, 1875-09-16

Trial OF tho Lad Mooney for Killing
Uonlcy.-.EkoJ Jury still Out.
Thomas alreney, q lad ID years OF ago, WAS
yesterday arraiEned lu tho Criminal Court for
trial upon tie Charge of murdorioea companion
named Edward Conler in divo on West Ran
dolph sttcct over year ago. Tho circumstances
OF tho caso uore published ns tho time, aud IN
briot woro that the two boys met a.
the sa1oou and, after words and tho o1chanxc IT
bows the younger Of The two drew pistol aud shot
his fellow, the wound roauiting fatally uftorwarl.
Assetant ststehAttnrne5 n!rch conducted the rEos-
ooution, and A. y. Truds appssred for Tho dstend-
anL-
DR.. EDWIN POWELL
WIS tho first witntss: c callcd 10 attend tho DE-
ceueed Vi the Coanty Hospital IN October, lh74 and
mid hs cao to hls duath from hemorrhagn caused by
bullet wound. t1o found tho bullet lodged in tho
polya Of Tho 1aceased.
MICHAEL LAT11En
tcatlhul That he Was acquainted VII Coney 11e saw
HauIolIh stscos couoy aprci ii viii Tho rrltoncr,
kicked him. and knocked him dorm: Aftof tlo shoot.
,ns he ssT consy come oas II ss s, s'o1 r. and %d
not kuow who shot Cnnley,
oArIAIt1NE coNLEY,
the mother Of he dcco. aed kad fht The deceased
at the Cluty Hospital aud io toll 7lcr that Mooney
had shot him that they quarrtoa s'ols % ceuls. and
A'ehes 'aos h''n' s,,,o,x n,o,,o
testlhed that he sav consy standing tt hs corner OF
Cau4 aud Randolph strcets acol.i!nx With grl. The
prisoner up and struck tho aecbaeai IN the back.
ConlsJ then slapped him In tho acn. Mean sftorward
kicked tho deceaset and general nehi ensued, I'll
witch Meeney drew pistol. ConIcy crit.i cut, !" roE
God. rake, don't bhoot mel" lie aaw Ahseuey ra5so
the pistol mud shoot.
Thn prosecution here rsatcd tho case.
Tho defenao WAS then commenced. John 1'eancy b.
Ing tho hrst witness. Ho saH Confey attach the pfts-
onet several times.
MARY ). EERw1N
irathed ths4 she the difficulty hetween tbs prls-
orcr nad tbs deceaseA couIcy kick tho pEaonsFs
aud hoard him call him 94rd names.
CATHERINE MEENEY,
tho mother Of tho prisoner, tsstol that her WaA
chair maker, aud au industrious, welbcbAWad buy.
SAe had oftfn heard hin saJ that hs afraid at viu
lcnco from Consy. liz sas not ia t.s haiti Of carry
Ing revolver. 1Ie was httNcsn Is aud Ia years of
age, 6ho did not know Where be go& Tue r4rolEAt.
TH0HAB AEkNkY,
tho youthful prlsonsF. then put tha stand. He
hAd known tia deceased year before the shooting.
Ths deceased hs4 oftou licked hlm, and Wac constantly
threatening bin. On the day Of tho shooting hs h
been prAct!clu9 shooting 1t tho mark tAu EAkA-
ahoEe. IIo met uonlay In tho escniH9 ut No. q WA:
Randolph strest, Ani asked him for a5 conta ho owed
followed tho kicking With striking him with bis nst
lilo then shot conlsy onue. Ia was stAal-
ing u tho doorway Ut tho timo. Tho Wit
ness hsd been tn trouble with ConleJ onco
heore and "aa sentenced to n u0nAs Of Correctinn,
but ths aentencs Has auapended uis oIeosa The
larceny Of ratch and pistol.
bsyeral Other Witnesses were sal1et1, but nothing
new or Matcria WAS addlced.
Iht case VIA then argued at length snd submitted
70 tah Jury. who rst1sna for suatlou. Thsy
s out 1t 10 ocloct, and will rcn.n toiE verdict,
u they roach one, until this naEpug.