The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-19
DIED FROM HIS WOUNDS.
NICK MOwRU TO ANSWER FOR
PATRICK SCULLY'S MURDER.


cent That He Was Unfairly Attack
cd-AFowru Denies the StabbinE,
But the CircumstantiR1 Evidence
Against Him StrOng-An Inquest to
Be Held To-day.
Patrick Scully. who was stabbed by
Nicholas NIowru near Crum's saloon on
Houston street night before last, died last
night at ST. Joseph's Inhrmary He was
unconscious most of yesterday and made
no statement as to the difficulty or the
way in which he was attacked. MoWru IS
still held at the police barracks, the crime
with which he is now charged being that
Of murder.
From the time Scully was removed to
the infrmary the physicians told his near
relatives that there was no possible chance
for his recovery. Detective Martin scully,
uncle of deceased, sent for Rev. Father
Kelly, who arrived at the infrmary about
the time the ambulance which carried the
wounded man. Before Sculy was left in
the quiet of his room for the night the
rites Of the church were administered TO
him and prayers were offered by Father
Kelly. While the physicians were not
hopeful because of the discovery before
starting to the infrmary that five entrails
had been severed and the man having bled
a great deal inWardly before they reached
him still the attendants thought he had
rallied and that there was hope IN the
seeming ease in which he rested. rms
was on account. however, Of the oplat=s
that were administered. When seen in the
morning, decided change had taken
place. and it was evident there was no
chance of his surviving.
1t was decided to perform another oper-
: alton during the forenoon, and the ply
sicians requested Father Kelly, who mad
again visited the infrmary, to admins
ter whatever rites he intended before the
operation was commenced fearing the
man would not pull through. This was
done, and. after Offering prayers for his
spiritual welfare. Father Kelly retired,
and did not call again.
The operation was necessary because Of
peritonitis which had set in. Scully was
Unconscious during the operation, and re-
manned in a stupor until he died from
exhaustion The body was removed TO
Goette's undertaking establishment, on
BrOughton street.
An attempt had been made by Coroner
Goette to obtain a statement from Scully
as to the difficulty, but he was in no con-
dition to talk, and nothing developed. No
evidence was obtained, except he claimed
at several different times that he had been
unfairly attacked, the fact seeming to
dwell constantly on his mind. The failure
TO get Scully's story of the affair may
have some effect
There are several witnesses, however,
who will testify to important circumstan-
tial facts at the inquest which viii be
held some time to-day. Among them IS
a mulatto woman who witnessed the Crap
pie between the men from an upper WIN
dow Of Crufn'E Mace. where the d1ftlCul-
~ started.
The other witnesses are Emmanuel
Green a bailiff in the city court, who
heard the quarrel in Crum's place and who
later saw MoWru open a large knife and
start from the store in the dark, SEEM
ingly in pursuit Of Scully, by whom he had
Just been Worsted in a fight. Another
witness viii be Detective Barrett, VINO
found the blood-stained knife, which is
thought beyond doubt to be the one used
by MoWru. Other testimony will be de-
veloped at the inquest which, it is said,
will form strong net Of circumstantial
proof.
Mowru was seen at the barracks by a
Morning News reporter. He is rather low
in stature, has dark, penetrating eyes and
an ugly look. The only thing obtained
from him was that he was attacked in
Crum's place and knocked in the head.
His appearance readily disclosed this fact,
as he had scratches above the right eye
and a large blue knot near it, evidently
caused by a blow. He stated that he ran
for fear Scully would again attack
him and went to his house on Hull street,
just around the corner, where he sat down
on the steps. He remembered nothing
else, he said, until the officers arrested
him. He does not deny being drunk, and
claims he remembers nothing on this ac-
count. He said he come from small cius-
ter of islands near Athens, and left there
vvb a
England From England he came to Phil
adelphia and lived in the east as fruit
vender, finally landing in Brunswick,
where he lived before coming to Savan-
nah three years ago. He has recently been
engaged as a sail maker, and also made
truck covers for wholesale houses along
the Bay.
With the exception of the colored woman
who claims she saw the fight in the street,
there are no other witnesses so far as is
known. This colored woman was probably
some thirty feet away IND as the night
was dark. it cannot be told just how much
she saw. From the time Scully was gone
from Crum's store, however it is thought
by those who were around, that the en-
counter was a short one. 1t is also thought
It took place near the lane just north of
the store which corrobora ties the theory
that Mowru may have stabbed his victim
unexpectedly. The only thing in the way
of evidence from Scully was in this con-
necdon and to the effect that he had been
unfairly attacked Above the wound in
his groin, was a four inch incsion which
the physicians claim was caused from an
upward stroke of the knife, going to show
that the assailant was intending to make
his work of the worst character.
Patrick Scully was born in Savannah
and lived here all his life. He was a me-
chanic, having spent his time as a car
penter. Not unlike all other men, he had
his faults, and at times. was easily pro-
voked. His parents died when he was
quite lad after which he was taken by
his uncle. Detective Martin Scully, who
taught him the trade he followed. Detec-
tive Scully remained constantly at his
nephew's side and did everything posi-
bic to save his life
The funeral will take place this after
noon at $3.50 o'clock.
HILTON TROPHY COMING AT LAST.
Savannah Bihemen Expect 10 Get II
II.