New-York tribune., 1874-12-12
McKenna fell watched himto sec II no could get up ;
he got on his knees, but fell back again.
A Ri0In CR0as- -RY ANIMATION.


soft low felt hat The witness said that when McKenna
made grab for the pistol the man turned on nun IN. .
hand az IL 10 shade hrs head from the ball. and turned
aside little After McKenna tell bis body lay aIinSst
Mr. Rollins asked whether the people on on ,o the curb s
could the ARRAY just as well as 1v ne oh
esea ns i' to by Mr. Clinton and MT EoIU:
question into 0sSor sss % oSsaracs
the view Of other persons standing there bnt tbs cues
ton destined never to BE- Dy % n .v in S
simpie way II tell you can't speak for anybody put
myself myself; McKsnna but wasn't looking out for
ase witness said that when the who nrod at MO
% on ts Gs e s both
and McKenna were III front OF the oystersaloon aIa
the m SAID oSe nsn
He was asked II he anybody else shoot, sno no & %
RSd s sSoc Cns sno
man did with the pistol after he had snot test
RSqs GSsn TSsa over the TO '6s osrons inquest
Instance. that part where a the VIII witness second
testified 1sd snai ee wns looking at oBre and
and didn't know what source either OF tnen eau
sAcsp Sed could not say eHaety Looking q.
Oi,rien and Croker when heard the shoa" Tpe que
mon Was was W.n ps you or did
the man % as shot He replied sd red sess tse
second shotP ayes, the pistol IN his hand after
and saw HS ss, the me- and ne
VINO fired the second shot was right beside me-. MT mr..
Rollins asked hiD II he would know MN no saw @ ni
who fred the rs shot He had seen one Of these men
since OF the Corouers inquest -. ar ,.u,..
REsSf ~ s he
WAS reP'S ihsY wss
of Them That bit McKenna =" "No." Haven't you
said you don't know who fred those sho,si a., Not 70
was mistake il said So" was the reply,
very amusing scene Occur 0Hcu,rs & RSs m McRenna
position while he himself assumed the position OF t9e
man VINO shot MeKeuna Ihersupoa Go1sacp@Te co hes Ir
Rolius suffered good deal OF nconyenient pac lG;
lie consented once to make believe srlhe az az th tbo
jury with an expression OF great oS ssra u snS
naeh. VIII HAVING avoided Mr.. Rclnss terrific grab
illustrating the way IN which McKenna seized the man an
hand ana fred The jurors not yet satisfied proposed to
it again. aud the witness again TOOK ms
Inns refused rather grufy to ediy the court and this
little thus lost much OF It's enectyeness Mr.
aSonis APPROACH ear enough to put hts ugsr his
| head showing the place OF the wound Ihe "Itness
SPOT Cn I above the an esr saying he
it there because he reMem6er1d saying M whea
he back TO the Coroner G!ter Mehenna leH lnas
| "he must have got 1t over the ear"
CROKER FIGHTING WITHOUT PISTOL
This closed the testimony Of the poor harassed Wit
ness, and David J. Daily was called. He said he had
known OBrien and Croker several years; he saw fhe
when they together election day; they had
oen e9sry ss 6roSc but saw CroRer strike him. he
saw pa9 strike Cr9ker on the shoulder WIN heavy
walking Stick; then he heard shot, and saw Mckenha
| jusi as he was falling 10 the ground.
Did Croker. from the time you first saw him until
you saw hc&Gnna Ken 5n nave any nns n s laen
Mr.. Clinton gave the witness to Mr. Rolins In
aTepSSS he admitted that Ee had been once for an in
ringement OF the Excise law He then described again
toned about the testimony at the Coroners inquest.
and said that when he signed his testimony no was told
never thought he was drunk when he Ee, too
wanted 10 correct portion of his testimony before The
Coroner, where he Is reported saying t1at he saw
him (AcKenual up the and fall" The wit
ness said he sad Ihem." meaning the crowd run up
scene of the tragedy he said that Bors struck Croker
after Nc Renna fell The first shot distant one.
GeoTse ~ Mckey waving pistol arouhds 10 circle
while the witness tried TO crowd into doorway to get
Clinton mad word to say to the witne;, lin in re-
direct e eo cep e n ihe ons
Room" in EaIi-st, with q. W. Mclean, r. L. Cutting,
partment i Of the Tax Once. He mad always been
irendly TO O'Brien. aud was on ELECTION day WORKING
lie was helping OBrIen. lie even offered 10 80 bail for
stephen OBrlen lhat morning Mr.. Phelps and mr.
acconst Un Of the positions he had held and at
last Mr. Phelps could stand no longer and objected
him of Lord Dundrearys question: "Doe, your brother
like cheese r. Lansater As the ,n witness left EFT the
ever know more honest competent. and intelligent
officer than yourself 7" but the rather lmpudent ques
tiou met with prompt retort. which could only be
heard in immediate vicinity, bat there, indeed it
raised the ready laugh.
FEATURES OF THE AFFRAY.
The next witness James Palmer, plasterer, who
swore tLat he at the polling place just after the
fight began; he rushed down to the scene, and saw
O'BIien AID Croker near together; he had known
OBren Is years and Croker 10; when he reached he
scene. Officer SDythe between O'Brirn aud Croker
and nad his hands Oh the latter. whose hat was of:
three four shots he heard nred and McKenna fell 1t
tn hlm Uha al haA hDa h-ad mo
witness tuen on the corner six or eight feet north
rss the %ps pGs on was 'hs
little further back on the sidewalk, and nearer Thirty
h. saw Hickey aud saerdan with pistols this was alter
tine police had got hold OF them he only saw two ps-
tolls.
Mr.. Phelps during severe cross-examnation, asked
u he was sure that Croker did not put the pistol to
lows asked whether he could that Croker did
fire tue shot. and he said he could
Thomas Higgins, hqnordealer, came next BE
Croker and OBrien together fighting Orien striking
first. The point Of his testimony was from the
time be irst saw Croker unii he saw McKenna fa he
weapon In Croker's hands He finally sand that
he good terms with OBrieD, and, fact, sup
Dennis Mahoney, the next witness testified: On the
day OF the election was the northeast cOrper Of
secOndave. and Thirty yIOurth-st; eectioneering
for Tammany Hall that was what brought me there
tne first OF the distuI bance when OBrien and
Croker we're together heard angry words pass be-
tween them saw O'Brien strike Croker just as got
the sidewalk at That time witnin six feet OF
them; then Croker strke back. and both cnched;
after they clDched Croker stepped backward of the
curbsOne into the street, and just he did that heard
pislOlshOt and then Two three shots together in
quick succession; did not see McKenna fall at the
tune the first shot fired Croker stepped back from
the curb On the street backward then jumped from
the street on TO the curb when Croker got into the
street O'Brien ssid "arrest that man."
@ DID Croker have pistol In his hands n weapon
OF any kiDd3 A. He had nothing In hs hauds whatso.
ever after the three shots heard two more; heard
some one halloa on the street. and looked around
between O'Bren and Croker; thea McKe1na
lying there with hs head eight feet from the curDstone;
policeman put his hand ON Crokers right shoulder
after first SHOT just lie stepped off the curb.
Crosse examinalion-At the time the shot was fired
OBrien Croker not fighting; 10 person got
between Croker ana myself up to the time he was
arrested; took my eyes off Croker there were
twelve workers there for Tammany Hail ON the day of
election; at the lime saw George Hickey he Is
faaf fram liar