The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-21

station hr,use as . witness; John scannel pono-
together; did not hear john Scannell or Donohoe ]
say eaything to each other; was taken 70 Jener.
Seq nneli; John scanneil was there and heard me
sv ear so was present at the inquest It was neid
statement there that / made at Jenerson Market
and that have made here to-day; John Scannell
was within hearing distance ne seemed an a 40 p a.,
not seem to be the same man he used to be /; did
not see him after that 70. about year met MN
'''1s"' ~ CROSS EXAMINED
By District Attorney Phelps-I met Florence
scannel the corner OF Twenty fourth street and
Second avenue: we were talking on the corner,
down Twenty-fOurti street; John, scannell was
standing on the opposite corner; they all Joined u.s.
smoke y we went down Second avenue to Twenty
third street, and crossed over to Donohoes, on tho
other side Of me avenue there were places on she
nave had smoke or drink; ! think Florence came
ont OF q drinking place on the corner OF Twenty
nave anal
IN first; there was no person in the barroom but
! got frightened aud ran out; Donoboc ran out and
went to the station house; was arrested and
a herse case; was charged with stealing horsei
the man got his horse and ! was discharged;
lived at the Compton House; / have been South,
and got back emily few weeks ago; am now hv.
before re Vent south lived at the Glsnam House,
corner OF Twenty-fourth street ana Third avenue,
kept by John scannen; he and partner named
Re-direct-AbOut the arrest and arrangement be-
fore Justice Cox man owed me money, and
kept them In my stable; they paid me the money,
and the case was settled.
At twenty minutes past one O'Clock O recess OF
twenty minutes was taken. ~
After Recess.
WILLIAM ANNEsLEYs TESTIMONY.
The witness testihed-I was ct DOnohoes saloon
'on December g. 1869, when Florence ScannelI was
shot; went In with Florence at my lett shoulder,
and John scanneii was Just behind us; Fiorry and
hind the bar and saia ow are YOU ForrysS and
Florry said, How are you Toms' then Donohoe
put it in his coat pocket; Florence then went to
door leading into the back room and was in the
act Of opening it and put his knee up, and Dono-
came away and leaned back against the
bar counter this way illustrating the position)
back room and went out; Donohoe was behind the
bar and Florence was laughing; he had smile ON
reach across the counter and fire at Florrys back
Florry slid right down on the moor; he dropped or
Slid this way lthe witness Jumped out olhis CHAIR
sSst him r' said, "Tnere is the man, there he
goes" and pointed to Donohoe after few minutes
we carried Florry out and put him in a wagon and
he was taken to Bellevue Hospitals have stated all
Florence, except that some one in the rear Of me
| said before that,
was present at the inquest on the body OF Florence
| Scannell and John Scannell was there also when
the verdict was announced.
| OF the verdict from the official report OF that In
quest, setting forth that Florence scannell came
to his death by pistol shot fired by Thomas Dono
| hoe. The evidence was admitted.
Witness resumed-FlOrenCe was taken to Belle
taken to hospital John scannel and Donohoe were
brought In to see him; Mrs. John Scannell was
there Also Joan was very n nefSous ana eSctea
not control himself; his wife tried to compose HIM
and said ETY. to be calm for my sake 40 you care
Eyes, do; care more for him than for all the
cRoss-ExAMINED.
Witness identified his own signature to the off,
cal report of his testimony, as given at the Coro-
that evidence was read over to me, and found il
correct before 1 signed 1t; on the day Flor
enGe was sn6t lin, met a nm a60nt noon and went
went out with Florence and John; we met some
other parties, including man named Stmson, also
| Garrett Brown and another named Flood; there
| were some Others. perhaps six or seven; we met
them all together coming up the avenue they went
q drink at Donohoe's; Florry said, 'Iiew are you,
Tommy ~ after Donohoe had addressed him,
to the room door
tried to open 1t, and then raised his knee as
though he was going to force It open; Garrett
else said before he went to the door; Donohoe
told him net to 90 in there; Florry came away and
four or five men ran out; dent know who they
were; they went out so fast could not tell one
from another; John and some others went into the
back room and the door was closed; not word
was said by any one in the front room after those
place; was within eight or nine feet of Florence
! when he was shot; saw other pistols fred there
day few Ss minutes oI after Fory was
went into his saloon and put 1t into his short coat
pocket;
before he took II out; was between Florence and
Donohoe when he took the pistol from the drawer,
had pistols also; took Florences pistol from his
pocket after he was shot to protect MYSELF know
ing behind the bar, John ran out OF the back room,
and had Florry,s head on my knee, and John said,
TESTIMONY OF MICHAEL PAGAN
Michael Pagan, mild-ooking man, was next
called and testned:-I reside at No. 32l Third ave.
nue., and am superintendent OF the Compton House,
Scannell formerly kept that house with me; knew
| Scannell and Donohoe; was at JOhns0n's pool
there when went in, but Donohoe was there he
was standing at the lower end OF the liquor bar;
first saw John scannell at the liquor bar;
that was about twenty minutes after ! came In
turned around to see where Donohoe had gone he
walked around to my rear; Scanne was not there
was to the west Of me; looked and saw Scannell
down at the south end OF the bar; saw Donohoc,
then saw that scanneii had left the bar, but did
not see where he was; when
DONOH0E SAID ''C0ME ON, J0HNI0
he was looking toward where had last seen Scan
nell Donohoe had his hand In his right overcoat
pocket and had his hand raised so as to raise the
coat with It; few seconds afterward l heard the
first shot; saw Donehoe after he was killed;
heard no exclamation like Don't John ~ thought
never saw two brothers as much attached to each
other as the Scannells; | knew Scannen's mother
about six years; she lost her husband about 1866;
John had three younger brothers, a mother and
pany with his mother; he was very arectionatc TO
all OF them: on one occasion he wanted me to stop
at marble enters shop to
ORDER A TOMBSTONE
! for Forenccs grave, and when I said that there
! was tombstone at his grave John said, "Oh, yes,
so there is; iorgot;" he became much thinner
In person and wasted away rapidly after the
shooting or Florence; he has improved and be-
| come much more ieshy since he has been confined
in the Tombs; considered these acts irrational