The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-22
HE WAS MURDERED.
John MulIigan Was Maliciously
Shot and Killed BY Police
man.
r all Particulars Of the Tragic Affair
at Beatrice, Neb., Arrival Of the
Remains.-The Funeral.
JOHN MULLIGAN's DEATH.

Neb, IF John Mulligan, son of Mrs.
Julia Mulligan, 5l4 Fifteenth street this
CITY, Full details as to the cause of his
death were then not obtaiuable, the only
intelligence being the receipt by Mrs.
Mulligan of telegram that her son hal
been injured. followed by one shortly
after announcing his death. The news
was SO wholly unexpected thlt Mrs.
Mulligan was Frustrated by it, and has
since been in very critical condition.
Sad and sudden as were the tidiugs, the
most shocking part was not definitely
known until the arrival of the remains
with relatives this morning. when it was
learned that Mulligsn had been
MURDERED
by John Jones, policeman, at Beatrice,
between 10 and II O'Clock last Friday
night, his death occurring at 1105 the
Sunday morning following. Mulligan.
it seems, in company with a friend, had
been at party. and they were returning
together, when upon bridge, which it
was necessary 10 cross, they met crowd
of intoxicated fellows in charge of a po-
liceman. Mulligan knew several of them
and asked the policeman not TO lock
them up, stating that he would see
that they came around all right in the
morning The policeman told Mulligan
then TO come down to the police head
quarters with the others, stating that he
might consider himself under arrest too.
Mulligan SAID he had done nothing, and
started away from the crowd, when
Jones, the policeman, called upon him to
halt, at the same time pulling out his res
voyer and firing into the air. Mulligau
started to run, but tripped and fell, and
the policeman fired, the bullet entering
the left side and passing into the bowels.
Mulligan walked down the street short
distance, when he tainted and was car
ried to the Illinois house, where he had
quarters, audwhere he died
Jones, the policeman who did the
shooting, had been arrested and in the
meantime released on bail, but when
Mulligan died he was locked up in Jail.
CoRoNER's INQUEST
was held on Monday, and full invcsti-
cation of the circumstances of the shoot.
ing made, and verdict RENDERED charg>
ing John Jones with the murder of John
Mulligan, and that the deed was done
feloniouslv and maliciously.
DYING DECLARATION
Mulligan further made a declaration
upon his death bed. stating the facts to
be as given above and a deposition was
made of this which will of course be
used in Jones trial for murder.
The body was Immediately taken in
charge by a Catholic priest. who had it
conveyed to st. Josepb's Catholic church,
where it remained until MONDAY which
day had been set for the funearl A grave
had been dug and other preparations
made, when Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Griffin, Mrs. Griffin being a sis
ter to the deceased, arrived from
their home at Dennison, Iowa, where
they had been notified of Mulligans DEATH
and through their efforts and kindness
on the part of Division Agent Mack, of
the G., B. & q. in this city who was
communicated with, the body was brought
home. The fact of The body's lying in
the church two davs was an unusual
cording 10 the usagcs of the Catholic
church, only priests and those of the
highest standing in the church are shown
this honor. All this goes to show that
the young man was hOnored ami respects
ed in his western home where he went
among strangers eight months ago, as he
was here, where so many years Of his
life had been spent. Mr.. and Mrs, Crit.
fin started for Rock Island yesterday
morning with the remains and were met
at Lincoln, Neb., by Charles and Mar
garet Mulvhill of Woodbne, Iowa, who
accompanied them 10 this city arriving
over the G., B. & Q road at $50 this
morning.
THE FUNERAL
was held from St. Joseph's church at ?