, 1864-10-17

B0nettinR to the other man IN friendly manner.
The door was shut. and tho fellow was kicking A
Il, without listening to what was being sid.
When 1t was openedsome men came out, and then
the man we w+re talking 10 began st11k.
pointed ne oa 10 one o s ps1tne.s sa1 saS
he caIne up and knocked me Hn and kicked me,
Don't know that he had weapon When got
ala & he man saw rst At ths door came 90 and
called one Of u coward. i was the neare.t one
to hi n, and be said. - You called me coward"
Al the came time the m.n a'ed shot think it
can 1ceLtlfy him. Theu wa- knocked down and
b,dly turt: / don't Ano the name Of the man
who knocked me down the second ttue. The
eible Tor come time alter the occurrence. Don't
kI ow anything more Of the affair TIL a policeman
took me 10 the station house. The.a raw the
get Intoxicated. Neither the cook nor han any
WEAPONS. Cannot identify the prlsoner here as
The man who fired the shot. lie fs not dressed tia
ssmt. Cannot say That be is lot the man, nor
waa Serving last On hoard Of The ''James Platt.''
at q oGn es ws,et
Did not know dectared. DON'T think nav MIN
last night l hid been drinking some, and was
esS ee%1F e ns4 ny boarding house ssoat u
time. hardly know anything ba ,hss happen: ~ eas
e9 Ree9sct hRes15ng ssy1 .ed Don't kao.
don't know who. then ran away aud went up
ct. ire, undressed, and went to bed, and went to
sep @nse ,na %d b9 - snd rose
al other nan who bad been a.retted before me-,
The other nan does not sleep with me. He Ia a
sailor By the name Of Walter Bol=n. Dop't know
that saw him during the row. saw sm Ill re-
volver In his posresston some days ago. The re-
volver was new one. (Here revolver was shown
the Witness and he thought It the same.)
WILLIAM scHhDr, POLICE ofP1CEn.
Last ntaht went on to my beat; about one
o'clock this morning sent dosn to Water street,
rear the bndee. md stopped at Brandts to put q
msn out Of his saloon. Heard noise and wills.
ran down Water street and eaw two men going
away. Ore was In his shirt sleeves. [ followed
Them TO o,Rstly's home e. They both entered,
esha an9 Tbey sos "as
will not open the door for any one"
NJ oasi5 opened he door wsat tn n taea aea
istid ssy ID as1' cot h' eo@a hsis sse AID AID
ahsa ns as Se9 s9
The men did go through the house. / did not ind
The men then. About three O'Clock arrested one
q t1s ey.tiss at the S houss o. Ms T.gsst
ststion-house. He b d been arrested By another
officer. Had q cont e.eatlun With him. He said
he was one Of the men WAC ran awag from me.
house the men drtt entered, where it had appa.
yenty been thrown away as the men nrtt ran
through. Tbs pietol shown is the ooe found.
it, I'd found deceased and Janes oN.ii, E,,ness
here, 1yrng upon the sidewalk together. O'Neu
thoucht be WIS shot alao. There were several
but the Two prrsons I have described, r4n away,
BARNEY o'REuL1.
Keepthe boarding house at No. 1T North Water
s1se II bss ss elSse @ bead
went to the door. and beard a snot fired; don't
krow rho fred it, but II waa in the. crowd where
houtc, or 1t least they came into the house, ard
an rot positive that they passed throaeh. One
was Walter Bolen. Saw nc weapons with Them.
Know Bolen well. Mr. Bolen has often passed
usua1ly done this when Mr.. Tagesrt had closed
Mr. Taogart's house was closed at this time.
PErER scHN1nT, POLICEMAN.
Last Eight, after one o'clock, was passing through
pace ioofed IN ~ snd sav thfee ' men staadtns y u
thetaF, drinking. Walter Boleu was one ofthem,
H. ard him called hy that1ame o'Reilley was wait
was noisy and speaking shout revolver be bad
lost. listened for about i've minutes. Thought
the foss nigh: lead to a row. When they saw me
e1ssa er a1d
stported that tome ore had been shot on Water
street. Ithep went TO Water street, snd went to
e,d .everal % other @ PERSONS ~ the T s1so VENT into
the alley running along back OF Water to Dear
bern street: I tamped tho fence to get back Of
Q'Relly.s building. saw NO one, and listened
for ehort time I heald a slight uoi-e. / then
went INTO the ne1t yard Then I saw Bolfn In
o'keill5'e room, as thought trying to get ont of
The window. | then went In and arrested him.
Ht WIS quite excited when caught him. took
him to the station house.
JOHN TAG9ART+
Keep boarding house 1T No. 10 North Water
street. One Of my boa1ders Is named Walter
Bolep. About one o'clock heard my windo Is
dow. Saw number of men On the sidewalk and
vns hss,a The pstss a' hs s1w ssn aas4
Gom my house. Another, man was kick
Dg h saT auothSr nn1 VI man wt4
am ehot" lie was soon taken Into Co Yes house
Cou1d not recognize the man. Walter Bolen was
at Eupper Last night think. Have known him for
four sears. Don't tn9w that he was IN ny house
hands Of Boen two or th:ee days ago, Think T
should recognize It. tine pistol found In the yard
Tas snoE1 - The . gitnsss Tns pist9l shown think
house through 0'Reill5's- He Is very quiet man.
Never knew him to quarrel With any one. is very
goou natures and laughing when drank-more 80
than when sober.
Keepa boarding house known IS the Ga1ena
House, ut No. 183 North Water street. About one
O'Clock l went into tue back yard. ! was then
was fgbt IN the street, and that they were bresk
ing the Windows. went out, and saw ton men
elancine, and othels stsiking and kicking them.
heard the report Of pisto!. .iand one Of the men
staggered BY me, saying that be was thot, and
atke9 to 80 II my house: AID lie down. Hs did SO,
II feet rom the parties when the shot was fired.
aud o9e went into 81, o'Rtliy's. Cannot ssy Who
fired the shot. Have no idea.
WALTER DoLEN.
The prisoner, Waller Bolen, made the folio wing
statement:
/ sn . sailor. I LET the up. Hoyaen. :, abous
Last night vent TO Cnally Davis, and then to the
Jupiter saloon. Qu1te number WAS there. /
e fG%psny m VIII chaties ' poty aa to Others
ny viii boy and vent home. sf went % to Tss-
gar's, and lnding It focked, Iwent into OR eilys
to 70 through to my oEn xoom. Saw two police
men men as went IN; The boy %sa xith ne at The
was next awakened By bsing shaken and told
thst come one was whipping Doty. got up and
% - f. s1a The door
ass' stfe Coz at@eDs ho!s stsf' oosy Tses
get hin ill.,, into the house; He resisted
IN eley clothes coming up .oTara Doty. Ias,ln
isd to e. Do awsT hs rfPsd 1aas y be I'D
the sidewalk and another man licking him /
went to strike him. he said: ''Wafs. don't strike
r." net oid not know him ass. hs knsw me- sook
bed, and had occasioo afterwards to 60 ont. 1got
up, put on the clothes that were most convenient:
Fonhd bad On another man cost and vest and
boots, At the door, as I was going down, was
taken BY policeman. have revolver; bought
t last Thursday It wss taken trom me last night.
Don't know who got 1t. i was taken while WAS
il the Jupiter saloon (rhe revolver found was
here shown to the witnees-} "Thls pistol il mine.
At least it Is the same pattern: think Il Is mine.
1t was fully charged wien LEFT i" tOLe charge
hs6 been f1ploded.N
The investigation wss then adjourned.