The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-05-13
Who killed McCIarrene

IN Two pldceS ana the coroner OF -AlltSAtuN
county was called on who notified the
dead mans friends and deputized Alder
man McKenna to hold an inquest.
McClarren was about - years of age. a
tout robust man and was by occupation
an engineer He has been insane for some
time. hut only recently was he considered
dangerous. He was labOring under the
Impression that he was pursued hy Whit"
caps. and when under that impression
would run for miles to escape his imagina-
ry enemies and was dangerous. He was
brought here on May Sd by the constable of
Wilmore. and on Thursday of last week. ta-
ken 10 DiXmont by Sheriff Shumaker and
Jail Warden Young.
The testimony taken before the coroner
on Tuesday was "a follows: Or. y. :.
Hutchinson was the first witness examined
by the acting Coroner. The doctor SAID:
John MCClarren. deceased. was sent here
May > 1892. by the Court of Cambria. /
was not present at the time he was re-
ceived. but the next morning the nurse
called me in and showed me a cut on Nc
Clarren'S head which was V shaped. This
cut was on his head when he was received
AT this institution. | called DIR. Graham
was unable 10 tell me how he received his
injury. He was in state of shock. and
he never rallied. He never regained con-
SciouSncSs or reason. and died at , T.. NJ.
on May Q. 1892 told the nurses To take
good care of him. and in case of death
would insist upon a post mortem eNamin-
alton, which l did. and found that he died
from violence. DIR. Graham knows more
oI tba ra 60 thop ary- pf lar per-pu
James T. McCIarren who lives at South
Fork. Pa and who is cousin Of the dead
man. said: The deceased was about -
years old He was a single man, and lived
about Summerhil. Cambria county. Pa.
don't know anything about his injuries.
I have seen him since his death.
Ed =. Kennedy. the SouthSide liquor
man. testified To knowing John McClarren.
He said: Il saw him on Sunday. May l.
1892, at his home He was tiighty. but at
times rational. He talked TO me and told
me he imagined White Caps were after
him. and he jumped out through window
and took the sash with him. | noticed
slight cut on his head, and that is all
know Of his death. | saw him before he
was brought to PittSburg. He had several
cuts on his head"
Robert McGffin said the deceased was
put under his care about a week ago. He
was all bruised and had cuts on his head.
There was only one wound visible on his
head. but black marks over MS body.
y, y. Morrow. supervisor Of the male
department. said: Il received John Ne
Clarrcn and took him To the ward. | saw
he Lad a large scar on his head and was
marked on head and breast. There was
no deep cuts. but on the top Of his head.
that | saw. left him in charge of a nurse
after seeing him sleeping. He was brought
here on Thursday. Mays. lS!e. by two men
l was told one of them was a Sheriff. One
of them said they had very hard fight
with McClarren and that il took five men
10 handle him: that they had to beat him
To bring him along and said he was dan
gerOuS man. He did not say who beat him;
simply we Both men were present when
the statement was made. also DIR. Gra-
ham -
DIR. G.. G.rGraham testified: Il received
this man Thursday. May 5.ls@2. from the
Sheriff of Cambria county. He said he
knew nothing of the case except that the
man had been very violent and he received
an order from court 10 bring him here. and
that he had jumped from the window and
taken a sash with him and got up. shook
the sash from him and ran away.
He was again captured. and when he
went To bring him here he was 50 bad that
they had To knock him down with club
or stick TO bring him along. ! eXamincd
him and found a cut on his head. He died
at > p. VI. on May @. and ! sent for his
friends and when they arrived this morn
ing | insisted on a post mOrtem cNamina-
tion. and they consented, and | opened the
skull and found two fractures. | think
that the injuries produceS death. The in
jury on the top Of the head was only Su-
pcrfiCial. as he got up and ran. but other
injuries found were produced later. There
was an innamcd condition of the brain,
and clot of blood. | examined the organs
and found none unhealthy. The lungs
were filled with air and there We're no adj
hcsionS The heart and lungs We're nor
NAL. The injuries would be- produced by a
blunt instrument such as would not cut
the scalp. The injury was received upon
the opposite side from the laceration OF
brain tissue.
Il cannot see how the injuries or frac-
turc ! found could be caused by his fall OF
jump from the window as described at all
as the prominence of skull would receive
the bruSe first. and il did not in this case
l don't know the names OF the parties who
brought him. ! would re- -oguiZe the man
who said he had To hit him with club to
bring him along, and thought at the time
that the cut on the head was what he re-
feIred to, but my post mOrtem eNamina-
tion reveals the fact that h, was beaten
on the head by some blunt instrument
Two fractures show depression of skull,
Where they struck him at cannot say.
The inquest was continued until Satur-
day afternoon when witnesses from this
county will be Subpnnaed TO appear.
On Wednesday We called on Jail Warden
Young for information aS TO the condition
of NcCIarren on his arrival at the jail, his
treatment during his confinement and on
the trip 10 Pittsburg. He said NcClarrer
was brought to jail on Tuesday, and al
the time Of his arrival had the cut on his
his head which was tied up with hand
kerchief There was but little trouble and
no force required i'm getting him into the
Jail and cell. the Warden merely humOring
him and talking kindly 10 him. On his
being placed in the cell he was searched
and freely gave up his knife. pocket boob
and such other triflcs aS he had on his per
son. Sometime during Tuesday night h6
became violent, when Warden Young anC
two prisoners went into the cell and rut q
t-jacket on McClarren and removed
the iron bedStcad from the cell for fear hC
would do himself injury. In putting OF
| the Strait-jacket they had 10 use some
force but McClarren was not struck or in
jured whatever. The trip TO DiXmont wa:
made without any dangerous demonStra'
! tionS or the part of MeClarren, and he re-
ceved and needed only kind treatment
Sheriff Shumaker and Warden Young
will appear at the investigation at Pitts
| burg on Saturday and will take with then
| Dn..lnrs .InnnS and knmmndN of this nlace