, 1873-11-04

hard worla passed botwoon any ono previous to
the shooting. We worc in tho sa1oon Ave or SIX
minutes before II occurred. never know Of
o'Alea.a having any difficulty with Raflorly. I
never had any myself. Ratforty's reputation is
Mary o'Brien. wife Of tho koopor Of tho saloon
IN which O'Meara was murdered, also gave tosti-
mony, which proved oonfrmatory OF Bcanlan'a,
save that ahe did not know who fired tho two
Hhots, md did not 300 scanlon hide bohind tho
counter, nor hear him shout for holp. sho did
4sr 1ss sfs1S sn St shhs hss e'' h' wouldn't go for the
Thomas Modur and Michael Waters, who woro
In tho saloon at tho timo tho shooting occurred,
gavo evidence similar to TINT Of Mary o'lriou,
aodzS and PaaeSn aTfmdgS msex f Ta9 a 1 5 The 81 %o99ng 9
In tho saloon cont which waa supposed to havo
belonged to RaYorty.
Thi9 ended tho Testimony, and the Jury ro-
turned the following verdict:
That the said Patrick o'hcara carne to hts death,
Grs3s. produced y ps5oin tho hands Of ghrstop6er
tho discharge Of hia duty as police oAlccr.
Tho Coroner committed McGur and Waters to
jail, In default Of 81 800 ball. to appear nB wit
nossos: 1t was tho opinion Of every one present
ty aa much aa possible.
THE AnnEsr.
Tho murder created an intense excitement
IN Bridgeport as o'Moara was known and ro-
is limits Ind the excitement @ ineroaaod CREASED "1in when
| 1t became known that tho murderer was cap-
tured. Tho mon who had boon set to work to
hunt up the villain did so with apparent zost.
and turned inside out MI tho low r1m-holoa Of
the district. During The dny, word came from
small town In tho southwestern portion Of tho
county that Rafferty, had passed through tlore
In tue morning; Deteotives Simmons aud Elliott
loavo tho city in chnao Of the fugitive. Forming
into two parties at a little beyond Summit, they
learned or Nntferty 8 near presence, and headed
him or Officer MahonoV was the lucky man to
mike tho arrest In turning from tho main
road upon tho tow-path Of the oanal ho observed
Raiforty walking quietly along in tho direction
Of Joliet. Presenting pistol to his eur. he or
derod him to atop, aud said no would shoot il
knew enough to behave himsolf under theao IN
inviting circumstances, and entered tho wagon
without making the slightest objection. He was
thon taken to the city as quietly as possible and
locked mp IN tho HarriBon Street Station. He
waa remarkably roticopt, and bogan with tho
true instincts of his clasa, to play the insane
| dodge.
lis F1Hsr TRIAL,
Raffortys first trial commenced in the Crimt-
nal Court before Judge Tree, Sept. 0, 1879,
thirty-hye days after tho murder had been COM
mitted. 4 jury Was finally obtained out Of I.
panel F. ct l2e mon, and after short addresses by
Mr. E. A. Small, tho trnt proceeded with tho
examination Of tho witnesses for tho prosocu-
tion. Tho testimony was short aud to tho point
on tho adjournment for that day only two wit
nesAcs for the prosecution remained to be hoard.
These we're hoard tho day following, Sept. TO-
and FIVE Witnesses soro called to prove the good
character 9f TIE prisoner after which IN equal
show his bad character, Tho states Attorney
then waived the opening speech, and Mr.
Small made an argument for nitiga-
found a gt Tho ststss horny asn
closed for tho prosecution in o fiery, eloquent
speech, and tho Court charged tho Jury briefly
as to the low and evidence in tho case. The jury
the following verdict:
pie y ohrlstephs1 rafferty,. for the murder of Patrick
to be hanged by the neck until dead,
The Court found this verdict TO be INFORMAL
md directed tho Clork to amend it in conformity
with law. which was done as follows:
Ws, The jury, Ind tue defendant guilty IN manner
punishmont that ho suffer death BY hanging. 'e'>
The jury having been polled, md having indi-
vidually agreed to tho verdict, tho Statos At
torney moved for Sentence, and tho prisoners
counsel moved for nou trial.
The prisoner was brought up for aontonce
Sept. ID, Judge Treo on the bcnch when tho
motion for new trial WAS made OIL tho ground
that tho Court refused to give proper instruc-
tions for tho defenso. This motion being over
| ruled and exception taken. motion for arrest
Of Judgment was made on thofollowing grounds:
mat tho uoaft est efroa M ~ refusing ~ o4ange 81
ronua 'uas sno G2nfs s ostoa u INC ehal.
-; W nsaS ~ ~ tn9 .ntt IT, ny cos'
g gtsen III teausis ,la et, o9n.nunce; tnas suo ~
Judgment and that the indictment did not charge
tnat LUG M 9easn ol oMoaFa was oausGd Dy ohr1s-
1opnoT trp Nanorty, @ VI .o plstoA HI ~ LIB naaas.
Ino 4ns' causo cNea "aS shoWh 70 10
incotfoct as loGaraea tne original m
olotment, pas 20 po VOL tahaa as lar as me
copy Inrnlshea 70 tno psisoaer wae concerned,
ana, me mo5l9n tos aTress OF 9uugmohe havang
T.; that fa co;p y " tho
tional reason III tnat tno copy Ut tno llMictmens
intnisnea the prlson9r was 1aulty. inls alao
haVihg pcon oyeltnet, t1e motlon 20 pass sen
tcnce was aotea upon, ana Chrlstopher NalteIey
was eentencou ago 20 oo eonnea n tne oo1niy Jaal
untn Oet :; lot4' a1'o then 20 DO naneeo py 'uo
mock until deaa. -
| THE F1hsr sqrEneEDEA'
Mtainofya5 COUNSEL a woa. ne1oIS ms. Jnstlco NC
Aulster w'tn nls 9Ssopsaons, hna an1eraoaGas