Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1883-03-01

lessness Some Talk OF Lynching.
We clip from the San Bernardino
Times the following additional facts con-
nocted with the tragic death of Maggie
O'Brian, who was slain by William
Mcdowell, an account Of which has ap-
peared in the HERALD:
Public interest in the late horror re-
mains undated, and is the street talk
to-day. We have endeavored to gain
some clew as to the cause of the murder,
but can only account for it on the sup
position that the girl was cognizant Of
some former crime Of this villain and he
was afraid Of her, and killed Der TO shut
her mouth. When she came here she
got $50 from her father under pretence
Of visiting her grandmother in San Diego
county, and her parents thought she
was there until telegram from here
broke the terrible news to them yester-
day morning. The father neither ate,
drank or slept until he saw the murderer
Of his child this morning, and staggered
like drunken man from exhaustion and
emotion.
THE FATHER AND HIS CHILD.
The aged father Of the butchered girl
came up last evening from Los Angeles
in response to telegram, and the scene
when he beheld the mutilated remains
OF his murdered child, in all the hide
BUSINESS of death and decomposition, her
head crushed in with the cruel blows Of
the cowardly assassin, was more pathetic
than can be described, and stout hearts
were moved to tears of sympathy for
the unfortunate man, by his lamentations
over his slaughtered child.
AN AFFECTING SCENE.
Sheriff Burkhart this morning admit
ted the father to an interview with the
murderer, and the bereaved father and
the fiend were brought face to face. In
his depth Of agony he could only ex-
claim:
"Oh, Billy! how could you do it; we
didn't expect this from you"
In reply the fellow rolled up cigar
cite, lit 1t, blew puff Of smoke in the
fathers face, and said:
"You'd better wait and see what it
was done for"
And afterwards he said, "Wait and
see II ara u.
'Oh, billy, biiiy' continued Nc
Curdy, "How could you look upon poor
tried to make q man of you, is nearly
crazy. My wife, poor Maggie's mother
is crazy. / am crazy. Oh, if / could
only get at you for few minutesl'
Sheriff Burkbart thought this SCENE
had continued long enoueh and removed
the broken hearted father. while The
hardened cur Continued 10 smoke his
cigarette in silence.
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a man about nve feet eight inches tall,
sum build, with q yellow shock head
and brickdust colored mustache, red
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cur in his face. When the ;a;ler eallad
him This mornino he was evidentlv
nervous and he refused To eat his break.
fast. Yesterday he asked for an inter.
view with his wife. and when she wos
taken down was exceedingly demonstra.
tive in bis affection for her. Ha did not
threaten. then. to serve her the same
way be did his other victim. but evi.
IDENTIFY attempted TO work nnon her
sympathv. and began 10 whisner 10 her
when the Sheriff stopped him.
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is intense against the prisoner, and ior
some time last night u was feared that
an attempt to lynch him would be made.
To-day groups OF men were discussing
the matter, and even the better class OF
our citizens, while admitting such
course TO be wrong, We're free In ex-
pressing the beiief that It was the only
way In winch ne would likely get justice
done nun. Inc feeling against the