, 1874-09-24
Examination Of the Case by the
Coroner's Jury.
lhe Evidence Tends 10 Provo Strain
Acted III Sclf-Def0nsc.
Attempts Of tho Women to Kill the
Prisoner.
A Witness Afraid to Testify In Their
Presence.
What He Told u Reporter.

What He Told II Reporter.
Michael McQuaf1o, who WAS stabbed Monday
evening BY Jamos Strain, died. AZ waa expected,
at ha1k-past IA o'clock yesterday morning.
Tho Coroner hold an inquest at N1oQuaido's
SALOON yosterday, and the Jury, uposl
tho evidence adducod, found that Nc
Quaide dtod from the effects Of tho wounds
inflicted upon him by Strain. aud tho prisoner
was then committed by Coroner stophens to
await tho nct,on Of tho Grand Jury. Airs. Nc
Qualdc testified substantially as she is reported
in yeatorday'B Tn1BuNE-throwing Ill tho blamo
On Strain. and intimating that he picked tho
quarrel with her husband for tho oxpress pur-
posc Of killing him. Mary Connors, q domcB-
Ito in McQuaidoe house, did not SEQ
tho fight, but stated tLat, whom BIrs.
h1cQuaide WAS upbraiding Strain for what
ho had done, Strain said, 81 don't
caro- II haye killed him; lot him como ont and
fight" Charles Moerdol WIS an eyewitness to
tho conflict. He heard somo ono cry ont, 'What
tho hell arc you trying to do; do you want to
murder MOP" and he thought 1t was Strains
voice ho heard. He saw 3 brass faucet In Nc
Quaido's hand, but did not sec him atrike. John
havanhgh, who had boon drinking rith tho prB-
oner during tho eyoning, distinctly heard
Strain crying out for marcy from Nc
Quaido, who WIS pounding him, but
10 Bav no blows struck. Flo saw small
club in McQnaiao'e hands, and was certain it
WIS not d faucet he had. The prisoner nade a
statement, being previously cautioned by tho
Coroner TINT what ho might Say could bc used
ngninst him., uo did so with 10 much earncst-
moss, with 30 mitch apparent truthfulncsB, aud
in such . pathethc, sorrowfa1 strain, that tho
Jury, in tho absence OF auy proof Of previous
Threat, and with only weak Testimony to show
malice on the prisoners part, were Inclined to
give crcdenco to bis assertion that lo
acted III sclr-dofenHo. Yet they judfciously do
ct1ed, in accordance with suggestion from tho
Coroner, to hold him for further invostigation.
Notwithstanding this action of tho jury, which
WIS perfectly }tlstifiablo under tho clrcltnl-
starlceB, tho impression III now entertained both
by the jurors nud tlloHo who wera presont at the
Inquest that the killing WAS
AJUsTIFtABLE HOMICIDE.
This state Of fonling wnH brought about after tho
close Of tho inquest by tho statement Of john
Lacey. vho WAS nlso an cyo-witnoss o the ARRAY.
This man works in bluckamitllB shop next
door to A1cf}nnidc's houHo. Ho tiled to avoid ap-
pcaring al = wtncaB aud wton under subpoena,
he was compelled to appear. llo then fcigncd i-
moss and refused to toll all he knew. It
was clcar that the man WIS in somo fear
Rn1 10 kuHt N&S Qt&9 HIS LIElAul0HEuEEbs 1n0
Coroner. having received intmation TINT his tes-
G1nony would be valuable, usod lis perHuadlng
power upon Lacey. But 1t was Of no effcct, anl
Tho Coroner committed him to prison for con-
dict police officer brought word from tho
Fourth Precinct Stations -Hot'se, whore Lacey was
lodged that be waH willing to mako
a srATEMENT IN PRIVATE
to the Coroner and jury. What WIS NOW to DO
done was then tho prevailing thought. Tho
verdict was rendered. the inquest closed, and yet
this mans statement may exculpato Strain
The Coroner became mo.ncntarily wrnthful, de-
man he had ever secn. aud he deserved
to be punished for his contumauy. The
Jurors objurgated, come loudly. and othera
with batcd breath, and it ia surinised that MIR.
''Il put him undora s. 900 bai1, by George, OK
claimed Coroner Stophons, with wickedly tw;nkl-
Ing eyo. He dosoryes it." choruAed tho jurors
statement, rs will be seet,, completely substan-
tiatea 5fordcla suspicion, Kayanagh'. statement,
End the prisoners own story that lie was hard
pressed by McQuaido mud his wife, md acted
AN 1sc1r1Esq RIOT.
a woman IN afl'iction md full Of woe as ono
suddenly boroft of her conBort must be, is GIL
object Of sympathy to all. But while men show
nble manner to Que widowed Under such circ,lnl-
Btancos 90 Mrs. McQuaido las been, for tho
reason that thoro is always a possibility
that tho murdered man may have boen
demonstrate their feeling. for thoy
como to the conclusion instantaneously and
without tho aid Of dollberation tint tho prisoner
nlone was to blame. Such seems. to have been
the ncghborhood OF aIcQuaile's, yesterday, Au
many OF them ~ would crowd to SEQ cireua |
ptocession-and how fow would not ?-gatherod
Ut McQnaido's in tho forenoon, and, after liston-
fFFf ff9f fjn
Nrs. McQnade. we're charged full Of yongeanco
against tho prisoner when tue Coroner arri red |
end tho jury was almost complete when tho |
prisoner arrived from tho County. Jail in tho
became known to tho band Of maldened women |
thoY emerged from tue house, armed themselves |
nnIcKDATs, TILES, STICKS,
diminishing style. Tho bue-coatH wore at I
first a little diAconcortel, aud tho unfortunate
Strain trenblcd for hiB o1istonce, fearing that lie
Othor police officers, however, wont to tho as
eistance of thor imporilcd brothers, md tho |
prisoner WAS safely landed III the SALOON next !
door (Alchlahons).
a rev Of them displayed butchers' knives
and, IN tho language peculiar to the Stock Yards
.hey swofe--that IL. they boldly declared by all |
that M was roy that they would have his (strain's)
Seemingly abandoning their Intention thoy de- !
cded that tho honor of "laying him ont" |
properly belonged to the widow. White The
prisoner "as mating his statoment,-tl wrotch-
tiUn,-
SLIGHT sEssArroy
OCCURRED. Iho bar-1oom wan wholly ocounIod by
tho juror friends of tho family. polco na1rcr:
and women, made mp tho background behind tn,
bar and crowdng the entrance to q sios ron,n
An interruption IL made; loud volcus are hoard