Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-03-13

met, highly respected and greatly adj
mired for her many attainments.

met, highly respected and greatly ad
mired for her many attainments.
THE MURDERER.
Daniel Mcmahon, is a man of abOu
35 years, 5 feet 5 inches in height
weighing 1876 pounds, light eyes and
hair, sandy mustache, and spare ap
pearance. He is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Michael Mcmahon, who reside
about thee-fourths of mile northeast
of the Murphy family. He had q
large cash in his throat; his nose was
barked and his hands were red with
blood. He had nothing to say, and
apparently wanted To sleep. Deputy
Sheriff Mulloy had him under arrest
when Sheriff Bernatz arrived. He had
been removed from the house during
the day to his mothers residence. II
was here that Sheriff Bernatz found
him. Mcmahon was in bed and ap-
parently seriously injured. The sher-
if did not deem it advisable to leave
him there and ordered him removed to
Emmett in time to catch the Port Hu-
ron train. The mother of Mcmahon
was frantic with grief, and her woes
and walls could be heard for half a
for the young girl that was murdered
The drive to Emmett was made in half
an hour. The news of the arrival of
the sheriff had spread and large
number of citizens were at the depot.
1t was supposed that the officers would
have to wait until the 10 o'clock train,
but Detective Clark had telegraphed
to Lapeer and asked the fast train at
$3.50 to stop. By this action the pris-
oner was hurredly got out of the vii
lage, before any demonstration could
take place. There were loud threats
of lynching by the assembled crowd.
ARRIVAL IN PORT HURON.
The officers arrived III Port Huron
with the prisoner at 9 O'Clock Thurs
day evening. He was Immediately
locked up in the large room over the
sheriff's office. DR.. Clancy was called
and although he can put his finger in
the mans mouth and have it come out
below the chin, he thinks he will re-
cover. Detective Clark remained with
the prisoner all night. lie passed the
night walking about, but said little.
STATES PRISON FOR LIFE.
The prisoner was arraigned in JUS
tice Robeson's court at 10 O'Clock
Friday morning, charged with the
murder of Mary Ann Murphy. He
pleaded guilty and waived examina-
ton in the circuit court. He was inn
mediately taken before Judge Can
field in the circuit court. The prisoner
again pleaded guilty and admitted
that he murdered the girl.
Prosecuting Attorney Hovey exami-
ned number of witnesses.
Dr. Abbott, of Emmett, was placed
on the stand, and testified that Nc
MahOn had confessed to him that he
had killed the girl. lie had examined
the throat of the dead girl and found
that her wind-pipe and jugular veins
were severed. He was of the opinion
that the prisoner had attempted to
outrage the girl. The appearance OF
her underwear indicated this, but he
did not believe the prisoner accom-
plished his purpose.
Detective Clark testified that he had
remained with the prisoner in the Jail
all night. The prisoner told him that
he had visited the girls bedroom,
seized her by the hair of the head
threw her down on the bed and drove
knife into her throat twice.
Sheriff Bernatz exhibited q jack
knife and razor. The prisoner said he
cut the girls throat with the knife and
cut his own throat with razor.
The prisoner confessed his guilt to
the Judge and sentence was immedi
ately placed upon him. He was sen.
fenced to solitary confinement in the
Jackson prison for life. During the
sentence he showed no signs of emo
ton. Sheriff Bernatz left at once with
the prisoner and he was lodged in hi,
cell within fourty-eight hours OF the
| time he committed the murder. Thh
is doubtless one of the quickest judg
ments ever given in the state.