The New York herald., 1870-07-19
fHE SCANNED HOMICIDE.
The Inquest on the Body of the Late Florence
.Scannel-The Riot in tho Liquor Store and
How II Occurred, According to the State
ment of the Brother Of the Deceased

.Scannel-The Riot in tho Liquor Store and
How II Occurred, According to the State
ment Of the Brother Of the Deceased
he ,nauest on the body Of Florence Scanned, the
yudiv,dus VINO died the other day from the efYects
>uf a pistol shot wound he received during row
that occurred In Donohues liquor saloon corner OF
Twenty-third street and second avenue, on the Sd
OF December Lass, was begun yesterday. Coroner
Flynn as the presiding genius of the occasion with
DR.. Shine was his assistant. The proceedings were
aeld In the sweat box of room under the City
Hall which is assigned to the reporters whose
especial duty 1t Is 10 keep their watcnful eyes ON
ehe d0lngs OF the cor0ners. The room was filled with
crowd OF the upper Second avenue STYLE who anect
biR diamond pins, the staggering airs OF the ward
bully and all those other peculiar airs which SO
distinguish the upper crust OF low bred politicians
IN this city. There was also present a few drops OF
the trough" element or rather the political hanger
ON element which makes its head quarters at
corner groggeres whore 10 is kept d0zingy a0at all
she year ronnd, from election day to election day.
The witnesses examined, It was evident from the
start were all strong 5canMel men. and kwo Of
them, In their cagerness to make as big and strong
story as possible for their side Of the case, 80
eversh0t their mark in some OF their answers that
much Of the weight OF their testimony was un-
Acubtedly destroyed In the eyes OF tho jury. The
statements they made were In many Important par
Sculars Al variance with one another.
The reoorls Of the police captains book Of the
Eighteenth precinct of the occurrence were nrst
read TO the Jury. 'h htA e,
g gr TESTIMONY or WILLIAM TINsMAN. l
William Tnsman examined--He testified that on
che day Of the ho met Florence and John
6cannel about one r. NJ, at the corner OF Twenty
SOursh street and Second avenue, ana II was pro-
posed TO 60 to D0nOhue's ana take drink; when
they got into the room DOnohue was behind the
bari Florence was going toward the back door when
DOnohue took short pistol from drawer and fired
at him; he was leaning on the bar at tho time; wit
ness thought he was shot IN the side; saw no
other shots fired, and heard no disturbance after
Ahe Bh0t was hrcl; he ran out; had not been in
m%e s oeiSre ,S sac sno' was de
merely asked witness to go and take drink and a
cigar; ran to the First avenne and told oricsr
% and arrest DOnohue, for he had shot Scanned,
and the officer sail, al shall take you In as wit
ness;" Scanned fell after he was Shots saw no clubs
one had not been drinking beore scannei never s
drank; as scanned was going towards the back
back was towards Donohue waen ne was shot; wit
ness made complaint the same day At Jefferson
don't know what was done about It; as Scanned was
nhing nc cned out "Oh. my God. am snot."
John FLOOD, Of 222 East Twenty ninth street. horse
dealer testified that he was IN the party when Scan
mel asked them to 60 over 10 DoL0hues and take o
drink; there were three or lOur with MIN; when they
got into the barr0Om deceased walked toward the
back room, when DOnOhue said, "Don't you 20 IN
there, Seannel, and he tnrned back and leaned on
the bar when the party In the heard Scannes
name they rushed Ots, some into Twenty third
should think; Donohue then, having small pistol.
came Irom behind the bar, and going towards the
nee oox ircd when be- ween tue Tee box and the bar
was as they were rushing Of the room thai Don0
hue fred and then he rushed for the Twenty-third
out by the Twenty.thitd street door, and and few few
Scanne1 FSa shr1ngn 4a' the the 5arrooM; believes John
Of the party who hGd been in the
BACK room; no threats had been made and there
not know that Donohues place was favorable to
the election of Ncsbltt who ran against scannel for
Alderman; always thought Donohue and scannei
were friends; did not know that the party in the
back room were Nesbitl's frienas and that Scanned
wanted TO get there; witness party oil Scan
not know who shot Donohue in the room; do not
think he was wounded when he left the barroom;
NSs s 5ns Or four SS sSs q. fSs9
ana remaluei there until he heard thar he had been
shot Know that some Of the men there were from
ragna Rieyn to register; they were paying them
money at the time for their Votes; saw some OF
tween the Ice box and the oar; did not see Were
DQnohue took his pistol from he had 1t In his hand
when ne ran out or the Darroom.
Z. JOgepn O'CNtrOll examlncd-I was policeman !
last December; on the I'd Of the month was coming
down Second avenue on a car about haif-past one.
when saw a crowd on the corner Of Twenry,foursh
street and second avenue; as passed Fiory Scan.
mel went BY, followed BY several other men;
these men, headed by Flory, went down to Dono.
noes store and entered the place by the Twenty
third street door; got of the car and as neared
yhe place heard noise as Of scuiiie inside and
loit was followed by others at regular intervals as
though one man was doing the firing, the time
cuped BY the shooter in recocKing his reVolye U as
l. entered the Scannel crowd, with some
Gsoe5s fo m came an out; !onn sSannsl Was among
the nOor with his feet toward the Twenty-thlrd
street door; he was being supported by two men,
John Scanned, who held his revolver rather ner-
yously; the officer took the pistols from tnem the
man with John scanned said the pistol he had was
not his; the pistols numbered 42i and 4g5; No
"a was the one taken from John ScaDnel; 1t was
discharged; the other pistol also ve-harrelIed
Remington. and none OF the barrels were dis
charged. 1.-Two pistols were here shown witness,
who fdenttncd them as the pistols the officer took
nom the TWO men.l Hound another wounded man |
wing partly IN irons OF Flory scanned; ms name
was Johnson and lie told me that he had been snOt
by man who wore gray coat; John Scannel was
the only man in the crowd With gray coat, and 30
ing hin gang Of men rushed out; accompanied by
anothsr .a policeman TOOK John Scanned % tie sta
r,'"'~"sss~- r,.".'~-"sss A DRINKING sIdN
Counsel for defence requested the Coroner to ask
the witness II he was aware at the time he the
men coming down Second avenue that they were
coming from registration pace which they had de-
m0llshed. -g.
The witness stated he did not know the fact At the
time, but tnat he had heard that was the case.
Counsel for the defence then asked II the men did
mot look oisorderly. The witness replied that ne did
not think 80 at the tme but that they appeared to he
IN very go0d humor, and he made the remark to N.Y.
take drink
Counsel for the uef,ncc tquietly-"Ye:; they'd COM
Reted their work Of disorder and looked as though
snoy were going to take drink over itn
~ witness resumed-The loaded pistol FIory Scan
mel tOid me a. the hospital his; lie said he and
MS brother had each taken Remington revolver
with them.
TESTIMONY OF GARRETT BROWN.
Garrett Brown, 303 East Thirty-fOurth street ex-
amlned:-On the 80 OF December, at one O'Clock /
was on the OF Thirty street. and second