Telegram-herald., 1890-09-15

here, but death du net -flsue lnlAAeei-
atssy. Il Vas thought he lad reeoF-
cred sufficiently - wax, znd ss eFio-
has vas nearer than as 0wn home ne
started 20 20 there. but beng weak
from hls injuries be sank 70 the ground
and expired where ne VAS found.
0IBLTS's DESY AL.
A second visit wzs paid 70 G.blln's,
and Mss sarah ana Mrs. Michael Glib
In were seen. They retold the story Of
o'Connor going for the hute. They
we're interrog4ted very sharply, but
they said that they saw nobody 80 ont
Of the house with O'ConnOr. They had
some beer. but they denied that Il VAS
q dance. Patrick Gallagher played the
the fiddle and Dennis seaman the flute,
for Just a few skips about the house.
The following people attended the
party; Katie Dyer. Mary Dyer, Mary
Marin, Katy Marin, Bessie Henry,
Miss Reynolds, OF Kalamazoo, Mary
Rogers, sarah Giblin, Mr.. and Mrs.
Michael Glblin. John Slattery, Dennis
Seaman, Thomas Welsh, James Welsh,
Patrick Gallagher, Peter Reynolds,
Patrick Rogers and Vim. Eagan.
1t was denied that there was any row
in the house ana the Giblin's knew of
no ill-feeling existing between o'Con-
nor and any Of the others present.
"When did you first learn that O'Con-
nor was deadg" was asked OF Miss Sarah
Giblin.
"a little after O'Clock this morning.
| started 10 60 TO mass. | noticed r man
standing on the corner and had nearly
reached him when saw the body lying
across the street in the ditch. My God, f,
that's O'Connorr exclaimed. knew
II was him by the bouquet which was or
ms coat. 1 had given it to him. / went
TO him and pulled him TO sitting posi-
hon, and saw that his face was all bat
tered up. Iknew thst he was dead. l
then went and told his sister,"
rumor was circulated that Dennis
| Seaman and OConnor had
LEFT THE HOUSE TOGETHER
and visit was paid to his home at
nlnety-eight Hall-st. HIS wife was
seen and she said young man had
called and told Dennis about the mur-
| der IN the morning, and the two had
gone hunting. Seaman and O'Connor
were friends as they had been in the
habit of playing their flutes together at
parties. The detectives thought this
looked suspicious, but as he was away
they could not prosecute the search in
that direction. John Slattery was also
at the dance, and as he lived at ninety
| seven Hsll-st., he was next visited. He
would give no information and when
asked to give the names of those who
were at GibIin's, he did so, but omitted
one VIM. Eagan. Nothing was thought
of il at the time, and Detectives Smith
and Gates little dreamed that they
were within
A STONES THROW OF THE MURDERER.
This constituted the morning work,
and the officers had been working
steadily since O'Clock in the morning.
In the afternoon they went at it un-
| tirngly although they had not Int upon
the first thing that threw any light on
the murder. Every place in the vicinity
of the crime was investigated. The
woman at l9S Oaklsnd-ave., in front of
which place the body was found, said
she had been sitting up until O'Clock
sunday morning and had heard no
noise of a scuftie. Benjamin Schreke-
/ ma, 1872 Oakiand-ave., had heard
nothing, but his family had gone to bed
at $50 Saturday night; At o'clock in
the morning he saw the crowd in front
OF his House and went out. He saw
O'Couuor lying there.
/ Charles Johnson, a German, residing
on Grandville-ave., near Fourth-ave.
was passing Crowley's saloon, on the
/ corner of GrandvilIe and Fourth-aves.
Saturday night at II O'Clock, when he
saw men scuffiing. One was in the
center and another had his hand drawn
back and SAID: "Will I hit himY'
Johnson was frightened at the actions
of the crowd and hurried away.
Luke Drieberg, residing near the
corner Of Grandville and Fouth-aves.,
was passing Crowley's saloon at II
o'clock. where ne saw four men eyi-
IDENTIFY drunk.
Albert Stryker, 166 Ellsworth, said
there was q tongh crowd hanging
around Csowley's saloon. There were
SIX or seven men IN all, who had nc
visible means Of support They slept
IN an old she'd hack Of Crowley's, filed
with shaviugs.
In speaking Of the police protection
in that vicinity Mr.. stryker sad there
was practically none The commis
sioners had been peutoned three
times TO piace officers around there
20 protect property and the citizens
but no attention had hesn paid I'd
them. lie thought thst now thi'
crime had been committed d smother
f petition would be sent to the comms
souers signed by sI the people there
( sboufs
These stories led the officers to be
lieve that g locked as L O'Connor had
been murdered BY toughs. Toe the