New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-12
THE SCINLON MURDER.

With the Mulberry-st murder and the lnslir-
ance forgcres upon his mind. Capt Aalre OF the fnu
teenth Precinct has his time very fully occupied On
Tuesday morning he sent an officer to the loDs 10 ASK
Justice Kbreh to defer the examination OF the I'VE prs
opers connected with former case until yesterday In
order TO give him time to collect and arrange MS evidence
which request was granted Capt Aaire is very reticent
in regard to the case What causes him most anxiety
is to learn whether ScanlOns wife Is conheceu VIM e
assault: There is still some doubt that the three Italians
are accessories to the crime Scanlons pOdy vas re
moved to the Morgue aud post, aortel & h,,i
made which confirmed the decision Oh tie f nos,a,
IF Sfi i6 St' iS. '"''' ''''''' ,,..,
The examination was begun before Justice Kibreth
Yesterday Afternoon but little evidence was Obtained
which has not been already made pubic, Inc Ti.essGS
DDmnick Wymar, Officer Hatton, Mary BAKER ald
Catharno Burns. The latter, who lives ut NO. - = 'u
doy-st Brooklyn. testified that sue was rtay1nE tue
niSbt y, tho murder IN the room with Mrs. Fox, her
daughter and two grandchildren ms room nau " VIII
dow OPENING on TO the root, and vas adjoining that occa
ioJ ~ NJ Seauon During The night the witness was
awakened from her sleep 10y NOISE on enc rV N3 Fo
VINO Ina her fright and excitement jumped Guy OF
bed aud tumbed down stairs crying 40, Ior nciP.
yrs Fox subsequently returned 10 the ap oino
inemt and shortly aftelward q strange mans voice
heard in Mrs Scaniohs room .t hyr, ira VII
urss soon went to bed and fell asleep ana vas a"aheu
about two hours after by the entrance OF an Oncel cue
was acquainted with none VI the arrested persons saw
nut Upon the stand, bur cOrrobOatd tns eNu td II
nndertone The rope which bound the murderer man ,,
aud tnr piece Of windowsash and ply found near ms
b1dy we're brought into court and llentled Dy several
,yncsses Mary Baker recognized tne rope upon "hlch
h Was m the habit II drying her clothes ana by some
tr mon one end aud the knot with whch u was tled
iicr JIettHu syore that Mrs. scanlon's room was IN
vrTy disOrdel condition when he first visited lt-with
,rrniture up rned and windows broken Inc case was
adjourned until tins morning. . ,,
As On.lI shaw Of the Fourteenth irecnct police was
p1e,inp last evening by No. IL MulbeTTySt where the
i,rer occurred he told that little boy, supposed
tn he The child the murdered man. was In an ASH bar
rel in the yard Ofcer Shaw went MO the YARD
and found IN an old barrel turned over on
its side and partially filled with rubbish, lttle boy
about years DID, entirely destitute or clothing Sct coy
cred with dirt The child suffering from want OF FOOD
Olicer shaw drew the little fellow from has hiding place
wrapped Inn in newspaper, and carried MN 10 fOce
Headauarters, where he given III charge OF the
matron, Mrs. webb. After being washed clothed ana
fed he said his name was Johnny seinlOn, ana when
asked Where his para he said, - Mamma throwed
him out the window" IL appeared that after Mrs Scan
ion WAS arrested the little boy was neglected by the
Jalans who still remained az the tenement, and being
Obliged 10 shift himself had subsised ON such rag
,ents OF bread and he could find IN the yard,
seeplng at night in the barrel, an unoceuped dog
kennel