the warehouse Of tho Union Akron Cement
Company. In half On hour he died. OH
cor cor, ssibert % soon after afterwards d. e., game % and
Street Police Station, and thence to tho Morgue.
Sergeant hathaway hearing about the fight III
Jackson'e place. with commondable enorgy, wont
that tho c1imo OF murder had boon mid at bis
| door, had drawn hia bloody, swollen and whisky
soaked body into railroad car, on tho sano
stroct whore the aff1ay took place, between La
sallo md Wells streets: Flo was there found, by
wheroabouts, BY loudly snoring. He did not ro-
sfBt arrest, told tho whole story just as it was
narrated by the Witnesses yesterday, and WAS not
Hilent or aulen, as murlorera ore usually said to
be, when arrested.
| Tho inquest was held at tho hrorgue yesterday
afternoon. Dr.. EmmonB thought tho fracture
| OF tho skull on tho loft tempie Ind been caused
by tho fall. That portion OF O'Drien's head
roBted on the track. It was conc]usivoly shown
that tho mon bud no deadly weapons In theil
hands, or on their persons, while fighting, OF bo.
foro. It was also shown that tho dead man re-
coived but ono injury in tho fight, that being
cut or brnBe on ono of lis hands. Tho jury
therefore, decided that deceased eamo to lis doat
by accident, and Liverpool Jach' was not q
! liberty,