Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-20

Kicked him after he fill. Chancey
walked aroun0gMalloy and hit Shea
vice, with the stick, In the head, then
hey run, throwing tho stick In
he ditch. Saw them next at Zalaff q
grocery, going to Leroy Williams
rouse. Malloy then came back to the
corner and made water, and here he
was arrested. The stick present Is the |
,ne Shea was struck with. CLANCY |
hen went into Leroy Williams. II
frank beer with him there. He,
CLANCY, told me not to say any thing
about It. He did not think any one
knew him. Did not know whether
he had killed him or not, thought he
had hurt him. /. was there when
CLANCY was arrested. / had been de-
laying him till the officers came.
CLANCY said they could take him, but
he was not the man. Mr.. Shea had
done nothing or said nothing to irri.
tate the men, Malloy or CLANCY, that
] know Of JOHN VAN HusTLING.
JOHN H. M'FARLIN,
Age 16; residence Chicago; cav Bra.
dy lying at the corner Of Main and
Jefferson Streets Shea was trying to
get him to 60 to tho shop did not see
the blows bat heard them / think; .
man with rough hair stepped up and
struck the blow / was standing near
Zulauf q grocery; heard three blows
struck; Shea was trying to get into the
shop when the blows were struck /;
heard Shea say "it Is my own single-
tree, let it alone"
1888 JOHN II. McFARLIN.
: JOHN wHALER,
Sworn, says: Work in boiler shop,
met John Shea on side walk near his
own door; he said Brady had thrown
q stone in the window and hurt wo-
man saw Shea hit Brady with club
near Gray's store; fellow ran ont
and grabbed the club ; he was dressed
in white pants and had slippers or low
shoes ON, and tried to take the club
from Shea; they went down the street
together; Shea said 'let go, this is my
single-tree !" Shea said fare you taking
Brady's part = he said nno, I am not =
saw the ;man strike Shea with sorne-
thing he drew from his pocket; Shea
then ran to the shop and tried to get
In the man now arrested and who was
dressed in dark clothes hit him with
his fist and held him while the other
man hit him with club twice while
he WAS standing and twice while be
fell. Tho man that John Gray arrest
ed, and who was dressed In light
clothes, 10 the man who struck the
hl0vUa with the cluh as faF EG
Signed] JOHN WHALEN. q
" DAN HARMON
Sworn. Am D bricklayer; saw the
trouble between Shea. Chancey and
Malloy on the evening Of Aug. 18th,
1874, about 8 or 9:l5p. m. Firet seen
them between Znlaufrs building and
Masonic hall. The largest man, and
| the one dressed Ia dark clothes had
hold of Shea's left arm the other man
dressed in light pants, had hold Of
Shea's other arm, and'als Of the sin
gle-tree. The man who had hold OF
Shea's right arm was trying to take
the single-tree from Shea
heard Shea say that the single.
tree was his property. / passed
them perhaps 30 feet and met vii
lisrns. He said: .Dan, you 20 back
and watch those men," Followed them
at distance Of Is feet. Caught uI
| with them in tho middle Of the street
about 30 feet from Shea's shop. They
were scufiling for the single tree, She's
said It was his property and would mo-
give It to them. I told these two mer
| to let Shea have 1t, that he would hur
nobody, that he was going to his shop
| The man dressed In dark clothes saidtt
mo God damn your eoul know you
| l saw small man dressed In lighl
clothes draw something from Bit
pocket and bring II to his mouth wher
1t snapped like 3 piece Of rubber.
| said sShea look out for yourself. =
AZ the same time the big man took th,
stick from Shea. Iran to my yart
and Shea started to run. When wa
coming out / heard blows struck ana
saw the stick thrown under the plat
form. Some enc said (and though
It was Shea's voice) "My God
Won have killed me- These twt
men then started and run across tn
street. The stick was the one the!
were scufIling for, and the one tina
was thrown under the platform an.
| the one found under the platform
| abont half On hour afterwards. TIL
two men who were having the scuffit
with Shea were the ones who wer'
Afterwards arrested. The small mai
told the large one to knock that mai
down, meaning me.
s DAMNED HARMON.
JOHN GRAY,
City Marshal, sworn, says arrested
John Chancey at Leroy sWiliiami
boarding house. He was pointed on
to me as being the man who strncl
John Shea. He said to me, 81 wish Z
God / had stayed at my boarding.
house, He said that he had not dom
anything. i took him to Jail ant
searched him, but found no weapons
He was dressed in light colored pants
dark coat, and low shoes.
| JOHN GRAY.
DIR. T. y. Douglass being sworI
says /: Il was called to see John Shea
about ~ O'Clock at residence Of Dan
| lei Harmon. Examined him in CON
nection with Drs. Lewis and Thrsll
Found two wounds on his scalp, on
over tho right side of occipital bon
about three inches long, snothe
wound over the temple on the righ
side at the junction of tho tempora
1 and parietal bones, there was mucl
hemmorage from the wounds and Ais
leading from the right ear. Brough
him homo between IL and - o'clocl
lp. m. He rested easy, during th
night. Saw him again at 9 o'clocl
this morning. He died at 8 o'clock q
m. He spoke when q the house Q
Hannah end recognized Con. Levi,
| He did not speak after he got home
i 100 - $3.50 T. j. DOUGLASS.