The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-04-08
A Man Found Dying--SuspiciOn OF
Foul Play.

Isaac Hoffman, saloon keeper on
Fifth street, between Vine and Race.
and his son Henry were arrested late
last night on suspicion. John Mcclure,
a carpenter, who has been in the city
but four days, was found about 8 O'clock
Yesterday evening by his brother lying
unconscious and seemingly badly in
jured, in q back room OF Hotfman's
Place.
lie was removed to the Hospital, where
he died at 8 o'clock last night. Mcclure
has brothers-Chris., hackman, and
Nicholas, o cotton machine buiider-and
stayed at the latter's residence, No. 19S
Eastern avenue, but subsequently,
boarded at Mrs. Malloy's, near Hof-
mann's saloon. He had $l75 with him, of
which he lett $3.50 for safe keeping with
Mrs. Malloy.
Yesterday evening boot-black named
George Pierce accosted Nicholas Nc
Guire and told him that his brother was
lying at Hoffman's, and that something
was the matter with him.
The injured man was found In a chair
unconscious. Hoffman says that he
knows nothing Of the affair, except that
Mcclure had been drunk the night be-
fore and had hurt his head by falling.
He could net arouse MCGUIRE, but took
charge of q watch and about $40, which
he refused to give to Nicholas McGuire
as he did not know him..
The Coroner at midnight examined
the body OF the deceased and found a
diagonal wound OH the head, about two
and a half inches above the left temple,
ana one-half inch to the right Of median
| line, laying bare the skull at the ante
rior portion Of the parietal bone, a
wound that might have been inflicted
| with sharp Instrument.
Besides Isaac and Henry Hoffman,
Pierce, the boot-black; Edward Hughes,
agent; Patrick Mcnamara, who lives at
| 1872 West Sixth street. and }. W. stewart,
| a bourder at the Frederick House, were
arrested at midnight, as they had been
| in the saloon ON Thursday night. No
Namara testities TO the falling Of Nc
CURE in front oil the bar. Isaac Hoff-
man, Stewart and McNamara were re-
leased on their own recognizances. The
others being held.
Mrs. Malioy says that on Wednesday
she handed the deceased $l15, out OF
which he bought $22 suit of clothes.
| Ii appears that $72 of McGuire's money
l lie yeL to be accounted for.
The deceased was. twenty-one years
old and native OF Ireland. he Came
here to visit his fathers grave in Spring
Grove Cemetery. .. h
Nicholas stated that his brother was
a sober man, and not likely to 90 on a
spree. The Coroner considers It proba'
Bile that the deceased might have re-
| ceived his wounds before he entered
Hoffman's saloon. Holman has born q
a good character, and his saloon was ali
ways considered one of tine most orderly
A clue which may lead to the detec
| tion or tic assatiant {if he was mur
dered) of Mcclure has been found by
Coroner Maley.
Under the left arm-pit of the de-
ceased o dirty, coarse, linen shirt-cuff
which locks as though it has
been recently severed from tht
sleeve by ayiolent jerk, was found thi,
| morning. IL does not belong to Nc
Cures shirt, and how it came there il
| as yet mystery.
| There being no affidavit made against
either Of the parties arrested for com
plicity in the affair, thej
were brought from their cell
before Judge Lindemann mi
morning and allowed to 70 on their own
recognizanoe Tor appearance Tor exam
ination next Thursday morning.
At the post mortsm examination mad,