The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-01-30
10. 2'6.
Spree.
INQUEST TO BE
Z OF coRoS1AL

I Sad Ending . Spree.
DEATH OF PRANK M'CoRM INQUEST TO BE
| HELD TODAY QUE! or coRoSIAL
| JURISDICTION ss !
Frank Mccormack, was wounded
on. the 18th instant at tht -room Of James
| Giblin, on Main street al.>r.. Locust alley,
died at the Pinel Hospital, west Broad
street, Sunday evening. Mccormack was q
stone-cutter by trade, and on account OF his
gigantic stature was called by his friends
and fellow-workmen "Big Frank" = %
| A day or two before the occurrences lead
ing to his death, in consequence of reduc-
tior OF wages at Granite, where he had for
some months been employ yed, he and NUM-
Der of companions resolved to quit the city.
He was to return to his home In Philadel-
phia, while some, Oh; the, others intended
going to New York and thence to Austria
Lila, in which country work, it was thought.
could he obtained. It is believed that they
got ona big spree and had ga night OF 1t. !"
T. Any way! on the morning OF the 18th
McC Cormack was in .Giblin's bar-room
drunk and staggering around, and inclined
to make himself quite disagreeable, it Is
said. He was there struck on the head with
blunt weapon, a. club probably, by some
througha great number Of streets, the blood
so freely. squirting from the wound in his
head that he could be tracked by it. Near
the Free bridge he was met by Policeman
Fensom, who took him TO the Second sta
tion-house, where: surgical attention was
secured and the skull was found not frac-
ttlred. .,.a :. .y.,e- jg
:. Mccormack first said that Giblin struck
him, and he Identified Gibai4l as soon as the
latter was brought into his presence. A
few hours later, when examined by Police
Justice White with the view Of determining
Giblin's application for bail, Mccormack
stated that he could not possibly say who
struck him, and to that story he stuck for
some time. Next morning, at court, and
entirely in command of his senses, appa-
rently, Mccormack solemply affirmed that
Giblin struck him, and accounted for what
he had previously said contradictory to this
by declaring that he wanted to leave for
Philadelphia, and did not wish to be de-
tanned here to appear against Gihin. Fur
ther, that he bore Giblin no ,ill-will, and did
not care to prosecute him. The testimony
of other witnesses, however, left doubt as
| to whether or not it was Giblin who had
inflicted the hurt; and there was some effort
to show that Mccormack had fallen from
| nlS cnalf anu LII "SalAos Ghe SCo'e AZ 'AS
bar-room.
One witness (Abbott) testified that Glib
lin told him that Mccormack had been
noisy, and he {Giblin) had kicked him and
put him out.
So unsatisfactory was the evidence, and
so reluctant the witnesses to speak freely,
Captain Wise and others present got quite
disguised. The former candidly ex-
pressed the opinion that all the truth bad
not been told. The case was continued to
procure additional witnesses, but McCor-
mack was never thereafter able to appear.
Nor were all who were wanted as witnesses
found. Some who knew good deal about
the affair, it is thought, are in the North, or
may be in Australia. -.....
1t is not altogether impossible that the
great offender who is now wanted by the
law has thus escaped. -
Mccormack was sent to Jail, but after be-
ing there few days he seemed to, be get
ting delirious, and was transferred to the
almshouse. At the latter place he gave un-
mistakable signs of insanity, and had to be
put in a strait-jacket. His brother came on
from Philadelphia, and had him removed to
the Pinel Hospital, where he still seemed
insane. For eight or nine days be tasted
no food but what was forced upon him by
artificial methods, and got little or no rest
He was, however, walking about, and was
/. thought to be improving physically till Sat
urday, when he was stricken by paralysis
on one side Of the head and face, and IN
about twenty-five or thirty hours died.
Police-Justice White had Giblin, VINO
was on bail, arrested as soon as made &C.
ouainted with the death OF McCormack
The examination will be had Wednesday
S1st. .....,. ....s @s.:.:.. sr ,r..l.a.
It was at one time yesterday determined
that Justice Larus, Of Henrico, should hole
the inquest. DR., Taylor considered the Fl
mel Hospital ont OF his jurisdiction, belns
one hundred yards beyond the corporal!
line. Police-Justice " hlte and Judge Gul
gon thought differently. The criminal !u
risdiction Of Richmond courts extends
mile beyond the corporation line, and Me-
Cormack was technically in the charge o.
the Sergeant Of the city, committed fol
appearance as witness. Coroner Taylor
will hold the inquest at II O'Clock thi
morning. There Will be post-morten
previously, and the doctors are to try to de
termine il death was the result OF the licl
given Mccormack, or Of other causes
There was no fracture OF the skull-of th'
outer tabiet-but there may have been 0
the inner tablet. - 49,:
AS there was no ante-1nOrtenn statemen
from Mccormack the evidence against Glib
lin at present is not very strong.