The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-03-22

| lay morning iast, while attempting 70 escape, ~
INCLUDED last evening. The evidencs 'akon sho' q
I It the oficer took the deceived out Of BIS hous
nd was seen 10 club him bya number Of witnesses
O'Neill had been beating his wife, Several perrou
testified that Mrs. o'Neill made no noise sufcier
' he heard out doors; bu, neightor swcre tbs
n, heard her scream as ifin fear There was no d
rec, violence 10 tire shooting; bu, Dr. Woodri
.yors 'at the officer told him that he he bad Ere
,bree or 'ur shots a, deceased. The following Is
.y1,rsr, II the evidence;
c,to,i,. n Neil. wife Of deceased, testified tbs
str resi1sd In osncer street, one door from Myrtl
Avenue Alout II o'clock, on Monday night laa
j fn Rpea. with nan named hsnon, came In,
her husbands store, aud she Insisted thst re s
tt.va spy u,itc, hoax DIT Il was none other hu
siness, II they Vsld for what they go'' and O,Nsi
Tier hushandy told hcr = 80 nome, md pushed 10
ut If thc door She tieid sent INTO the dseilu
mart Of tho house Hr h,JsbAnd came IN about
lusrter g. o'clock Monday moining' win bis sic
tar Mrs Devlin, ana John keDonnell. Ne CAV
I her push Ne he entered. cautmg slight tcrad
| ID her chin. There vas n , hsllsoing for Watch,
Dr. M lrd,r" until al e saw othcor Conraesy stnnd
ug s. the bed. post. Sfo I'd 80 under sae bed
| Conraiy asked what the mi tier Vas and ONet
| 'mtei b. Lnow " Ao sent fpr MIN Inc 10y IN
| saw Of Der hushaud was wheu NE ofacor was strik
| ug him with his club. Mrs. u, WIN 'ried TO wref
The club from tho officer. Tsre VA 10 noise In IN
house that any ono could hcar outside. O'Neil VIZ
Mt iu7li,u, 70 the officer. Distinctly ssR Conrad,
| trike her husband IN The head will lis duh, -
| Niryuftt DevIu, sister 1t deceased, &C rnpaibe
! p'ND.l nom her residence ina Park Aven q 70 hR
| home u spencer street, between and orleck On
| Tuesday morning. lie had been home but b
could not get in. They went, in company will
| John VI Dlnuel, aud knos kcd NJ tie door tso q
| tareo times when Mr.. O'Noin got up aud then
| IA ON III asked IN ,u excited manner where M
| had BEEN and she Piled MT abe had been lying
! on the lounge asleep She rpn out into the bed
r'Nin, and 81 4 under NE bed; O'Nsi followed and
witness canr,t hold y him; say C!nrady stand =
! tr door; ono. asked vhat rad brought hin
th'tr, and Tie .ircr replied "s noise;" O'Neil
told n'w 4 81. Out when Cnuradv iuuk hold Of hin
| audit \ him out Wl,n few yards from th
| 't'pi, u.ar Tie lamp poet Couuly struck o'Ne1
| Win li- g'uh binding him thpt Le could no
7o". H'w,s 40 illly beaten that - dropped OF
| uis kn"'s. Tho officer laying II on when 90
| pcs kn'''; Jaw no more ~ them. Witness did no
see O'N'ili strik" C1nrdy, but Courady kept strih
| lnS oN'IH au TIE way along 10 tue blacksmith
! shop 10 feet dist,nt; did mt thiuls there wa
nous" enough ia uc Louise u attract thu attention
| policemen. Ms. O'Nyi,l made mo- uois-. wen
th,re Any gig s-n' .ills for the police
/ thc body Of deceased Ut the Nnth Ward Station
House, between and o'clock on Tues lay morn
| ing saw ho wounds sufficient = cause death thu
! wounds were on the head, which was bloody anl
| the hnir matted, preventing the discovery Of th
| wound which caused death. He remat ksd that he
might have died from excitement or othor causes
| Contody tod witness that deceased had "a sdo
| assault on lilu, sud then commenced running
that he told lin hc would shoot II he did uutiStp-
/ ne l'd not stop ana he trei three or four shots
witness found tour barrels Of the pistol discharged
touroty appeared e. De sorry. hut was not eSslted
| he hHd tUc mark 81 n blow above the eye.
| James II. Mul.isau testified 20 carting the BODY
Of dr ras'd from the place whore he fell TO t' to
tion-louse. Tic officer tud him that the inrI had
| thrown him down ami ran awuy, whom he shot him
Deceased was put VA the cart about 800 yards dig
! tgut from t.F ttit.lp-hpuse. 4
James Galy.1 testified that he saw o'Scill IL n
custody ui the uihcer ON the corner Of MyrtelAy ave
| nu' nud Spencer street. lie seemed To hang AZ
] NNl te uIHrNr alarm OUIge0 Ms
! Ian him god another man came up. lie hadN ho1
| ~ the oAtrr ly the coat. Conrady askgN No
! l.u-lhu a. luuE tUr the chain ut his slAsfi. M
| latter picked up - button. Did NOT go any ma
strike. Conrady said he'd club him again If he I'D
uut gu along.
JOHN NJ Edwards testified that he saw the m
Ger Use his club three times I, strike O'Neill.
j lin Douuelly testified that he O'Nel stoJt
A. stlnued the officer standing over him at tn
! time. O'NrilPs face covered with blood-h
| appeared t. be blinded. Gave him a coat aud han
| g. put on. Advised him O. go along quietly and
he did So Saw them ~ UP toward Bedford ave
niue. Saw nn blows struck, but heard two or tire,
tunes what might have been the sound Of club -
mans head. wtness lived over o'Neills tore.
Rose Lynch, who resides next door 10 o'Neill's
testified tlat she tho ufc5r have hold ofO'NeilL
and strike him witt his club. Had heard SONS
noise In the houic that night II was Mrs. o'Neillr
voice. She haln'd and screamed ns " ia fear. The
noise continued about three minutes. Did not eau
i.r an officer.
Edward John, an acting sergeant Of the eth
w,rl police, testified that he ever knew Conrady
Juif ENsS t7nNUhigr.e ~ the arr.'t OF prisoner.
% urred In ne store the evening previAs-. 70 whA
Mo gel h'Ign swore to the shame effect, ana
stated I Il ou Thanksgiving Day Conrady fired q
pistol ~ his dog IN a very reck lcas manner, Th6
dog was near witness feet at the time.
This concluded the evidence, the Coroner STATING
T. the jury that one witness by whom he expected
10 show twhst he himself bad witnessedl that thu
chain attached To- Conrady's shield was found in q
pocket # deceased was unavoilaby absent. Thet
then retired ari in about three hours brought Il
the following verdict
I've api that Paul O'Ssill came TO his death h,
| AFnh s3't wound said wound being caused by III
/ maud "i policeman Howard 4. Conrady, while In az
discharge on duty" r
The Coroner thcreupon discharged the defendant
and he went home, escorted by his friends. "
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