Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-18
And Not the Result of an Accidental
Fall, in the Case of Peter Nc
Clarren, as Supposed.
DOGS TO BE CAUGHT WITH NETS.
SOuthside Police Break Up Quiet Little
Game Of Draw Poker in an Ef-
fectual Manner.
ALLEGHENTS COWS TO BE CORRALLED.
Happenings of Day in the Busy Cities at the Head
of the Ohio River.

The death of Peter McClarren has as
sumed more serious phase than was at
first supposed. James Breen is now con-
fined in the county Jail, charged with Nc
Clarren's murder and w. r. Bostwick, of
Buffalo, is in Central police station to await
the result of the inquest this
morning The arrests were the result
of a whole nights work on the part of In
spector McAleese and Coroner Mcdowell.
When McClarren died at the Homeopathic
Hospital, Thursday morning, all the cir
cumstsnces obtainable, were that he had
been intoxicated the nigh: before and had
fallen against a freplug at Third avenue
and Smithtield street and cut his head
severely. There were some rumors to the
effect that a man had struck him,
but they were apparently without
foundation. Several detectives investi-
gated the case Thursday, but could find no
proof of foul play. At l o'clock yesterday
morning Inspector McAleese was reused
out Of bed by a telephone m messsge from the
Coroner to the effect that he had learned
positively that McClarren had been struck
by somebody, and at the time was in COM
spanv with some members of the Brooklyn
Base Ball Club. The Inspector and Cor
roner drove down town together and spent
the remainder OF the night at work on the
case.
Breen's Story of the Affair.
At daylight they had Breen and Bostwick
under arrest. The former told of the affair
as follows: McClarren, in company with
Third BaseEan Pinkney, of the Brooklyn
ball team, and Mr.. Bostwick, had just left
the Monongahela House and walked to
Third avenue and Smithfeld street when
they met Breen. The latter did not know
-dcClarren but Bostwick introduced them
On being introduced McClarren remarked
TO Breen:
'T don't like your face"
"All right" replied Breen; 'then don't
cultivate my acquaintance.
BTeen then turned to talk TO the other
gentlemen, but McClarren kept interrupting
him. Finally Breen turned and said:
'You keep quiet, will you? 1 am talking
to these gentlemen.
McClarren flushed up you're -"
but he never got time to finish the sentence,
for Breen struck him on the face McClar-
zen reeled and fell The others, thinking it
was all frcm the effects of intoxication,
walked away. McClarren was picked up
later and removed to the hospital where he
died.
A Well-Known Local Bartender.
james Rreen is we'll known about Pitts
burg. having been connected with several
hotels. His last position was at the St.
Charles where he was bartender. When
arrested, he was taken completely by sur
prise, saying he had not heard of Nc
Clarren's death. When told all the de-
tails he broke down completely and wept.
He says he never saw McClarren before
meeting him "Wednesday night, and never
thought Of the fail proving serious. He
said he supposed McClarren was drunk and
the tumble would not hurt him.
Drs. J. Guy McCandless and c. P. Sipe
held an autopsy on the deceased Yesterday
morning, and found that McClarren came
10 his death from the effects of clot of
blood at the base of the brain, resulting
from a blow or fall. He is supposed to have
struck his head on the curb or the fire plug.
The bodl will be buried this morning at 9
O'Clock. AT 10 o'clock Coroner Mcdowell
will hold an inquest.
Pearl Hertwick was committed to iail
yesterday bv Alderman McKenna to await
the result of the injuries inflicted by him
on Mrs. Barbara Hill. of Eighteenth street.
The affair happened about ten days ago.
Hertwic5 was drunk and had been elected
from the Hill residence and he retaliated
bv throwing cobblestOnes through the win
d0ws, some of which struck Mrs Hill, in
juring her severely.