, 1869-04-05
the POLK STREET TRAGEDY.
Coroucr.s Inquest ON tue AooS
OF Francis McVcy.
Testimony Of Several Persons who
witnessed the ARRAY.
"vnpremeditated Murder"

,,,nn.r e1e.rrs held an inquest yesterday After
noon m tie bod5 Of Fraac14 AcVeJ, who was |
shot on SATURDAY. The tnrJ sleFeo the nooS
the Late residence CT the deceased, corner OF sG-
ferson and Ewing ss1ectA and then Adjourned TO
the Twelfth Street Police ststons Hneo the le1oH-
inr testimony was ELECTED: /
TESTIMONY o. DR. .. g. hooT.
D. S, Eoot MORN: Held / t4xt n.ostsM e1a1ntn&.
ton on the BODY OF the deoeaseds found wound
side, sbont three lnches nom the spinal column;
on racing the course o{ the wound, I found the
bal had passed through the upper lobe Of the left
mi9ae nE ioee q the he rlsh. iuae passing out 8 ihe
cavity Of he cheht on the right dde, between the
third and fourth His, and lodged N the peetoFum
% he ehest eoutained lsrge quantity ot
blood; the bullet wound IVES. IN my opinion, the
Ct death @ ne ~ io1e r. r1to tas Da oSn hsy
stooo behind tho deceased and to the left; the bal
WIS found IN the pectorum muscle, about nree Of
thrre and half inches to the right Of the stefum;
@ the bs1i passesl diaRonally through The body.
TESTIMONY OF fnAAK =. MHss-
Fant D s. ssors hsstde T. 80 a. Ma T. iSss e
vine Eroa 10. 6 Polk street: was y the oo1ce On
SATURDAY; F1ancls Ncyfy came tuto the once
ai,oas hal past In the afternoon aud saM that he
wanted hIs PAY, nbo1t which VIC could not agree,
Arthur Devine told him to walt until Peter t1is
i.rothe1l came OF call again; he {ActeJ1 said he
,he9 " fs en o
his pay and wanted u; md Ar Davtne told hin nv 70
leave he Office: AcVcy then called him s. Dus,
Sep sre tns doo1, opened t. an lien ,he5 were
ta!i5 hid from my view ~ the desk; heard them
scuril!ng they came to the part OF the once where
around @ nestne: ! nocI, and was stirling hin On Inc
head with hts Eat: ran into the ahop toI assist
aucc and TWO OF three q the tnen-M2rtin Hcpou.
INTO The once and parted them: returned 10 The
and / instantly heard the report q apistol and
] arV n
voice came ftom tic s,iop-not from ine street
| Dertne then came IN and said he guessed he had
@ as FL n be
sent for policeman; constable came ana toos
him away; could not say whether Deyane hid
sss ssaereS i - Msve5 his : T Ps5: x, oasre1 Sin!
sslasS i. Ge elanei i d ~ q .!
the 1pdntl! before the scotning eommencsd: siId
not hear beytne say, after The shooting. Thank
Cod tnsrs T. 70 hanging n nes hine = 90 rof 4n peM
! say "Oht' whcn 1t comm encol; the money In tht
enreope was In the Office as the tine Nc Vey called
men. ne almost e1clas!yeG; do 20. think Ioey had :
ecufe in The Shop after they left the once In ,hs
onace Mcyey w9 vesy abusive and tnpennMens M
cane into the Office that heard some one say, u:
an shot; Aevey Eeq; out q tne "a ofnes @ 1tst; ~ "a a
until he banded II to NE: A1shur snd the deceasc
nhd seyev ~ 0Yss Ia 70 ny seSafa sSfs
oi De7tne Hrothe1s tno months; KNOW nothing {
The disposition Of either ot them as 70 qpaHellln&
Dar4d Au1T1y sseorn: Reside At ths corner {
Peoria and Hubbard Ettrcts; WORT for Devin
Brothers; an boiler maker: on Saturday ate
the shop close 70 the ot1ce door and saw the cler
| come out snd w4ise ht8 hand for assistance;
said soncthinG hut could not tell Whist It vas, {
| taieI; stepped 70 the once door; Huston went
> | before me; saw McHeJ and DeEtne c1lnched. Ho
Ea5os% Nevs5 around he ~, Ta and tsr< ga
: sent him out Of the once Into tho shop; he uat
:. two OF three steps towards tue DIOR leading out
reIlinE hers for." 1le nAde no reply; I iht
r | turned towardx the ofnee door and saw Arthur
. vine come out snd take about two STEPS tn mont
forward and sideways ns u % aroid the shot: v h'
"A the pistol 1red he p1t his left hand 70 hts ba
11e ibsn t5d S .pesn ppI M s. sna Z
L. hreast POCKET and went into the on,ee; when
=: looked ut Mcvey again Thomas Welseman y
TO Elm; be WN about 1onr yards from ne; 5.
= 10 WeiseEuan that Ac'ey Nas ahos snd ws s b b
r. shop; be was about fouryarls from Derlne. =
hsd his back ton artls him When the shot Eas ate
h Ny o1s Of ths shon: t,Syelses p
y vino had In hts hand .,
Ia TEST1XOST OF AlETtS ADoxoCGn
q sebor srcet; wosE ioT Devine Bros an BON,
Il maker; WAS present at thu time Of the ARRAY; +
e!crk sane out e the o!ce and called s for 1slP:
!. struggling With one another: theJ WEIR near 4
~ desk, and Devtne VAS bent over i: AcFes had
ssappa aim; i'm saorea s aeyey to1ass s The t,,of, q
+ huston shoved him tut into the shop: we
j, Into the shor, and heard The report ot pistol
Mcrey Ely he WIS shot: pev1ncH hight cheek v
u covered With tlood when saw hlnl In the ofl1c
II | Mcygv waN about ten feet from tho ONCE dc
10 xben heard the report Of The pistol Mcvey h
=. Devine IL 3 quice-semptrcd n'an, but setJ Eot
= hrat ted; he pasd me once when hts n'otaof Y
a TESTIMONY or THOMAS wKtsN4N.
~ T1o,.na Htts,.en srmn: Reside a No as e
", of ihe aliay; was in the shop and SAW some 81
on men run towards she on1cc: went TOO, md
Do Never como out and AHnuf - DeE1ne G9m ~,
~ ana ne cried to me, "Jtsls chttst, Tom
w. w. shot, =, the ta.ne ttmc placing both hands to
H. back; did nt thsnk he Was shot 10 went toHa
hi hin 10 a dootcr:n Acvay went out OF the 81
~ door, and went ont to sec where he was; .
ID yala; T II ffom nj he aaop: could no; say whether
+ wss dead he was lying motdoa!ess and DID
sc speak: McEey Kes hhout four Or nc ynrds IT 7,
~, tempered, but very nice man; he could hold
e~ own Il put upon .-
nd John Urian, strorn !: Raadc at 1t7 HroKn St1t
of waa WORKING IN thh shop II the time q the En1
- ing; saw MCSeJ come out Of the once: Dcs
came 70 ne sSSs doGr ~ ana pat 9ae tooe 1t
~ | Chrtst, AN shot'; he then went Into the 81
~ and fel down, about forty feet from the ehop
he rss about four yArds from Derine when TIC
aps yInu1cT or TIE 1rRT.
Is The tuy rendered the folio wing sefdl3; -
hat the said FTxnc4E NcFey came 10 his deatn from
4A' enccss of = gun sho, wound tnnicted 81 the b
A. If Arthur bcvtne; and The ial1 DO further