Daily Republican., 1881-06-24
KILLED IN COLD BLOOD.
A BRUTAL mURDRR BY A
DRUNKEN HAN.
A Rssgh Enters the Holly free
Inn and in tlse Efsstt TO Eject
him KILLS the Cook.

, This morning about ten minutes after
Q o'clock word flew like wild-fre around
the city that man was murdered at
the Holly Tree Inn. Hurrying to the
place reporter of the REPUBLICAN
found large crowd of people on the
pavement in front and in the inside of
the building, and also found that the
report was too true, and that the victim
was James M. Guinty, the head cook
Of the Holly Tree Inn, and that the
murderer was worthless tramp named
Joseph Mowbray, from Baltimore.
Sergeant Jones arrested him and rec0g-
nized him as asaw sharpener and paper
hanger, who occasionally visited this
city.
| From what can be cleaned from the
statements OF those who were present
when the murder was tmmitted, il
seems that Mowbray came into the din
ing room Of the Holly Tree Inn in a
half intoxicated condition and very in
solently demanded something to eat.
Mr.. Hickman the superintendent in
formed him that il he wanted some
thing to eat without paying for it he
should 60 across the street aud get an
order from either 4. r. Warner or Geo.
w. Stone.
Mowbray became more inSolent and
used very vile and abusive language.
and Mr.. Hickman ordered him to 90
out. Mowbray hesitated, Mr. Hick-
man took him by the arm and showed
him toward the door at the Market st.
entrance hut the Hau resisting, the cook,
Mr.. Guinty, came to the assistance of
Mr.. Hickman. Both combined sue
ceeded in forcing Mowbray, who was a
man of powerful physique, TO the door,
when he turned and struck Mr.. Guinty
! with his fist The two men, however,
succeeded in ejecting the Inau on the
pavement, wien Mr.. Hickman sent for
a policeman TO have him arrested.
MOwbray then went around to the
Water street side Of the building, and
the windows being up he reached in
and seizing some castOrs on the tables
within reach, he threw them at those
inside, one Of them grazing Mrs. Hick-
mars right hand.
After Mowbray had been elected Mr..
Guinty was seen by Susan Hinson com
ing back from the door, looking very
pale and was wipin. some blood from
a wound on the left temple. She said,
Jimmy are you hurt He then mad
a brick in his hand and said, eyes ne
hit me with this brick, and Immediate
ly he fell across a high stool.
Susan, another cOlured woman, and |
other walters in the house all rushed to |
his assistance, thinking that he had !
tainted, but were soon convinced that |
he was dying. DR.. Morrison was i'm
inediately sent for, and MT. Hickman !
and others carried Mr.. Guinty up stairs. |
The doctor responded Immediately, but |
when he got TO the side of the dying |
man the breath had almost left the |
body There was only a gasp Or two
and all was over,
THE MAN WAS ARRESTED.
Officer Jones in response to the sum |
mons of Mr.. Hickman was soon on the
ground aud started in pursuit Of Now
bray who had gone out Front street to
Tatnall. At this point ne had turned to
come back when Officer Jones met him
and grabbed him. The murderer Vio-
lently resisted and considerable |
scuilie ensued, the Sergeant being a
much smaller man than his antagonist.
A fter struggling Il few seconds the Ser
geant made an effort TO trip him when
he said, "NO you don't.
Finally the Sergeant got the swing on
him and threw him on the pavement,
and was about to give him settler or
two with his Chilly" when Mr.. L. L.
81 4 al IN Garuappt
from hurting the man. Officer Jones
and Mr.. Smith then took the rough to
the police station. On the way the latter
talked but little and what he did say :
was the braggadocia Of a drunken man,
who did not fully realize what he had
done. He was locked up and no one
was able to see him.
WHO GUINTY Is.
Mr.. Guinty the murdered man is
widower about 40 years OF age. He had
one child but it died good many years
ago. He came from st. Johns, New
and has been in the employ
Of Mr.. Hickman about four years. Mr..
Hickman and all who knew him gave
him an excellent character. They said
he yyas n man who would do nobody An
injury.
When DR.. Morrison arrived he made
IN examination of the wound, but was
not prepared to say that the skull was
fractured. The wound was about an
inch and half long close by the left
ave and was evidently made by some !
blunt weapon with rugged acute edge.
r. in believed that in the scutfie to eject
he picked up the half brick
wing inside to keep the door open, and
hat he struck Guinty with it,
,bourh there were none who saw
lim throw the brick, or strike
With it. The fact that Guinity picked
I'D the brick and carried it back to the
counter and telling the colored womon
susan Hinson that he was struck with
hat brick leaves no doubt that the muir i
Ierer used it in the scntfle. p
WHO MowBRAY is. u
Movbray is Baltimorean. His "
rade Is that of a paper hanger, though =,
ecently he has been sharpening saws b
, make his living. He Is about 10 o
ears old, is large burly fellow and
haracter as rough looking az one would Il,
are to meet. He is disSoiute man, and III
as been u tramc for long rn". About ia
} years ago Mr.. Bail ofthehtn of Ball & A
nderson gave him employmsnt, but al
is habits we're so loose that ne cou.d AZ
OF hold a steady job. Sinco then he Of
~ been tramping b&taoen here and fo
and has occasional y been al
ven work by Mes'rs. Bail u Ander'
m. Recently he has been drinking 30
uch they refused to employ him.
THE INQUEST. oh
Coroner Weldin is holding the in an
lest to-day. til
The coroner summoned the following on
ry to investigate the case:-Solomon br
ersey, (forsman) Charles y, Sparks, e
,hn f. Baily, William G. Elliott, Tho To-
as Cloud, Matthew Macklem, W. II. &c
iller, and John ManX. Mr.. Manz M
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