Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-10-31
FOuIPEay or kutctde.

Foul Play or Suicide.
TEE TOpT or FEASCIs McGHAN WHO HAS
EyEN H'sSITG SINCE TUE sDAY LAST POUND
DEAD N a PUND-EvIDENCE TAKEN BEFORE
IHE CJEOFEE's JULY-vEED.CT OF AClI-
IENTAL DROWNING.
Iris II OIuiug, Ct Z O'Clock, Peter Thomas. A
CC'u4t- Inar emp Dyed on a and DO ". IN Ta~S-
EUg n the IOuu northwest Of the W1Shipg
NCUUWent, saw re t9dy a man floating IN
a. be ian eC ateiy Informed serge ant Vernon.
Of TIE IC''Ce, End hat officer sUJug over took
The body rom fbe water and had IL conveyed to
the Central gUOTd house. II WAS there 'denti-
fed - Il e t1d ' OF MI. FfaTc NcGnan. a we'll
kguVu PiumhFr, resit NC recently At No. Iti3
! street northwest. Tie body wagEOt swCI'e IN
lU resented natural Appearance, with the
exception CI the face. which eem 4 bloc I-hat
g. 81 here hsd B IA congestion, aud the wound
no TIE LETT eve The CisthiI 2 had not bCen Dis
tUrled Ard was the same he had Oh when he
left home on Tuesday LAST.
Tie circumstances being rather unusual, the
case was Tel oTfed 20 T0'ice headquarters. and
va signed 20 Detective COCnes, who repair 4
TO tie IeighSUrhOJd Of the IcHd, and after
1yFuUs tCUTd a COlOJCd woman living there.
Who Gesc1ibfU McGhaU'- gPPe lrsuCe, ami sl5d
such TeTE~r had CrilFd a. her house ~
We Enc dsy ard had 9sk ed for some hing TO eat
Re JCCk Der IN CustCLy az tines.
4 be facts becoming Known, many called at
tie station 20 see the cody, and the coroner was
rOtItet, Who, in COmp1uv with DR. H4-ttgan
proceeded 70 tne Guard house and bsi1 q posi-
UCT1em exam nation and Afterwards decided
INVESTIGATING TRE MYSTERY.
jury being summoned, the following testi-
IToI.y Was taken:
q5ri.f Cob. 3. cOloret, was the first witness
aid ned tEs [ this man came to her door on
WCCEe dIy list ~ q asked for. Cnefhing to eat
VIXEN she told HIM that sue had no, hing read v,
ass she had Just come from work. he turned aud
went cCvE across the street toward the mona.
I-ent Tot, where some men were working: this
Wys "a tie Afternoon, between 3 ard O'Clock:
be al eored 20 ave been drinking; she DotIcsd
I'm p-Tticulsrly by that ne had SANDY gnd gray
Wh'skers mixed; be seemed . stsgger OF, bIt
ca rot faii; sIw him last going acrOsS the lot
Hy IuTuT.-She had b-en y dinner, there
Ne TO Gre With BIN; he came down from the
CiTeCt'On % CtHeT hCUs. above her house and
had a piece " he ~. which he was eating Of
when ste tTzt saW him; witness hrf been work
H. bat dav & = LOu- o. ID street, bet ween
j sTd oh there were several men digging
on Il stIees. IN tE6 direction he went; the WON an
living Iext door 70 her house told her that he
called a. her door and asked tor something ~ eat
Peer Tomas tcOiOreJi testified hat be lives
az Mrs- FdZpatIick's, on New York avenue,
between 18th sJd 18th streets; this morning he
Wss gOiT for a 10 d of saud, when he discovered
sOEe.hIBg in tie water, and called the atfsn-
ton o. two men near by 70 the TACT, and on
c'OseF iT~Fcct'Ou hey discovered thst It was the
body Of man, he then gave notice TO the 10.
Ice, who had the b, 3 taken ont Of the water
and brought 70 the station house. No Que was
With hiLI at The time. Sergeant Vernon went
with b n 90 get the body out; IL was iv.ng ne Ar
Ly the sbOTe-pear enough > throw d rope over
u With q stone attached, b. which means ne
was towed 10 the shore.
Dr.. Frlsi,au tGstihed that he made a port
nCrtem examination Of the body; found some
rCdnesz on he lstt side OF the forehead, extend
ing down fte cheek. The upper left eyebrow
vas sUDken, ard the inner portion presented the
appearance Of there being = wound. On close
examination, and by probing, found that the
wound Va probably due 10 fus action OF TIE
water after drowning, 8nd the hole in the -iHs
81 the eve might have been produced bv tue
ribbiiHR 81 rsE. Examined the brain AID heal,
and found 10 evidence whatever 81 any Ei1-
ltuCe which might have been produced before
death. EIs conclusion was that he came u
his death from drowning.
CICss- examined by a jurOr.-COuld not saw
ftat lie had been drinking. only thar he knew
that he had previously been addicted to drink
ING, did not eNGI ne The bC1y particularly gitE
retererce &c THIS fact. witness knew him we'll
there y TO doubt aS 20 The identity Of the BODY.
Z &c records o. tie station house were submit
tad, shown that Telegram had been received
Cd Ire 18Th INST lfOE TOGre headquarters redt-
ING - fo.ioWS- ''e O'Clock J.. r. LOOK cut Tor
FrdTct> hcCLa., lett lie home. No 1865 y -
northwest: last HOHdsT." ON the same even
1nR despatch vas received "a follows "s.-T 49,.
Es- Lieut. Kelly ssy- thar F. NcGhau vaEso-r
CD Ferisy .ysris, n- n 'a.h street, o. Hpld IS
evening s.. OUT O'Clock is James keFau. ana
So s-T U-Esi 20 t6 III tGst locality now
S--.srr. b.. F'E testified TO Jae depth OF the
NajsT d. The pond, that 81 w. ~ OF ~eve-, feet
dtFT, - III an abrupt 81 &c. HE opinion Va
Tia, TIE drowning Wgs acetie ut.I-
TIE 'estfH-ory ClCsed AZ 70 = ToIlt, and aver.
g.tt Wss scCu rendered mat deceased came to
- death by accidental drowning while l-Dur-
re under a Il mVCT2Iy a5eFEstIon OF toe min
Tie body was placed "a charge OF Mr. An
rECtE EuChiy, VEo TeLOE Cd 70 { lls place o.
business On Pennsylvania avenue. TO pret re
lCr burial Deceased leaves wife ana slN chill
dren. Dir. hctirau ws- about - years Of a,,.
born IL the north OF Ireland cane 70 this conn
toy Wien = boy. ard learned the plumbing tr..ie
- New York ci,v, WheTe hi% brother Patrick
NcChaE and s'~ter BOW resides. lie came TO
ti-is ei.g ia ] 49, and for tlme was sgperinten-
dent Of the plumbing work In the Treasury de-
paftmf Ut. He afteFEsFis went iurl the bu-i
ness with MIR. Frank Nay Tor, on Pennsvlyauia
avenue, near Sd street; Afterwards with Mr.
Cooper Oh q ct, next 20 INK Of Washington.
subsequently be entered INFO partnership with
MT Z. II. Myers, practical gas litter, snd
their business was carried on IN 9th street and
then on ID, between sth and 9th streets where
BE was quite successful. During this time he
built large four story house on r. between qTb
add 10th streets where he resided until recentIv
he was universally respected by his large circle
q irene, esleG'S-ly Tor his generosity. It is
stated that lie has or late been somewhat de-
pressed IN spirits on account of losses in his
eusiness sfs.rs. which has somewhat reduced
hts means. He had recently obtained a he ~
contract 70 lay sewer pipe in the neignborh- "a
Of the capitol, and was perpeXsd 10 u1t F.rocur-
ing the necessary bCnCsmen. which il ~ thought
vas the cause OF ms depres sion The news OF
his death has caused great grief 10 his Family
and numeTOCs friends.
THE TRuE METHOD CF LEARNING FRzNCH 49,
The lectures and lessons OF the accOmp she I
Instructor, Prof. EtieDue Lambert, have been
yery attractive and successful ia the principa,
northern cities and Ws doubt not they will be
equally 20 here. Ills sy stem is dec, AIRED by com
pstent judges 70 be sing ulsrly clear, iutellstb
ard agreeable.
STAMgERING CUIXD BY AN ART.-Dr j :.
EhsT:1 % undertakes 10 cure stammerihg and
Of speech by az art, without me
ne Of m< dicinSs g instruments. He guarsn-
tees perm lpent cure in nj cases at moderate
charges. His once snd rsSidence are at No.