The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-12
THE SCANLON MURDER.

SUSPICION CENTRINa ON THE WIFE OF
THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TESTIMONY AD-
DUCED-ADMIssIoN or THE DEAD MANS
CHILD.
more mixed up than tho Scanon murder Is
rarely presented TO tho public Tho jurisdiction IS
divided between the Coroner and the police magistrate
each carrying out his particular views as to What
should anu should not DO dono The Coroner makes
the post norton ination and officially determines
that foul murder has been committed by some person
persons The next step Is TO procure witnesses, but
be lnds that the witnesses already beyond bis
reach police having begun OF side invcs
tigation He therefore either wait until tho police
justice has become satisfied with the CASE or go ahead
without them All this time he officially ignores
everything done by the Police Court and the Police
Court to be outdonc official courtesy, closes Its
judicial eyes all OF the Coroner this particu-
lar case. Half iozen prisoners against some Of
whom ut least there is not breath Of suspicion except
that they lived the premises OF tho murdered
man, the meantime deprived OF their liberty and
converted into sort OF human shutecock to oscillae
between the Cor0ncr's Office and the Police Court
The Coroner claims that he and he alone has original
jurisdiction all OF violent death; but the police
justice jumps TO his feet and rebuts the claim.
POLICE COURT ExAMISArIoN.
At the examination yesterday, before Justice Kill
breth, at the Tombs Police Couri, Alice Ward. one OF
the inmates the apdated rookery in which the de-
ceased resided testned that the ciothesne found
Scanons body was, IN her boof the property Of the
Dominick Weinmer deposed that when he first heard
the in the tenement house he was IN bod; he
heard voice SAYING, nike. ~ NIX VOW; Witness
addressed.
Onicer Hatlon gave some very damaging testimony
against Mrs. Scanon the vile mistress, the neigh
say, OF the murdered man. When lie entered her
room, after finding the deceased In the yard he noticed
pancs OF glass broken. tho window raised and
portion OF the sash missing. The stove and lamp
upset and q pitcher was broken A struggle had
evidently taken place. Tne piece of sash found ny
Sem iOn,a 1 he
OF blood, fitted into tho framework Of the window.
Catherine Burns testified TO having slept In tho
house, No. IL Mulberry street, GU the night OF tho
tragedy She awakened IN the middle or the night
by stovcpipc falling. She called to Mrs. Catherine
shouting, ION, Nike, come and help me- one Is
tho roof" ''Mikc referred TO Angelo Guarang,
heard the sound Of mans saying, 'oh Lizzie
Lizzie for Gods sake don't loave mo In tho station
housed" Shortly alterward tho police arrived
SUSPECTED WIFE,
The testimony had the effect of concentrating sus-
picon on Elizabeth Scanon. The polico believe that
during drunken quarrel Mrs Scanlon tied tho de-
ceased with rope, and no either Tell from the window
was thrown out by her. The disordercd condition
OF the furniture IN her room anu the open window
combined with the piece or sash, make this theory
Tho following story OF tho finding OF scanon's child
last night throw light on the vexcd question,
Who threw Scanlon out Of the window
THE MURDERED MANS CHILD FOUND.
Al shutdown yesterday officer Shaw, IN passing
through the alleyway at No. IL Mulberry street. the
scene OF the Scanou tragedy, noticed barrel Thrown
of Its end, and told by one OF the neghbors that
II was used as u dog kennel
The officer was observing II when the shock head and
face OF a child thrust cautiously out OF the
barrel ana hastily drawn IN again. shaw stepped 10
the opening, anu touching the ttc creature made u
whine. ami with difficulty succeeded In drawing II out
lie brought the child 10 hight, however, and. finding
that II was filthy and naked. borrowed newspaper,
wrapped Il up, and brought II TO headquarters. Mrs
Webb washed and clcansed the youEes.cr, put slip
upon 1t, and then propoundcd the following qucs-
tlons.-
.tWhat Is your namer
s,Johnny Scanlon.n
"Where Is your papaY"
.'Mamma frew MIN out OF tho Window Having
SAID this much nothing could induce the waf 10 say
any more.
THE coROSER's INQUEST.
Coroner Woltman yesterday made some inquire,
into the cause Cornelius 5canons death, prepared
list OF witnesses and set down the inquest for Satur
4 day