The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-18

not get inside the court room, and Scaunell.
che opportunity Tor rslsxation. Mrs. scannei q
plump and In some respects attractive, blonde. re-
sister sister, and mother Mrs. sCanneii was ss at times
busi!y engaged In con versaton with her husbands
natured and acute detective, who had been listen
Ing with much attention to the evidence, chatted
out also ana for time the court room Vas a. pn
interesting as II could well be-. The great cavalry
pistol with which Donohoe was killed lay glitter
which It was carried. and sensitive court ofIlcer
dclicatel{ covered up with large green-covered
The Court reassembied promptly and tf7
James Barclay, very elaborately dressed young
WIN ss sen s
live at 500 Henry street; was In the pool room
e the time Of the shooting OF Donohoe ! knew
there that night but saw scanneii there; scan.
nell came IN. 1 think. from tho street and shook
said, 'JoSn. you a' are looking weil." and he re-
Piled ayes. am pretty WELL" he then left me
ms SsSs ss 81 sr
ward; after be lett me remained standing IN the
same place; when scannell left me he walked
arsa was ' standing S w WITH ~ my ny back 70
and saw man sli he fell right BY the door on his
face he fell towards the door; ne fell about step
or i've S% the aG sSs think over six
bd u hear ssSZ
waS fired; 1t was said by gentleman with light
Ytsi @ sGSt ;su did
front Of the door; he had one foot on the steps;
think only one shot mad been fred when saw him
on iou sSds or
Q. Who fired the shots you saw tiredf A. Scan
nell; he had one foot on the doorstep at the time;
he was ahead OF the body, nearer the door, as 1t
lay on the floor; the remark "J0hn, d0n't" was
spoken aloud and quickly.
scannelI wore sort Of scowi on his face and did
pot look up. He rested Ills elbow on the table and
his cheek on his knuckies, and seemed to be think
timony.
3: Dia you see the pistol' A. did. sir; it was
O. How did it compare In size and appearance
with this lhoiding up the large revolver pre- pre-
that; Tom Canary was near me and SAID ''Who is
that ?" and said, ut Is Tom Donohoe;" knew
observation-disclosures Shook and I were
standing together; scannell shook hands with both
Of us; didn't see him In any position during the
firing than that have described.
Francis II. Hamilton was next sworn and testi-
ned-I reside at 1872 West Thirty-f street; know
ceased; saw D0nohoe on the night Of the shoot
ing at the pool room somewhere, should Judge,
think he was about the centre o the room nut
toward the eastern side; he was going toward the
door With Mr.. John Nes6itt; saw scanneil about
minute after I saw Donohoe; he was talking
with some gentlemen whom 1 do not know;
west at the time, and bonohoe was facing to the
diately Il" walked Wake toward the door, and scanne
stepped past me toward the centre OF the floor;
didn't see any one step past me with him; should
think 1t was not to exceed minute after Scannell
stepped past me till heard the shot; was stand
ing at the rear end OF the bar. towards Twenty.
not see the shot fred; the sound came from the
direction Of the door; should think scannell could
l didn't see Scannell again after he passed me |;
saw Donohoe lying on the floor; think heard
Ave shots; ! didn't see Donohoe lying on the
with his head towards the west jamb of the door,
rather in an oblique position and all In a heap,
alive when saw him; heard no exclamation;
saw the police arrive with stretcher, and saw
The defence did not cross-examine this witness.
Henry Saulspaugh testified am printer;
knew Donohee in his lifetime slightly know the
prisoner also; was In the pool room at the time or
the firing, ON November 2 last; did not see Dono-
hoe there; saw scannell there; that was eight or
twenty feet from the door and opposite it at the
time Of the firing; l heard the shot
red but did not see nen wnp fired It'd
toward the door think heard i've shots nred
did not know that it was Donohoe who was shot
until got into the street; heard no exclamation
had perhaps been in the room about five or ten
minutes when the first shot was fired; 1t was
little after nine, l think, when the firing took
The defence declined to cross-examine this wit
Richard Murphy was next called, and, being
sworn, testlhed-l reside on Jersey City Heights;
knew Thomas Donohoe in his lifetime; am not
acquainted with the prlsOner | was in the pool
room on November q; did not see Donohue there;
heard some shots fred there about fifteen or
ing towards the door, near the oyster
saloon: when the first shot was Tired,
standing at the foot Of the De and
shooting at him; the shots were fired rapidly; the
man was lying down and the man who was firing
was standing right over him saw the barrel Of
the pistol; 1t was good sized pistol; when saw
the last shot fired Scanne was standing on the
steps; alter he fired the third shot he turned to
60 up the steps but turned around and took de-
lberate aim and fired again at the man who was
down; Just about as the last shot was fired some
killed. Tommy Donohoe;" don't know who said
that; saw the BODY .E taken R to the station
witness said the pistol resembled the revolver
produced In Court.
Donohoe In Fulton street, near Ann; l am In
no business 1 have been south for some three
was IN YoTkoWn Vs. II s
to May, 1872; frequently came on visits to New
York; 1t was on one Of those visits that became
acquainted with Donohoe; l don't remember
whether was here in November, 1860; was not
here when Nesbtt and Scannell ran against each
the shooting took place; went there with Mr..
Holden; also spoke there with Mr. Stephenson
who has testified here; was partly facing the door
when the FIRST shot was tired; it was about a mo-
ment after left stephenson that heard the shot;
only remember four shots, Imay have missed one;
l am certain as to the shot fired from the steps;
will swear that the body OF Donohoe was not lying
directly opposite the west lamb OF the door; he was
more opposite the door; don't know whether
Donohoe wore an overcoat or not; he was partly
stripped before he was taken away from the
pool ROOM saw pistol taken from his
clothing; his clothes were torn OPEN l have sold
my plantation to gentleman named Q, ID. Myers;
have been In no business since returned from
Virginia; know John J. Bradley; know Forbes,
Holland and Mr.. Nesbitt, ana w. Q. 0'Brien also:
have known them for some time; policeman, I
think took some things from the body OF Scannell.
Re-direct-Tne body was stripped at the pool
room by q Deputy Coroner; the things taken from
the body were taken BY the police and the Deputy
Coronef 49, - 2 4 ..szzts~5.s l,-1s
Re.cross-I saw some money and a pocketbook
that had been taken rom the body; they were IN
the hands OF a policeman.
This closed the days testimony and proceedings.
SIX court omcers were then called and sworn to
keep proper custody and vigilance OF the Jurors