The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-02
WAS IT MURDER (?
Michael McCarter While
Scuffling with Police
man Keilt Drops Dead.

Michael Mccarthy of No. 1o5 Bay street
dropped dead in ex-Assemblyman Muir
phys saloon, at Newark avenue and Mon
mouth street, shortly after twelve O'Clock
Saturday night, while engaged in quar-
rel with Chanceman James kielt Of the
First Police precinct. Blows had passed
between the Two men, and It is alleged
that Keilt only pushed Mccarthy away
from him when the latter dropped to the
floor.
A formal charge Of manslauehter was
preferred against Kielt by Patrolmen
Donovan aud Quinn, who placed him
under arrest, ana he Is locked up at the
First Precinct station House. bartender
James Carroll, Martin o. O'Hara Of No. As
Second street, John Riley Of No. 2s6
Jersey avenue. and Nicholas Kane OF No.
1856 Bright street, were locked up as wit
nesses.
Justice O'Donnell was not prepared to
give the case a hearing in the police
court this morning and postponed it until
"Wednesday morning. by which time
time County Physician Converse will
have held au autopsy.
THE MEN QUARREL.
Chanceman Kielt is man Of consider
able physical power. aud weighs over two
hundred pounds He bears good record
and has several times been honorably
mentioned to the Police Commissioners
for good arrests and good behavior. Nc
Carthy has been in delicate health for
some time. Kielt went of duty shortly
before midnight Saturday. On his way
home he eutere the saloon in question,
and was talking with some frlends after
drinking when Mccarthy entered. Nc
Csrthy had Just come down from a ball
In Oakland Rink. He and Keilt had been
on friendly terms for some time. He
asked kielt to drink with him, and for
some reason Kielt refused.
Mccarthy was qnarrelsome and insisted
that Keilt should drink with him. A
moment later both men were engaged in
scuffis. Those who witnessed it say
Mccarthy struck Kielt and then kicked
him. aud Kielt yet carries a black eye.
They were separated and apparently had
made up. They drank together and
talked pleasantly for some time. Keilt
bade Mccarthy good night and started
quarrelsome and Kielt told him to go
away and gave him shove. Mccarthy
staggered back and fell to the floor. he
lay there for several moments breathing
heavily. Kielt became alarmed. He ex-
amined Mccarthy a moment and then
rushed for DR.. Smith. When the physic-
fan arrived Mccarthy was dead.
Thomas Hogan, a neighbor Of Nc
Carthy's, was passing at the time. he en-
tered the saloon and saw his friend on the
floor, and after ascertaining that he was
dead, marched off Immediately and tod
his mother and sister what had happened.
The two women were soon upon the
scene, wringing their hands in agony.
They had the body removed to their
home in Bay street by Undertaken
Brady.
DIR. Converse made a superficial exam
ination of the body, and said that death
may have resulted from solar nervous
plexus, which might have been caused by
blow In the pit Of the stomach. Coroner
Parslow will hold an fRauess.
A reporter for THE JERSEY CITY NEWS
visited the homeof the McCarthy's yester-
day. The house was full Of friends Of the
aged mother and her family. McCarthy's
oldest sister admitted that her brother
he'd been suffering with rheumatism, and
when she dressed the affected
parts with camphor on Satur-
day he complained Of a pain in
the region o. the heart. He was in a
cheerful mood, however, when he left the
house Saturday evening after supper. He
sang and bade his mother a laughing
goodbye when he lett the house.
A charge of violating the Sunday
liquor law was preferred against Bar
tender Carroll by the policemen who
placed kieit under arrest, but the wit
nesses say no liquor was sold after twelve
O'Clock. II WAS after one o'clock when
Kielt started for home before the tragedy
occurred. Carroll, Rilly and Kane, who
were arrested as witnesses, were admit
ted TO bail