, 1879-08-07
NOT GUILTY..
NoHugf1 and the Two Bcnnctts Did
Not RIB tile Dead 6extou. ~.
Serious Ctu,rees Against the CHI
cag0 Avenue Station Au-
thOritipS.
Prisoners Not Allowed to Communicate
With Their Friends.

TIE TRIBUNE published Yesterday an account
OF ,he arrest Of james Mc1lugh ind J. Y. mud
Robert Bcnnetts, on the charge Of robbina
James Hare, the Scxion Of the Fourth Freshly.
fcrian Church. who had fallen dead lit the build.
Ii,g while they wcro working on the outside.
Frum oil tho information md evidence then ob-
tnlnabla there appeared to be strong cnsu
against them, but yesterdays Developments
show plainly that the men are all innocent.-
that their arrest was iluc in part to the tnju-
t,icouA act Of Mcfiu9h in taking the dead mans
pockctbook. anu In part TO Tic circulnsinntial
evidence which went to make what on
the lace OF IT. nud uncx-
planned, was baa case against
tho three men, Mcf1uEh's statement Of the
affair, which bears every mark Of truth, ia as
follows:
Ilu was working on tho outside Of the build
Ing, when woman canlc out anil said lint tic
Sexton was taken steS, und that shu was going
for dostor, and for hin to look In ana tako
care Of him. lle went into the building and
found thnt the Sexton had tailon down the pull
pit atafrst md was lying OF tho floor. After
come lttte delay ho got d pitcher with some
water Ia II, nnd poured some into the scxton's
mouth, but found that ha was un-
able to swallow It. Ho hnd never seen
man dying before, hut guessed from the fncs
that he could not Bwal1oF that this man must
be In The last extremity. So he sprinklcd soma
water oyer ills face md rubbed his wrists, and
did wllnt he could Ia bis way to brlnE him to,
but the Sexton died there IN his arms. md ie
n,,fl pt]lcrs who Ind comG In lifted him Up and
carried him oror md laid him on n roll Of carpet.
After having done this, hepasscd Ills hand down
tho dead mans aide md
HTS HAND FGi.T rnCKHTnOoK.
He nullcl It out md counted the money which
he lad IN II, amounting to 70 mo. sars be, III
will take thu pockcthonk and kcep It, lost some.
body WHO'S not ent!tled tn It should get hold Of
1t md carry it or" lle felt In It's other nockct.
,rl,ere there was nothing but bunch -of keys
While llu sns still fnssIny with The dead man
the Doctor-Dr. Hunt-cnlno III. Ntzhugh, snfa
to him, 81 have taken from this dead man q
pockasbook With slo0 ~ It. shaa't turn i
over 10 you3" NO" said she Doctor, !" don't
want to be bothered With It," Then ho nsked
one Of the Dcnnetts whether }o bad Gone for
tile Coroner, NJ he had supposed he was to do.
reihcr 10 sfo II thev could ind Mr. Sliiisen,
who has hail sort Of general supeEvtsion Of tic
repairs whlch wcre In progrc5h on the church.
1t WIS Meuugh's intention, he savs, to hnro
turn:sAM LII this II, money oser t. Ml!iken. whom he
home. But llc was abscnt, nnd Mc1lugh consc-
uucntly rctntncd tho cash, returned to the
church, took Oh hls eoat. and vent to
Tesk PrfSenly gently ae a9 saDls policemen and .s M
asked hin, a. he was worklrg In 'lle anglo Of
the churrh, where the money was whLcl, he took
from tic dead man. Tie said he had It In the
nockctbook In mtg pants' pocket. 'fhcn. 'lo md
ed. From SlcHu0h thor took the 500 In the
pocke.book, aud also $50 Of his own, which
aum he bappcned to bnye with him 9onso IN hts
pocket, becausc ho hah intended to us Il In
v,fxtn !. 49,
tsom W. q Doaknan, the stone mnn. One ot
the Benefits bad m opcn-iAcrl witch Of his
own. Upon hfa hofng searched 1t was taken
from him. the policeman and coroner's Deputy
had taken from tho body ot the dead man. The
money Which the uennotts had In their posses.
sion Was, lie e17s, thclr own property, they not
being common In borcrs, but men wlio were In
at TING, mid who naturally lad funds with
them. The search, hs sa!d, was made In pc1+
fectly proper mud quiet manner. Thcrn wns
NO RupENess or piscounTEsY
on the part Ut the police Or tho Coroncr's pco-
pie. After the search hnd been made md the
money taken from them they were sent over to
the Ch[cago Avenuo Station.
Mr. McHugh also makes certain statements
IN regard to tho treatment there of himself and
his iellow-untortnnates which may posslbly be
susceptible OF qualification or explanation, but
which, il not explaiuab!e, reflect very seriously
upon thc management Of affairs ut the sutton.
lie SAYS That ha md the bcnnctts were
incnrccratcd In dungeon CELL" md that al
SpoakIn..'for himself, he SAYS thnt Ills money
was taken AWAY. antl that when ho asked that
30 cents Of 1t might be devoted to tic purchase
| o! some snpperf ho was told il!nt The Captain
Ilc Houe ~. vaiply to send worl to his nifv, who
is tn delicate condition, and might naturally
Ge supposed 10 By In great troublo about hIs
non.aplrarauce But, having IN MONEY about
could do nothing. lis was just AZ tuucit shut
pit from ILLS irioIlls as II hc had been tn Centsnt
Africa.
As lie had no supper, 30 also he received no
breakfast. Tie three men were confined In ono
sfnall and dirty cell. and elcop was impossible.
III tho morning they were called INTO COURT
Justice knlifrnann on the boncn. Tho E1crk
rcad out tha nalnes,nnl said tito Charge wns rob-
bcry. They were as!cd whether they were
said, Not guiitY.n Justice Kaufman Imn,c.
llately answered, "Une thousand dollars each
to ttse Criminal Court" a,,d askcd the mon II
they could gct bull. No evidence was hcard !;
tho DESCENDANTS narer got cllanco to speak,
/ md, bcfors they knew what struck them, they
wcru hustled once nor0 dowu-stairs. About .
| O'Clock they wcrc removed to tho County Jatl,
wlvre Mcflnch was placed in cell With q
busgaF, latns unknown. Acrt he was
SERVED WITH LOAF OF BREAD
| ard tn bowl containing houp, the only thing
J
of ,lu previous day. Alter couple OF hours In
tho Jail ho was bafcd ont. LIZ says that the nf-
tirers who removed him from the station to the
| JUL treated him with consideration. 'rheY did
hot halldcun him, mud they took Dearborn nye-
,iuc Us tistr tine Of narct, inatead OF the moro
ttickIy.peoplcd Cnrk street, For thia much nc
freEs grateful, but TO does not feel at al
| obligct to the men or the system which caused
Tho loeK,,lE up of nh innocent man for wtoIo
tlaY without food, aud which prevented him
irum sendIng word to Ais family AZ to
| What had become Of him. And lIo Ia specially
| Vexed becnuse there vns plenty Of mol,ey 10
pay all expenses. and ho would havo gtrcn il atl
to te abu to aend q Ifns to his wife.
a reVorter called last evening on Dr. Hunt,
MIL tuluIred ot him Is TO t,ir couduct of Nc.
| liuv1I aild lie 3ennotts at tho t,mo ho arrived
On the scene. Tho poctor sall that slctiugh
showed him Tho pockbtbook, mud tald ttlnt tl,e
.nau lad, to thought, s.sU,-aithougl, thc run,
| 1lettiunctI might p0skiblY tuve becn 6lUO.
| Thero wis nj attempt Ut consealtnent, and hp
| Waa mtrDngly Of ori'II0n u,at MelllglI WQs per-
| ttctly tlolest In Intention and act.
DE. Hunt sdyiscd Tic mcn To pllt everything
bark to nWait The atTlyu, Ut tlle Cro1,or. Vhcra
| were 0t.er parsuns-a lady naIneu I}aruaru u,I..
| gentleman nasncl Cuuk-pttacnt 1t lllu tltnn.
| md II certatuly seenscd tint Mcklugh nrtet a.
llt belirvGA was best, Ms,d tIlat IN searching the
| rockola lc snen ssInv'Y inlcadeu to prutcut uls
body fr0su robbery,
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