Daily Republican., 1881-07-14
THIRD edition.
..BUTCH" ROSES DEADLY BLOW
The Coroner Investigating Gallo
way'S Murder To-day.

ways M uEUCE AVsuhys
The fatal cutting of Peter Galloway
by Orlando, alias "Butch" Rose on the
Wight of July 4th, was officially inves-
tigated by Coroner Weldin to-day. The
irquest was held in Detective Brady's
Office. The jury was as follows: Geo.
Mccall, foreman Jacob William,
Caleb Taylor, VIM. Stilley, Theodore
w. Francis and James Curett.
DR.. Brown was the first witness. He
testified to being called in to attend
Galloway when he had been stabbed,
and described the very serious wound
in the stomach. He detailed at lenptl
the mans condition during his sickness.
Peritonitis set in from the inj Jury on the
fourth day and caused his death on the
tenth day. Witness made IL post NOR
TEN examination with DIR. Springer
and found a construction Of the intes-
times which had caused death. There
was no cut into the bowels, and there
was bruise in the pit of the stomach
which Galloway did not know how he
mad received.
DR.. Springer--I did not see the man
until he was dead, and assisted Dr.
Brown in making the autopsy of the VIC
tim. Witness corroborated DR.. Brown
on all material points.
Michael Maloney sworn-About o.20
O'clock on the night of July 4th Andy
Murine and myself sat on the morocco
shop steps at Lord and Church streets,
and saw three men standing on the cor
ner at Fifth street, Eose was in the
crowd and was talking loud to Gallo
way, who stood near, and Andy and l
went down. When | got there Gallo
way called ellen" several times TO
Henry Ward, a companion Of lose. |
called to Galloway:
'Is that you Pete?' eyes, he answer
ed, chats me" and then he ran up to-
ward the three men saying. " There $
that Dutchnlan he mealt Rose said
something to me- Rose at ouce struck
him in the nose, making it bleed. At
this juncture John Maloney came up,
he had Galloway's coat and Galloway
said, "John give me my handkerchief
out of my coat pocket" ," he gave him
the handkerchief
then told Galloway to put on his
coat for thought saw officer Thomas
coming. We were still talking when
Rose, who had ran away after striking
Galloway, returned and commenced to
punch him in the side. thought he
was doing it with his fist, and did not
know he was stabbing him until Gallo
way staggered and cried, "Oh Maloney,
I'm stabbed; Oh, my God. Pm stabbed.
Rose ran away but was caught at Sew
enth and Locust, but got away again.
Rose struck the first blow, and the as
sault was unprovoked.
Edward Murine said that he was a,
home near the scene OF the stabbng
and heard some loud words around the
corner, bu; at that time lie could not
see who it was, lose soon came
around the corner accompanied by
Henry Ward and a man named Wright.
Rose said to Galloway, who stood near,
You s. Of D., if You come
up around the corner, I'll show
you what III do to you" Gallo
way made no reply, but called ellen"
several times to Ward, and walked
up toward Rose, who struck him
Il blow whicl! knocked him against
the fence. | remarked that one more
blow like that would 'do' Galloway.
After he struck him Rose ran up the
street, and was not gone three minutes
till he and Wright came back together,
and Galloway said Hes tn, busger
that struck me-" and Rose at oIce at
lacked him and stabbed him in the
stomach. | did not see Rose take a
knife out and he must have had it in
his hand when he came back Gallo
way staggered back, crying "Oh my
God my stomach" and lose ran, was
chased, captured and escaped again,
dropping his knife at Seventh and Lo-
Gust streets. John Maloney got the
knife. The attack on Galloway was
VIII lily unprovokcd.
Chief of Police Maxwell testified to
Rose admitting to him that he had done
the stabbing, but did it in self defence.
He also detailed his visit to Galloway
with the prisoner when deceased iden-
titled Rose as the man who did the cut
ting.
The knife with which Galloway was
cut was put i'll evidence, it is IL very
heavy pocket knife, the blade being
over three incnes long.
Officer Brady detailed Galloway's dy-
ing statement made TO him, which was
to the erect that Rose, who was eviden-
tly dru TX, abused him without provo
cation and struck him twice in the face
Afterwards Rose came back and attack
e him, str king him in the stomach.
He backed from him as well as he could
and saw knife in his hand. The next
moment he was stabbed.
The jury rendered verdict that Gal
loway came to his death from the wound
inflicted bya knife in the hands of Or
landar Rose on the night OF july 4th.