, 1880-08-04
Asks Who's There" and Receives o
Bullet Through tho Heart. :,
The Burglars Pal 1hrealons 10 Shoot D
Naiohbor Aroused by The Tragedy.
Both tho Ruflians tlako Their Maps-TlIrttcn
Brresis oil Suspicion.
Ono Of Them Closely Answers the Dosorip-
ton Of tho Murderer.

tcry. John NltAlhnon llGS NEuui tnrCo
children nro rendered orphans, md n wife
Is Utmost frantic with grlcf. A peaceablo
citizen Is pierced through tho Heart by u
burglnrts bullet while III his bed beside Ills
wlfs md lnfa,it child. A murder MS terrible
III MI Its surroundings as has ever been con,-
Initted in tl,ts city. This, II, brief. Is tho
record of the tragedy enacted at ar.cariy
hour yesterduy morning III tho southwestern
portion Of tho city. Laurel street ~ short
thorouEhfare running from Thirty-arst
sticet to Egan avenue, tho city limit
What was formerly + street Is now called
Thtrty-cightli court. a,,tl Oil the corner Of
this street and Laurel, john McAlallon had
his saloon and dwelling. AfcNlahon's house
is d two-story frame, facing west, the front
being on Laurel street. Along Thirty-cIghtl,
court the main building runs perhaps forty
feet, and III It's rear is one-ssory franu ad-
ditton, which Is used for n kitchen md slcdp-
Ing rUotls. Tho windows nro not over three-
ail.n-half or four feet frolii tho s!dewnlk.
Adjoining north, OIL Laurel street, McStallon
whieh ' is Occupied by six families. IL.
iwse rSw pIsy ' bSfow S "gsse graSe, y which nus IS
aSt 5fe9 a syDs ~ eMSgN eMagNaoy aSn saloon f%a foofs
eup!ed Dy the bar, aud tho roora Is furnished
like NIL Of Its ,clnss In tho nclghborhood,
witt. chnlrs md tables. It was clcMnly, ald
one OF ule pcss kcpt III 'hg Hte1Mttyr tmo
barroom is almost s1.tarc. Back OF tAo bnr.
room ~ fnlrly-aizcd SQUARE apartment
which was used us 4 sort Of s[ttlnE-rooIn by
the family. 10 the nortl. Of this ls t. little
bedroom, such Us Is usually found In frame
cottagSs. INC @ind2W oi when iaees i nort3
The bed stood with tie lleaa nortlward.
Just cast Of tho window. Opposit stood. u
Dlfenn. ar alchlalo!l siept Oh tlo siae
nearest tho window, nllu person collltl
where he lay: oppest tl.s ID. door Or lending II into
tho bedroom from tho slttanE-r9om ~ y Wln-
dow oyorlooktng the streGt. Enst of ti1ia @
few feet ts = Io9r which leatls ini1 little
baio I "i Is up ona step md md ' then ,here aEs iu
stairs wlileli !eatl 70 tho secona tloof. IMr,,,
Ing either Wny from tho ycstibule, ore could
foona. Ti,e Mealal'on lainily oceapy all ot
the lower portion ol s'1 house aiu INC entire
front Of tho seco,d floor, four rooms ~
TIC rear ~ phrI bnlilE rented , to = t italniiX
inmGa spKe eonss,E OK uS4n''' , wls IT,
caiiso If tic lnlrtlcr,'as sratcll III tle outset
Of this narration, n9:s robbery. John Nc
Mnhon, or "Jolinn," rs llo Wns fanitihrly
!lkcd and popular .1il tic Vicinity. Though
ksowa n s 10 fbeGSnsSh be s@'ne%ha n H IN e s sds ths
mn,ne % an reputation OF Of kssplg Y a., orderly
pss psyar q tCc pra'tt sttosk anos tns Ills f" n'
uE CAME y1,oat IRELAND
ohont f,ftcn,, vcnra fliro ami vattIed IN tho
present location in:isS4; iio did we'll as 4
an, sm1nokegPet w. ,voa ~ nrIant
fSr,leT fls' ot A 1iIbnrnikHs antl liz hn,,ftic,j
~ n t.s, T., f,,o
yoti," nost % Sm,,'sy In sa,ai,, RaTo cnis.t- :"