The New York herald., 1877-12-25
MSIcHoLL's MYSTERIOUS DEATH.
Apnrsr or w1I11AM IrAnY-nrs coMx1raExr

ARREST OF WILLIAM LEAGY-HIs COMMITMENT
py THE copoNEn-wAs THERE FOUL PLAY:
The circumstance attending The death oi James
McNicholl a clerk of the Union Dime Savinrs Bank,
who my seriously disappeared on November IL, ana
on December 10 found floating I'm the East River,
gave riso 10 the suspicion that he had been roooed
and thrown tho The PHYSICIANS at Bellevue
Hospital who the body alter its removal 10
the Morsuc claimed that the fracture was post-mor-
tenn ooe.
on tho evening Of the disappearance some papers OF
McSichol's were found by young mau and taken to
Brookiyn to the house OF the deceased. Hero
he lett a nctitIous address ana when searched Tor
could not bc found. Yesterday oHlccr Patrick
Lawior. OF the police boat Seneca, succeeded IN
arrestng him at the Empire Stores IN brooklyn.
HIS. name Is William Lcary, twenty one years
old and residing at o. Us Monroe street. Onicer Law
ior states that the evening OF McNchoiPs disap-
pcarance he wandered INTO Nat Smuh's saloon, IN
Mouroe street, IN stafe OF tutoxicaton Leary and
n number oi others were IN tho r0om nnd drank Win
McNlcnol. Thc stories OF the men who were there
are conflicting in some respects but all agree 10 tho
tact that refused TO give McSicholi more liquor
because ne was nioxicated and mat 10 then ICY me
saloon accompanied By L,ary. When Leary returned
they say he heated and appeared excited. and
told them that he had gone with the man 10 Cath
ernc icrry where had lcit him. they also state tha
Lcary and The drunken man (McSichoil) while on
the sidewalk had playful struggle together, Dut al
terward mnde up and went jown the street toward
tue river Ieary was arrested by Oncer Lawlor wnilo
working tho Empire stores, where ne drove q
s.holsllLg horse" he was taken 10 the COroncr'S
office and committed 10 The House or Detention BY
Coroner Flanagan.
WHAT LgARY SAYS.
Lcary is rather short, thick set young man, with
o smooth taco, dark hair and rather Pheasant dark
eyes, which occasionally became sufused with tears
as hc old his OF tho affair 10 tho writer On
tho evening In question he. with q number OF others.
wcro Nal smiths saloon, anu he was slightly In
toxicatcd. He remembers we'll dressed man coming
into the saloon and asking tor something TO drink
He drank with him and aitcrward went out with
him. not going, he states, however, more Than hall
block away from tho saloon. He was gonc, lie thinks.
niteen twenty minutes and then returned 10
the saloon, he ieii asleep. Hc Is positive he
did not 80 further than half BLOCK with ine do
coascd, and whom ho returned does not rccocct
telling tho men. there that he had been 70 the
terry. He Tell asleep in the snoon, and, when
awakened somo hours aierward. started 10 20 down
10 the stable nd feed bis horse On Tho way down ne
found the papers lying the sidewalk. lie did not
know 10 whom they belonged; but. after keeping
them somo days, took them over 10 Brooklyn. He
was hopes OF getting reward Tor them. He told
policeman IN South street qDout them, policeman In
brooklyn and Tho the stores thero. He
told them they hoard OF any inquiries 10 say
that hc had them He also t0ld the deck hands the
forry boats. He knew nothing about tho watch or the
coats and the man alter he loft him on the
sidewalk.