, 1880-12-31
THE M'CAW TRAGEDY,

~ IL ~ t&GlN 10F ING HANfAEFs
Coroner Matson held M Inquest yesterday
afternoon 1T tho County Hospital upon
Thomas McCaw, the victim Of the Christmas
Jurors were Messrs. Il. e. Akerly, John L.
Webbcr, John J. s[ahonoy, j.. r.. Jones, II.
r. Whitney, and II. y. Alexander. Detective
LII bounty submitted the following. McCaw's
antc.nOrte1n statement. which wl,s taken In
Ills presence by David ". Walsh, notary pItl1-
pred:
,;yy Myy na'ne, is 1homas M. ycCaw. ! wa. born in
!; sfinn!e sicCaw. sasurday mfaht atnut il
1,elEk | went TO tho house No. ITO
Of hnm !. on Tic seeoi,d floor. II cannot mot
s TGe1 0 ,ht rfer icr rpRed & On the @ DO, or or MT
When tho door opct,eh thrre WIS 4 Ilght, hut it
wa* put uut i,n,nrllntely. saw Wllllani Taylor
=. n!9 ny VIE uni ato!her woman h. Tho name
wcro ID jed toSotlor. boil, bc!mx u antlresse. sI
hc having on ll!s undrrshtrs. AMI shs III her
roou, iny av.hcr. Tayi"r wa lie jast i 10 IN 70
III. followed tusj Rrabt,eti hun uuu attempted
to strike bin; We ssnslc,i. nnd hu colnsnes.cei
!Eht 'sg. e. ana ,he thi,d str,,ck ny iit.lo
W. w ~ st asei "gaf % so g,t sS Afser .ns
MA MAJ :. 4 H., VIII "%y";; M wv h%vs ;6ot a.s:
Ec was prevs;'s f1om ~ str:!;ins ] 'e a i,y ;s s,e
women present. was tilcI7 forccI o,lt t
2, sot S o, s9 y | p2ses t ., II ,bs tho and
/ lali for Il s.ort tiuie. until was to,.nd by 4
poslcen,Atl, whip took lue to n drugstore, and
Wcn WV WV f"ree out o tie Snets reo y 'I" wiic @
VI: W.T. ;sta %es UNI 1t WI VIE 81 3s = ;s; nrc
Counsy.rlys!cian Dlutl,arlt, who co,,-
dnctetl The pt'st-,,ortem examination. sub
l,i1ttel statement to the effect tint death
WIS caused by le.Morr!lage. III consequence
pf pEstnl-sfl9t wnuntl tn the abdomen. Tho
bullet entered little to the left a,uI below
nbtiQuety, was fD,lnai i.nhGtdcl ii, tic I,sogs
muscle. 1t WAS Ut 5:!,-t:alihrc.
Nils. McAw TESTIFIED
TINT her husband, upon kicking Ut the door
sa,a o. rp mynr '!lg'1 M ss E1d fSr s Pecaps
i brick IN Ills hanll, with wlliciI ltc stru:s
Taylor, nlid then ~ attempted TO drug hlA
out lnto tho hall. 1aylu was lnrtly dressed,
fs aa was Tqte SM IT the r i nf te by! wen
tn let ,l,G alone: don't wnnt my fuss With
STRUGGLING. Aiccaw blew the light out, but
fight WINS continued I'll tho lall, md witness,
@ sit the iai,p Wits SUI, So esagtd s' two s9 tH ar
three shots were fired In the halE. Tho
two men continued, to struggle. Taylor
c1okc lIim. Wlsness pullrd ller husband uiT,
wllereupun lieeXcsatl,leu that llo was Slot.
alllt tried to get buck into the roU1l. Tile de-
cr,lse.l hatt repeatedly stltrrutenetl to kill
witllpss because sl.: Ind 1Hti, separated
from Him fnr two yeurs, a,nl had refused to
live Will him, Or to wark for lin. I,
Bernard Murphy testified as to n conyersa.
ton lle lintl with tho tleceslsell while on tho
why To- thu !n,spflal In II enrringu with lliln
lie satt, II busted III tho door md found
the little sitting hi thu hptl
got Him BY TIC hair nllu 6lllRsIlcll him With
brick. J. trnggcd lilnl out Into the hill
nnd kicked him, us,tt II lc 1lltl not shot lIle
would hnyp bGntUn Ills brains nut. You
niatl snc, II 1oser get over tii!s will Ito It
yGt."
Datsy Swartz, who appears to t,nvc been
known to Mct:nW us Alhry Atnlioney, cury0t,-
oIAtGtl Mrs. MuCnw's version Ut tim fight.
whose cousin sl,e pretehhS to b.. Whit re-
intiDNshp there Is between tho two Ii l!ugl to
divine, for Mrs. MrEnW ttns MI ptuug Insist
cd tliat DNlsy WIS her full sister, Kelatittl-
slip among people Of their stripe ~ buddy
Otll.er Dolarl testified rs to the tin,linE of
McCAW, mt tho subsequent arrest nf Tuyl0r,
Tlle Jury brought lii Il verdict framed IN
acrUnlaNc1 With tho INV nlld evidence. atltl
recommended tint william |. Taylor bu l.elI
for tllo murder, to await thu uclion Of tho
GralM jury.