, 1874-09-05

JACK M'BR1DE. >.
John Mcbride, botter known III police annals
nj Jack Mcbride, who is accuaed Of stabblng po-
lico OClcor Cowdrey, OF. tho Sixth Precinct, on
Wondcsday night, Ia still confined IN cell In tho
West Madison Street Station. .Ho is vory reti-
cont about tho ARRAY. aud hua refused to ooul~
muncate even with counsel about 1t. Yesterday
afternoon n TRIBUNE reporter called at tho Hta-
tiou and requested to bo' allowed to 300 Mcbride.
Tie Captain courtoouBly granted tho request,
but Expressed the opinion TINT tlo reporters Of
fort to got any information from Mcbride would
be trnitlosa.. .,....- >. ..,.-.... $. :.
As tho reporter descended to tho co'1a three
or four police oiacer6 followed. md took up po-
sItions fronting and, on each hido Of McDrido's
cell door. Their presence. was evidently ousbar-
RAISING to- him., for ho declined to hold any con.
verantion, and retired from tho grating ut which
ho stood talking With tho reporter until ho no.
ticod tho police officers. After whilo thoy re-
turned to tho office upstairs; and Mcbride agan
1io IL d man about foot inches in height,
90 years Of ngo, aud or sparc but ,ylry frame.
Hin HEAD WAS nAlsDA0ED,
blood. Tho first words ho spoke to tho reporter
woro in complaint that tho doctor had not oone
to sec him Biuco Wednesday, night. MY hoatl, !"
ho said, "is painful. mud my shouldor-tlnro is a
doctor would como"
Roporter-1Iave yon asked for tho doctor'2
Mel5rlde-Yes, several times and lloWering
hie voico1 have Ind to ask for 4 drink Of wator
very often before gotit Ono Of tho officers is
fair man, but some Of them havo como to mo
and said: Got up hare, you -----, till
I tako a LOOK at you'll" wish you would speak
to tho Captain, and got him to aond tho doctor.
Tho reporter aasured him that Lis wish would
bo made known to the Captain or officer in
Charge and Mcbride
...'; BECAME LESS RE5EnyED
In his mnnner. uo woult1 not mako fill etato-
mont. t.-porhaps ho conla not owing to the pain
to ejncufnto as follows: .
~ wasn't drunk at all. Isuppoao vas nrotty
full. How did my head got brulsod7 They boat
me With tloir clubs, s,--ax Of thona, 1 think am
shoulder. I cannot romonbor whother they
clubbod mo before tho stabbiug Which thov nc
c1'so mo Of. or afterwards indeed, my head is not
we'll, nnu l haya not cloar recollection. This
two years; it ia q private boarfling-louao I
don't know what brought tho officer thora.
had fdw words with tho boarding -nistroga and
went upstairs to bod. I gnoaa hor daughter
sent Tor him. was In bed whom tho oiticor
came, and got excited when l,onrd Linn exprose
2 wish to 70 upstairs TO tako me. The board
tng-mistrees did not want mo takon.
| went down to him, a1'd what happened aftor
used to SOC him about threo timos every day for
tho past SIX months as was going to and ro-
turning from work. I am d lHboror; mn not
married; an, sixteen yeara in this country.
Il Enifo, and do not know wlloro I rot tho knife
which they eay I used on him.
OFFICER CoWDnEY,
according to accounts received yesterday eyen-
ing, is worry much improved and indooa may bo
said to DO out OF danger. From first appear
ances, the physicians wero inclinod 10 bolioyo
that ho would die it being, in their opinion, al.
most impossible that he would 1.-Two after losing
go much blood.. 1lis. condition whom taken to
nls home on Price paqs after tle eray may
waa the, :tlow. of blood from tho
wounaa,. thoro was scarcely my part Of
la.,,, bis be5y III ii . El,leh ~ vitat wsrmtl,
hono Of his recovery waa hold Out to III. vito
and friends. Yesterday, however, Il great change
for the botter was noticeable, q1iekcncl pulse,
clear, eyo, and perfect consciousness bringing
All that ii now needed for nIr. oowdrey, the
doctors aay, Ia rost md they duclaro that lo
has wondorfnl vitality to bo in oxistonco oyon 10
long. Il viaitor to tho West Madison Btroot Po-
Cowdloy was pronounced to DO out OF tianger
Mcbride. 1t ID gnil, who syaa previously qtuite
Blllen, became at onco approachnblo aud appar-
emily much easier in his mind.
THEDoAnD OF UNDERWRITERS.
Tho Chicago Board Of Lako Underwriters
held 4 spoc,a1 mooting yesterday afternoon at
their rooms, No. 1877 LasaElo stroot, prcsdont
George Q. Ciarlso in tho Chair.
4 resolution WAS adopted authorizing tho Com
'n1ittee OH Fire Ordinance aud Building Law to
employ Two or three loading architects to aid
them III preparing new building law for tho
city.
Tho President OF tho Board was authorized to
mako public tho fact TINT tho Board OF Public
Works arc willing TO Jay down largo water-malna
ut tho expense for1abor only to property
J., Tho Committee appointed at n previous meot-
Log to investigate
THE n1nD PLAN
Tor o4anglfshiug fires, submitted tho following
report
IL shs Chicago l'oa,d At Dhderertsers:
aEaTLEAKA. Your Committee on the bird Tim Of
prevention or Fltea hcg leave to rlort thAt III pur
siahco " thbr investigation, thcy wroto for Informs
t!oh 70 Alr Joseph urd, Of uos0A. who Ia Introducing
tho rl4 Mr. utrd answered tho LITTER In person ind
on arrival had an Interview With your Oosnnittoo IN
which tho nleFltb Of Aa system thoroughly dis
cusaea. Five empty resinharrca woro piled IN tier
With TIC opeu ents axpoen to tho w1u thcao wore thon
n1rt1E Hl{N1 with kkrAw. Etnbiittua mil