Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-26
KILLED IN A BRAWL.
Henry Fl. Kelly Dies From Three Seri-
GUS Knife Wounds.
ATTACKED BY A SALOON CROWD.
Mystery Surrounds the Man Who Used
the MurderOus Weapon.
THREE GERMANS HELD ON SUSPICION

Henry H. Kelly died at Milesburg, this
county, yesterday morning from the effects
of three knife wounds received in saloon
brawl Saturday night at Webster, West
moreland county. Coroner Mcdowell is
investigating the case, the particulars of
which are not all revealed yet When the
Coroner received word of the affair he was
not clear as to his Jurisdiction in it. The
deed was committed in Westmoreland
county, but the victim died in Allegheny
county. The Coroner consulted District
Attorney Burleigh, and on his opinion took
the case in hand.
The dead man was coal miner, q years
of age. He had gone to Webster Saturday
night for spree During the evening he went
into saloon kept by Henry Lang, and
there got into fight with three or four
Germans, during which he was stabbed.
The three wounds were on his left arm, one
being very large and on the under side of
the arm near the shoulder The other two
were small and not necessarily dangerous.
1t is not known who did the cutting, but
Henry and Barney Huser and William
John Croft are locked up in the Mononga-
hela City Jail on suspicion, Constable Nc
Clure, of Webster. is looking for a sewing
machine agent, who is unknown, but who
was present and it thought participated in
the fight.
THE PRISONERS WON'T TALK
The three men under arrest are Germans
and decline to talk, saying they cannot un-
derstand questions put to them in English.
They have said, however, that while they
were present and saw part of the fight they
did not participate in it. They profess to
believe that they are entirely innocent of
any crime. Before Kelly died Constable
Mcclure entered informations against them
for felonious cutting, but they wuived
hearing ana gave bail for court. They were
rearrested after Kelly died and will be
brought to the Allegheny County Jail this
morning on the Coroner'S warrant
The principal testimony taken by the
Coroner yesterday was that of William L.
Rue, Il friend of Kelly. Rue met Kelly in
Lang's saloon late Saturday night, but had
not been in his company previously that
evening. Kelly was sober. The first Rue
saw of the fight was when he saw four men,
whom he could not recognize in the dark
ness, pushing Kelly back through yard in
the rear of the saloon. Kelly called to Rue,
who started to his assistance and was caught
in the crowd and carried along until he
reached an clubhouse, where he braced him.
self and held back.
STRIKING AT A FALLEN MAN.
In that position he saw Kelly, who had
been forced inside, lying on the floor in
corner, and two of the men were bending
over and striking at him. Rue got away,
and a moment later Kelly escaped from his
assailants and ran down over the river
bank in front of the saloon. Rue went to
see what was wrong, and finding Kelly badly
cut started away for & doctor.
George Myford testified that he had been
at Lang's ten minutes after the fight oc-
CURED and did not see what occurred, but
he had gone down with Rue to where Kelly
was on the river bank and Kelly told him he
had been all cut up. Before going down he
had seen Croft and the Husers about the
saloon, Croft had blood on his arm and was
saying what he would do If he could find
out who had cut him.
William L. Kelly testified that his brother
was conscious when brought home by Rue
and Myford, but while he remained con-
scious was too weak to talk any and did not
say before he died who his assailants were.
DIR. c. b. Wood, of Monongala City, testi-
fled to attending and dressing Kelly's
wounds, which he described. In reply to
the Coroner's question, DIR. Wood said an
autopsy should be held on the body. The
Coroner thereupon ordered an autopsy and
adjourned the inquest until Saturday after
noon at O'Clock at CarrolltOn.