Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-01-20
ANOTHER TRAGEDY.
Bloody Sequel 10 n Drinking
Saloon " KnOclx-dOwn."
A Man Shot Down and In
stantIy Killed ON Main
Street.
Result Of the COrOner's In
quest-Arrcst of the Par
ties 10 the ARRAY.

ington, was the scene Of tragic ARRAY
between IL and clock Saturday night
Mike Cornell and Patsey Mcmahon had
difficulty early in the evening, and the
former was arrested and lodged in the
station-house. James Mears, laborer,
secured his release on forfeit; but on
going home he met Jack Winters, Owen
Mcfarland and Tom Costello, said to be
friends of Mcmahon, whom Cornell had
struck. Another ARRAY then occurred,
which resulted in Connells death. In the
absence Of Coroner Cotton, Col Beau
mont, magistrate er c6icio, held an in
quest The facts in the case we're brought
out in the following testimony:
James Mears, laborer, was first called,
and deposed The first time saw Mike
Connel on the night of Saturday wes be-
tween nine and ten o'clock. He was
then in row on Main street with Patsy
Mcmahon. l went forward and asked
him what was up, when Mcmahon said
"You will sooL see what is up, for | will
make this man lose some of his money.
thought that he meant to have Mike
sent to the station house, and l went
home to my house to get money to pay
his forfeit. The police came along and
took him to the station house. l went
with him and put up money to pay
his forfeit. Tom Grady was with me at
the time. After we left the station house
Owen Mcfarland met us on the street.
This was after twelve o'clock. He fol-
lowed us up the street, and at the alley
between Washington and Adams streets
struck Cornell over the head with his pis-
toll. Grady asked him what he was do
ing that for, and then Connell asked him
| the same. Mcfarland said: " You son
of b--h have it in for you, and for your
uncle also. / will shoot him when j see
him." Connell and the rest of us boil
lored watch" and when the police
came Mcfarland ran down the alley. L
asked the police why they did not 60
after him to arrest him, and they said
they would get him yet and went away
Jack Winters and Tom Costello came
along and followed Cornell to the corner
of Washington and Main streets. Grady
asked them what they were following
Conn for, and Costello came forward
and hit him, and then pressed Connell
into door. When he was against the
door | saw Jack Winters shoot Connell.
He fired two shots. Costello had him up
against the door when Winters shot him.
| He fred two shots. was standing on
the sidewalk at the time. / don't know
whether the first shot hit Cornell or not.
| I don't know where it struck. At the
second shot Cornell fell. ] went for
ward and looked at him. He was bleed
ing on the ground, and | ran away to-
ward my house. corner of Main and
jackson streets, and then returned short
ly afterward.
Thomas Grady laborer, on being ex-
amined, said do not know anything
more about the murder than what has
been told by Mears. Jack Winters was
in the station house when Mears put up
the forfeit for Cornell, and think be
followed US out. l saw Mcfarland
strike Cornell with pistol, and | asked
him what he was doing that for. He then
struck at me once or twice. Mcfarland
ran down the alley when Cornell cried
watch" Costello struck me in the
face. When Jack Winters fred the shots
at Connell, his face was towards the door
of storehouse on the corner of Wash
ington and Main streets he fred two
shots. Connell was shot through the
back. l went away short distance
when Cornell fell, and then went back
That is all / know, except what Mears
has said.
The verdict of the jury was that
Michael Cornell came to his death by
a pistol shot wound the pistol felonious-
ly discharged by John Winters"
Winters and Mcfarland we're sought
and arrested, and yesterday morning
Costello gave himself up to the police.
The victim, Michael Cornell, will be
remembered as the young man arrested
Christmas day in connection with the
ARRAY on Main street by which officer
Fenton lost his life. He was known as
a man of dissolute habits.
Jack Winters is an old resident, and
has been long connected with the county
Jail as one of the guards. He has sa-
loon on Adams street, opposite the Hard
wick House.
Owen Mcfarland was a member of
the old police force, and FOR several
months previous to the late election
served as captain of the Changing, He
was recently removed by Street Commits
sioner Helm.
Tom Costello is cotton Waterman,
and was arrested several weeks ago on
the charge of striking or shooting at
Annie Gallagher, q notorious beer
jerker; but the case amounted to moth
ing.
From what we can ascertain, Winters
and Mcfarland, intimate friends of Nc
Mahou, sought to revenge the rough