Telegram-herald., 1890-09-15

ptA14 aNNelt lEtl4saf - bSl tA-S- a
fiIst sne denied knowing anything ApeHt
the mur4sE, tGg Detsc1ge smth pet
the screws % heT. threatening - arlTst
her, and she broke down crying Al the
same tine coatessing all.
"NuTra, Wurra, poor oConnoF, o9o
forgive ne,
Nj. EGAN MURDERED Bin,
She said with a fresh SOD, 4t the
same time rocking herself 90 and fro.
She then told that kgan bad taken
her 10 the dsnce and that sne bad
danced with OConnOr three t1nts,
much 10 her escorts dlsplezsure. lie
had become Jealous Of O'COnnof.
Finally O'ConnOr went for MS nute
and some time afterwards Egan came
10 her and asked her 10 accom-
pAny him outside. Ia the passage
way he said ''you will never
dance with O'C0nnOr again." He then
| took ner into the street and dragged
| her 20 where the murdered man lay
and pointed At him as DE lay PROSTATE
/ IN the road. she stopped down aud
| took his face IN her hands. She tried
4 10 make him speak, not dreaming that
/ he WAS dead. lt was too dark 10 see
/ how badly he was injured, but when
she arose she held out her hands and
| exclaimed:
"Oh. my God, O'Connor's blood is on
my hands,"
Egan took her back TO Giblin's, but
she vas too frightened 10 say anything
| She danced and Egan danced while
poor OConnor lay on the roadside
A sTIFFESING CORPSE.
i -, 3, 49,. -,
| ished. the detectives telephoned for
assistance, and Patrolmen Price and
Gill were sent 10 them. The four pro-
/ ceeded after Egan.
He boarded tthe houseof Frank Rey-
nolds, . Phillips-st., Bovine township,
/ but when the officers arrived he was
not at home. The patrolmen were left
as sentinels TO guard the place, while
the detectives searched for him in other
/ directions. At $3.50 O'Clock Egan
walked towards his home, and as he
was about 10 enter the officers arrested
him, placing the manacles on his wrist,
and
! THE MURDERER WAS CAUGHT.
The wagon was called for, and in less
1 than half an hour he WAS landed be-
hind the prison bars at police head
quarters.
For an hour he was left in his cell
undisturbed, except that occasionally
the officers passed and surveyed him
critically. This was done purposely 10
| give the murderer a chance TO reflect,
with the hopes that he would confess.
! When the question was put to
hlm asking HIM what he knew of the
murder, he hesitated; when the qucs-
ton was put the second time, he weak
ened and made confession. His story
differs somewhat from Minnie by
er's. He said: 81 met O'Connor
at the side of the Giblns' house, and
ne asked me 10 take n walk with him.
| complied with the request, and after
we had gone a short distance OConnor
sand, j understand you have been saw
| ing you were going to lick me because
/ took the girl from you at the dance
the other night | replied that he was
mistaken, and he SAID, You did, too
/ told him he was liar and he struck
me on the breast. | then basted him
twice and
SENT HIM TO SLEEP.
CATER he was down | struck him three
or four times with my fist"
dance and asked Minnie Dyer to take q
walk with him. He took her TO where
O'Connor lay and showed HIM to her
They then returned to the dance. lie
says ne did not think O'Connor was
dead, but ne was afraid to tell anybody
what had happened, for fear that he
was badly injured.
"Have you any relatives living?'' he
was asked.
The young mans eyes filed with
tears, and amid a half suppressed sob
he SAID "Yes. have widowed mother
in Bovine township He hung his
head IN thoughtful silence and con-
cluded by saying slowly and medlta-
| lively, "1hIs Will 90 hard with me; but
I-dld-not-mean-to-k -kill-O'Connor."
The murderer is an intelligent look
ing Irishman twenty-three years of
age. He is smoothly shayen and
youthful in appearance. His full
| name IS William Edward Egan. lie
was employed IN the G.. X. q l. shops.
Patrick OConnOr was an orderly and
highly respected citizen. Evoybody
| speaks of him IN the highest terms Of
praise. lie was employed IN the G.. X.
& |. store tor eight years, which place
cord. lie came 20 Ameuca from Ire
land twelve years ago and has one
brother living IN Indiana. lis parents
are both dead. lie was a prominent
member OF the A. Q. H., and at one
time held the office of financial secfe-
tary Of Division No. !.
There was a heartrending scene AT
Undertaken 0'Bren's rooms yesterday
where O'ConnOr had been taken. lis
sister, when she first learned OF MS
death, went there, and her
GRIEF WAS USc0STRoILABLE.
She fondled hls face and walled as if
her heart would break. She INSISTED
that the body should be taken home,
bat the officers IN charge could not
comply with her wish.
a post moftem examination was held
yesterday afternoon by Drs. Penwar-
den, Fuller and Locher, at the under
taker rooms. IL revealed five bruises
on the back Of the head from three
quarters 70 one and oue-eightn
of An in length. Zach went
through 90 the skull. There
were three bruises on the frontal bone
and one lsTge one across the region Of
tue temple. One whole Sae Of the face
was 8 mas Of Coutused tissue SIZED
with safiuse4 blood. The direct cause
O. las death vas conCuss5on Of the
brs ind eating that be al esther ~. q
beaten with c4ab or kicked wita heaVy
boots
Tne inquest vii commence th
morning at $50 @ clock before Coronei
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