The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-28
BLOOD EVERYWHERE.
Little Harry Found Playing
Among the Bodies Of
the Victims.

The murderer all this while was coolly
looking at the bodies of his victims. and he
stepped across them to reach little Har-
ry, who still sat on the floor with the
crabshell in his chubby little fist and his
dark eyes wide open staring at the red
stream which flowed from the murdered
womens bodies near the door. Bending
down the murderer kissed the little fellow,
patted him on the head, and then left the
awful scene. shutting the kitchen door be-
hind him.
As he. stepped into the yard he heard
annie Connois screaming Murder" from
the upper window, but ne didn't quicken
ms pace, ana walked lelsureiy along the
snore road. When he reached the corner
OF Cominun1paw avenue ne stopped for a
ond.
From the window Annie saw him and
she with a., Mrs; sylvester, hurried down
slairs. Tne stiffness of the Kitchen only
broken by the ticking OF a DuIcn clock
en- the mantelpiece, told then that death
relgned there When they entered the
horror. Blood human blood, hid the
ollcloth on the floor 1t strearned down
the wall where the head OF the murdered
trickled from her throat and escaped un-
der the door into the yard.
Little Harry was. sitting between the
bcdles., and when the two women en-
tered he was patting his grandfatner's
head with his iitrle fingers ali red with
the blood coming from the wound in the
throat. They picked him up and put
nun on the bed in the next room with the
baby. and then locked at the bodies. Mr..
Connors was unconscious, but his wife
and daughter were dead
Annie Connors having recovered from
the fright, rushed out into the street and
towards the Abattoir screaming for help.
She told her story there, and one of the
men telephened Immediately. to the Com
naunipaw avenue police station. Captain
Mckaig sent out at once the patrol
Ali this time Mackin was walking leis-
urely along Communipaw avenue, and
stopped, at Eatfeld's saloon, not two
hundred yards from the ConIors home.
Proprietor Hatfield served him.
Mackin after paying for the drink drew
z revolver ana pointing it at Mr.. Hat
Lock out, shouted Hatfield. what
| Il have Just killed the connors family,
am a murderer, and this is what done
1t WITH, he replied, holding up the re-
volver
at the time playing cards and looking
up al Mackin. and noticing his cool be-
meanor, thought him insane and resumed
Did you hear me- he said, ST am a
murderer. K>have killed three persons and
want to give myself up. Call police.
While he was talking Hatfield came to
| the conclusion that the man was sane
| ard had really done what he said. He
| stepped out the door and as he did sc
met Patrolman Post coming down Com
munipaw avenue.
| Come here quick he shouted, there
1 is a man in my store who says he has
! committed murder
| Post hurried up and as he came up tc
| Hatfield, Mackin walked out the door
| He still had the revolver in his possession
ssHere / am," he said, 'I am the maj
| you want
As he said this he raised the hand with
| the revolver in it and handed it to Post
He was then placed under arrest. By this
| time word Rad been sent to the Fourtt
! Precinct and Detective Hottie arrived al
! the scene CT the murder.
In marching their prisoner to the side
walk. where the patrol Wagor was wait
| ing they had to pass through crowd
on the sidewalk. As they passed the mer
| cried:-"There he is" That's the vii
lain" He ought to be lynched.'
| The patrol came up and continued tc
the Connors house. Mr.. Connors was al
1 once removed to the City Hospital and
| Undertaken Elliott, of Communipaw ave
nue., was sent for to take care of tns
bodies. POLICEMEN cleared away the big
| crowd which had collected. and the mur.
| derer was taken to the Fourth Precinct
| station house where Chief Murphy was
! waiting to nterrogate him. To the Chiefs
| queries he made this written statement