The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-05-30
The Havre de Grace Murder.
jaime Mackin Formally Commute,
THE MURDERED MAN A HUNGARIAN


James Mackin, the youth who shot ana killed
AN inoffcnsive Hungarian railroad laborer, at
Havre de Grace, on Thursday, the I'D instant
was taken from Jail before Justice James A.
Lyle, for a hearing, on Tuesday.
Mr.. ID. IL. Legates, Waterman at Stokes street
railroad crossing, testified that he had gone in
side his box for moment, and as he turned to
come out he heard Mackin say: you, Cd d-n
your! His attention being thus attracted he
looked and saw Mackin standing on the ground
about three feet above the platform of the freight
warehouse. The man who was killed was Is or
20 feet distant, with three or four companions
standing on the railroad platform the other side
of the track. Mackin fired at the man with pis-
toll and the man advanced towards him apparent
ly untouched. When he reached the middle of
the track Mackn fired again. After the second
shot Mackin snapped his pistol several times
six feet from Mackin, the third shot was aimed
at his breast and fired. The man turned around
recrossed the track and walking to amp-p
sank to the ground. His companions picked him
up and laid him ON the platform. Mr.. Legates
went TO tine man and found he was dead DIR. II.
Fl. Smith came and examining the man IL was
found that the ball had penetrated the left breast
the wound n bleeding Internally nn He heard no
third shot Mackin walked uncOncernedly to his
home, which is about 60 feet from the scene of the
murder.
VIM. Griffith, while sitting on u porch 65 or 70
yards distant, heard a pistol shot, and standing
up saw Mackin with pistol IN his hand and a
man advancing towards him. Mackn fired two
more shots, and the man went TO the lamp post
and fell At the first shot the mans companions
scattered like a flock of scared partrdges
Maokin had no counsel. His father came in
while the examination was In progress. Upon
being asked by Justice Lyle whether his son de-
sired to make any statement he said no. States
Attorney Maynadier, who conducted the exami-
nation then asked for the commitment of the
prisoner, which was done by the magistrate.
Mackin is stoutly built youth about Is years
old and 5K feet high He is rough in appearance
and was entirely unmoved during the proceed
ings. .s.
He has been in the habit of carrying pistol
and using II whenever he is crossed. His father,
Joseph Mackin, has been several times indicted
for selling liquor, and the boy was In the habit of
selling as well as drinking whisky. Not long ago
he shot at a colored man, and on another recent
occasion fired at a man, the bullet grazing the
night previous to the murder he came out of the
house cursng his father and saying that he in
tended to carry pistol and would give his father
trouble with it before another week was ont.
jury of inquest was summoned by Justice
Charshee, consisting of John w. Carroll, c. II.
Fadden, Thos. sadler, Jr, John 8. Wilson, James
Baldwin, A. Bailey. W. s. FrieZe VIM G.. Whit
ney and DIR. ID. w. Hopkins.
II was ascertained that the Murdered man was
a Hungarian, named John Busishter, and that he
had wife and three children In Hungary. He
ticket and some small articles In his pockets but
no weapon OF any kind
The laborers on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road, In the vicinity of Havre de Grace, number
several hundred, and of course the affair created
n great deal of excitement among them but there
were no threats of lynching.
Fearing that an effort might b. made to mob
Mackn Deputy Sheriff Boyd went to his fathers
house, whore he found him in bed and arrestng
him brought him to Bel Air