, 1866-07-10
the sciMioN HOMICIDE.
ln4uest ON the Rody OF the Deceased
Wn1- Welahs lhe Saloon Keoper,
Held for Trial.

The celebration Of The last anniversary Of our M
iional Independence WIS the OCCASION Of m unu.u.
number OF ee11ous Aftfys, one OF which has rrsu,t
60 10 &he desth Ola p1E1y engaged in It Richsrt
seanlon. who was shot on the 4th INST by Vim
welsh, The proprietor Of silicon on the corner o
Canal and Wright slteets, died On Sunday morning
llom sne euec1s q hs wounda- The circumstances
| oi tne enfaJ 4fe briefly A. follows: On the ale,
noon offhe 4th Inst. KchJ1d scanlou and uum hs1
| 2. ne i1ebds went into Weluh's FALCON nnd
stsf En- Fo1yGn N n i1.f,saion 1soot rome in
some means msnsced 10 eject The whole psriv and N
.asy LEY Wens a axay; bnt T. The svenine returned and
powered, when, rsachng behind ihe bar he ,e,Hed
revolver End began to dre promfscnnn IL ,rto e.
euisc ss a1 wee bad been quite romnen,
.sr'ng NJ iet breatt and penetrating his iunsz,
tnins man ps,e.oa , o9t not dangeron. round. The
cosner q Arthur and Irwin +isectt. where ho wns
~ st!tnoed BY Pr. Julius Bell and E.
dey ssr Me,a ,Sr VA. s,cs aedtea ags tn%s
WE nken bsiote the Police Court, when conItpu.
aoEe o. tDe examination was obtained, and be Ss
admitted 70 bail IN the snm o. $4,000. to avail he
fcsults Of the wounds be had inflicted. '''~
On Sunday forenoon Coroner Wagner euromoned
1t is he sosesai Il r tps s n,e19 aH
Rho uefe present al the Time Of fhr row at Wi ~
lave nbscn;ed tscuseises tron tho c,,y. and conld
the tctEtmony as e1citea BY the Coroner: -
TESTIMONY or w1lIIAx nrn1r.
ats cn stewart aVcnue, second hou.e north Of
seven or eight ycara. We worked 1oeeiber N t,e t
tnme siorc- mas with hin on The 4ih OF Jnjr
Mnen w. W, &C. " shot: The aasay occurred IN VII.
Ment t!Ieets: We Tent IN together 10 have drfnt.
41 m!5 t6s saloon were nike Haley, Thomas Msiopcy.
AEidCs aud While H~
men William Wess hf ot fesoiSe; s%E1S 'de de5i
iSoot he s'da aeeass hs sa0' Vest a no, r. e. wsh
At,e1 a1tpr q. revolver IN Inc fa,oon Rise Went
know at whom. Afttr / got home heard fh.t
Scatlon "as snot. / left The ealoon alone don,t
20 GnoW Ssn!sn %hsre ssanon was when len csolon had
IVES present He was 4obcr. a. fnr as tpow d..
cSassd @ neser had any difficulty or trouble win
,a Miis wslsh sesnlan lei, the salooa ten minutes
Weth WA between me md the door, and ared out.
x1ce dlo not dire TO 20 ont for lear Of nv life
Mssn saa Mas so9et sl 'hc Tine His VIE was IN the
Iunh!eF at TIC crowd. The nttiay occurred abotf
e, o,eiofk 70 the eren,ns. did not see blood on
Wc!sh's lace. ~'s"N 10
TESTIMONY or HAH11s LYScu
Ms1ttn Lynch being duly eworn ,estIied a. fo1-
loMs On Tue evening Of July 4th about clrht
9Sloss s;.s Is r. ~; Ha,ss wchs saloon heafa
snot- oel1c f.t. ana then there vas rusb Of poo
PIE to"asds the door 10 get OFT. Three or four
Ss sos out and t,n np The sre %
fired 4 shol alier them from The faloon. turned
bsek 10 avoid hlm when raw him stepping upon
house. Welsh came out o. the saloon and made
tor nc pistol In hacd. When he came near 10
,hst Shfre you VI. ta9o1g sSo te s sslesa: :, TAKE
lemontuaied-he fired second lime.
using lhe famo words again. have oniy lived IN
M'elth appeared ensnsed al cone one, bu1 % not
drunk.
STATEMENT OF TIE PRISONER.
or 1he corner Of csna and Wrtrht treets. @ Anoua d
$th, Haley, md alle1 him RieaT. cans 10 ny ii.
Tine, md Ne were behind .hs lar Af,eT ihc M en- en-
trarce et these parties; deceased and lwo Others
CAME IN. haiey asked decca:ld 10 drink, when iii.
in themselves ior Thai purpose, giving 3lok 10
the Other men, who stood at the counter. filed
up all their drinks, and get them on The connfeT.
THY drank ale. LAGER and cides. gus there
.h ,he onc round. One Of The party Of TIE name of
strnck nc With his elas: without The sll:htest pro.
vocation On my part. lneser saw him before the
occurrence tn ny life. He struck me on the fore.
allied win cideT. ihen showed OF tow toward he he
ohef enc Q! 1le counter a. QuioE as could. and
~ the neck and put his thumbs irouDd the wind
pipe aud held me ,bcre. while the remat1de7 ol 1he
riruck ne With 1e,r tuuhiert. and tom-on bit me
On tie top md Ii The side oi my heau. Al 1he
time scauion had hold Of me, my Hiie etrack him
WITH III Elsss. Ny witc and weFc inside 10. coun.
!e1. Whtn scan!on vas ftrr.k by my vile, he
lcoseud his hold and put my haua TO nv drawer.
opened y. a1d tooE out my revolver. Whca scan
door ard fHa thnfS afh hrn xrfIit hn
Inside Thea stepped into the doorway and flted
,wo more rho,. into the front Of The ndjotulfe
noTde' n%5' w5sea oe,epSa y; 70 Sv ne n;Er used h
the ast two ttots shot At my house only to dis
peIte ihe crowd and da lot h,t Of intead to hit
fail doxn, but walked Of down the street.
did LOT see any one else have firearms but my
kclL fired I've shots a1lnse,her-one af,er r.
brother 1u.law who had conc IN aiicr the row ~,
over. / an ce1tain never har any prey1o1. dim
So!fy with any ol he party, excerpt Mullen, VINO
euceavorire 10 Ack ur disturbance will ii. boye.
;S SeG51i l., hs e xeas Of quietly Ii was he who hi
IEs7lxosz-or ELLEN WELSH.
:, Ellen Welsh. vile OF the aecnset; testified TO
be frtt sho. him.
1Es1AoSE OF TUE PHYSICIANS. |
DFf. ECWat1 v. Lite enu Jullps Bell testified |
tnat fbes attended upon the deceased from the timc
of bis lljurF uru ues'h. Or. Lee msdc posf |
e us1 oSf ae lne 1e@an reDSo s' - hs G fHu*c of
tIronch :he sab:iouce oI Tie liver; backMards.
eSn1nsls e1as h,oash 'us the Enpenor margin oi The
lett l9rE lodged IN the wall Of The lett tnorax he-
low 1bc it'll and ti-th ribs. He found he lungs
connected snd p,a@,e oepoeit. but otherwlee ap-
blood in the cavity Of the 1hofsx. md he found
eSloeAcee o. Pes1o1ea1 n. which WAS The