Evening journal., 1920-12-07
BRESLN DEAD
IN ditch, FOUL
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Logan Farm, who was drying along
the roadway.
Mrs. Davis Informed Patrick Bres-
lin a brother OF the dead man, that
she saw Breslin leave the Minquadale
property about 7 O'Clock, with two
men. These men, according 10 Pat
rick Brsslin, live in East Flfth street
Breslin said today the men had left
his brother at Minquadale at o'clock
on Sunday night, TO go home.
inquiry by a. reporter for The
Evening Journal at the house, 7i0
East Fifth street this afternoon elicit
tied information that Brtslin had cal.d d
at that house sunday morning at
ii.30 o'clock and inquired for John
Kroma, a Polander. The two men
went away together. woman at the
house said, as kroma was thinking
Of buying a lot al Minduadale
Detectives Mccoy and Riley called
at the house at noon today and ques-
toned krOma and he accompanied
them TO Minquadale TO so over the
ground there with them.
According TO Patrick Breslin, his
brother left his home here, at Q
o'clock Sunday morning, to collect
money and when he failed TO return
| by Monday morning. he reported his
/ br0ther's disappearance 10 the police.
/ At that time Patrick Breslin informed
| the police that his brother was seen
in an intoxicated condition and was
supposed TO have a bottle Of whlskey
with him
Parick said today that fearing his
brother who had lost the sight OF one
eye, might have fallen overheard, he
made a search OF the roadway and
had stood on the bank above where
the body was later found, but at that
time he saw no sign Of the body.
When Mrs. Singleton discovered the
body she notified the police who in
turn Informed the coroner. The body
was lying on the back. The vest hac
been ripped up the back and the shirt
torn. The trousers were unbuttonet
and the shirt pulled from the wais
line.
The body was unmarked except FOL
a slight bru Sc on the right temple
/ This could have been caused by som4
object while the body was IN thu
water. The body was removed TO thl
morgue where an autopsy was per
. formed today This showed that deau
. was due TO drowning.
) That Breslin went direct 10 thl
Minquadale property on Sunday morn
ing Is known. He was seen at Secon,
and Market streets that afternoon a
230 o'clock Frank Ferris. a huckster
, Of second and Jackson sire IS. talkel
TO Bresl n at that time.
Ferris said today that Breslin wa
sober when he saw him and Wa
i, wearing an overcoat
II was reported to the family tha
! the missing man was seen at Sixt
7 | and Poplar streets about o'eloc
that night and had started in the d
! rection or the Minquadale propert
4 in an automobile
The fact that an aged man, an ir
mate Of the County Hospital ha
v been held up and robbed OF his ha
a coat and 30 cents by a Negro nss
where Breslln's body had been founi
has caused some persons to thin
lhat Breslln might have been attacl
ed by the same highwayman an
, throwl into the ditch after beir
! robbed
> The police this morning receiv,
laformation that a man living on u
east side Of the city might be alb
= to throw some lsht on the cas-
! Detective kempsk was detailed
= locate this man and question him
In the meantime Sergeant Of Dete
80 llNtH DNnNNlA NuAAiA EAhtN AfINNAAi'
y Mccoy into the case and a thoroug
"A search will be made this afternot
for the missing hat and coats.
Mr. Breslin was not married al
lived with his mother. He had beI
p resident Of Wilmington for abo
Is eight years The family came he
N originally from POttstown, Pa. !
was the oldest OF nine boys. q
{ others being Patrick, William, Pete
PR Cornelius, James. Bn. Alloys us az
Ne Neil. He had two sisters, Mary Bre
TX lin. living here and Mrs Hugh NJ
e. shea. living at McAdoo Pa.
al The funeral will take place on Fl
day morning With requiem mass
st. Elizabeth's Church Ilterme
will be In the Holy Family cemete
NJ AZ New Phnadelphia. Pa.