New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-19
TIE SCANNELL HOMICIDE.
COMMENCEMENT OF THE INvEsTIGATION-sEv~
ERAL WITNESSES EXAMINED-IHE TEsTI-


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ERAL WITNESSES EXAMINED-IHE TEsTI-
MONY.
Coroner Flynn and the jury impaneled
some time ago whose names have already been gwen
yesterday commenced investigation into the crcum
stances connected with the shooting Of ex-Alderman
Florence scanne in the saloon of Thomas Donohue, on
the southeast of secondave and Twentythird-
St. 1t was conectured that large and dsorderly crowd
would be in attendance and TO the peace force
OF policemen under Capt Thorne of the City Hall police
present Contrary 10 general expectation however,
there were very spectators and these quite or
dery Thomas Donohue, the prisoner, was present He
appeared cheerful and confident. John Graham ap-
reared as his counsel. The following testimony was
cart John Cameron of the Eighteenth Precinct pro
duccd tbe Station bOtter and read the entry OF
the occurrence and the Of those arrested at the
William Tinsman Of No. 100 East Twentyxth,s testi-
fed that on the day the occurrence he met Florence
and John Scanneu about p IN, at the corner oi twenty
fourths and SecOndave and was proposed TO 20 10
DOnohues and take drink when they got INTO thereon
DOnohue was behind the par llOithce Mds sof oMIe
the back door when DOnOhue TOOK snort pistol ron
drawer and fired at him. he was leaning on the Dar at tho
time; witness thought ne was hno5 ~! tIe sic, NV no
no other shots fred and heard no disturbance after the
minute before the shOtwas fred Scanne didn't state his
object in going there he merely asked witness to 60 ana
take drink and cigar; ran 10 the Flrsaye and told an
officer and arrest DOnOhue for ne had shOt scanheI
and the officer said, 81 shall take you in as Witness
Scanne fell after he shot; clubs or sticks in
the hands of the party witness had none had not been
drinking before Scannell never drank; as scannel was
going toward the back room DOnohue said, You can't
20 in there" his back toward DOnOhue When ne was
Shot; witness made complaint the same day at Jeher-
don't know what done about it, as scannell was fall
John Flood OF No. East 2sthst horse dealer testI-
fed that he was in the party when Seanne asked them
three four with him; when they got into the har-Too
deceased walked toward the back room, when Donohue
said "DOn't you go III there, Scaineu ana ne turned
back and leaned the BAR when the party In the room
heard Scanues they rushed out some into Twenty
thirdst; there were about % or 80 OF Lnin shouu
think; DonOhue then, having small pistol, came rom
behind the bar and going toward the iceboX fired when
between the ice-HoA ,h1 he oar, ana "a;
my God am shot " IT was a. they were rushing our on
the room that DOnoue fred and then he rushed for the
Twentyhird-st. door; most OF the party IN the DacR
room went out by the Twentythirdst door. and few
ran thrOHghThe barrOOm; believes john Scdnnell nfed
two shots aerward al some OF the party who had been
in the back room no threats had been made ana theIe
had been disturbance before DonOue fred; dd not
know that DOnohues place was favorable 10 the election
OF Nesbitt, who ran against Scanei tor Alderman nj
ways thought DOnOhue ana scdnnen were friends;
did not know that the party III the back room were
Nesbs friends and that SCannel wanted 10 get there
witness party all scannell had no club hay
the room do not think ne was wounded when he left the
barTOom; there three four shots fired; John
Scanne IN the back room when his brother was shot
and remained there until he heard that he had been
shot knew that some Of the there were from the
Sixth and Twelfth wards, brought by Nicaragua Riley"
to register there they were paying them money at the
time for their votes of them register more
than there Is space between the icebOx and The
bar; did not where Donohue took hs pistol FROM he
had IL in his hand when he ran out of the barrOom.
Joseph o. Carroll testified that ne was police officer
OF the Twenty-irst Precinct at the time or TINS occur
was in secondave car about o'clock ana saw
crowd Twenty flrsSt. they went down SGCOud-dNc.
and passed INTO DonOhue store got on AT IwentythId
St. and heard ussle a. Of wrestling inside and the
port of pistol shots fired at irregular inter
yas by the party, and the crowd then rushed
of the door there three four reports thinks
four in all, but cannot say positively there not
more than seven persons that In John scanne was
little behind Went into the bar-rOOm and Scanue
lying with his feet toward the door Twenty tErdst
he supported by strange man the left side and
by John Scanne the other both his supporters had
pistol the strange said the pistol not his don't
know the man; would recognize him ne him. the
pistols were numbered 4-i ana igo Two pistols shown ana
IDENTIFIED; No. AZ wac taken IRON John Scannell
three chambers were empty II Is hye-baTcl
revolver the other was taken from the
known man Qt has also hye barrels, and neither
II them had been diScharccdl; there
other wounded man there his name was johnson; lie
said the man with the gray coat had wounded him,
"A gray coat; heard afterward that the Scannc
Marty had broken M fbe Mace
and had adjourned from there to DOnOhues Scanned
asked 10 he taken home did not hear him that he didn't
know who shot him. did not know DonOhue was shot
until he hlln IN the StatiOn-HOuse deceased told
witness that the pistol taken from the unknown man
his, and that IL was the kind a. his brothers.
bdiItil LIuMi was l lht party WIN ScHlcA VINO went
l" DohOhhC = Nch tht! GOT mo Iohohucs ONLY lluh"
hue was behind the lar; Scanned gong toward The
back room, and DOHOhuc told nm not % 20 in there and
he stopped; witness, John SCannC and or two
went into the back there were % so men there,
and one man SAT at "a table writing Il slips OF
PAPER which he handed 10 the men: while they we in
said. "FOr j. shot" John Scannel then out aud
directly aftcrward DOnohuc ran into the back room with
Edgar King. ofcerattachcd 0tho F chtceutl Pre-
cuct, testified that he saw deceased John Scanuc and
others. the day In question: corner Sccondaye and
Twenty TIM ST. sHed up the avenue ana when BET wecu
fourth and Twenty III IL sts.. crowd
ming toward D"h"huG = ana some one caiicd our u VIII
you're Whntod-thcrc ~ shOOtHEi another per
son said. DOHohuc has shot Flor, ana thcrc hc Is
running over 10 Twenty third-st;" followed him, but
lost sight Of him. when hc reached the Station House
Mr. Grahau-T, must not be understood that he gave
himself IN because he had shot Ssnn" And d@-r" J."