The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1879-06-02

MOVIE uOf ntr nuSDAnU nau Deeu uTli!kiIg
SO far as she observed, and both were
good friends.
M'GAUGHEY HIT HIM.
Mart n Coleman sid to the reporter
that he had two drinks OF beer il. Du-
gan's house at the time. Before McGau-
ghey got into the house he and Dugan
had some words at the window, but he
could not hear what passed. Dugan got
angry and refused him admittauce and
the other declared that she'd be id IL
ne wouldn't get in some how" For the
sake of peace Rowe let him in; as he
passed in at the door he hit Dugan and
hot words passed. Dugan then drew the
pistol and fired could not see Rowe and
McGaughey when shot was fired. H.,
(Coleman,) ran out of the door wher he
heal tie report.
"wERE ALWAYS GOOD FRIENDS"
Edw ard McGaughey said that he went
to the house between 4 and O'Clock
Saturday evening and knocked. Dngan
told him to g, away say Ing he could not
get liquor as he and the old woman had
chad fuss and were going to stop the
business" Rowe opened the door for
him and let him In and was talking
with thai gentleman when Dugan cLme
up and said something to him. He told
him to 90 away, and he went into tie
bar room and returned again while he
and Mr.. Rowe talked about some fence.
H. stood fumbling in his pocket and
then drew out the pi,tol AID fired. Mr..
Rowe was shot. He said Dugan and
| ha II ora al uya to rr<nd frsanIo md fhaf N
did not hit Dugan that evening.
Sylvester g. Reeves is the engineer in
Pickles stove foundry and he told the
reporter that on Saturday evening just
as he stopped The engine, his little girl
came running to him, saying that Mr.,
Rowe was shot and that Mrs. Rowe
had sent to see if be would help
him home. He went to the scene i'm
mediately, and took hold of Rowe's hand,
as he lay on the sofa and tried to revive
him. H died minutes after be got
there. He afterwa ds assisted in carry
ing the dead man home.
PRoBED SIX INCHES.
In answer to Inquiries made by the
reporter, DR.. Geo. Troup Maxwell said
that he had made an examination and
found a pistol ball woand in the left
temple which extended thr ugh the
brain. He probed six inches for the ball
| but did not md it.
Both of the negroes, Charles Foster
| and jaime Levins, said they were IN the
bar room and heard a quarrel and the
pistol shot, when they ran away. They
came back after awhile and saw Rowe
dead.
The reporter interviewed Mr.. Dugan's
son, whose name is Joseph. He said ht
was not at home when the shooting tool
place but was over in town.
"PooR DICK, KILLED HIM."
Sergeant Whelan SAID he met Dugal
IN great excitement at Sixth aud Mar
ket streets on Saturday evening and VIA
asked by him to get doctor to 20 to hi
house In the Ninth Ward at once, as b,
had shot and wounded Mr.. Rowe very
badly. He said, "Poor Dick, I'm afrai(
! I've killed him" He also asked to bt
locked up and the Sergeant gave him
into the charge ofspecial officer Robin
son who put him in a cell. The Sergeant
said he then started for physician and
had word telephoned to DR.. ShuItlidge
| He rode to the place with the doctor
and found that Mr.. Rowe was dead
| Dugau's wife said her busb band had shot
him.
Officer John j. Cloud, kindly gave the
| reporter much information, the princi-
pal part of which is published in the
tirst part of this report.
THE STAR CHAMBER VERDICT.
The Coroner's secret tribunal, having
examined part of those whose state.
ments appear above, came to an end AT
| 1:2O d. M, and rendered a verdict thai
"Richard H. Rowe came to his death
by the shot of IA pistol while in the hands
Of Hugh Dugan on the evening Of May
81, 1879" The unfortunate man wa,
committed TO Jail wltout bail. Nc
Gaughey was held as a witness In the
sum of $500 and Coleman in the sum Of
$500.
The evidence which had been taken
before the jury was kindly placed at the
disposal of the reporters later in ths
afternoon but it was of but little use II
them because they each had more direcl
and more explicit sta'emen's from the
parties themselves. But even had tn J
n. eded the testimony, it was TAX I
so crudely and in such a bungling way a.
to be In many places unintelligi BILE. Il
is quite likely that the court will rule Il
out owing to its crude, incomplete anC
unreliable character, il 1t is presented il
evidence when the case is tried.
NEARLY A MURDER A MONTH AGO.
1t was related to GAZETTE reporter
last evening, that there was almost 1
| murder at this same house of Hugl
Dugan, about month ago. The affray
occurred be ween crowd of drunken
negroes and pistols were recklessly used
One of those in the affray had his heat
grazed by pistol ball.
now DUGAN TAKES IT.
Dugan was called upon by the GA
zETTE representative early this morn
ing, at his cell in the City Hall. Strang
to say, he had not heard of the verdic
of the Coroner's jury. He was surprise,
when he W .,s told the decision, and salt
In resigned tone. II suppose I'll hav
to CO." He said McGaughey had hi
him and he took the pistol to frightcl
him; he had then Intended to give it t,
some one to take away for fear McGua
ghey would get hold of it and kill him
He had no intention of firing at all, an
certainly, none of shooting Mr.. Rowe
! Mr.. Turner, his cour sci, had advised. hi Z
not to talk with reporters and when h
, fout.d ont he was talking with a Ga
, zETTB reporter he would not say an
more. He was not befOIe the Coroner
jury yesterday.
, THE VICTIM OF THE MURDER.
Richard H. Rowe, whose tragic deaf
Is so fully narrated above, wa, born /
Belleyh ,unon, County Donegan, Irelan.
in February, 1896. and was therefor
only little past 43 years of age at til
time of his death. His father, DEM
Rowe, was for a time Sergeant of I'll
!, r We iue Police. The family left Irelan
for this country in 1912, when Richar