Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-18
Thomas L. McHugh, Stricken
With Serious Sickness,
Delays a Murder Case.
JURY ROOM A HOSPITAL.
Eleven Men Must Wait the Recovery
of Their Companion.
COURT OFFICERS GUARD TREM,
While the Jail Physician Struggles With
the Sufferer.
LIST OF TIE ELEVEN UNFoRTUNATEs

Thomas L. McHugh, who had been
selected yesterday afternoon as jurymar
in the case of John Bradford about to be
placed on trial for the killing of II. S.
FLOYD in Boley's Hotel on July IL, was
taken seriously sick and the trial of the
case was postponed until the juryman re-
covers.
The jury had been sworn and District At
torney Burleigh was opening the case for
the Commonwealth when McHugh was
struck with a severe attack of cholera NOR
bus. DR.. Chessronn, who was in the court
room at the time, was summoned. He ad-
ministered some relief and the sick man
was removed to the jury room. The II
other jurymen were sent to the same room,
and the physician and court officers, John
Wallace and Matt Boyce, were
placed in charge of the place. 1t was
at first thought that McHugh would soon
recover, and that the case could be pro-
ceeded with during the afternoon, but DR..
Chessrown reported to the court that his
patient was seriously sick and would not be
able for duty before this morning, and pos
sibly not for two or three days
All Must Be Locked Up.
In the meantime, the jury having been
sworn, the murder case cannot be
tried before another jury. 1t can
not be tried while one of
the jurymen is sick, and the men cannot be
separated until the case is tried or the jury
discharged on account of death. The jnry
room, therefore, has been temporarily
transformed into hospital, where the jury
must stay until McHugh recovers or his
death dissolves them. Outside of the court
officers the physician is the only one ad-
mitted to the room. He has been In con-
slant attention upon his patient
The jury room is fitted up with 12 cots
The room is large and airy with toilet
room attached but the severe sickness of
McHugh requires absolute quiet on the
part of the other men, who retired soon af-
ter their evening meal was served. Ali the
meals during McHugh's sickness will be
served in the jury room.
Their Gloomy Vigil
Two of the court officials sat last night in
the Court House hallway at either side OF
the entrance to the jury room. Another
court official and the doctor labored with
the sick man and a melancholy quiet pre-
vailed about the place, which was disturbed
occasionally by the groans of the suffering
juror.
The muir der for which Bradford is on
trial occurred in Boley's Hotel, while the
defendant anu Floyd were drinking Brad
ford began to abuse the National Guard
which was Just being ordered to Home
stead and FLOYD called him down. Bradford
then shot Floyd and he died in the Homeo-
pathie Hospital short time after, Thomas
NJ Marshall is defending Bradford, while
District Attorney Burleigh represents the
Commonw snith. He will ask for first
degree verdict
The Unlucky Eleven.
The Jury is composed of Christ De Lowry,
conductor, Twentieth ward: Jerry Swiss
helm. teamster, Braddock township; James
Brown, farmer, Marshall township; Thomas
Henderson, manager, Ninth ward; Thomas
Davis, machinist. Fourth ward, Allegheny;
David Rolshouse, farmer, Pine township;
T. c. Douglass, farmer, Elizabeth town.
ship; William Crider, contractor, Second
ward, Allegheny; William English, farmer,
McCanGless township; John NJ. Eicher, car
penter, Kilbuck township: Thomas L. Nc
Hugh, laborer, Thirty-fourth ward; George
Bailey, old gent, Williamsburg borough.
Dr. Chessrown late last night said that
McHugh was somewhat improved, but was
still seriously sick. He said, however, that
the attack was so sudden and so severe that
AT first he was considerably alarmed, but
that he was hopefni that his patient will be
able TO resume his duties when court calls
this morning
The occurrence is said by the ATTORNEYS to
be peculiar one, and similar case has not
been known in Allegheny county for 80
years