St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-21
MAN KILLED At The JAIL.
EARLY YESTERDAY EM0RNjNG FOUND
DYING IN jail YARD.


Died Shortly After Reaching City
Hospital-\eyer Regained Con-
sciousness-Body Reco Snized
by an AcQuaintance-f
McDonough the Unfortunate
Laboring NIan-Probably Fell.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT met with a Singh
lar death at an early hour yesterday
morning, and his body is now lying in
the dead room of the city hospital
awaiting an autopsy. 1t will be turned
over to friends in case they are found.
All 5:4S yesterday morning the central
police station was notified that a man
was lying in the Jail yard nearly dead.
He was discovered by Night Waterman
Jerome of the jail, and he notified
Sheriff Chapel ambiguity Sheriff Frank
Picha. who live i'll the jail building.
w atchman Jerome says that 1t is his
custom to do some chores about the Jail
in the early morning. He first opens
the trout door of the jaiier's residence,
and then goes to the basement to light
fire in the stove preparatory for the
breakfast for the prisoners. Yesterday
morning he went out on the porch at
about 500. He saw hat on the porch
which he thought belonged Ito Deputy
Sheriff Picha, and placed it upon the
register just inside the door. He
went out on the porch again to look
for the morning papers, and looking
over saw man lying on the grass,
near the stone walk that leads under the
porch. Sheriff Chapel and Deputy
Picha went to the man when notified,
and found him well nigh dead and UNI
conscious. The patrol wagon from the
central citation was called and the man
was conveyed to the city hospital. where
he died few min uteS after reaching
there, not having regained conscious
ness. When found he was in his death
struggle, aid parts of his body were al
ready cold. In his pocket was the address
OF P.J.Leirich, bartender in the saloon
of James E. Hogan, 419 Robert street.
Mr.. Leirich was sent for, and identified
the man as McDonough, WHO. he said
was known by himself and Mr. Hogan.
McDonough is laborer. He has been
a section foreman on a railroad, and at
times worked i'll the woods. Last winter
he worked in the woods. About six
weeks ago he was in the city and
stayed few days. He went back to the
woods and returned 10 this City last
Thursday. Saturday night he was in
the Hogan saloon, known as the Wood
bine." and left there shortly before
midnight
Mr.. Leirich says that the man was
quiet and apparently industrIously in
clined. He would drink an occasional
glass of beer, but was not hard drink
He was not drunk when he left the sa-
loon Saturday night. He had habit of
coming to the city occasionally and
staying lew days, then going off to
work. He would take few glasses of
beer and go out and walk around for
time and come back and drink little
more. 1t is believed that Iiis parents
live i'll Kansas. Mr.. Leirichfs said it was
great surprise to learn of the acct
dent
The police officers and the officials at
the Jail are unable to say how long the |
man lay in the Jail yard. 1t is sup
posed that he had wandered upon the
porch and. either being Intoxicated or
Sleepy. pitched over Nt4IeHlo railing. A
long flower box OIL the porch outside the
railing was nearly torn ioosesSaffu bore
evidence of having been struck heavily |
Or caught by the falling body. The |
man apparently fell OIL his head and |
over backwards and sidewise. There |
was mark on the left side of his fore |
head, apparently caused by striking Oh |
the grass. The fall was distance of |
about twelve feet. ,a
Deputy Coroner Wheaton was notified |
of the death and will hold an autopsy |
some time to-day. He has not decided |
that all inquest will be necessary. and |
Will not hold one unless evidence of |
foul play should be suggested.