, 1874-07-30

From Gts ST. Louts Democrat, Juiy %.
For mouth or moro tho attention Of tho fro
6Y the Morgan litigation for tho possoBsiou Of
;female child, and the public in general havo folt
considerable interest in tho result. WilIiam
a agsa se sa BIZ 1, Ts Se s ,s9 With s Meg
gan auod out q writ Of haboas corpus. Tho writ,
through m i"ferrnali!y. was dismissed, but tho
tho child on the 10Th inst, and tho following day
tho wife applied for hnbeas corpus. It was
granted, returnablc on Wednesday last, aud ut
that time tho parties interested appeared before
ssse % was eonnuod 0f to tho to~e da Se
aud tho parties left tho court. Tie
child bad boon clinging to tts mother aud walked
out Of tic courtroom with hor. Morgan rushed
tried to drag it away with him. sergt. Poarco'
who was in tho courtroom at tho time, waa told
by ono or two persons TINT there was likely to 10
trouble in the corridor. and went out to SEQ what
little glrl ono way, while hla wife ofung to tic
child on tho other sido, and, aa Morgan noemod
considerably, cscitod, he walked mp. and laying
hio'hand on hia shoulder, requested him to Hoop
a's sur1s1ss 5 sst tss' hs tls %s' eass SO
would bo sottlcd the following day.
81 end I'd tarnod 70 ta{k + tie sereosns,
ming to the door 5unpea into carriago and
drove rapidly away. Morgan eudeavored to fol-
low, but the wny was blocked by a number Of
women WHO evidently sympathizcd with tho
way TINT he found 1t impossible to get through
the crowd in timo to stop tic hack. He then d.
elared That tho Sergeant had abused bis authorl-
y, and that he would lodge complaint sgainst
him and have him dismissed from tho force
Whothor no made tho complaint or not is not
knoTn, but tho following aay when tho haboas
corpus case waa called, the wife, who then had
Possession Of Tho child, dismissed tle petition;
Morgan, who Ind, as tho police stato, boon
soon lurking around No. 718 Morgan street.
where his wife was stopping with her sister,
Mrs. Rose, yesterday, about 9 o'clock in tho at.
corner OF Seventh and Morgan, and, almost
without word, attacked hor with knife. Do-
fore she could roalize hor situation, ho had
stabbed her oncc, and az she foil l1o caught her
tho knife into her twice moro.
The street was crowded With podestriana at
that hour, who, BE- soon aR they comprehondad
tho crime, rushed, forward to secure Morgan,
One OF the first to seize him waa . lady. who
caught his arm and was STRUGGLING to preyeppt
him from striking again, when several mon rah
70 lor assistance. Olflcer Williams who was
block or two away, say tho oroyd gath
Into ct,atody, and marched him to tho station.
When he was aoarclod no kuifo, and in faet,
nothing but q 2-foot rule WIS found GU him. Ha
denied that 10 had 4; cut hor and said 10 only
WaH talking. Mr. Jamea 1soohef0rt, who had Wit
nossed tho fearful transaction from the opposite
sido Of tue street, appeared at tho station with
tho bloody knifo, Which he saW Morgan throw
Into tho street, and which lie searched for and
found. Tho unfortunate victim was takcn ut
once TO her Riaters plRco-where, by tho way,
cigars and aoda-water are sold-atid Drs Mode
lot and Olopton wero immediately called. They
found that sic Ind received two deep but not
necessarily fatal Btabs In tho baok, aud another
In the left sdo OF tho abdomen. This last wound
Is by far tho most dangerous, and tho pl,vsclaua
agreed, aftor. examining it, that It would provo
fatal. The tntestincs, which are evidently cut,
protrude from the cash.
FFotn tho st. Louis Democrat july o.
As waH expected. death ooaed tie sud life Of
Elizabeth Morgan about 8 o'clock yesterday
morning. The Ooroner'a inquest was held ia
the afternoon. After loarlng testimony. tho
Jury brought In verdict, In effect Of murder in
the first dogreo.
sortgt Sheridan and oticera Canton
Ketchutn, Walton. and Williams escorted Nor.
gan to tho station, followed BY 3 largo aud OK
a.speratea crowd, numbering probably oyor q
: Thousand porBons. Tho prisoner evidently e1-
peitenced his terrible situation, for ho WAS yery
pale and ahook with fear, Nota fow of those
who followed in Ills wake would have laid VIC.
lent hands upon him had 1t not beon for tho rc-
: atra1n'ng prosenco Of the polioe.
Iho pomoroy bribery Oasos
TOPEKA, Kan, July 20.-ln the District Court
: to-day Judge Morton nverruled tho motion to
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