Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-10-19
CHARGED WITH MURDER.


william Hughes Killed in Saturday
Night FiGht-His Slayer Surrender to
the Police and is Held without
Bail.
AS the result of a Saturday night
"good time" William Hughes lies cold
in death and William DAILY is confined
behind prison bars charged with the
awful crime of murder
just after the saloons had closed Sat
urday night a number of men who were
standing on North Riverside street, en-
gagged in a lively discussion, were
ordered to disPerse by Officers Healey
Hughes and DAILY, Patrick WEIGH,
Patrick Quinlan, John Dryer and
James Corskeran. Evidently the men
had all been drinking. When ordered
to move on, Daily, the man who is
charged with murder, said: "Well 1
guess it's time we went home, anyway"
The officers passed along and the men
separated with the apparent intention
of going to their respective homes.
Almost an hour later Officers Healey
and John Sullivan learned that Hughes
had been killed by DAILY in fight.
THE CRIME.
The story of the crime as told by
Patrick WEIGH is substantially as fol-
lows: WEIGH and Hughes, who were
cousins, had been out during the even
ing and were somewhat under the in
f1uence of liquor when they met Daily
and his friends on North Riverside
street, shortly after midnight. All
hands stopped and engaged in conve1-
sation. Daily and Hughes became inss
volved in an argument as to which of
the two had the best education. 1t was
at this time the policemen passed and
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moved along the street, keeping up the
argument and stopped again in front of
John English's yard. WEIGH saw that a
fight between Daily and Hughes was
imminent and tried to get the latter to
go home. He lived on Green street and
WEIGH finally forced him into English's
yard through which a short cut could
be made to Green street. At this point
Hughes addressed an insulting remark
the crowd. 1t was then that the men
came to blows. Separated by low
picket fence they pummeled each
other, WEIGH being prevented from IN
terfering by Days friends. Finally
Hughes received a knock out blow,
dropped upon his knees and rolled
over upon the ground. DAILY and the
others then went home, leaving WEIGH
alone with the injured man. He
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around to Green street, where he left
him lying on the steps of a double
house, while he ran for Patrick Hughes,
| the in ured mans brother, who lives on
North Leonard street. When they re-
turned the man was cold and dead. The
body was carried to Patrick Hughes
house.
THE POLICE LEARN OF THE TRAGEDY.
When the dead mans wretched wife
heard of the terrible occurrence she ran
screaming to the house of her brother-in-
law. Officers Healey and J.. Sullivan,
who were on Bank street, heard the
noise and proceeded to make an investi-
cation. They learned of the murder and
at 2 o'clock telephoned the facts to the
police station. Sergeant Dodds went
over to Brooklyn in search of DAILY, but
he could not be found. At o'clock in
the morning, however, he was brought
in by Officer Healey, who found him
near the Naugatuck depot, and to whom
he surrendered himself.
THE AUTOPSY.
Medical Examiner North was notified
and ordered the body removed to Dill
Ions morgue, where an autopsy was
conducted in the afternoon by Doctors
North and Axtelle. All the organs
were in normal condition, but the
man had evidently been physically weak.
There was a cash in the center of the
forehead, a cut on the nose and an abra-
sion under the left eye. The certificate
stated that death was due to conclusion
of the brain, caused by a blow on the
head. The remains were removed tC
Hughes desolate home after the in
quest. Coroner Mix drove to town yes
terday afternoon and occupied severa
hours examining witnesses. He said he
had no doubt that Hughes death was
caused by the blows received and or
del ed DAILY remanded for trial without
: bail.
HUGHES AND DAILY.
William Hughes, the dead man, came
to this country from Ireland five
years ago. He was married about three
years ago and has two baby girls. He
was about 30 years of age, of slight
build, and wore blonde mustache. He
was employed at Benedict & Burnham's
Hughes was a member of Barcelona
+, council, K. of G.
William DAILY is 81 years of age
nearly six feet in height and of athletic
build. He wears dark mustache anc
is of pleasing appearance. He has livee
, in Waterbury for several years, board
ing at Mrs Campions on North River
. side street. He was employed as a cas-
ter's tender at Benedict & Burnhamt
and was regarded as quiet, inoffensive
; man. Speaking of Daily one of the
,, police officers said last night that HI
always considered him a man wht
would run rather than fight. Daly'
! brother, who lives in Bridgeport, drove
;; to this city yesterday evening and had ;
\ long talk with the accused at the station
: house.
OFFICER DODDS' FIND.
/ Sergeant Dodds found two small
memorandum books near the scene O.
} the tragedy, yesterday morning, which
r he brought to the station house. They
evidently belonged to Hughes, his name
being written in each. A number o.
l names and addresses were written il
the books and on the second page of one
was written the words "Charity
mercy"
DAILY IN COURT.