The New York herald., 1874-11-08
THE MKENNA HOMICIDE.

Croker O'Brien-O'Brien VS.. Ifckey-
Charges and Counter Charges in n
Police COurt-Thc Inqucgt To BE Held
TO.Morrow.
The unfortunate ARRAY which occurred on the
day OF election In the Twenty-nrst ward, by which
the man McKenna lost his lie, Still forms prom
inent feature OF conversation among the uptown
politicians. Yesterday another chapter was added
TO the history OF the melancholy tragedy by the
appearance at the Yorkve Police Court OF the
different parties involved In the affair. Their
business 10 this Court was to prefer charges and
counter charges against one another to all OF
which Judge Murray listened with proyerbal
judicial interest.
Ex-senator O'Brien, accompanied by one of his
brothers, ex-Judge BlXby and several friends,
was the first to come into the court room his
presence there beng for the purpose OF answer
ing TO a charge OF assault and battery preferred
against him by Coroner Croker on Friday About
fifteen minutes later Coroner Croker, accompanied
by Mr. John Kelly. Coroner Wotman, Colonel rel.
lows and several Others appeared.
Shortly afterward ex-senator O'Brien was called
to the bar 10 answer the charge against him.
Coroner Croker took the witness stand and re.
terated his charge against O'Brien OF striking him
on election day with his clenched fist, The Court
then asked the ex-senator what he had to saw in
answer to the charge against him, to which the ac-
cused replied
stNOT GUILTY."
Judge Murray then asked the complainant where
the difficulty had occurred, and was answered by
Coroner Croker that the assault upon MIN was the
beginning or the fight IN which Jonn McKenna
had, most unfortunately, lost his llfe 1t had oc.
Cured on second avenue, within 1uy feet or 80
or Tnlrty-fourth street. Examination was waived
by the defendant, who elected TO be tried at the
Special Sessions and gave bau in $500 to appear
at that court lor trial, Judge Bixby becoming MI.
o'Bren's surety: y.1,vv NC u,rr.v
This case was then called, ana III response eX-
Senator O'Brien took the witness stand, while the
defendant, Mr.. George Hickey, VINO had also come
into court on the same footing as his accuser had
done, placed himself at the prisoners bar. On
being sworn, tine ex-senator testified as follows =
while waking on second avenue, near Thirty
fourth street, on the morning If election, saw
two OF my friends III conversation with Croker
and surrounded by SIX or seven persons |;
one of them beckoned to me and l
went up to them, when Croker said "we
"Get out, don't want any repeaters around me -
the fight then began, and several shots were fired
think. fired IL, and the accused fired another at
me-"
The prisoner Hickey was then asked by the
Court what ne had 10 say. and he replied
"NOT GUILTY."
Mr.. O'Brien being asked II he had any witnesses
in Court replied tnat he desired no examination
in this Court, but would go before another trl-
bunal where proper hearing would be mad.
Colonel Fellows appeared 1or Hickey, and SAID
he waived an examination. The accused was
tnen placedunder S., QUO bail, which was gwen by
MIR. Edward Carroll
ANOTHER CHARGE AGAINST HICKEY.
Patrick Craig, cousin of the murdered man,
John McKenna, then applied to the Court Tor
warrant against Hickey, who had, In the mean
time. left the court room. One OF the shots, he
sald, that Hickey had fired on the day OF the gnt
was meant for HIM. The warrant was granted
after some delay and Placed in the hands OF one
OF the Court officers Tor execution.
THE INQUEST.
Coroner Woltman yesterday, through his secre:
tary, MI John L. Toal, notified District Attorney
Phelps that the Investigator III the case OF John
McKenna would take place at the Coroners' Office,
Houston street, at eleven O'Clock to- morrow (Mon-
day morning 1t is probable that the District
Attorney or one OF his ASSISTANTS will be present
at tne lnquistiOn Not less than lorty or fifty wit
nesses nave already been summoned to give their
testimony and late yesterday afternoon Captain
Aiaire, OF the Twenty-irst precinct sent to the