Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-07-10
WITH A CLUB.
Patrick Mccarthy
Terrible Death.
ATTLEBOR0 HORROR.
An Old Man Killed and
Thrown Into a Pond.
MANY WOUNDS ON HIS HEAD
Deceased Advanced in Years and Well
Known in the Town.
An Old Man Killed and
MANY WOUNDS ON HIS HEAD
Deceased Advanced in Years and Well
Known in the Town.

Arthur Mccarthy of North Attleboro,
we'll known here, was In town Saturday
night and also yesterday looking for his
father, sn aged resident OF Circular street
in that town. Mr.. hcCarthy's mutilated
body was afterwards found in Writings
pond, he having been murdered and his
body thrown In the lake.
Attleboro now has a sensational and
mysterious murder case on It's hand to tax
the abilities OF the local police. A quiet,
easy going, respected and aged man has
met his death at the hands of some per-
son or persons unknown. Who they were
or what the motive are mere matters OF
speculation. The deed is done aud Pat
rick Mccarthy is the victim.
Charlrs Kipg aud his wife were boating
pn Whitin. - PARK pond Mt 1880 yesterday
morning, whoh horrible sight met their
gaze in g at ortion of th pond near the
tehouSes. sitting in an upright posi-,
tion "a the { ON If the pond, with his
arms loosely folded, was the body Of a
nan. Mr. King FASTENED at once To the
neare,t telephone station and sent wVrd
of his discovery TO Deputy Sheriff Il. Car
lyle Brown.
The police arrived in few minutes and
the body WAS taken from the water, II
was recogniz Il ~ that Of Patrick Nc
Carthy, an OLD Irish resident. He was 40
years Of age,
Well Known and Respected.
He retired from business u number of
years ago aud had since resided with son
and "A daughter
The boey WAS neatly attired in full
suit. A straw hat which belonged TO the
dead man was found on the shore In the
pocket of the clothes was 80 cents. Under
taker Sherry to X charge of the remains
and removed them to his rooms
At O'Clock in the afternoon Medical
Examiner Holden made an examination
of the remains. The result of that exami-
nation decided him in holding an autopsy.
The autopsy revealed the fact that the
head and shoulders were shockingly cut
and bruised. The right ear was entirely
gone and IA hole three inches in diameter
was crushed in on the side of the head
just back of and little above the right
ear. The nose was brutally split open. At
the conclusion of the autopsy the medical
examiner stated that the death was due to
injuries
Inflicted by Some Person Unknown.
The portion II the pond where the body
was found Is favorite place for bathing
aud boating. IL IL near road, and some
200 feet back are a number of houses
The body was found some 80 feet out from
the shore.
The murdered man had been missing
since Saturday morning. Mr. Mccarthy
arose quite carly on that morning, and
said that as he did not feel very well he
would take II little walk. lie did not wait
for his breakfast.
lie failed TO show up at noon and his son
hegan worrying about him. When night
came and he still failed To put In an ap-
pearance his friends and relatives became
alarmed Some friends went 20 Provi-
dence. thinking they might find him there
at the house of n sister. This search had
been going on al night and was only
stopped with the finding Of the body.
Mr. Mccarthy had not an unusually
large amount of money on his person when
he dieapi cared, ~ he was accustomed e.
carry ouly fr IN & 10 $40 with him. As
far a. known he had n enemies, aud IL is
thought the murder was the work of some
bruta, roughs or OF some person who
tnOuHnl Mt" httTihg thTficu ldFBc
amount Of money with him.
The autopsy lasted over six hours aud
settled the cause OF death i'm the minds of
the police. for as soon IA the operation
was finished they made the unqualified
statement that death was
The Result of Foul Play.
From the time Mccarthy left the house
until the finding Of the body no one has
been found who saw him. His entire
movements seem To be enwrapt in mys-
terry.
The police, however. aver that they
know the Kind of weapon used and say
that with the other evidence, which they
will not divulge, they will have the muir
derer soon.
A still greater air OF mystery surrounds
the affair. when 10 II known that the de-
ceased was n great home man. The vil-
lage l. all agog over the terrible fnd, and
while some are st once ready TO accept the
suicide theory. the mutilation OF the body
soon dispelled all the doubts as 10 the
cause of death.
The Club Pound.
Special to the Tribune.
NORTH ATrLEBoRo, July 10. 2, u. m.--
The police authorities have found tho