The daily gazette., 1881-11-17
FIRST EDITION.
WIN. SHIELDS, DEATH.
Louis Hayden Strikes the Fatal
BlOw-AnOther Homicide.

The death of VIM. Shields. which
with the attendant circumstances, was
fully detailed in yesterdays GAZETTE
was further investigated, yesterday af,
tefhoon, and the result was another
homicide to add TO the unusual number
That have occurred In this community
within the past year.
The first clue was the discovery that
the man who brought Shields to bis
home on Sunday night last was Patrick
Dougherty, young man employed as a
rlveter at the Harlan g. Hollingswo ortl
Company's ship yard. Dougherty sald
he found Shields at the depot of the
Front and Union Streets Railway Com
pany, aud Front and Union streets. on
Sunday night, suffering aud bleeding
from wound on bis head, and knowing
where he resided took him home.
Following this clue to the above
named depot, Officers Mcguire, Hanna
ban and Pardee, who were working up
the case, had but little difficulty in OBJ
tainine the remaining details. A mum
Der of men were found there who saw
The whole occurrence, and their state
ments did not vary in any important
degree. II appeared that Shields was
observed, Sunday evening, making
frequent visits to John Glenn's groggery,
on the Lancaster Pike, short distance
beyond the city limits, and between
eight and nine O'Clock he came TO the
depot very drunk aud Inclined to be
disorderly. lie attempted to get into
car that was being run into the depot,
probably under the impression that ii
was going into the city, but was taken
of by the watchman, Louis Hayden.
Shield went away for few minutes
(probably on another trip to Glenn's)
ard on returning tried to force his way
into waiting room, but Hayden told HIM
he had no right 10 come in and refused
to admit him. Shields became very
abusive and annoying, SO much so that
Hayden offered to pay his care fare in
Town IL he would go away. Shields,
however, refused, and persisted in
attempting to get into the waiting room,
going 30 Tar as to thrust his fist through
pane OF glass in the window. This
violent action induced Hayden TO close
The shutters, and while doing SO Shields
struck him a violeHt blow That almost
knocked him down. Hayden thep ran in
Hhu PiNhbG up q tiuc HUN Iuc WalLlIR
room, and coming out to Shield, struck
him a violent blow upon the head with
1t, telling him to the ground. This act
was witnessed by several persons stand
Ing around, among whom was Patrick
Dougherty, who, with Hayden's assist
ance, carried Shields into the waiting
room aud washed the blo,d from his
head. When the next car started in
town Dongherty put Shields aboard and
| on arriving at Van Buren, street, got off
and walked up with him to his home, on
Second street, Just above Van Buren,.
He left him at tue door, and Shields
went into the house.
While making their Investigations
around the depot, the officers came
across club, with which they sup.
posed the fatal blow vas struck. 1t
was the end OF carriage shaft, about
two feet in length, curved at the
end.
Last evening officers Mcguire, Ham
ahan and Pardee arrested Hayden at
the depot and took him to the police
station. Here the club was shown to
him, and he admitted that it was the
weapon with which he struck Shields.
He made no attempt to deny his Of
fense, but said, in extenuation, that
he was excited by Shields' unruly con-
duct and assault upon him and struck
harder than he intended. He is still
confined at the police station, await
ing the decision of the Coroner's jury.
The inquest will be held this after
neon.
Shields, after going to his home,
laid until Tuesday morning before a
doctor was called in, when Drs. Eb-
berts, Wales and Patterson were call
ed in, as stated in yesterdays GA
ZETTE. Whatever chance he had OF
recovery was lost by this neglect on
the part of his wife to provide him
with proper assistance.
Hayden is about 81 years of age and
has wife and three children. He has
always borne good character, and is
of generally quiet and peaceful dis
position. He has been employed on
the Front and Union streets railway
since it opened, and previously was a
driver on the Market street line.
Shields was employed at j. Parke
| Postles' morocco works, and was
rather dissipated, as was also his wife.
He was about As years of age, and
leaves three children.
All tho parties who witnessed the
assault and the policemen who arrest'
ed Hayden have been summoned te
appear before the Coroner's inquest
this afternoon.
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