The daily gazette., 1878-08-17
And Still No Verdict.
The Collins Jury Ad-
journs Again,
SECRET SESSION LAST NIGHT
BLOODY CLOTHES AND BLOODY MONEY
TRYING TO PUMP o'DoRNELL-
PEYToN KNOWS NOTHING NEW -
ANDY FINN ARRESTED


The Collins jury held secret session,
last evening, lasting from 7,30. until 10
O'Clock, from which alf outsiders were
religiously excluded. .tf ...
The public interest in this case remains
unabated, and Notwithstanding the rain
crowd of people assembled around the
police office, pressing up close to the
doors and windows and struggling to
! look inside where they could see nothing
that bad the remotest bearing upon the
case. Notwithstanding this fact, however
the bulk of the crowd held their positions
until the adjournment of the jury at 9.40
O'Clock, when they left no wiser than
when they came. i3Fl- l-.."L
i When the jury assembled there was a
strong effort made to arrive at verdict,
| and had the effort been successful Mrs.
McClain, VIM. Peyton, VIM. O'Donnell
and Michael Daven would have been
held to answer thescharge of causing Col
| Inns death. The opponents of a verdict
claimed for further time, for the purpose
Of investigating two more. circumstances
that had arisen, viz, the discovery in
Mrs. McCann's house of a pair Of linen
pants, somewhat stained with blood, and
the discovery Of some paper money, with
| stains upon it closely resembling blood,
in the pocket of Ms. McCann's dress.
The money was found by officer Josiah
Mccall, who was in the cell with Mrs.
I Mccain, when the latter complained Of
feeling cold, and asked him to take her
dress skirt, which was hanging against
the wall and throw 1t over her. In COM
plying with this request the officer heard
the jingle OF money in the pocket of the
skirt attracted his attention and on cx-
animation he found seventy-three cents,
| among which was ten-ceut note and a
| twenty-five-ceEt note, of the fractional
| currency, the balance being pennies and
ten-cent pieces. The two shin-plasters
were much worn and dirty, and on each
was dark red stain, closely resembling
blood. Officer Mccall turned this money
over to the Coroner, and it was examin-
ed by the jury.
|. During the evening the jury took re-
| cess, and foreman Thomas went down
into the cells and had an interview with
| VIM. O'Donnell, which lasted about ten
minutes. The result of this interview is
not known, but it is not supposed to
1 ihNC Doph Vi i'hIoAouhcO. tiD
| jury did not remain in session long after
wards. The question of rendering a ver-
dict was further discussed but finally the
jury decided to await further develop
ments, and to adjourn until Monday
| night.
| ANDY FLINN ARRESTED.
About $3.50 o'clock the Coroner sent
| officer Bouzearth after Andy Finn, the
deformed shoemaker, and shortly after
| Q o'clock the officer came back with
| Finn IN charge. The prisoner was i'm
metliately locked up. WHAT he Is wanted
for was not stated, but it is not supposed
that he knows anything of importance.
During the evening Peyton and Daven
were taken before the jury, but they
were not further examined The jur-
men are silent upon the signit ticance of
this action.
After adjournment the members of the
Jury filed out of the Hall, when they
were Immediately besieged by crowd
of ANXIOUS inquirers but they were all
as close as oysters. They had nothing to
say except that there was no verdict,
and that they had adjourned until Mon
day night.
MRS. M'CANN SICK.
Mrs. McCann continues quite Ill from
nervous prostration, and at times she
cries bitterly. Hopes are entertained
that Monday night she will tell the jury
all she knows about the affair, II she
really has any knowledge about 1t.