The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-06-30

"nos uc uos uone, mlnQ your own busf-
ness saw Mcdonald strike Amostwo blows,
and Amos ran out crying murder aud
'watch;" I ran after him. and Golibart came
lp with brick In his hand; i said "you have
gwen him enough" and on showing him my
hands bloody from the wound in the shoul-
der OF Amos, be dropped the stone and left !;
walked with Amos back to the sherwood
House corner and on arriving there he became
faint and called on Billy Carroll to help
me with him; we started for Laroque's drug
store, but, though we wrang the bell several
times, we could not get in; we then went to
husselPs, at the opposite corner of Market
Space and Baltimore street, and Mr.. Russell
at first, thinking he was drunk, would not
admit us, bus on our explaining that he was
I wounded he admitted us; asked Amos
who cut him, and he said .'Sam McDonald;"
made him say it twice; he asked us to take
| OF his galters, which wgs done, and we
poured water on his head; shortly after he
| died. In response to a question from the
coroner the witness said-I saw weapon in
McDonald's hand; saw him strike Amos
and then break through the crowd, In an
swer 20 Juror as to whom he had seen
strike Amos, he replied .Sam Mcdonald"
\ e1 STILL ANOTHER EYE WITNESS.
William Carroll, residing at No. l1s E.
Pratt street, was the next witness. He tes-
titled as follows: My name is William B.
Busey, but go by the Lame Of William Car
roll for family reasons; was at the Rennert
House last night, and took drink with
Amos, who invited me to ride down in his
carriage as far as the Sherwood House with
him. i did so. and while in the Sherwood
House Mcdonald, Golibart and others came
| in; Amos said, "Let everybody take a
drink !" L heard a scuffie, turned around and
saw GolibartAnd Clark attacking Amos; Mr..
/ Bowman, in charge of the house ran from
behind the bar and took hold of me and
said to him "Let me go, am protecting your
house," saw Mcdonald run up with some
bright thing in his hand and strike Amos
| twice; think Golibart commenced the row !;
I was with Amos at his death, and was hold
Ing his head in my arms when he died; We
poured ice water on his head; a
minute before he died, he said,
Mcdonald cut mew three times.
Governor Whyte asked permission to state
to the jury that the examination of the
witnesses was entirely ex parte, and that the
counsel for the defense could not make any
jury was then left to themselves,
and in about half hour
they determined on the following ver-
dict: "That he came to his death by
wound from some sharp instrument in the
hand of Samuel w. Mcdonald" The yer.
large crowd in the station and in front of
the station house.
THE PRISONER.
At 1890 o'clock the prisoner, Samuel w.
Mcdonald, was brought out of the cell
which he had occupied since the hour of his
arrest, and, in charge of detective Mitchell
and Pointer he was conveyed to the
city Jail to await the action of the grand
| jury, having been committed by the coro-
ner. w. f. McKewen, ESQ.,, clerk of
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ton with bench warrant for the arrest of
Mcdonald, issued by the Criminal Court op
| the oath of officer Crosby. on the charge of
wiEful. murder, with commitments from
Sheriff Albert, which would have been
brought into requisition had the coroner's
Jury failed to find verdict against him, in
order that he might be held until the grand
jury had investigated the case. As Nc
Donald passed through the station-house, he
walked with light, careless step; his face
was free from any troubled expression; !;
| he shook hands with a friend cordially.
and seemed entirely careless about the
position in. which he was placed. He
earnestly denies his guilt, and says he had
nothing whatever to do " ith st&bbing Amos,
and feels entirely confident that his inno-
cence will be made manifest. He accepts
his trouble and imprisonmenta as necessary
consequence of a nights debaueh, and it
apparently worries him to no greater ex-
tent. He IS fine looking, well built young
man, faultlesslyS. attired, with graceful
manners marked by great self-possession.
He came into large fortune about three
years ago, ax,d has been busy seuandering it
ever since, though quite a handsome for
tune, it is stated, yet remains to him. He
has place at Terre Haute. at which he has
spent most of his time since his majority,
and came TO thea city to. look after a
law case in which he was interested
and was waiting here its determination be-
s. ~<.e. - - IT, III 80 -
OF the late William Mcdonald, the own
er of Flora Temple, and grandson Of Gener-
al Mcdonald, one of the most distinguished
citizens of Baltimore. His mother
is quite i'll at Nice, France. Yester.
day, wnila in his cell. he was visited by bis
surviving grandfather, the venerable Mr..
| Thompson, and by Governor Whyte- He
declared his innocence to- those
gentlemen in the most emphatic manner.
On the night of his death, Amos with party
of young men, visited Pennsylvania avenue
and became involved in fight in saloon.
Two officers entered, and Officer Hush was
struck in the hack of the neck. One arrest
was made, and Justice McCaffrey released
the psrty arrested yesterday morning on
peace bond Amos and the remainder of
the party then started down town, when he
met his death. A few weeks ago Amos
rented a saloon on West Fayette street, next
TO Ulman's bank, and after obtaining cigars
and other goods on credit, he closed the es-
tablishment. He was popular with his as
sociates, however, and they all spoke of him
Yesterday in terms of regret. His funeral
doubtless, will be largely attended to-day.
Few affa rs that have occurred in BaIti
! more have excited more interest than this
, tragic affair. The well known character o.
Samuel Mcdonald, his family connections
and his wealth, and the equally well known
character of the murdered man, made the
murder topic of conversation in every cir
al of al 9
hooted at the idea Of his being the murderer
( They say there was not the mark of blood
. about him, and yet he Is represented ss
pulling bloody knife from his pocket and
handing 1t to a friend; and further, tha
2 there was no blood in the saloon at She,
woods. which demonstrates conclusively
to their minds the fact that Amos was
stabbed outside by some one in the crowd
The friends of Amos, on the contrary, de-
; nounce the murder as q cold blooded, delib-