The daily gazette., 1878-08-16

Ihe Coroners jury in the case of Pat
rick Collins; who was murdered on Sat
urday night or Sunday morning last, re-
assembled, last evening, without any ad-
ditional evidence of any importance, but
with some discoveries which threw a lit
tie more light ON the murder, aud while
not pointing with any directness to tn g
perpetrators, indicated that the deed had
been committed upon the premises of
Mrs. McCann. During the day the alley
where the body of Collins was found was
carefully examined, and slight traces of
what was supposed to be blood were dis
covered in various places. The earth
containing these traces was brought
away for minute examination. The
house was also examined, and in the
closet under the stairway, in the kitchen
where the suspicious piece of carpet was
discovered, was found a cloth, with
blood stains plainly discernible upon it
which looked as though it had been used
in wiping the carpet. Up stairs was
found pair Of pantaloo rs, with suspici-
us looking stains upon them. These
articles were piaceu III I ne possession of
the Coroner.
On the assembling of the jury, at 7.30
o'clock, in the police waiting room, q
motion was made and passed that the
Deputy States Attorney, II. h. PEN
iugton, Esq, be sent for, the Attor-
ney General having gone to his home at
Dover.
PILLOW ON THE DOORSTEP.
The first witness was Samuel Davis,
who testified Il live ut 1912 Chestnut
street work at the Harlan q Hollings-
worth Company's and my work calls me
out between and o o'clock in the
morning on Monday morning, at this
time, as l was passing Mrs. McCann's
while going to my work, saw bnndle
on the front step of the saloon +; 1t look
ell like a pillow case containing some
thing that appeared like muslin; the
mouth of the bundle was towards the
gutter and was open on the top of the
bundle near the centre, was a dark
purple stain, about the size of wash
basin; j did not stop to examine the
bundle; the front door Of the saloon was
half open, and / saw Thomas Welsh
standing just inside saw another man
standing inside but did not recognize
him.
HOW THE PILLOW GOT THERE.
Thomas Welch, being sworn, said he
was at Mrs. McCanns all of Sunday
night, watching the premises, at the re-
quest OF, and in company with the own
er, Mr.. Michael Lally lie did not care
to sleep in the house, So he got the pill
low and slept on the step; early in the
morning, witness stepped inside with
Mr. Lally, Just rs Mr.. Davis came along,
and left the pillow on rhe step the store
was watched that night because the
front door lock was bro ken and the door
could not he fastened witness testified
positively there was nd stain on the pill
low witness was interrOgated in regard
10 the events mt Mrs MtCann's, on SAT-
urday night, but he knc " nothing about
them.
Witness was questioned as to why he
told Mrs. Mary Vaughan, in the irish
dialect, to "shut her MOUTH" on Sunday
morning. lie said She was hotherius
linn about Mrs. McCaln and her eli +
dren, and b-gging him 70 get her out ON
bail; III last he got provoked and told her
10 shut her mouth.
Michael Lally, Swdrn Live with
ThCs. Welsh, at J03 w tst Front street;
was there last Saturday night; went home
about 20 minutes of twelve was in Mrs.
McCann's before | went in, but did not
stay there more than three minutes; Wm.
- pODiifil anu w III i AN tpllj Ntlp bhNANf
did not go into the back room; Mrs,
McCann was at the bar; did not hear any
talking in the back room; did not see
Haney lying on the pavement at Front
and Washi ngton streets;
AN EARLY MORNING LIGHT.
George Gray, sworn:-Sunday morn
ing was going home shortly after half
past two o'clock had been downin Har-
lan's boat yard, tishingi struck half-past
two just as l left the boat yard; saw
bright light in Mrs. McCann's as / passed
her place, but heard no noise and did not
stop saw no person lying on the pave
ment in front of McCormicks, Front and
Washington streets.
James Haney was recalled, as he desir-
ed to tell the jury something he had for
gotten during his previous examination.
He said that on Sunday morning he met
Bob Burns in front Of the Black Horse
Hotel; spoke TO him but he would not
answer; went on down the street and met
Tom Welsh; he said, "Jim, hear you
and Bob Burns hitched last night" SAID
If we did did not know it; went in Mr..
Welsh's house and stayed there five or
ten minutes, talking about Collins death;
saw Bob Burns in the afternoon and he
said, "Jim, they've got you suspected for
this" | said to him, give got no more to
do with it than you have" He told me
I'd better go rlght away nack uoCnesber,
but | told him that would look suspicious
that was not guilty and would not go
step.
When Haney concluded his te estmony
Juryman DeVallenger moved that he be
discharged from custody.
HANRY's SOLEMN PROTEST.
Before the motion was put Haney said:
"Gentlemen, allow me one word, II l
was 10 meet INV God tomorrow, i could