The Morning herald., 1878-08-14

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THE COLLINS CASE STILL
BEING INVESTIGATED EsTIG;.AA 1rls
Fs5,o4 IA Boo aotsaidaaW edN
| No Now Revelati ons of fImportance "a
Number of Psrsens who Were I'm 10.
Mrs. McCann's saturday Aight
Tell Their stories- Contrad'c- 4"
siON UDOn COntradfctien- -
csg what Beeame 0fC0lllmSD igri
Has-Did Hancy Have A.
Is9-To be Resumed io%
| IT,. This Evening. r3ftV '1
The examination of witnesses 10, the Coro
ner's inquest into the Collins murder case
was coutipued yesterday morning, with
Attorney General Pennington conducting
the examination of " illnesses. sdtqS%" ="
James McGarrigle sworn--Latt' Saturday
night passed by Mrs. McCann's At 1915;
on . stoop on Washington street, near
Frent, saw James Haney; he, Wasso drunk
that could no arouse him; he was in front
| of McCormick's bouse; through the tran
som Ola side door, opening into Mrs
McCann's kitchen, I saw light! moving
all the other saloons were closed; I; my fathers
name ID Patrick McGarrigle, who lives on
lJustison street,; (Mr. McCaffrey here stated
that witness had told him that he saw. Q
llieht in Mrs. McCann's at, ? O'Clock, which
the witness denied having said') = ..,
Thomas Green, sworn-Liye at Maryland
avenue and Chestnut Vstreet;' know Mrs
lWhann; my mother and live together; no
one lives with us except Mrs. lWhann's 1T
| tie boy; Sunday morning Mrs. Whann came
home with my mother at $50 from church;
| McClain borrowed my shoes Saturday night
(McClain borrowed Green's to improve his
appearsuce while going 70 see Mrs. cCann;)
sunday morning when officers came after
iMcClain I pushed him into tho house and
closed the door; I was not, afraid Of being
larrested beca use I had done nothing. If
4 Odd you know, that Met Clain had beer
|, doing anything - sya4 bna ,taH-i' + ~
A.-No, i didn't. l..L ~
| Sarah Green, an old lady Of perhaps q
|. wears, who appeared to have her under
II standing slightly impaired by age, and who
tis mother Of the preceding witness, wat
then called. AT, 1880 O'Clock, Saturday
night. Tommy, who was OUT, came home
Mrs. Whann was there at that time AND
r staid all night; the man who killed the mar
!. wore Thomas shoes Saturday night.
Al Officer W. Boazarth, Sworn-At From
and. Market street I met George Allen,
SUNDAY morning, who told me that dead
r imam lay In McCann's alley; went out tt
place AMI found the man lying face up
wards and some persons had lifted 1t NJ
Iout Of the gutter; went into Mrs. McCann'l
h and, saw Mrs. Lizzie Learya sweeping VI
a and things did not slook as they had a
!, lothero tines ~ T. o'clock Saturday. nigh
. There was q bright light there, and at:
:, Io'oloek the light was dim; his arm wa
d stiff and his body was as cold % though !
. had been in ice; Andy Flynn, when he wa
,, arrested, told me he did not want to Civ
the old woman {meaning Mrs. McCann
d away, and. would not tell anything con
}. corning the alleged murder except to 50.
"a that he knew 1t was to be committed; MI
Bouzsrth then went on TO speak again 9
= the laying of the carpet, and concluded
IssWhy they hid the carpet In the closet !
:. what I want to know. 80 aDayus o ~
is Mrs. Mary Connell, sworn-Mary Whan
,r was at Mrs. Harman's yard washing O
Monday and her and ] begau talking abou
+ the murder; told that heard she helpe
N to kill him; no, she said, left Mrs. NC
o, Cann's at $780, then said wouldn't
= surprised if Mrs. McCann killed him; YET
~ abe answered, she did kill him with 'th
III blow Of. q porter bottle over the head; Mr.
n lWhann seemed to be excited yesterda
-, morning and said she was afraid ever
- moment that some one would come" I
arrest her; Michael Devan lives at my hous
and on Saturday night came home at II 81
III i live on Orange street, between Front an
nv and Second. ,,,,
" Sarah McCsnn,A daughter of Mr.
R. McCann, and about IL years old, was the
'st sworn-I have lived at mothers house II
n Yesterday morning when my aunt, Mr.
,-yl Welch, took me out to Riddles Bank
IT. where she lives; on Saturday evening M
10 Collins was at our house till supper tin
[ts when he went out; after supper helcaIne
h again; McClain also came In; Peyton, FlyI
and Daven we're there, too; there was pt
he of cabbage on the stove which some OF
upset; remember that once Mrs. Jennin{
was coming out of the kitchen after q noil
- and said to me t'it's all right" the noise,
Gu think, was caused by Andy Finn trying !
". pick quarrel with Mr.. Collins; la
Die down on the settee and went to sleep; n
r. mother awakened me and we went up stai
to bed; heard noise as men came aloI
the street making d noise; they broke
m pane OF glass In the store window; ne
hy morning we ate breakfast as usual, al
T.. after that we heard that Mr.. Collins "
dead; we had supper that evening,
Question by juryman-Did your moth
tell you not to say anything when she b
N you goodbye Sunday morning y
A.. No, sir; nothing. s.,., y.,. ~.
] A. this point tears gathered in the chile
Ieyes, and, as she seemed quite afecte
in, questioning was suspended. During
tha examination she appeared to understand
u the questions and answered them sat
oon' factorily and intelligently, 4s,n1t to =,
hs. William Atkins, colorad, was next call