New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-22
TIE SCANNELL HOMICIDE.
TESTIMONY OF DONOHUE's ADHERENTs-THE EX-
AMINATION OF WITNESSES CLOSED.

TESTIMONY OF DONODIES ADlilRl-N I--Iltk Ia
ANIMATION OF WITNESSES CLOSED.
The investigation into the circumstances at
tending the death OF exAderman Florence scannc was
continued yesterday by Coroner Flynn and jury AS
on tho former occasion, the dcusey crowded
with the adherent5 of scannen AMI DOnohue, yet the
best Of order was maintained. TIE witnesses were
friendly TO DonChue, AMI gave version OF the ARRAY
favorable 70 him DonOhue also placed on tho stand
and described the ARRAY length. In response TO the
questions OF his counsel Mr. John Graham Donohue de-
failed the various dlcutis in wich Florence ana J0hn
scaune had engaged, to his personal knowledge.
Demityc orer John Roach testified that he had taken
'y',,1i's o fr-,I1isD 81. cement. I'm conse-
0uepre OF Scanuells dissemination o. quake IT, was not
Submitted the iury it was not true that Seanne had
ordered Coroner Rollins 10 leave tie room, that he did
not want 10 make a statement TO him. Scnc stated at
that time that he nQ2Waie WHO ha' sh2t MN under
certain circumstance declaration nrh a ~canncl made
efoc Coroner Rollins that occasion, though not sub
mlttcd t. Jury, would bc legal Scannell dd not tlnA
h. WINS then about 10 die from his wounds
pstrrnau Join Kei; CHAN Of The Eighteenth Precinct
testified that he arrested John Scannel; be searched MN
and found in his possession knife Shown TO the jury;
a nam named johnson tod witness that he Lad been
hot by that with the gray coat, meaning JOnn
Scalmell tho same afternoon he took John scanne TO
tHe hnqtal where the twO brothers he'd an interview
Holm stannc wanted 10 know from his brother VINO ad
shot hin Soanne refused 10 tell, as It would SEND te
whole family 10 destruction :" he told john his brother,
10 take of their mother the ocer when ne saw me
-nd iug down SCcOndaVe. 20 DOnohOes IL luOr store,
a,ti,i,3cd ,Ome trouble Officer Wilson, who with
him. remarked t,at the boys were going on hurTah,
Charles H1faan alias George Johnson, testified that
on December he was living % Pages Hotel III spring
ST. known there az Holman; on tle gay ol to
shooting Ia the back room OF Donohoas liquor store;
nan came TO the rear door leading rom the NAM
cd tteupted open It, IL opened from the INSIDE,
and the first person witness saw was Florence scahtH'
panied by man named Flood, WHO had cup anu re-
yOrcr Scanne struck witness III tbe eye WIN ms IS;
az this moment those in the room made rush lOT inc
door leading into the halfway, Here tney TeIe, nov
r. met by another crowd, who opposed them VIZ
be man Flood struck him with the club; at this moment
witness heard the report OF pistol ana on looking 0see
F.. gptp ~ pn a
counter near the door leading To SeeOhdaVc; dot Know
if there was anybody shot wa ten struck "a SeGonr
him do not know whether he struck witness or not as
fell John scannen came up 70 wtn@ss ana npGd bnt
witness heard another shot from john ocahnc PISTOL
took effect In witnesses neck; witness then roed over
and saw Florence scanne lying beside the counter with
John scanne standing near him witness had met Flo,
o esnue previous TO the fight, and the latter had
tbrn IL this repeating was not not stopped 10
would put buttou-hoe In ones SHIRT BOSOM VII
mes was requested by man known as Nicaragaiat
Psilv 10 20 ard electiOneer for Mr.. Nesbtti went 70
Don6hnes with Reilly Tho wtess was cr0ss-exanlhed'
'@ Tb%mas 6oIohue tcsaed that he resided at No 1893
East Eghteenthst.; on The day IN quesIoI, VII $500 VOC
behind lis bar; tneI was IN TIE store Jane ror.I,
MvIes r. Connolly Edward Barrett witnesses DrOtherl
law and the bartender there might nave o5en oe oa
two otLerE Florence scanneli came ~, tooMeu W liz
or four men and behind these was John scahhel alSo
followed by mem Florence walked t9Wu one paGA
room neither he nor his friends asa iS' III 90
Forcnce tried 10 open the door, but dd hot susfee III,
some opened It from the inside %s ined re
door closed when Florence ana some otAers ~
tbe door and forced II open; Florence on entering,
q1iu agkde
craWd pued clubs from under their coats ilhd com
meuced striking at those in the room on seeing ts,
tnes started from behind the bar but as ne dld 80
beard n pistSl shot. ard, turning around, saw man
Standing near the desk having pistol ~ hs hahd ne
% 80 ~ Tho men WHO came In with John Scennell;
florence stood 10 or ~ feet from the bar Ses toght
,e shot was Intended for him, ana crew lslO from
b sctet. another shot fired Az Wlhess was Walk
49,, down the bar which struck witness IN the arm;
another man made "A blow with "a cum at Wthcss, Nno
shen fired. another blow aimed az WtLeSs "ho
aoed n and ran into the back room on reaching H. he
savg n man knocked down with q cup ny one Oh mo
Se",nelI gang: the assailant aimed blow ~ "ltlts
nushed Tie man aside through the nall door INTO
The hall and on the way TO the street was stfuch
once An the back; from thence he ian 10 tne otaloh-
Uonse Tor protection; ~ witness ran from srhlhu we
lsr he saw John scannc shoot man, VINO lay Oh the
eocI. ne held the pistol near hs nedd that man was
~ les Hoffman: witness did not intend 10 re AT any
rson when he fired his pistol nred u IN order 10 make
p, helieyng Iis life was In danger beievedn 10 DC
the oniy way in which bis life could be saved witness
NC ounied the attack made on him by John scanneil
tn =. l'ytSave and Thirteenth-sa May g. and tho
ur,t ~ the latter shoot him, IN consequence OF
h{L he had caused the arrest Of scannell Florence
n.i sboi LANES Irving in my SILICON; he beat man
Sa,aad PJward wallan In my place one year ago.
Fireuce acanueu afterwaId drew a pistol on John
ne in witnesss saloon, aud when wtnesstorced thetn
i"n a hact room seanne beat the Baan senseess; on
o,n1 the saoon alter the row on December wltnesh
i,,dn5 the DIstol TO % man named Mcdonald; cannot
@ who're seapneIl lay the hoor alter he was shot;
y a he hal ustol taken from him. Witness was cross
,rsd ar length, and said that he had on
20 go ian drawn % pistol on Peter Gray; had dis
o . I'm Eoruuce ecanneu In November last ana then