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Inquest on Charles Grubb, Killed at the Maskell-Hail Row. James Burns Positively Identified a the Man Who Threw the ‘Fatal Stone, Ifound Mis Companions Held to Await the Action of the Grand Jury. The Inquest on the body of the young man Grubb, who was murdered on Desplaings aired Wednesday night, was held yesterday afternoon at the Madteon Street Station. All the parties con cerned are In custody, and a hard-looking act they are. The frat witnces awore waa . MAS, LOTTIE ATCHI80%, who testified that who realized at No. 254 Santh May street. Asno stage he could understand the name of deceased was Charles Arabb. She first met him on Monday night Inet at @ the atre, and accompanied him to a fair at = = Maskell Till = Wednesday, evening. They were returning to the lower floor, when a mob of twenty or thirty young men rushed in. Wit ness went up-etake into another room, and knew nothing of how Grubb got hurt. She heard a ple t of shot, but belived it was fired by Officer Davis. Sho did not see deceased again until he came into tha ealoon with a policeman’s club in his band. When they separated Grubb card, **T am going out to see what the fosels; I will be back in a min ute.” Saw that he had a bad cat on his head, and cannted to woe away the _— brood. He asked witness to take him home and promised to see the friends and procure money to pay for her trouble and for a doctor. Two doctors were called, and the wound warred up, Hoe died In withoge' house about half. pet Worlo'clock, an hour or so after reaching In reply to some queations put by the foreman of the Jury County Commissionar Srndiey, the wit+ Tween anicident she mat deceased at the Alobo Thea tre on Coaptaines Street, where he introduced him self. He did not l sar what his business was, OFFICEI JOUN G. UAVIS, slur No. 170, won the next winnows. Se said that about half-past 10 o'clock on Wednesday evening he was called Into Monkell Hall, and arrested a plan who was charged with knocking dowrn the door-keeper. A crowd gathered round and rescued the prisoner, who ton down stairs where witness Brain captured him, and got him down on the floor. The young man Grubb caught him by the Jotthand. Witness did not call upon him for as sisrances he volunteered his services to help take the prisoner to the station, Witness handed him his club, and told him to defend himself as well as he could. There was a crowd of fifty or all near the door, and witness ordered them to stand back, which they refused to do.He then drew the re volver and fired a shot at there feet, stelking the sidewalk. The men were about twelve feet away, deceased was standing beside the withers, and two or three feet from him. Just so witness fired he saw a stone sirke the deceased on the beach. Somebody took him sway, and witness went of with the prisoner, taking the middle of the street. ‘Iwenty or thirty of thea mol followed, and made a series of attampte to Teacnoeman. After locking up the prisoner, witness returned to the bell, having been slaant about twenty minutes. Found deceased in the kitchen of a saloon on the corner of Quincy and Desplainee Streets, with a doctor attending to him. The medical man said the wound was dangerous, ‘The man precated gave his name av Parks. The stone seemed to come from the outside of the side walk, from a snuttieasterly direction, Saw it, and found blood-stains upon it. Md BratAT s atorekeeper, Noint Bessilane Street, had charge of the fire in Masked Hall, and was tending dour. A crowd of about twelve fouce men rushed in, as they had done on several occasions before. Thin we, witness renalved to real at the invasion, and stood in the doorway. The man Parks tried to purl him away, and atruck at hint covera timer, neing very abualve language. Bone of the crowd Vitted him off hie feat, and ‘he kicked witness‘ on the leg, Indenting jules apecticlo-cado, which was a hin pants’ pocket. They then got in, and an officer was nent for, to whom witness pointed out this wallant They were quiet in the ball at the time, but a row followed in the arrest being attempted, and some of the crowd tried to throw Alr. Maske! out of the window, Wlincad saw nothing of the fight out side. Ife had recognized the parties in custody ne wuoeo who participated In the row up-atairs, WILLIAM de MASKELI, proprietor of the hall, corroborated the testimony of the Inat witness as to the row in the hall and the alt on McGrath and himself, Mo believed the intention of the gang war to commit robbery, Bel ieved that he could recognize Warks, ‘Ar Be CALDWELL, a printer, residing at No. 40 Madison Street, knew the deceased, and wow him jast about half-post 7 o'clock on the night of the murder. Deceased's name was Charlesthubb, and witness had knows tin ainee 1871, of which tla winnow boarded with tie mother at Fort Wayne, Ind. Deceased had been a clerk in a store is Fort Wayne, and tie parents are both dead. Withees had telegraphed to decegsed's Meter, Bre, , B. Guuntt, who lved in Fort Wayne, and who arrived In this city yesterday morn ie. Deceased was shady and bore a good char. arlere Ve was perfectly sober who witheaw left Le al, A. WMADLEY, 8 barber, residing at No. 102 West Madison street. saw crowd on Desplaines street about a quarter to 11 o'clock. They were fol lowing an oficer, and = o# man. pointed out two of them as being the omen who had thrown the stone, Witnoes followed one of the men and spoke to him. Wo ad that he had elugeed him good.” and witness 'eluck by him until offcurs could be procured. The other man, who tae without a coat, also asulated in keeping an eye on the fallorwn. At thie point that women, John Quinn and James Thurs, two ballot-headed Inde of about 20, were brought In and identified io being the two with whom he had conversed. The man to the shirt, stoaves said that the one with the sore finger (turns) throw the stone. ‘The stone produced was an irrequiarly shaped piece of rubble stone, wulyb dug about two pounds, * $ DR. HOLDEN, County Physician, described the nature of the wound, which was an inelted cut over the right temple. ‘The skull was fractured, and there was a large clot of extravasatal Blood resulta from the rupture of an artery in the brain. ‘Where was no dabh Habdecessed died from the ullccty of the brow on the templs, which might have been caused by a wrona. JONQUINN was then calted and Informed that he might makan alatewment if hi cows. He said he was a turner by trade, and resided st Nous Aberdeen street. Ilo caw Worua pick up a large white astonu, and thow It at the deceased, who turned around when he received the brow. Dur Ani the evening Luran = borrowed =o knlfe from another Loy, Bod ibis be afterwards Rava fo ca witnesa, wou lad it in his pocket when arrested. ‘ ionN purer, Ferbling at No. S10 Aberdeen direet, paloter by Grade, was the third of the arrested parties brought In,le wae not wwurn, but wlated that he went to the fall on Wednesday by McGrath, the doorkeeper, admiiied him as one of the rioters, and he claimed to be the holder of a Benson-Ucket, Sicurath explained that these had elleon taken up, and that Duly wae treapaseloy. WILLIAM PAM, the @rat man arrested, said that he yearded on Jarrison atreat, a low hoursweet of Loomis wireel and Worked on a tinsaith. He claimed to have roue to the hull with hidelater, Buros,uinn, aid «tudy, but that then three men ail not go in with Diu, “Mie aister had a2 acasun ticket, He did not Birikuor kick McUraih,’ nor did bu aco any one entoureth Med and again. positively id cUrath was recalled and staln uly iden ted Parke oe hte asanslans. er poet JAMES BURNS, of 100 Nort Wood atreet, said he had no capedlat busines, but worked but at poloting. It was not poeetule for him to make no statement about the anisclde, for he knew nothing about It, although he was at the ball that blew, urns had an ub darcy present, sod acted under his advice to say nothing. ‘ ‘The jury then retired to consider THe VENDICT, and after an absence of a few minutes retarned a Verdict that Charles Arabb came to him,death from compresson of the bruin, consequest on a blow from = tue=—a thrawn by James Boros, and recommended — that he be held to the Grand Jury without bail, and that John Quinn, Juba Day, and Jaca Parks be dew held a4 accensorica, the Coroper and Jury left the palice station the uMcere were putting up a quantity of black and white cloth aap tenuuiouy of respect for Osher McArthur, who died on the previous day from the edecig of a cut with a knife received while sho was trying to atop aight ii a lumber yard on Lake Canal streets.
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Chicago Daily Tribune
Chicago, Illinois, US
Sat, Jun 30, 1877
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