The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-22
THE sCANNELL- DoNoHOE TRAGEDY

An Immense Amount Of "Horsc Talk in
Court Yesterday-Further Testimony as
to the Prisoners Mental Condition After
the Shooting OF His Brother-Things
That Were singularly Never Mem
toned by Him to His Frfends-ssI Hope
God Will XIII Me or DOn0hoe.'
The proceedings in the Scannell murder trial
yesterday were rather mopotonous and were con-
fined almost wholly to the testimony OF witnesses
as to the changes in the prisoners demeanOr
and mental condition after the death of his brother
Florence. Mrs. John Scannel, wife of the prisoner,
his mother, sister and two young brothers were
present in Court, and several ladies, strange faces
in this trial, also in the bar enclosure. There
was nothing more noticeable in the general MAKE
up OF the audience than has been observed in the
former proceedings in this case and I'm spite of the
very unfavorable weather the attendance was
quite large.
Judge Brady was on the bench promptly, as
usual, and the proceedings were opened by recall
ing
MICHAEL PAGAN,
the witness who was still on the stand at the hour
Of adjournment on Thursday. After Mr.. Beach
had asked him single question of no public inter-
est, he was
Cross-examined by District Attorney Phelps and
testified as to what occurred in the pool room
substantially as before. He testified that
when D0nohoe said 'Come on, John,n it
seemed to him very loud. Re had just
seen Scannen ana then turned sharply
around to where Scanne had been, but he
had gone; the shooting occurred about half min
ute afterwards; he testified that Donohoe when
ne saw him. looked pale when Scannell came in
grew paler TIL ne looked rhastly as II ne was
friphtened: John Scannell loo was very pale he
had seen Scannell very FREQUENTLY when both were
at home Scannell was absent about six or seven
months on one occasion lust alter the inGuest
on Florence: that was :. held abOut the
latter mart of July: he was back twice
during that time the first time sbont
two weeks after he went to Long Branch:
he remained about q week and then went to some
springs in about two months be came back
and remained q day or two: saw him perhans
three or four times each day: then he went
away again; l think to some springs: didn't
see him from then till next summer; he said
he was going to Copake; witness himself
was absent In Wisconsin part of the time;
he had known Florence when a boy; John
was O man grown; he had always supposed
them to be brothers; witness had been examined
before the Coroner, but had not been asked about
Donoh0e's exclamation; he thought he had said
something about his being pale; he had noticed
Donohoe's hand being In his pocket when he first
went in; witness was at the hospital almost every
day that Florence was there, and ne met John there
every day; DR.. Wood was ms attendant there and
after he was removed to his mothers house.
JOHN ROLLINS, STABLE KEEPER,
testified that he was very well acquainted with
John and Florence scannell John, before the
shooting or his brother, was good natured and
sociabe and laxative, talking In hearty, rather
loud tone; was at the pool room, and confirmed
Fagans testimony as TO Donohoe's having ms
hand in his pocket as II grasping something, and
as to his shouting "C0me on, john" he (wtness)
when the first snot came jumped behind a
pillar; witness was frequent IN ms visits TO
John after Florence,s shooting: he seemed, in
place OF sociahe and jovial morose and quiet his
changed he had heard other people speak Of it;