Daily Republican., 1879-06-02

an order to hold Edward McGahey IL
$500 and Martin Coleman in S200 for
their appearance. Dugan Is held for
the murder.
THE DEAD MAs's yrssERAL.
The City Council held a meeting
last evening in the Council Chamber,
to take action upon the funeral cere-
monies of the deceased. He is to be
buried OH Tuesday morning at nine
o'clock, interment, 10 take place at st.
Joseph's cemetery sn the Brandywine.
The flag over the City Hall is flying at
halt mast in respect to the deceased.
THE VICTIM,
Richard H. Rowe, the man who was
killed, is we'll and favorably known
He was elected to the City Council from
the Ninth Ward at the election in Sep.
tembsr last, succeeding Mr.. John Davis
the Republican successor to Martin Far
rell. He is 45 years ofage, and was boru
in Ireland. He left his native county,
when about three years of age, and in
course of time came to Del: 40, resid.
. up the Brandywine. IL served al
". 'sde of carpentering and was for a
the u, nployed at Fort Delaware. HI
ssssoi, , ON. Ninth Ward, where he
moveo 70 .M 'rsuit Of his trade un
til it rsylaly aetelopsa st;au &c o,,,ro IRON n,
more individual applic~ W." numha. W uJn,."o' ~
work employing srsas Auln0ef Vi
hands. ,o,.
Being a strong Democrat he b. o"nie
identical with the efforts of the par y
for political power. Upon his election ne
at once entered with energy into his o.
fetal duties, and became valuable
public servant. He leaves a family
consisting OF wife and four children.
He ia one of a family Of seven, three OF
whom are sisters, being in this city.
The others are brothers, two Of whom
also reside in this city, and one in
Chester.
DUGAN's CAREEE.
Hugh Dugan was born in Donegal,
Ireland. He came to this country when
he was twelve years of age. He settled
at DuPont's Banks, where he learned
the trade of ship carpentering. While
there he married girl from Tyrone,
Ireland. He subsequently came to this
CITY and started a rag store on Tatnall
street. After this he went to Button.
wood street, near Eighth, and occupied
house belonging to William Forrest
For the last FIVE years he has been en-
gagged in keeping saloon, part OF thai
time (since the twenty-fifth of March
one year ago. at the house at Ihir
teenth and Heald streets, where Rich
ard Rowe met his untimely DEATH
II, was indicted eighteen months ag'
for selling liquor without license
Mr.. William Baxter became his security
and became responsible for the fine an
costs through Dugan leaving the STATE
, At the last fall term Of court Duga
came to this city and was apprehende
by Sergeant Jones and confined in Ne
Castl. from which place he had bee
but recently liberated. He Is BROTH
:, to Francis Duggan, who was cand
date for the Democratic nomination +
Snerlu IN 1879,
+ NOT ACCIDENT BUT MURDER.
), The impression prevails that becau
the shooting of Rowe by Dugsn was a
- pareutly accidental, he is not responi
= ble for the unfortunate mana deaf
= This idea is erroneous, The statu
a reads as follows:
Ia SEC. Livery person who snail col
~ nit the crime of murder with EXPIRE
- malice aforethought, or in perpetratin
a 4 or attempting to perpetrate any crir
:. punishable with death, shall be deel
~ ed guilty of murder in the first degr
y. and of felony, and shall suffer deaf
-, SEC. Livery person who shall CO.
-, ,e NIT the crime of murder otherwise tn
~, ,s is set forth in the preceding sectio
4 4 shall be deemed guilty Of murder in t
IN ~ second degree and of felony, and sh
80 80 be fined at the discretion of the cou
20 shall stand one hour in the pilloi
:. and shall be whipped with sixty LASH
"a By this it can be seen that the sffer
!, m ~ is a serious one, and although the
- was no evidence of "malice afo
thought" held by Dugan against
deceased, the law in an instance Ii
or this presumes the existence of mali
"a and holds the killing party accountal
for the death of his victim. Dugal
,ction comes more directly under s.
second, given above.
tio, UNwARANTED ASSUMPTION.
A.. ~ecedented action of the iu
he members of the Pre-
Inc ,nP. atien receives gener
IN expeliins Whether the Coron
from the exal'h responsibility
cohae'hh"''on' V bat besit as
acted upon his own ,nunwarar
not, We are unipformea, could
may the ac' was certain 'lcatic
ed one. The ends of justice .nrd
n Uiso ha Iafaa atad nv thA MI,