, 1874-02-22

4 few days ago, young man carried around
10 tho different newspaper Offices petition
asking the Governor not to commute the Sen
tauco OF Rafferty,. AL the signatures possible
veto obtained, and the document was sen. to
Springfield, and hernlded as an expression of
tho sentiments Of the press Of Chicago. Those
Who signed tho petition were the following
Charley No1throp, Fred 81. Sohlichter, ]. ..
Thompson, Andrew Shumao, Franz Gilbert, H.
IL Hugnnin. J. W. Larrin1ore, Charley Andrews,
Clint PArlhurst. r. Z. Hoyt, J: T: Whnley,
John Gordon, c. n. Lamont, ". II. TaIlor, G.
L. Willard, n. c. Jennings. G. Shaekelford, z.
T. Trafton, n. z. Stone. Z. E. Ne7lna, s. +.
RanGson, S. L. Sholes, II. L. Adams. and ". G.
Webb.
4 petition favoring the communication, which
WIS sent to Waukeesu several days ago, wss Io-
turned to 3lr. Small, nanerty's counsel, yeste1-
dsy, with quite number Of signatures. It will
be cent to tie Governor to-day.
Rafferty, IL ariIl an inmate OF Cook County
Jail. Tie officials IRA very retlcent as to tho
time Of his removal to the NauEegan prison,
where, it is expected, the criminal will close his
earthly cal eer Friday afternoon
The following note is from Mr. MoDernott,
who made the charges 1gainst sergt Hood, pub
iahed in TEE Tn1nUSE yesterday morning
70 tbs Edttor q The Chicago Tribune:
61R: During the Inst twenty years have
written many letters in The TRIBUNE, uuth it
merged in Tho Democratic Press, and again since
it has taken its old name. I leave the public to
testify that I ha7o always stated tho truth.
Therefore, ash to state the following factst
Geometry:
David Donovan aud Christopher Rafferty, had
= slight ecuflle Oh Saturday, Aug. 8, 1872. Dono-
van came ont second best. He and his cousin,
llobe,t Corcoran, went to the Bridgeport Police
fitation Sunday, the 4th OF August, whero Serst.
Hood told Donovan that he could not get = W.
rant until next day, Mona1y, the 9Th ef A.ku5t H.
They returned to their bo1lulng -hr.1of ASps ~
..Ir, Patrick Tracy, wiIhi2 $50 PAGES VI i'ane1tJ
house. where theT told up"a:ds OF twelve board
+rn Ind Nr. Tracy sAzt lie, Donovan. could get
IN warra:,t nntu next day, and that Donovan
Tontl h,To no moro to do against Rafferty,.
D,noyan seut Ills cousin, Co1cofan, to inform
the Rafferty, family OF hls forgiveness, ant ha1-
.rertr's father informed him tha: al wns settled,
and that lie need not fosz. About 1870 P. N: on
SUNDAY, taa 9Th CT August, 1872, Sergs. Hood
cent Officers O'Men1a and Scaalan TO bring in
g:4so1ty, right or wrong. Potter Burns, William
Enookg, and d.. Wilder were in the station when
This order was gwen.
Rafferty, was chased 80 closely that he h1d to
throw OF Lis new cont, worth S35. and intuition
lis Bhrt-bo5ou1, and entered Mrs. OBrtena
With his pants muddy. In about Six mtnutea
the officers entered and shortly after undertook
lack door aud O'Mcara uear the front. When
bcanlan .r1ad tue supposed warrant, Rafferty,
told them 1t Was no warrant ead would not go
with thom on 1t, and then nade for the door,
when O'Aleara moved D little 20 as to put his
lack to the door. There was scufle and shots
fired ed-Ea1eriy'e bail passed through the ice-
box men, where Scaulan was STOPPING, and al
other ball killed O'aleara. O'Meara was found
NTH loaded revolver III his hip pocket and
billy OF slung-ehot tied around his wrist, show
ing that he VAS well prepared for action: Rat
ferty had q navy revolver with round balls OF a
ca!ibre. O'Aeara had = email ono with ballt
Of 50 calibre. RaGorty's bali was round;
large, and heavy. o'AeaIa's s!nsA and
pointed, thus making 3 remarkable difference.
ii it vas Ralrcrr5's ball that killed o'Mcarn,
Why not produce II; as it did not pass through
the body, it could be found, ~ in hundreds OF
similar cases. The warrant produced in court
IS dated Aug. S, 1872; this was given 1T given
as Al) Oh the 4th; therefore the officers could
not but see it's illcenlty. On these grounds
Eeck the removal Of sorgean. Hood from the po-
lice force, aud have signed The petition to COM
mute Ratfe1ty'a sentence.
M1cHAEL McDEn4orT. City Surveyor.
C81ClEo Fab IL. 1874