The daily gazette., 1878-08-13

him?" They SAID not, then went down
and saw the body the coat was turned
up over the head; pulled it down and
saw cut under bis eye he was lying
face downward; l went up and rappsd
at Mrs. McCanns door and she came
down TO the gate and unfastenet IT.; Il
told her there was a dead man in the
alley, but she would not believe me at
first ! then saw three white men in the
alley, talking very loud one of them was
about my size witness is a short, stout
man Il told them about the dead BODY
and they went down to 1t then wentin
and left Mrs. McCann's milk, and when
came out the body was turned over i
think these three men turned it over 1
don't know whe her or not the body was
stiff; saw no marks of a struggle around
where the body was lying; did otknow
until afterwards that the dead man was
Collins; Mrs. McCann would hardly be-
lieve me when ! first told her about the
dead man, and was very much surprised,
there was no one in Mrs. McCann's
kitchen when / went in, and the carpet
was not taken up from the floor, when i
first looked at the body I saw signs Of
| blood on the face; it appeared TO be dry;
one OF his arms looked to be very stiff.
Mary Conaway, sworn = Keen a
boarding house at No. 1O4 Maryland Ave
! nue. James McClain boards with me he
got his breakfast Saturday morning, and
next saw him on Sunday morning.
| absutsix o'clock, lying asleep on a settee
| in the summer kitchen; / closed the house
| about IL o'clock Saturday night, and Nc
CLAIM was not in the house then at
breakfast on Sunday morning I heard
the news of Patrick Collins death !;
McClane put his cup of coffee down and
| said he was SO sorry to hear of 1t that he
| could not eat his breakfast; did not OBJ
serve any blood-marks upon his clothing;
he did not appear to be under the infin-
ence of liquor; McClain was in Green's
next door, when Coroner Rose came to
my house Sunday morning; Green was
then in my house and he ran out the back
way 70 tell McClain. AaH
Michael Conaway, husband of the pre-
l. WHAT JAMES WATSON SAW.
James Watson, sworn-I live across
the street from Mrs. McCann, a few doors
to the east; on Saturday night, about
halfpast eleven, i was sitting up stairs,
boxing out the second story window,
when heard a racket al Mrs. McCann's;
saw two men either fall or get pushed
out of the door; one Of them fell down
upon the pavement, and i heard him in
quiring for his hat; another man came to
the door and said come in; there's money
or betl on you; the men then all went in
and the door was shut; there was another
man on the pavement, but / am not GER
| tain which way he went; could not re-
cognize any Of the voices. Bstween half
past twelve and one o'clock I heard
another noise and a scuffie; the door
opened and man tried to go out, but a
woman reached out and drew him in; l
hea d him say
"YoU ALL WANT TO JUMP ON ME-"
after he was taken in all noise cessed.
| could not recognize the voice as that of
Patrick Collins, but / know it was the
voice of an Irishman. About five minutes
of two o'clock crowd of men came
| along Front street, rapping on the doors
with sticks; they raped upon Mrs. Nc
| Canns cellar door, and Immediately the
| light which was burning in the bar-room
was extinguished; was sitting up that
night waiting for a young man who
boards with me, as had left the door
| unlocked for him; saw the body of Col
i Inns next morning; there was some blood
| on his face, and iJ did not appear to be
dry; it was still slowly oozing from the
| wounds. Ia4
| Patrick Gardner, sworn:-Was passing
Mrs. McCann's, shortly after elevsn o.
clock Saturday night, when ] saw Pa
trick Collins pitch out the Front door
II
after him and carried him in, and heard
something said about "set them up"
Heard voices in the bar room; they
seemed to be talking about taking a
drink; did not know any of the other
men in the saloon, nor did recognize
their voices; l went in Front street, and
came back again about IL o'clock; heard
no noise as l passed Mrs. McCann's, and
did not notice any light in the bar-room;
l mat Tnhn MaDarmntf and Rill Gamnhall
at Justison street, coming in town, and
talked with them about five O'Clock;
heard no noise in Mrs. McCann's during
this time; then went to my home at 823
w. Third street; did not hear of the muir
der until Sunday morning
Wm. Peyton was recalled, but he simp-
; ly reiterated his previous testimony. He
money on Saturday night, and did not
notice that he had watch.
1t being nearly twelve o'clock wher
VIM. Peyton's examination was conclud
ed, the jury began to vote upon the ques
; Jion of Adjournment, but Attorney-Gen
eral Pennington requested them to wal
for him to examine one more witness
? Mrs. Mary Whann. Mrs. Whann wa
sent for but IL was learned that she haC
lgone home.
. The Jury then adjourned until thi'
: morning AZ 1880 o'clock.
3 THIS MORNING s sEssIoN-No NEW DE
vELoPMBNTs, BUT MORE CON-
TRADICTIoNs.
II At 7:3o the jury were called to order
. Ia answering TO their names, five beini
!, absent.
James McGarrigle, sworn = FL av'
q known the place where Mrs. Mccain
a keeps ever since / have been boy. VI
5 Saturday night I was going home
= quarter after IL when met parties
q Front and West; i also saw q fellow
g with his head ON step on washington
n street near front; went up TO him AM
i tried to shake him up but could not n
a was Jim Haney, of Chester. L saw hin
: laying on the steps of McCormlck'
4 house couldn't get any sense out OF MN
Il so let him lay there. picked up M
d hat and laid it on his head it was a blacl
/, Kossuth hat. Last time saw Haney
i before Saturday night, was year ago
I | saw him last Saturday night at o'clocl
a going out to see Jack McCluskey; h
and Robert Burns were together; Hane.
= has a light moustache. The light wa
burning over Mrs. McCann side door
II the light was inside and showed throug
" the window. Everything was quiet whel
+ | passed McCann's; diu not see anyon
Tb0mas Green, sworn: Live nea