The daily gazette., 1882-06-08
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| oecohui 70 shn then, 1hey gave Peekey a
dollar. AT the bridge Gallagher, Greenlee
aud DarTah seemed much intoxicated, but
Pcekey, at the time, was sober. According
to accounts which Gallagher's companions
give they left Pennsgrove in the late after
noon and upsetabout 5o'clock Allaecounts
OF the capszing of the boat are conflicting
and incoherent, and both Darragh and
Greenlee tell different stories. They differ
as TO the time. They at first said Gallagher
was lying at the bottom of the boat asleep,
and then that they didn't know whether he
was asleep or awake. According to John
| (ireenlee, Darragh was twittlng Gallagher,
just before the boat went over, about the
election next day in the Second ward, say
ing "We the Republicans can clean you
| out" Gallagher made some response and
laid down in the boat Greeniee doesn't
Know whether he was lying there two or ten
minutes when the boat went over.
| How the bricks came ON the arm they
both are ignorant according to their re-
peated aud persistent statements. When
the GAZETTE reporter first mentioned The
fact to them they said there were no bricks
in the boat. Afterward when it became
known positively that the bricks were on
the body they went on to say that there
must have been bricks in the boat and that
they being tied together got entanglcd about
the arm. MIR. McManus, who owns the
boat says there was no bricks in It whatever.
The whole matter is shrouded in the
| deepest and most horrible mystery.
HoRRID SUSPICION.
| There was good bit of excitement in
| town last night, caused by the publication
in the GAZETTE about the finding of the
body, and this feeling has been Intensified
to-day. Many Of Gallagher's friends regard
the whole thing as rejecting suspicion on.
his companions This may Le gross in
Justice, but the matter has such serious
| aspect as TO warrant "a search of the most
| careful mature. This will be made. .
1t is well known that Dennis ]. Gallagher
was u leading worker IN the Second ward.
Republicans. before the election asserted
that he was worth 80 votes to the other
side in that ward. On Tuesday he had II
large number Of tax receipts in his pockets
and on Saturday hr was to be window man
at the polls. OF course all this will be
exaggerated and people will bc slow 10
believe that such monstrous scheme would
be adopted to help at an election, but
careful inquiry into all the facts will be
made. 1t is stated that Gallagher did not
want to go on the trip to Pennsgroye.
The theory that the bricks were in the
boat lied together and that the twine CON
| Meeting them became wrapped about the
arm when the craft upset is untenable. The
statement Of MIR. McManus tends tO disprove
this, ana even if there were bricks in the
boat the knot could not have been tied
withCat hands.
The rIthiuking Young men who cut of
the brCh aud Jet them drop into the depth
of the nv =, are positive that the bricks
were on the arm and that the corpse was
| floating heavily. The GAZETTE reporter was
particular to talk with every one of the four
men-Forkum, Wheaton, Baton and Hewitt,
and questioned them with special reference
| to this.
Wheaton said "They were all tied
\ one ON top OF the other, the twine being
brought around at the ends and sides just
as you would tic up package, and the rope
was around the arm"
| "Are you positive that it was tied !''
CAS- sure as / could be. 1t was tied in a
hard knot around the sleeve and near the
| elbow"
"Then it could not have been an acri-
dent p
"Oh, no. 1t was tied in knot that we
could rot easily unite. The rope etaid on
the arm till this morning when it was
removed by the Coroner"
The others of the party tell the same
story. Coroner Wclin has in Lis posses
! sion the piece Of twine cut from the arm of
the body at Penusyille.
Coroner Weldin commenced an inquest
upon the body this morning. Hcempanelcd
the following jury: George II. p. Sim
mons, II. b. Meintire, W. IL, Brady, John
| w. Hawkins, William Ferris J. B. Roberts,
L. W. Palmer and W. B. Hickman. Mr..
Hickman was not present when the jury
was sworn in. Mr.. Simmons was made
foreman and Mr.. Mclntirc secretary, and
the jury after viewing the body adjourned
TO meet at . O'Clock next Wednesday morn
ing, when the coroner will have the wit
nesses from Pcnusyllc present.
Many rumors have been flying about
town to-day concerning the money that
Gallagher had upon his person. IL is stated
that he had large amount of money and Il
great many tax receipts. II is also said that
his pockets were found turned inside out,
but there is some doubt upon this point.