The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-27
CITY INTElLIGENCE
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TIE SnooT1NG OF ANDREW McBRIpE-
An inquest was held yesterday on the BODY of
Andrew Mcbride, who was shot by policeman
on Sunday afternoon last at Twenty-fourth
and Bucknel streets.
Sergeant Atkinson testified as follows:-On
Sunday afternoon last there was q disturbance
at public house corner OF Coates street and
LANDING avenue; The men scattered after the
ponce reacned there, some of them going into
an alley. We waited until they came out
and followed them up to the Buck Hotel;
Two OF the men we're drunk; they were named
McGraw and McIlhenny; the former made a
disturbance, and l directed two officers TO
arrest him and take him to the Station House;
tnere was party of men at the Buck hotel and
one OF tnem SAID, You are not going to let them
fellows take him; Officers Simler and Smith had
the prisoner, myself and Officer 2ohl er followed;
Mhen ne got half a square off | saw the Buck
Hotel party coming up; the prisoner was
a az TINS time uproarious, and put nippers on
MIN, and told Smith to assist in keeping the
crowd OIL. AT this moment yell was given as
to draw crowd; | had often heard similar
yell; at Bucknell street heard tussle, and on
looking around saw officer Smith gathering
himself up, and heard him say to the crowd
keep off," officer Rohrer called to them to
keep lack, and pointed his pistol at the crowd:
mere was rush towards hum and he fired the
pistol; the man who is dead appeared to be one
OF the ringleaders OF the crowd; / thought
Andrew Mcbride was shot, as he put HIS hand
TO his stomach; can't say that | saw the officer
point his pistol at him; the crowd that came up
numbered from twelve to htteen; did not see "a
pistol IN the hands of any one else; there were
three discharges; started with the prisoner to
60 to the Station House; all the crowd seemed to
be OF one gang; the shooting took place within
haif square OF the station house; did not see
any weapons IN the hands of the Gro yd /;
Mcbride was first carried to a neiPhboring house
and afterwards to the Police Station.
Policeman Charles l.. Slmler testified substan-
TALLY as Sergeant Atkinson had done; the de-
ceased, he said, had hold of him Just before
Ottcer Bohrer fired the pistol; saw officer Smith
with revolver,
Policeman Smith testified that he was knocked
down twice and had his coat torn before the
filing; he then fired one shot IRON his revolver;
he had mace or billy in his pocket, but could
not get II out; his pistol was also in his pocket.
DR.. 5. p. Brown testified that he made a post
mortem examination OF the body of Andrew
Mcbride, and discovered that his death was
caused by gunshot wound. The bullet passed
into the abdomen and through the liver pro-
ducing b@morrhage, which was the immediate
cause of death.
Several persons were called who were wit.
nesses OF some portions of the affair, but had not
seen enough of it TO make their testimony OF
importance. One or two OF them stated that the
crowd consi ted of men, women and children
such as usually gathers on the occasion OF an
arrest, and that they did not see any one strike
the officers. One OF the neighbors said that he
did not see an officer struck.
The investigation was continued until Thurs
day afternoon.