The daily gazette., 1881-06-24

The murder took place At the Holly
Tree Inn, N. K. Corner Of Water aud
Market streets, the murdered man be-
lug employed as cook In the establish
ment, and the murderer Is large brawny
Englishtnan whu belongs to that class
of woI hless men, known 10 tramps.
HOW 1T WAS COMMITTED.
From what could be learned from
Mark s. Hickman, manager Of the lnD,
during the excitement consequent upon
the news following the deed, 1t appears
that about $40 o'clock la rye, bIawsy
man entered be restaurant, aud In q
mandatory and bullying tone demanded
something to eat. When asked II he
had any moLey, he answered that he
had not.
Mr.. Hickman then informed the man
that he could not let him have anything
10 eat, and that he would have TO 20
aud see Mr.. K. T.WafDer and procure
y ticket for meal.
In q still louder tone aud with more
bluster he informed Mr.. H., that'he'd be
damned If he was going TO run all over
town 70 gel something 10 eat, and he
was going to have II then and there
Seeing that there was going to be
trouble with tie man he ordered him to
leave the place. As be see ned deter
mined not TO do it, Mr.. Hickman then
took held ef him and started to lead
him toward the door.
He resisted being put out, aud was
getting ,be best ef the manager. Seeing
Tie trouble, ihe cook went to the assist
ance of Mr. Hickman and together they
| succeeded in putting the man out OF tie
front door leading TO Market street.
After he had been put out be stood Cd
the pavement for n few moments ours
ing and swearing to the effect that lie
was determined to get in again.
When they had got him near the door
be made strike at the cook, who in
turn gave him push which landed him
on the pavement.
While he was standing in front of the
building. endeav0rlng to get in again,
MIR. Hickman snd the cook stood III the
door warning him not to attempt TO get
In again.
Seeing that bis attempts would prove
| futile he walked around TO Water stree.
aud reaching in the window, picked VI
Two caslors, and hurled them at Nj 8
Hickman, one of Them striking her oil
the head. He them returned to the from
| door again aud made another attempt Il
| get In the restaurant again.
THE FATAL BLOW.
Lying near the front door was half o
q brick used for the purpose keeping th,
door from blowing too. Before tbe cool
could devins the mans purpose b.
picked the brick up, and almost as quicl
as a fash oil lightning struck the cook
terrible blow with It over the left ey,
and partially On the temple. He thei
dropped the brick and started off U,
Market street towards Front, and reach
Ing II turned
out said street. Mr.. Hickman th linking
that he should not escape, started II
pursuit, meanwhile sending word I,
the police station for an ofics r,
HE REELS AND FALLS.
After the cook had received the fata
blow, he turned around and walked to
ward The eating counter neal
est the dosr he reeled and fell to th
floor.
HIS LAST WORDS.
As he was falling he spoke bis las
. words on this earth, saying In . fain
voice, just loud enough for one Of tn
colored girls In the room TO hear him
He must have struck me with tha
brick.'
Mr.. Hickman did not start In pu.sui
of the murderer until after the man ha,
fallen to the floor, when he made the re
mark that 1t would not be right to al
low him TO escape. Hastily giving di
rectlon for the care Of the man, b
started after The murderer.
DIES In A FEW MINUTES.
Thinking that the man had onl
tainted, Mrs. Hickman had him carrie
up stairs and laid upon lounge. Res
toratives were applied, but as the
bad no apparent effect, DR.. Morriso
was hastily summoned and respoude
| At once, but before he had reached til
mans beside he had breathed hi
last.
| THE DEcEA sED's
name Is James M. Guinty, and h
was born in Canada, at least that i
the supposition from what he has re
peat edly said in the presence of Mr.
and Mrs. Hickman. He was marie
at one time, and had one child, bu
Doth his vile and child have been dea
for vt leasi four years.
lie came 70 tine Holly Tree Inn, I
March 1879, aud has been engaged tber
yer since as head cook. Both Mr.. All
Mrs. Hickmabs speak In the bighel
terms of him, saying that he was alway
attending TO his duty, and was quit,
sober and industrious man. They ha
never known him to have taken drinl
His age could not be ascertained, b,
Judging from hs look he is about {
years old.
THE ARREST.
The messenger that Mr.. Hickma
sent after police officer, mel Sergear
Jones corner of Third and Mark,
| streets, to whom he stated his erran,
The officer at once started In pursu
| and came up with the murderer Q
Front street near Tatnall. He did M
.ttempt to run when he seen the of
4 | ser, but turned around and stopps'
When the Sergeant laid his hands vi
IN him to make the arrest the man
once resisted. Sergeant Jones ths
Z attempted to throw his prisoner IN 0
y der to get the nippers on bim. WI