, 1874-01-09

NbA4A uNk tGt4 h1Ak BVEAIIG UI lLs AlGNl1H0n NhB
nnd wantctl hor to discharge them. Whom yhe
saw MchIahon with tho pistol, Mira. Dotlgo,
WHO . %ah gSovaF|lng r. tho house: waa geting
was oncc called ...spanisll Mary" MoNlaloon
was not living With his wife for Bomo time prc
vlous 70 tue woddng. Witness did not know
ti tIat ho 5ssa expected at tho house that night.
wim len lny as,,n On tho aeheap some
sblo to. lie Loaf ' Ills sn'y hovs wore et aos ta
limo and tho girls found thom ID tho ashes, e,
Ii, MitnGss & gould not positively swear tint he waa
lay on an ael, heap on ha faco. aud ret eiok,
8ho oncc aaw him walking on tho atroot when lie
was dFunls; Tho first time Mrs. McN1nhon
turned n her husband OF was in August 1872
ways looked upon Mrs. Moh1alon as Tic s'boss "
OF tho house. When Mrs. N1oAfahon turned hor
Husband a"ay, 1o .yaa dunk. She told him to
gfN alla 9a he saia Il she told him agan ho would
der tho dinng:.room tablo In the morning. aud
ho9rd that 10 frequently lay drunk on tho slde-
walk, and that bis vito usod to go out to him,
mud bog him to 20 Into tue house.
ltEHnY CnousE
for Hoveral weeks by Moalaaon in 197f. Hc
frequently saw hloMnhon drunk, and tho lattor
tHed to keep whisky in tho shop. Witness was
paid regularly once, but on another occasion ho
Tho orcas-oxamination revealed nothing he-
yond the fact that witnesB did not think TINT
McMnhon attended, properly to his businoss
whilo he worked for him.
JOHN T. FnEAnEs
waR sworn. Ha testified that ho worked for
AtoAfallon In 1871. Flo mover saw lin abeo.
lutoly dr1lnE, hut he kept whisky in tho shop.
and used to diink every ak or ueyon minutes.
Moafahon never worked to Witness knowledge.
In the croas.examination wituoBs said that
McMahon mover attended to his business regu-
lally.
DR.. DODGE
wna sworn. He testified TINT ho was not
worry we'll acquainted with Alr. h1cAlahon, having
The tirBt timo ho tnct him WAS whcn ho {wit-
messy was about gong to tho church to get inar-
ried. McMahon came to Lis wife's Aouso, where
wituoas was stopping, and witness hsaid Mrs.
niG M lnhon ssy. :. put up TINT pistol" Witness
the house, ono Of whom WAS Adam Dacr, mud
tl,oy helped A1cAfallon out Of tho house. The
next tinlo wituoBs saw Mc1lallon ho vas pointed
out to him OIL Sato street, aud ho appeared to
bo under tho influence Of liquor. Asa physician,
Of the man, thu. McAlahon WAS habitualy lntem-
potato.
On croBa-cxanination the witness stated that
ho and his wife wero now roslding with Alts.
MloMuhon. at No. 8s8 Chicago avenue. naor aud
house on tho night Of tho :. wedding, wc1o
not OF tho wedding pnrty. Witness did not
know that 11calahon had been Bont for tint
night. Col. Hares pointed out h1cAIaAon to wit
ness when ho saw him tho second tllno on State
street. Tho night Of tho wedding aud the time
llo saw him on Suite street wero tho only two oc-
casioaB whcn witness mot AiuMahon. His gen-
eral appearance on those occas1ouB convinced
witness that Ao was an habitually intemporato
mai.
..... ADAM nAER
was sworn. Ho testified that he WAS at Mrs.
blcAfahon's house OIL tho night OF tho wedding
of DR.. Dodge, aud explained how ho cano to
bo there. While hc was talking to Mrs. Noalallou
door aud Mrs. Mediation told lin tint pho M did did
not want him tloro. Ho persisted in comiug in,
and Mrs. McAfahon cried out, For Gods sake,
don't xii! mo; put up your pistol" Witness
and, after considerable trouble, ho
was very drunk. Witness had seen him worry ofton
during tue last two years, aud ho was druni
oftener than sober. Ue saw him Inst Saturday
and Ao was "protty ;hish."'
.t;. op c1oss- -exaniuation witness stated that ho
would not give hlcMdflou yehiilg to drink ou a
certain occasion hocause lie was drunx and Ind
no money. He did not caro- nbout trusting him.
drunk or sober. Meditation did not astoinpt to
shoot Witness or his companion OF, the night Of
Dr. Dodge'a wedding, and behaved PLEASANTLY
enough aftor ho was taken out OF tho house.
Mn. E. F. MuNYAN
was sworn. Ho testified that he was a mou1bcr
OF tho law firm Of Avory, Runyan tS Co. He
or sir years. Ho frequently saw MclIn.
hon under tic intluonco Of liquor. De-
fore tho October fire he mot
Mcalahon at tho lattel's placo Of business. md
no waB under tho influence Of iiuuor. Witness
called thore to settle some tliifculty hetwcen
McAIahon and his wife, relative to tle nil elosn
Of o Bpau of horscs whicl, ,yero paid for by
checks signed by AfcAlalon, Ho found McsTnl,on
lying in i sido-room at lis sloo in Led. Ho wna
drunk, nnd hari lorsc-pistol il Ills possession.
which lo threatened 10 uso on his wife. and
then dispose Of himself. Witness hclioycil tint
Mr.. Llob furnished tho monov for aira
trip to New York last Mnrc1,.
On cross-osau1ination. Witness naitl TINT
Mca1alon wanted to remove tho horses eom"s
where, aud, hs wifo obicctinr, trouble ena,,a<1.
1t wus to adiust thn fitjicutv tbot la roIiad ~
Witness knew iIotl,iur a,nnr r.. ~.
playin suit for 1ousel,ntd fDrnft1,rn -
On tho redirect oxa1niuntinn. wftncaa ny
plainod how NIoaIahon purchased tl,o snnn nf
oracs, which cost $l,80J. aud were not % wnri,
moro tnan $500, McMahou ga1d tl,nt Mrs H..
Malon furnished tic money. md tint Il World
be all right, She wag known ns D.vcracy ~.