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MGLUE ON TRIAL.
Lafayette Manslaughter Case
Before Judge Blair
Today.
FOUGHT ON THE STREET
Victims Wife Urged the Men
Distinguishing Conduct
of Two Women.

John MeGlue, of NO. ~ Halliday
street, was put on trial in the General
Sessions Court this morning on an in
dict1nent for manslaughter for the kill
ing of James Scanlon, in Halliday street,
on February 5. this year. Prosecutor Err
win represented the State and Lawyer
james ]. Murphy appeared for the de-
fendant. A jury was secured without
any difficulty.
Prosecutor Erwin, in HIS opening, gave
a brief history of the case. McGlue and
Scanlon We're brothers-in-law, that is;
their respective wives are sisters. On the
night of February 4, MeGlue and his wife
had some trouble. Mrs. McGlue went to
her sisters house and told her and her
husband about the trouble that she had.
She remained there and then went PACK
to her home, across the street, at No:
122. McGlue returned shortly afterward
Glue left home again and vent back to
Scanlon,s. She was invited to remain
there al night but refused.
After some discussion 1T was decided
bet yeen Scanlon, his wife and Mrs. Nc
Glue THAT Scanlon Should find McGlue
and learn what the trouble was. Scam
together in Foley's saloon. on the cor
ner. That was about 10 O'Clock. Scanlon
went back home. Mrs. McGlue went TO
Scanlon's again and then Scanlon said
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Mrs. McGlue and Scanlon were standing
on the steoD McGlue passed by, The
two women urged Scanlon to follow him
and demand an explanation of his CON
duct. Scanlon agreed and soon overlook
McGlue.
After a few words. the men came to
blows, while their wives stood by and
Seanlon struck McGlue in the left se-e.
McGlue struck back and Scanlon fell on
the sidewalk. He got up again and aimed
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McGIue's right eye. McGlue countered
on Scanlon's breast and knocked him out
in the street. In the third round Scanlon
was knocked down again and remained
motionleSS.
McGlue went home and remained there
until he was arrested by Sergeant Charles
McDevitt. Policeman Alexander Gala
CHE summoned DR.. Daniel l.. McCor-
mack, of No. 34 Communipaw avenue.
and he hurried to Scanlon's house; but
the man was dead when he arrived there,
a few minutes after one O'Clock. In the
doctors opinion Scanlon mad been deau
The first witness called this morning
was Architect l.. H. Broome. He des-
the scene of the ARRAY. DR.. Mccormack
testified hat he was called by Policeman
Gallagher at l A. M. He went to the
house and found Scanion dead. He bad
been dead about an hour. There We're no
marks or bruises on Scanlon.
Sergeant McDevitt testified that he
was told about the affair by. a young
man and ON making an investigation he
took McGlue into custody. McGlue made
a statement at the C~ommunipaw avenue
sta ton to Roundsman Higgins.
The roundSn9an testified to the state
merit from memory. McGlue said:-s'I
and Jim Scanlon had a little scrap and
he struck me in the left eye. struck
back and knocked him down. He got up
and struck me again, this time in the
right eye. He fell in the. street n |
went home. Mrs. Scanlon and my wife
were present"
Policeman Gallagher and Detective
Hottie testified to the arrest of McGlue-
Captain McI<aig submitted a written
statement made by MeGlue to him, at
differ materially from the one testified
to by Roundsman Higgins.
Mrs. Elizabeth Nelson. a middle-aged
woman, who lives at No. 1863 Johnston
of the morning. She saw the fight from
her back window. Mrs. Nelson was sit
ting up reading. She usually reads until
midnight. A loud noise as of people
quarreling attracted her attention and
She went to the back window. where she
had a full view of the fight. McGlue and
Scanlon were fighting and their wives
seemed to be urging them on. The wit
ness heard Mrs. Scanfon say
let them have it out; let the best
Mrs. McGIue didn't seem to be taking
much interest in the fight. She was APP
parently more amused than anything else.
Mrs. Nelson saw the men cllfcn ana Iall.
When they got up again they renewed
the fght.
In the third round, when Scanlon was
| knocked down, he did not get up again.
Just before that the witness noticed that
Scanlon was growing pale and weak. Mrs.
| Nelson said she became so Disguised with
the conduct of the two women mat she
turned away. 1t seemed to her that the
men were willing to quit, but the women
wouldn't let them.
County Physician Charles B. Converse,
who made an autopsy on Scanlon's body,
described the character of the wounds
There was an abrasion of the left cheek
and over the left eyelid. There was a
wound on the inner side of the right leg
and a small lacerated wound on the m
side of the upper lip. The doctor found
CONCEALED blood in the mouth and nos
trils. The brain was congested from a
rupture blood vessel. The heart was
very greatly enlarged and there was a
| pulmonary abscess in the lower lobe OF
the left lung. Death might have resulted
either from the congestion or heart dis
ease, but DR.. Converse had not deter
| mined which. Either might have result
ed from sudden excitement or exertion.
The court took a recess at l p. M.