, 1880-09-15
LOC4AL CRIME.



The Butler murder mystery vas cleared up
yesterday. and. a. fnt1Miatcd. Mike MeDon-
aid Was tho 1llnlf. lie yesterday g;lve himself
tip Mt thu Cottage Grove Station, Nlni While
tilcro denied knowfng anything nlnbolit the
manner Ut DHtler's death. but Wien tic
detectives at Central Station, who have bccn
working UPON tho case, got at lin, he could
not hold his own, and soon broke down.
lie mnds admission that lie was prcs-
ent when the negro was assaulted,
and that 1!o knew something
abolt the quarrel which preceded It. lie
was then asked II MeSweency, Dan Krarney,
Muses. Sbarr0w, John Brndy. John Colwell,
or Henry Mcdonald. who aro ntl under mr.
res. ltRd struck the fatal blow, mld
ho denied that either, llad struck II.
One OF the drivers, Con A1ugner, by
tlatue. left for tiletIwoo! SUNDAY n,nr,,!ny
list, nttl u wns suspected TINT he wns, the
ins ,hs ct s cor corners psS' awn q'I's IT, was M t,ly
sell who strucI! tue blow. 'rle. cir
cumstaNccs. were briefly thes4: All nf, tho
.n"so ", mentioned e,xc,spinE ,a, Cowell md him
rel which took ulaee early SUNDAY, ,uor,liny
in all arra south Of Henry AlcDnnald's baril
IN Victoria alley. and all Of them had been
cut cleetloneerlnK and came came ho'nes
liquor. Mcdonald has contract with the
City for scasrligcr work, and the men, with
I!o cXeeption ot McSweeucy. aro e'nployci!
q drivers Dntlcf. was not amy too well
Viii Viii 's Go%c', W and Ill., tho C. fead I aSea peiWeea
thell was Sill In existence. lie ha,i
alsn being suspected OF stealing chickens.
which were kept l.t comp ncar the barn. 1t
Tut it, aA' were drink III Ind tiess "'s Was
lIn good feel!ng between thcnt. Dutler,
aggravaten BY. tho conduct Of the barn
einp'oyes. !iuta t;rcatcNe! to 10 something II,
Henry McDol'ald. Brady, fearing TINT tllers
Of tlte barn ami awooke silke mid told ltl'n lo
vas going 10 I'm ii.nry. Mike says ho
knew Henry, WINS II md unable to
tu er Mns hS thsre, and and g" aetinE very cry us'y, @
md AlcSwcency couhl hot Eet HIN 10 go
ho,ne with him. Butler inatte q lunEe 1T
him {AIcDolald). and then, Mik9 says. lIo
:senseless, a'l!l whe!l they, lad carriet! HIN
l,oMe they doped lin, with whisky, in tho
hnpo of being Nbln to bring him to.
yns s & S9nSt s osy Hf s opd 5?a cpSnu I Is S:ss ba
II cellslrn rnbtn III tho extreme: They, threw
tl.a police utf tho scent Sunday night and
Alondny morning, all1 At no time told tho
truth. It Is nov ;,9 knowu t'iat they were bot'!
,sas ut alt upper window, while hts sister was
OH the rear stairway with 4 tahlcriutl
0ver ller Eentl when tile two fntnl blows were
snw tic Killing, aid the pojlce are fully SIT
ist!etl that all these parties put tllpr leads
together Sunday afternoon when they
re,tifzett that tho nrEro was dying
a,! resolved u9sier 9 !s no ~ eeIreuM,stanI.s,,.s
ley deserves creditablc mention In INT stt,l,-
ping with the nrrest Of A[cSwcenry, ns nla,sy
another nlau would haye doNe, md nj
!,as been too frequently t!o,Ic of 1atu
the slightest. clews tho murderer has hccn
accurately fixed upon. whereas II Mc-
Sweeney had l'cen brought to trial for It ha
wtl,ihl hare likely brrii acquitted. ailh tiGrp
tllR caat. would lnye ended.
Tho Coroner will conclude tho inquest this
forenoon at the Arinory.