Evening journal., 1894-08-31
MURDER WILL OUT.
Albert Stout Accused OF Kill
ing Katie Dugan.
IMMEDIATELY RETAINED COUNSEL
But the Authorities Claim to Have DAM
aging Evidence Against Him-nTrs. Du-
gan, the Girls Mother. swore Out the
Warrant.

h""' 'Ao NAAAo nAothefs bWOfe Out the
Warrant.
October 90, 1892, the public of this
city was shocked by the horrible murder
OF Katie Dugan, the 19-year old daughter
Of James and CathRrine Dugan, of No.
I'LL Lancaster avenue. Her body was
found, terribly slashed, in lot in the
southwestern part OF the city, near
Banning and Clayton streets At that
time two arrests were made for the
crime, but each time Richard Rielly. tue
young man who was supposed to be the
culprit, was released.
Rumors of how and by whom the
murder was committed were current for
months and among other names men.
toned was that of Albert Stout. a ship.
ping clerk for the Charles Warner Com
pany, at the Market street wharves.
bis home Rt No. sos Broome street was
searched by Detectives MeVey and
Witsil, but nothing could be found with
which to connect him with the crime.
Since then the state aud city otficers
have been ferreting Ou6 ths mystery in
an endeavor to bring the guilty man to
justice There was also reward of
$500 IN sight for the arrest and convic-
tion. $500 was offered by the state and
$500 by the city.
Mrs Dugan. the girls mother, has been
relentless in her efforts TO find the SLAYER
Of her daughter. Many nights since has
she spent without sleep and always has
the shock preyed on her mind. While
she has for this period of nearly two
years been gathering what evidence she
could, she informed Chief Of olice Dolan
what she bad learned from time to time
Two weeks ago she approached the
chief, stating that she was confident
that she knew the Murderer and pleaded
to have him arrested. Yesterday she
met Chief Dolan and Deputy Attorney
General Branch Fl Giles 10 the Office Of
the former, and made statements that
convinced the state prosecutor to have
warrant issued
This morning there was a bustle abont
the police station. Deputy Attorney
Giles appeared about 8 30 along with
@sgistl ate McWhorter. Mrs. Catherine
DOgan was in the chief Of police's Office
The prosecutor Mr. Giles. Chief Dolap.
Detectives McVey and Witsil. Magistrate
McWhorter aud Mrs Dugan were locked
In the Office. Then 1t was that she made
sworn statement that she believed
Albert Stout to os the murderer Of her
daughter. The warrant for his arrest
was made out by the magistrate under
instruction of Mr. Giles
The warrant was placed Ia the hands
Of Detective McVey and he immed atelg
set out to make the arrest, and was
followed shortly by Chief Dolan and
Detective Witsil
Stout was found st the Charles Warner
Compsny's wharves engaged ia bis occu.
patton. The detective read the warrant
to him, and he smiled when told that he
must 60 to the City Hall He evidsntlv
did not consider the mstter in a Serious
light, but laughed on any slight provo.
cation. He walked to the City Hall
alongside the chief and two detectives
and smiled when he was being searched
by Turnkey Hsmmerer. He seemed un-
concerned about the matter.
Before Stout was locked up. his
counsel, Herbert FL. Ward who bad been
telepboned to, arrived at the City Hall.
and examined the warrant on which his
client was arrested Then Stout ard
his counsel were taken to the upper
corridor Of the City Hall and engaged in
conversation for sometime.
Chief of Police D0lsn and Detectives
MoVey and Witsil say that they have
collected some damaging evidence
against Stout, but they would not In
Innate what that evidence WAS on being
interrogated by reporter Of the
EVENING JOURNAL.
The prisoner will have hearing TO
morrow morning.
History OF the Crime.
About noon on October 20, 1892 Will
liam B Csrswell, who lives at Elsmere.
was crossing a lot back OF the residence
OF Lewis p Bush, wheu he discovered the
dead body OF Katie Dugsn. The throat
WAS cut from ear to ear, while her eyes
we're black and blue evidently caused
BY beating and checking before death.
The body was lying ia ditch in pool
OF bloed and was prone on It's back A
large razor was lying near and told that
the murder had been committed with
that weapon The murder haa evidently
been committed the right before.
The body was taken TO the morgue and
was examined by the county physicians.
By the post mortem examination it was
found that the girl would have become
mother in few months.
1t was FIRST thought the girl had been
assaulted but that theory Was explod d.
Richard Riley vas arrested early on the
morning Of October 2i. He mad kept
company with the girl and it wss
thought that he knew something Of her
death. he proved that he had heen at
the fair Of the Church Of the Sacred
Heart on the night OF the murder and
stayed until IL o'clock. He left there
and went 10 the home Of Franklin Fer
rell, No LOG West Twenty third street
aud remained until o'clock on Thurs
day morning He was discharged on
this information.
a boy saw Katie and man sitting on
stone on BIo0me street between Front
and Second streets, on ths'evening of the
murder. He could not identify Riley as
the man. Stains Of blood were trailed
from this stone TO where the body was
found and it wEs always supposed that
Katie was struck there and carried to
the place when found.
A coroner's jury held an inquest over
the body aud Richard Riley was again
arrested. AZ the inquest. the jury dis
charged him as no evidence could be
ascertained sufficient to hold him Then
the mystery was as deep as ever, and the
police and detectives were set to wits
snds in an endsavor to secure clue,
I5 WAS stated BY the police that Katie
received a letter from her assailant on