Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-27
MURDERED BY HUNS.
The Coroner Charges Four of Them
With Killing Martin 0'Toole.
TWO ARE BEHIND PRISON BARS.
Old Red Onion Row, Mckeesport, Again
the Scene of Death Blow.
CHARLES LEE TELLS THE SAD STORY

McKeesport furnishes another murder
story. Michael O'Toole died in Mercy Hos
pital on Monday, and yesterday Coroner
remains in McKeesport and as n result OF
that officials Jealous inquiries two men are
in Jail on the charge of being the murderers
of O'Toole, and by morning it is expected
the other member of the trio will be behind
the bars.
Michael Purbric and Michael Bonicks are
the men who are arrested, and Michael
Monicks, the man who is said to have struck
the deathblow, is still at large. All the
men are Hungarians and live in the Red
Onion Row, McKeesport, near which the
murder was committed. The Red Onion is
similar to the old Five Points," of New
York, or reproduction OF Pittsburg's "Yel-
low Row." when that locality was at the
height of its glory.
The story OF the crime as brought out at
the inquest was that after 10 o'clock on the
morning of September 81. Martin O'Toole,
Charles Lee and Pat Sullivan were on
Center street, McKeesport. at the cred
Onion Row." They tried to get some beer
at speak-easy, but could not get in and
left.
THE FATAL FIGHT.
At the corner Of an alley four men came
out, one carrying an ak. The Huns com-
menced to swear at O'Toole and his friends.
They said nothing, but ran toward Seventh
street. The Huns started after them.
O'Toole was too much intoxicated
to run away. At Fourth street O'Toole was
overtaken and struck down by one OF the
Huns, supposed to be Michael Manicks.
Charles Lee saw O'Toole fall, and gave
the above story as his evidence. George
Adams, who lives near there, corroborated
Lees testimony. O'Toole was carried IN
sensible to a doctors Office, where it was
found his skull was fractured. He was re-
moved at once to Mercy Hospital, and died
there Monday afternoon. Before he died
O'Toole stated that three Hungarians had
assaulted him.
Samuel Dierstein, also Hungarian, who
keeps grocery store in McKeesport, was
placed on the stand, and his testimony de-
veloped the fact that Michael Bonicks had
disappeared just after the murder, and in
the meantime Dierstein had been aiding
the officers to hunt the murderers. On No
vember Bonicks returned to Nc cKeesport
and was hunting Tor Dlersteln. he salu
the grocer had no business hunting him,
and if he did not leave the search alone he
would settle accounts with him.
MoNICKs HAD FLED.
A long list of residents in the "Red
Onion Row" was examined and the testi-
mony showed the Monicks house was the
only one deserted when the murder was com.
mitted. Everything pointed to Michael
Monicks as the man who struck the blow.
The fourth man who came out of the alley
that night was John Bonicks, brother Of
Michael Bonicks. Since the murder John
has gone to Colorado, but he will be brought
back if he can be found.
The Coroner then had warrants issued fol
all the men, and Michael Purbrick and
Michael Bonicks wereIarrested in McKees
port. Monicks is said to be III Scott Haven
and an officer was dispatched there at once
but up to late hour he had not been hearc
from.
Martin O'Toole, the murdered man, wa!
% years old and single. He has brother'
living in Homestead and Braddock. H.
was an industrious young man and worked
IN Woods mill. He boarded in McKees
port, and was known as very quiet ant
orderly citizan.