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

Hc Wao very uTuiA Tiudy uiBuC' lnuccu
1t appears McGaughey had been giving
much trouble to people generally on Fri
day evening and Saturday. On the last
mentioned day, he came to Dugan's sa-
loon three times, raising row on each
visit, and was promptly put out each
time by Dugan. What made him have
a grudge against Dugan, Is not known
for all living in the neighborhood say
Dugan had not wronged him if any
thing, it was uice uersG.
THE DUGAN FAMILY.
Hugh Dugan is q man about 40 years
of age and person whose moral charac-
ter Is something below par. He is a ship
carpenter by trade but has not worked at
it for several years; preferring to keep
an unlicensed rum mill, rather than do
honest work. Before coming to Will
mington, he lived at DuPont's banks, but
has lived here for I or 8 years. He has
only recently gotten out Of Jail, where lie
has been confined since the November
term of our County Courts for non-pay-
ment of fine imposed on him for selling
liquor without license. His wife is a
good looking Irish woman and is about
his own age. During his stay in Jail,
she and their son, q young man of about
Since Dugan has been home with his
wife and son, the whole family have
been thinking seriously Of going out of
the saloon business. To this eud, the
father and son had engaged situations at
the car works of Bowers, Dure Il Co.,
and Mrs. Dugan had made arrangements
to rent a small house in another locality.
The bar room was closed nearly all day
Saturday. The house which the Dugans
have kept has been, it is said, far from
the most respectable. For number OF
years it has been disorderly place, and
during the year and three months Which
have passed since Dugan took possession,
that reputation has been fully sustained.
It was not only a disorjerly drinking
house, where lower class drinkers and
noisy negroes congregated, but is strong
ly suspicioned of being sort of house of
ill-fame. McGaughey kept the same
place two years ago and under his rule 1t
was even worse than under that of Mr..
and Mrs. Dugan. McGanghey lives four
or five doors away from the saloon and
has a wife and three small children. He
is about 80 years of age and originally
came from Norristown, Pa. Dugan has
had domestic troubles, it is said, and
some connect the names of his wife and
that of McGaughey together in signifi
cant way. Lewis Middleman, who lives
near, says he heard Dugan say he did
not want either McGaughey or Rowe to
ever come about his house. He seemed
jealous at times.
A SECRET INQUIsITIoN.
On Sunday morning, in accordance
with his previously formed intention
Coroner Butz empanelled the following
jury VIM. Fl. Quinn, Luther W. Palmer
r. P. Tawressey, Thos. R. Alexander
John E. Graham, Levi A. Bertolette,
Esq, 6. II. Bennett, G. II. Rigney, John
Williams, John K. Babcock, J. s. Trap
hagan, John A. Wilhelm, Samuel w
Schultz, Alvin Allen, and Jos. Ii. Dick
inson.
The jury went to the hou'e of Mr..
Rowe, aud af or viewing the remains,
chose VIM. Fl. Quinn as foreman, posi-
tion he loves to occupy, and John Otto
was made clerk. Tho inquest then ad-
journed to the city hall and went into
session at 10:15 o'clock in the room i'm
mediately over the police station. The
members of the press and Henry q. Tur-
ner, Esq, the latter being the counsel for
the prisoner, were already seated at the
table, when the jury entered. Almost
before the roll was called, the Coroner,
Mr.. Quinn and Mr.. Palmer with grea'
nervousness and the abrupt manner OF
men who desire to get task of OF thelr
hands of which their cOnsciences do not
appr owe, began talking of excluding all
but the jury. The Coroner with evident
ignorance of the fact that newspapers can
secure information of homicides else
where than at the inquest, said that II
was impossible for the Coroner to get al
facts If the newspapers published them
The Attorney General wished it to be
private.
Foreman Quinn declared him. elf alb
solat .ly ready to entertain motion to
exclude reporters, counsel and ali, head
over heels.
Mr.. Palmer moved that the session bt
held strictly private.
Mr.. Turner said if the counsel for tie
defense was not allowed to be present
when the prisoner was examined ht
would submit the case to Judge Wales
The question to exclude was then put
and carried; only Messrs. Bertolette
Schultz and Babcock having the LIBERAL
ty OF mind to oppose it. Half of those
| who supported the motion were In igno.
rance OF what they were doing, except
that they were blindly following the lead
of Mr.. Quinn and Mr.. Palmer, and doing
something which if not wise and discreet
would at least secure for them the eood
will Of those two gentlemen. The re-
porters were then elected and the iool
locked behind them, and the jury lef il
its glory 10 conduct the case in whateve
slip-shOd way 1t chose without the people
knowing any Of the many errors whicl
are usually made on such OCCASIONS
and all done because the Attorney-Gou
eral was afraid to have facts published
AFTER BOTTOM FACTS.
Notwithstanding that The ncwsp pc
men we're left to rely upon their owl
shrewdness in securing ''important infoI
nation" they succeeded, in spite of til
Jury's primitive opinion, in hunting u
more evidence by far than was adduce
before that dignified and august body
The GAZETTE reporter interview ed ever
one who was summoned before the jury
except those under lock and key, All
gained all the information they did an
In many cases much more. The resul
of his search will be found below:
Mrs. Dugan was seen early in til
morning, before going to the hall. Sh
said Mr.. Rowe came 10 the house wi