Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-04-03
A Murder MYSTERY.

The country has great many MUIR
der mysteries. but perhaps none is more
extraordinary than the so-caled Nc
Aulffe case In New York. 1t Is extra
ordinary, particularly in this respect
that the police, Judging from the re-
ports, have done absolutely nothing TO
clear II up but LETT It to the enterprise
Of the New York World to throw some
light upon it.
McAullffe is described as an mot
fensIve, rather timld Individual who had
no enemies. But he opened his home 20
the agents Of the Parkhust society
and thus aided them in obtaining eyl-
dence against certain officers Of the
law, suspected Of being in collision
with the immoral element one day
he was arrested for drunkenness and
conveyed to a police station. From
there he was sent to a hospital and
carefully examined by a physician who
pronounced bis case to be one Of alco-
holsm. whereupon he was taken back
to the station.
During the night several persons In
the cells heard groans and cries for
mercy, according to testimony brought
out by witnesses found by the World
but these witnesses have later either
disappeared. or refused TO stand by
their first statements, The following
day, however, McAulife was found in
the street a few minutes walk from ~
police station, dying. His skull was
fractured, his nose was smashed in, and
his head was covered with bruises lie
died shortly after he was found.
The police theory is that McAulifte,
on being discharged by Justice Mayo,
and going home, fell or was struck by
a street car But there are Witnesses
who say they saw McAulnfe fall at the
spot where he was picked up dying
and that he was at the time moving
along gropingly on the sidewalk More
over. the blows on the head were not |
such as would come from n fall but
were plainly inflicted by blunt nstru-
ment Of some kind. This is testified
to by the physicians In charge
of the man after he was picked mp.
The coroners verdict was murder |
The New York World has It's own |
theory. II asks: III the police didn't |
who did Kill McAuliffe?' That paper
plainly lntmates that McAullffe was
beaten and dubbed IN the station house
during the night. There were policemen
there. it IS charged. who were inter-
ested In the Glennon trial and in the
men indicted with him, Policemen |
from the same station house had gone
10 the Glennon trial IN citizens clothes
and are said 20 have made menacing |
In an effort TO oyerawe |
witnesses, The theory further ID that
a dummy was arraigned before Mag
istrate Mayo, and so hastily that he
was not properly instructed as to the
way McAuline spelt his name and as
to the exact number Of his residence
While the dummy was being discharg- |
ed the real McAuliffe was tumbled I'M
TO a cab. taken near 10 where he was |
found and thrown out \ reputable
citizen has come forward 20 say that
at about Q O'Clock Of that Sunday morn
ing. near the same place he saw
hack drive mp to the curblng with three
men inside. and that two Of them push
ed out the third and drove away The
one pushed cut was injuEd and began
10 pick his way bllndly along as one
deeply intoxicated
It is appalling TO hear the charg
that officers Of the law have murdered
an lnoffensIye man, because he had aid
ed in the enforcement Of the law. /
Is hardly credible But such Is the
only inference TO be drawn from ih
reports Of the case. Such Is the su.-
plcion very generally entertained
among those who have read the eyl-
ience. In fact the World makes thar
charge directly 10 an appeal 90 the
people Of New York
We are lking m an age 90 which
human lie Is but little valued. II is