The daily gazette., 1878-08-12
Peyton, Michael Daven, VIM. O'Donnell
James McClain, Andy Finn and James


and succeeded in arreseing Daveu, Pey-
ton and O'Donnell tth-ir homes In
Hedgeville, and Finn on Front street,
near Jefferson. McClain boards with
Mr.. Uonaway, at Maryland Avenue and
Monroe street, and when officer Brickle
came to the house he ran out the back
way and ran into the little frame house
on Shipley Run, below Maryland Ave-
rue, where he was captured. Hauey was
arrested at O'clock in the afternoon, by
Sergeant Legg and officer Brickle, on
Water street, between Orange and Tat
nall. He works In Chester, at Roach's
ship yard, and came down to Wilmington
on visit on Saturday evening. The ar
rested parties were confined at the police
| station, to await the Coroner's inquest.
POST MoRTEM EXAMINATION.
AS soon as possible Coroner Rose en-
pan led a jury and viewed the body, af-
| ter which It wa removed 10 the home of
| the deceased, where Drs. Ogle aud Block
| som, by order of the Coroner, made a
post mortem exami nation, the result of
| which will be found In the testimony be-
fore the jury.
THE SUSPECTED HOUSE.
The saloon kept by Mrs. Mary Nj Cam
| is two story frame structure, at the
| Southeast corner of Front and Washing
/ bUH StfocuSt HCfooS tuo diicy iTOiu ObO'stu-
burg's foundry. 1t has not borne ths best
| reputation, and has been noted of late for
brawls and disorderiy assemblages. Ac-
! cording to the testimony Of tie neighsors
| the saloon was even more disorderly than
usual on Saturday night and quarrels
were frequent during the whole night
Mrs. McCann Is widow, whose husband
was drowned about six years ago, by fall.
ing from O steamboat mt the mouth of the
Chris while comi ig home fr ,m an
| excursion to Cape M Ay. Sne is a rather
pleasant locking woman, apparently
about forty years of age. In giving her
| evidence before the Coroner's jury she
| appeared very nervous and excited and
at times fairly trembled with suppressed
| emotion.
THE VICTIM.
Patrick Collins, the victim, was timb ,r-
l bender by occupation, and had worked
| in Harlan &Hollingsworth Company's
J ship yard for about ten years. He was
about fifty years of age, and leaves a wife
and daughter, the latter aged about eigh-
| teen years. They reside on Water street
near West; Collins was always regarded
| as quiet pc ,ceable man, though some
| what addicted to intemperance at times.
He had been in the habit of frequenting
| Mrs. McCann's saloon. of late, and was
known to be thera on Saturday night, as
the evidence conclusiyely proved.
THE SUSPECTED PARTIES.
The men most strongly su,pected of the
| crime are jams McClain and Jam S
| Haney. McClaln, who was regarded as
| being Mrs. McCann's suitor, was suppos-
| ed to be jealous of Collins, while Haney
was known to have had a qnarrelin in the
| saloon with Collins and McClain on Sat
urday night. Thus far however, there has
l haas, m. Hirnn axiH Ha na M nj thar lf
them.
THE INQUEST.
| The Coroncr's jury convened in the
| City Hall at 1l:30 O'clock, aud proceeded
| with the examination OF witnesses. The
testimony will be found unusually inter
esting, as it shows a mass of conflict
| ing statements, and au evident desire
on the part of most of the leading
| witnesses 10 tell what they did not know
and to conceal what they really did know
about the affair. Their statements diff r
ed materially, and some of them contra
dicted themselves in the NEST palpable
manner.
The Jury was composed of the follow
ing gentlemen Foreman, Chas. Thomas
secretary, A. Mcdaniel; Matthew Rog.
ers, Thomas Feddigan. Chas. O'Rourke.
| Wm. b. Hickman, l.. w. Palmer, Thorn
as Wier, d. w. DevaIl,'nger, VIM g
Baugh, j. Cambria, Joseph Downing
John McCatfrey, S. w. Schultz, Jacol
Butz, ID @. Rose, Jr., James Redmond
Joseph w. Vandegrift, John Kennedy.
The first witness called las Mr.. Annie
Ketgan, who testified as follows:
| don't know anything about the muir
der was In Mrs. McCann's on FRIDAY
night and saw a man named McClain
who is supposed to be sparkling Mrs. NJ G
Cann Collins was with them and they
had words Collins said he was an old
man, and McClain said, "Tll be d-d If
don't butcher you" Last evening wen'
in the saloon and saw McClain lying Oh
tho settee; he seemed to be in liquor
Collins came in and there were othel
men in the room they seemed to Dc
squabbllng and fighting l got some Ii
quor and when Ipaid for it Mrs. Mccain
threw ths change at me, saying, take Il
and GO, you see too much, anyhow.
got the change and left and did not gt
back again; l heard of the murder thl,
mornlsR, about half-past eight o'cloek
Mike DAWN was in the saloon las
night, and there was woman helping tC
tend bar, but did not know her; Mrs
McCann seemed kind to Collins, but Nc
Claim seemed to have grudge agains
him Collins was peaceable. quiet man
and seldom got drunk Edward Francl'
: was not in the saloon, neither was MI
J Payne, but the room was ful OF men
| Win. Peyton was also there. ] though
Collins was courting Mrs. McCann, but
. heard he was a married man. McClaii
, seems like kind of boss around thu
the place; nobody was quarreling whei
left the saloon.
The jury, after hearing the witness ties
: timony ordered her to be held in custody
/ until after the other witnesses were ex
ahmed
Mrs. Lizzie Leary, orn:-Learheu Q
the murder about seven O'Clock thi'
morning, when / SOW the crowd rnnnih vi
down the alley saw the body and helpe.
: man to spread a quilt over IL; | Wen
into Mrs. MeCanu's and swept the kltch
) en- for her took up breadth Of the ca car
pet and put it in the closet; Mrs. M 9
Cam said the crowd coming in wonlt
muddy it with their f"et the carpet was
E wet and looked as if it had been wet ant
, then walked yer. put it in the close
under the sta rway. I went to bed a.
i, half-past nine O'Clock last night, and
! knew nothing of the murder till thl'
mornings liz g in Philadelphia, put an an
r now visiting NJ rs. Murphy, at Lafayette
' and Washingt. streets; was not IN NC
4 Oarn's last nil hit; never saw McGla,l |
a till this morning; people around 1he pous
were of the opinion that he commltteo
the murder; saw no blood on the kltchei