The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-11
TEE JERSEY CITY MURDER.
Trial or John Doris for the Murder OF
Thomas DOnncllan.

Trial OF John Doris for the Murder OF
Thomas DOnncllan.
The trial OF John Doris for the murder OF Thomas
Donnellan, at Jersey City, on the night Of
November IA last, was commenced at Jer
sey City yesterday, Judge Bedle presid-
Ing The following jury was empanelled after
great many challenges on the part OF the de-
fence:-william Taylor, foreman; Robert Shannon,
Daniel Ward, Frederick Spargeman, Andrew
selcrig, William Midmer, James Higgins, Thomas
J. Hagen, Charles Drescher, August Boemeke,
Michael Brady and Hugh o. Johnson.
District Attorney Garretson appeared for the
State and Leon Albeit and A. 8. Clake for the de.
fence.
The first witness was Michael Dogherty, who tes-
titled Il keep liquor saloon corner Of Railroad
avenue and Henderson street; was in my saloon
on the night of the 18th Of last November; Doris
tended bar for me he and left together after we
closed up the place; on the way we met Donellan !;
Donellan staggered back into the street but aid
not fall DOnelan followed US and asked II the two
was going to touch him, ana Donellan then shook
hands with Doris and asked us to go over and
HAVE DRINK
in Roche's; we went in and Donellan at once
threw of his coat and said "You licked me outside
when two Of You were there, now you can't do 1t
to lick meY" said no; he then shook hands with
Doris and said, 'Iet us be iriends;' when Donel-
said he did and could do it again Doris asked me
to nave drink and before l had time to take 1t
| shoulder; turned round and
THE SHOT WAS FIRED;
Donelian stood FOR moment and then exclaimed
sure he was shot, and he said he was, that he felt
| 1t; he then pulled up his shirt and showed the
| and asked II he was going to be left there and
DIE LIKE DOG;
put my finger on the wound and said. 'This is a
inh I'M o 1uir
was gone he left his coat upon the bar and picked
1t up; Roche was calling for a policeman;
taken to the station house, where we were
up till twelve O'Clock next day; when Doneilan
shook hands with Doris he said aOmethng like
"Its all right, we are friends" Donellan took his
coat off in the middle OF the room and threw It on
the bar; he struck Doris in the nose and
come; when the shot was fred and Donellan sat
down on the barrels Doris said, "Served him right -
or something to that effect; Donellan seemed tc be
under the influence OF liquor.
Patrick Roche testified IL keep liquor store at
the corner OF Steuben and Henderson streets /;
night Of the 14th of November last, about
twenty minutes before twelve O'Clock; four persons
and myself were there at the time; Donean came
in after them; DOhean took his coat OF. threw it
Oh the bar and said to Doris, "Now you can't fight
me here as YOU did out on the strcet;' Doris
b"nsam sa q want s0 oa to ant
now, spoke TO man named Mcmahon to get
between them; Donean asked for drink and
mad not time to give IL to him when he came ND
and struck Doris the nose, after which he
stepped back on the moor; previous to this
Dogherty asked DOnellan what he wanted to call
the police for outside, and he answered, 'TO have
We arrested;" when DOncllan said,
"TM SHOT,
said, care you sure you're shOt?" and he pulled
up his shirt and showed me the wound; he kept
his hands on his abdomen and asked me II l could
not do something for him; l sent for a Clergyman
and O doctor; went ont to give an alarm and
when came In Doris was gone and his coat lay on
the bar; an officer came and took DOnellan to the
hospital.
Thomas Mcmahon was the next Witness and he
corrObOrated the foregoing testimony.