The sun., 1895-03-25
HE JUST WALKED our or COURT
How Michael Dcherty. Accused OF Hou,i-
eide. neGntned 11Is Liberty TEMPORARILY.

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eide. negai.ed nfis Liberty Temporarily.
Michael Doherty, 90 years old. OF o73 Plym-
outh street. Brooklyn. and Jane, Carroll. AZ
years old. osll51 Cherry street. 'longshorenen.
employed at the Clyde line dock. were skylark-
Ing In South street on Friday when Carroll was
thrown 10 the sidewalk, striking tho back of
his head. Both men were intoxicated, and
neither paid much attention to the scalp wound
Carroll sustained. He soon complained OF feel
ing sleepy, however. and Doherty took him
home Carroll's wifo bandnged his head and
put him to bed at once. but in a short time he
became delirious. Thinking 1t the effect OF the
liquor. she was not alarmed. and when he quietcd
down late In the afternoon she thought he had
gone to sleep. At 10 o'clock that night she
went to wake him for supper. She found him
dead, A doctor. who was summoned, said the
man had been dead several hours.
The autopsy showed that Carroll died of
fractured skull. Doherty had told Mrs. Carroll
' how her husband had sustained his wound, and
: upon her Information he was arrested on Satur-
day by Policeman Mccarthy of the Madison
street station. Mccarthy took his prisoner to
the Essex Market Police Court yesterday MORN
ing and arraiened him before Justice Grady.
When informed that he was charged with hav-
! ing caused the death of Carroll. Doherty asked
for an examination, which was set down for
! Tuesday. Tho prisoner was held without bail.
There was an unusually large number of
idrunk and disordcrly prisoners for Justice
Grady to pass upon yesterday. and he disposed
/ OF them In hurry, Doherty happened to be in
the line with batch of them When tho JUS
tice said " Next Tuesday" In answer to Doherty's
request for an examination tho prisoner. not
knowing that he was held without bail, fancied
that he could 20 homo until Tuesday. Police
'man Mccarthy had stepped over to the clerks
herty. with several others. who had been dis
, charged, passed the policemen at the railing
gate. He then walked ont of court unconcern-
edly.
Upon receiving tho commitment papers Nc
Carthy looked around for his prisoner and found
that he was gone. When the alarm was given
by Mccarthy there was great confusion in the
court room and several other prisoners came
near getting away. for many of the policemen
rushed out into the street to scour the neighbor
hood for the missing man. Justice Grady de-
'manded . searching investigation SO that blame
for the escape could DO laid in the proper
place. Mccarthy went back to report to his
station house with q heavy heart for he felt al
most sure of being dismissed. The Sergeant at
the desk at once communicated with Brooklyn
, Police Headquarters, thinking II possible that
the prisoner might have gone home. This sur
mise proved correct Doherty was found pence
fully eating dinner with his family.
Upon leaving court he had gone at once to his
wife and children. and after explaining his
absence on Saturday night had Joined them Mt
The dinner ta6Is He was very angry when the
he accompany them. as he was an escaped pris-
oner charged with homicide.
You are both liars" shouted Doherty, "the
Judge told me l needn't come around again
goes"
He was taken away notwithstanding his pro-
tsstations and was turned over to the New York.
police. who locked him up in the Tombs prison