, 1865-09-12
TATAl SHOOTING, AFFRhY.
A Man Shot on West Lake Street--.A
Game Of Cards and Its Sequel.--
Arrest Of the Assassin.
TIL CoRoSER,s INQUEST.
Evidence of EEItncAscs-TIe Verdict
Commjttal OF tho Accused.

On Saturday morning Last, a reported Ia the
T71sCSE, q, 5onng aaan uamea George unmpson
was charged at the Police Court with havtng com
mited an atssult with intent 10 murder an 1r1sh-
1nan uamed Conner, with WHOM he had qua1reled
the pscsfou1 evening, ovcr game Of cards, At the
Fatne1s' Hotel, on West Lake street.. On account
OF the dangerous condition Of Tic wounded MN,
the case WIS continued until come ttns this week,
70 thAt the prisoner could be a11aiened upon tho
more serious charge in the event OF the death Of
the euferer: That ,ercut, occurred On Sunday
morning, nhout ciGh! O'Clock, and yesterday
morning an ingaest was held nnoa
Of seeond Precinct PoIico Station The eTidcnee t @
addueed appeared 10 prove he following state Of
tsets: On ffday e,cnns, alittle atle7 hys O'Clock,
l,ar-room Of the Fnrmers' Hotel, on West Lake
ttrec,, reat Lc brld:e, playing cards. During The
course Of the game tl,c accused became unch eK-
irhins it and pointing It toward the deceased.
subsequently, when on the Sidewalk outside the
saloon Ta%son assanh bes s ansve and eha
pear 10 have ncct ped the challenge, though mo-
iaent nct he resented insult offered by Limp
Geo. md ssa hin na mh an ~; es1 asr e. hi1 across
and without cny further alteration shot The de-
ceased twicc, each shot taking eject In the region
Of the stomach. o'connsr wa. r. n Then conVcsed 70
eeai T. or deny bis crime. On The contrary, when
1 1shSs IT. f e. h6a lad 'sad Ss
AT the Inquest TIC following testimony was cllc-
tied:
Evidence OF DAVID cooK.
! DGptd Cook, stcofH, &oWs Ihoard at tie FAfuera'
about tre o'clock ia the afternoon went home
md walked Into the har-room where Eaw tseo men
5ne & I ot them, small man Was I mailing eaazideraes cons s
a6low" 8 much; In, hs saI1 & bad plsnty Of q
Sp Ispes nd Went Ia outside she aoo1 nd sat down @
10 rcad Il: did NOT notice anything else nbou the
| man Until come minutes afle.. when ] saw the
attempting to iaie something out - Of bis his
pocket. It was from the eide pocket Of his coat.
The !asee man vas then standing in the middle Of
mp 10 corner inside the saloon md cooked It :;
pointed it toward rs. Told hin to pu the ii stol
up Of e>se 60 out Of doors. He then stepped out
aud asked The tall man TO come out also and fight
nan Was then standing jaf. outside tho door, aad
tho snnll one near the middle Of The Sidewalk Tho
small one aasd something 10 the other when
l1speea T. the @ Little ono e the tsoe a6e IT,
s,nan man then stepped back and assd two
ho a 5se .s man ,c ne na 4 pd Is BE-
street, where IN The middle Of the road be stopped
and funrd round and heard The t1nali ono ssy to
Them" Tie iarec man crossed tic st.cet and md
showed his wounds 10 some nen standing there
The men were three carpenters. ] went up 10 The
lfrull{ lc saId he Ms sor11 for Il. and hcn he put
his revolver in bis pocket and went into The ha,
TIE nSat 1ns sr 40 oe mhs
It Nas Patrick O'Conncr. The n1,ue O.
the small ore don't know. ! guess 4 il
sons onl Of tie Aonsc When lie shooting occurred
There Mas Gully sailor named Gillespie present
then. The !hrcc Carpenters said they the firing
shGo:icg.
E.7pE&cE OF ". ". sHAw.
WILTON ". Saar stoon-1 sm book:kceper d
.he Mechanical u DaksS A saw ths ~ portion e III,
was etendlnc ns The door OF The ea1csgoota Of TIT
bakery, look'rs toward Lake s1ze:t, and suddenly
snw two men come ont Of Devils snloon 70 the s3de
walk engaged, as thought. II kind of play. eaN
The large man hox the enal' ones ears. when tht
latter stepped bsck few feet md fired two shots
bci,c.cs il 70 BE- shan afalr, i crowd coIsee.et
there, and The wounded man p1as+d me- He walk
Cd to The west eide q Clinton street. and ihe.
ihzi he eas wounded. The ncxt time saw him b
Wns led By two men, and said that he was wounded
eq o eeea c1 OF ms .s 70 gd nSt
! ed ns the suall nan who fired The shots.
OTHER TESTIMONY.
Mrs. Ella Harris who zeeides at No. Is Nes
Louts Holtansn, a boaracr at the schzmbczg no
! tel, No. IL West Lake street, who WAS DeaT tht
scene e hloodshod Al tbs tims, we're ne1t exauia
Ing simply corrohmauve OF tho evidence OF thl
prsyious Witnessed
witness ceot could not be jound By The otieer.. n.
| lie tsas bealtcr at the Farme1s' Hotel and untij
eei Grant P1obabiy he has ic shc g aig. IS |'e 'es
JOIN fbtW slnosN-l nm follcc Officer. Staz No.
On fasy enng event " '1as 3 e.rsedsr si st u,
me, snd asked me to- 70 and n.sst nan at biz
saloon. ! wen. viii him, and arEezsed he p.is-
poele,e. o T1e p'e now now tsoan @ nc % Is ths o one ei
| look from him. ] examined the revolver. Two
thots had been fired from It. asked the prisoner
VITA. be shot tne man tos, md @ be answered 40;
brought LIN down % tsis ia iteond 14eaei5 FoiIos
| S1alou- lie E.1re Inc uaue OF George uainpspn.
He 76mittcd 1h5t be bad shot the mau-
TIE 1EET
then went 10 The house on lho eouth west corner
dipa nna % saa sse bedy f saeaea % 'ps py a Edasss
Coush1in fi!ena Of o'counea'4 md who xaspres
aGeu. ss 81 Ss Esf s
and attended aasdaon.f5 by Drs. Andrewr an
Winct, bnt despite III aiteosloa. fingered IN grcs
:; agony until ahout eight O'Clock on Sunday mon
Uron the return q The jug to The poaiee stano,,
they retired tor dcllbssatioa, md atcr hrief y,
, eence returned the following
-, venl,3tI,
is ave the Jury End that the deceased Patr'c
0'Counor caIne to bis death. at eight o'clock c
h smoh- morning, September 10sh, Al the 1ou.e Q
n The southaess corner Of uespla1ues and Fours
bt,ests. nom We effects Of Twp rerolyc1 shots, 1se
on Ftid1F crc1a9g, Septcubcr Stl- about Il,
er o'clock. Gu tAe sidewalk ia front 81 the Farmer
a noael No y West Lake -:reet md that the pist'
!, we in the hands Of Geotee h.snpson-"
10 Was then, in accordance With the ahos~ verdie
It ! conmined to jail upon Ca,oness Walrnls
swift tra1 before lc Circuit Court q this count!
. as soon as properly Indicted ty The Gtand JurE.
: He is young man, bul has fdlss1luie q
& pea1ance lie il tightly built. considerably small
but get strong end healthy rnan.