, 1874-02-07
That O'Meara Knocked Him Down
and Beat Him.
And that Officer ScanIan Pounded Him
with His Revolver.
And that Therefore Ho Shot at
O'Mcara.

him. His roticenco could not ut first bo ao-
counted for, ho always aaBorting TINT ho had no
preiudtcos against my one but lately tho cause
bocamo known. Ho claimed that l,o had been
misroprcaentod by tho press; that imaginative
reporters added nine words to ono ho
uttered, mud honce placed him in m
unfayorable light before tlo public. Two or
threo days ago ho told friend that, II assured
that what lo did sny would bo printed as ho Baid
It, he would give LiB side Of tho story, and tho
truo version Of tho murder. A TRIBUNE report
Or cal1od at the County Jail last night to learn II
this Htatcmant was true, aud Rafferty, said 1t
waa. After exacting promise tint his narra-
tive should not be garblod, he made tho stato-
mont which III subtoinod:
nAFFEnryB STATEMENT.
I was working the briclyarls for N. O. Walker
when the strike occurred, aud, as was one Of
the strikers, I lost my place. That was few
dnys before tho 1st of August, 1879: About
gSe or % ean SpS Fl a seT eTo wGg ELL all day.
per, I went up to Mrs. O'Brion's (tho ualoon
whore tho murder took placel, OH South Unlisted
street, aud took a Beat on beer-keg out.
eide. eide There were re-, four or five Of Us sitting
follows who worked with me. Ny brother Barney
WIS inside tue sa1oon and ho camo out presently
aud vailed up tho Btreet towards tile TranBit
House.
TIE RIOT.
As ho was going along two Germans-ono of
tl,om keeps a saloon thrco or four doors from
Mrs. 0'Bricn' 's-wete coming towards nc, mud
when my brother got opposite them, tue German
cd him OF tho sidewalk. I was facing towards
tho north at tho time-lookng away from them.
Tie other fellows we're looking south, and they
saw tho German strike Barney, and one Of them
turned around aud hit mo with ha elbow, and
says: "That fellow knocked your brother of
the sidewalk" I turned around and eaw Barney
getting up out Of the gutter. The German by
this time was about opposite where wo were. Ha
ha hn s1ax gt opE Teows aos s0ppps after ao5
knocked the German down: Barney got up
on tho sidewalk, and ho and tho othorB went at
the German Haloon.keepor. The Gormnu that
was along With hin-his friend-mado motion
Us if lo was going to draw pistol and jumped
up md said to him, ''Don't you Interfere with
tGoso boys" and he walked bacx Two OF three
PAGES and didn't do anything. I then turned
around and stopped tho boys who were boating
the sidewalk. saved him from being hurt
badly. He was on the sidewalk with llis handa
over Ills head to protect it. crowd had collect.
cd by this time. and picked the German up and
to 0'Brsn's, and stood OIL tho stoop. Then the
other German pointed me out to I'LL officer aa ono
Of tie crowd TINT Ind bcan whipping his
friend.
TILE nloT VARIANT.
Three Or four tlaya afterwards. n fellow named
Tooney and myaeif-on Saturday night it was
(tlo MUSE took place on Wednesday uight)-a
warrant Ind beon sworn out, and wo woro ar
rested for riot, We ataid in jail over Sunday,
to tho station Monday and gave himself up, mud
llo was lot out on $500 bull. Tho trial WIS to
come off some day during the week; don't
Enow what day IT, i think Tuesday or
mud gave himself mp too. That was Thomaa
Crotty.
HELD TO DA1L.
Tho trial came OF, aud VIC were held in 5000
bail to answer at tho Criminal Court. We wero
showed buck into the cells, and wo aont for bail.
George Eager carno in and asked mo II I wanted
to get out. told linn there was four Of lis in,
md we all wanted to got out: "Well," says ho.
II thoy were satisfied, mud somo Of them wero
aud somo wero not. 7 said I didn't
want to stay there on Sunday for $40,
aud says to Eager, "If you will take me out,
yon." I think IL was payday that day, and I
told him that could go up and como down with
tile money that night or in the morning. He
said it didn't make any dilferenco If ho got 1t in
| two or three days.
So he baled mo and my brother Barnoy out.
and we lad just sigued tho bail.bondH when
in in aui said our frionds couldn't
come down. Dan Donovan came along s,g, wtth it.
An,ory, and WALKED to tho cars, taking drink
| OIL tho way. We went iu tho cars up to Halstod
street, md rot out there, and went into saloon
aud bud four or five drinks.
THE TROUBLE WITH DONOVAN.
We separated thore, and Donovan and md
won't aouth on Halsted street as fur Us Douglas
avenue, stopping and taking Q drink in every
sa'oon going along trs1 Ih1 was na+ on bovs
takon place on Saturday. While We were gong
up, Dun commenced talking about not coming
down to testify for me. had aubpmnaed him.
says: "Yon might as we'll have come down
to the bother Of subpunainng you" In the first
place went to him aud asked him to como down,
as ho knew didn't do anything to tho German.
Flo said he wouldn't 60. mud told him that ho
and should not put me to tue trouble Of having
him brought down. He said ho didn't care, aud
he woulan't 60 anyway. Whom We woro going
along TINT night ho wanted to apologize to mo,
and I told him that did not want any apology.
Ho appealed to mo, and ! stopped him, aud ho
started to talking about It again. That was
drinking. The last drink wo lad vas @ iu Con
Tracoy'a. we loft there Willie w, we
wanted 10 talk about it again, and got pretty
sauoy about it, and told him that didn't
think that 10 was anything Of Q man that Il
lie WIS dif1erent nun ho would llayo come
around aud Lit lin. There. waa couple Of
follows along with u.s. aud when hit him they
caught hold @! nc; but when 10 attempted
| to hit ne they lot MO 70, ana gave Mm
good lickinK but didn't lurt him much. l
| loft him with tho fellows, and went up to my
fatlors, but didn't htay tlore more than couple
OF minutes. thon walked down the street,
at,i after takiug anotlor drink,
WENT OVER 70 THE WEST Side
| to tho house Of q German friend OF mine, sud
aad there all night. I got mp about 8 O'Clock
| In tho morning Sunday morning-and he aud I
| won't out mud took two or tllreo drinlss thou
said guessed would 80 home. l didn't know
where tAoy wero going to atTest mo. It was
| no late when l1ad tho Inugs that didn't think
tlloy could pot warrant out tint night. ] know
oil tho Justcos' oaoos were slut up, and didn't
| think warrant could bo iRaued knew Quo
could not DO got GU Sunday VOL, wont into
ltyan's, witt! whom wns pretty well acquainted.
| aud told Ryan tint Ind had a muss. aud 10
| didn't boliave tho fellow could get any Warrant
| On Saturday night, but to make aura Of y" he
says, ~ will 60 up therq - ITO tho South Branch
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