, 1875-09-25
Investigating the Shooting Of the
Woman Stewart.
IN Intelligent Hackmnn Gireg His Idea
OF tho Meaning of "COr.
robnratc.u
pisagreoing Statements Of the Men and
Women Examined,
Tie Prisoners Story Of tho Affair.

I a. No. 6S WeBt Mnlfeon street. yory fuw fact,
wore oc|tod In addition 10 what has hcretofor,
been publlslscd. porllaps becasiao the osan,ipa
top Of Witnesses WAS conducted In precisely t',t
modc calculated to clclt nothing, tho f)rs
question asked oscl witncss being
ADO yol corroborato tho statement
Of tho othor wltnesscs7' Whotl,or from this
u frc1n tho fact that tho witnessea wcro mostt,
drunk At tho time OF tllc shooting nuthns ap.
proachuE 10 ali intelllgibIs statcmont OF tho oc.
:urtcuccs preceding aud which lod to tho s,,oot-
ng could 10 obsained from any of tho wItucsscs
Ihe frat vitnoss examined WAS
MAnrtN nEAnY,
sbo, being sTorn. testified AZ follows ro.;de
Il Is West Madison street, and by occ,pu.
ion am hfngomakor. About 2 or ba)f.
,.st o'clock Wednesday, morning, I
xns It 68 Wost Madison s.rcot A.
;he, saloon. Mcdonald, sl,o deceased,
AID bcgau s, .,;, ;a,fooI..g" together; McDonsl.l
Eo1 & ap ana aa,a. "li TX you. Fiddler Neary.'
tme. hut heard II aha,', Madden rau M and
look bold Ut Mcdonald, when he (atcf1onaIdj j
arcl aEalh. Tho roota wns lighted bv kero-
esnc !stnt'. heard the docosaad Acrcnn,. "Oh
Iaol' aud Hllc fell in my arms. I laid 1or on
NI. and then ran ont Ut tho room. aud raw
30 more Aftor lima ca1ne back nt,.l Baw
lhs nlntol Oh clair: INV no one tRko 1t
4 vas small pistol with aeroral bnrrols.
we're friends. Mcdonald, tho deceased, and
myself wero not tho only ol.eH In tho room. Slr.
aIadt!sn, Frauk AtnbfoHe, aud Edward Shaw
cross were alHo there. Mr. Mcdonald aimed the
seapo1 At me; Tho decsaaed dld not belong It
on Ler tho day Irsrlons iInosdAy> BY
Mcdonald. vas not intoxicated; think
Mcdonald and tho deceased Hero.
hntfE Era Nal h11 ttrA
hRyo lived in The city about two weeks. After
the shooting picked lip chnir aud throw il ut
slcDouald. Dl,rhg tho tslBs'o l should havo
thrown Mcdonald Lad 10 not slipped out Of my
[Eaap. -....
WILLIAM MADpEs.
;he bartender n No. ~ West Madison atrect
TAs suon, and testified 1 hsye board
he testimony OF Neary, and corsobotato
III ,-,s avery pa,rticu%lnr. n,!is % ! saw tho
s'osoF n fns snE On es,r sfIsr Q; 'H shootne
;olin the handH Of Mcdonald during tho tusso,
lle Na1 intoxicated. Two shots wcro E1od, and
,nce tho pistol suappod and missed fire, l was
:here during tfie tussle they wore simply fool
befure hc nrod tho fatal shot, and Eaid "oIac,
ilo M ' saloon vas xS' not opon On" At 3''an; tho
line. We we're all in q back roou,.
ihoro Uero two shots fred whi!c had hold Of
Mcponald'a arm. Tho last aboi went nndor The
hbln, There IL no siue entrance 10 tha back
toom ; tho ENTRANCE ia through tho saloon tho
lxhts In the saloon had been put cut before tho
'hootiug.
EDWARD enAwonoss,
'sofn, testified live 1T IS West Madison
!srses; an a bartender; hayo tended bar there,
lut ma not doug 30 at the timH Ut The ghnot-
ng- ! Vas present wI,eu tho decoasod
~ shot I have heard the testimony OF
ncnta. did not aeo the deceased, Mclaughlin,
ha SeafY come in. was asleep in bod at tile
TINS. Tho tuaBlo aroused mo. and awoks bo-
Efo the shots werc fired. I Aaw Mcdonald
tu 1s. out .ho pistol. ue stepped back about
~ ti1 yon.' aud fl1od.. Two ahotu vero fired,
ho !ts. Of Elich struck deceased, l called ont
ny uod, Mac. SEQ wLat you have DONE" The
Iseossed WAS lying bn tho floor calling to bic
tontld to come to her. Dopnelly, = brother OF
lrDonaid
THANK AMBROSE,
ssorn' testified: 1.-Two Nc " South Jefferson
erect arl . tack. driver. l was presout At tho
Quaseton-Dy tho the Coroner Do you corrob
nesacs? Wv
Answor-No, do not.
,S.t y Mat,lsn Mclaughlin. Do you know
nn-h1es; whether he ia guilty or not guilty.
#A.cments 1nado2 Wv
A-fee,
o:-H,so you anything to add TO what h.s
A.-Nolhlng.
4.-hy Warden Mclaughlin What WAS said
a!oro tue tusa!o9 "@'''' ''s '"'A
,t1ons ,ht1,mSsotsins They wore sitting there, aud.
saur s not,;nn Tos sot into friendly sushs: 1was
,Is ,,Isus nututn8 thAt night. and WAS pretty full !
rhss.msa we a. oontost ~ to who should no down.
-. ~ eaaae ~, OF tha tusslo was Ncarv. NcDonaId
H. H., Hnon he got up ha said .'tl pl,o,, you,
'IolsI; asT the pihtol in McDonall's hand.
NY qnAFrolinR about tho gtsl?
~, .d,No' ~ tlaJ woFnt talking about tho lady. I |
- ~ reg VINO ctlnohed first. Was drunk, b,,t |
euA ,Ha. Auo" enough to know what was aatti. The |
Ges tn a. me tasslc was to throw Oh tho bod not
,.1. ne months and Noary about two weeks I Was
~ row hoRan ny ~'''"s o"''
H-Ean,sh H'--Enat do y9u m moan by tho row7 |
@'esin'e so1 g'r1a At No, 81. They wore iu thore
w. u VI went out or woroput ont, Two Aosn ths do.
- ~ tat oat 9t thoro several timas. took no
,,,. 5AMxs MpoaA1p,
Ta.sr arrest for tho shooting. was asked by tho
soiohos II no Desired to mako anv ntsto,no"t
W. WI answered 10 would not say ANYTHING incmi,
@PMoa @ hl.ntsf. lie sald ho desired 10 enshs n
sni, sm.s fno, maish he did without being sworn. Il
~ nae thare-we had no words thht I knnw ~
httesuKht ~. nI1 hoi Of mo and her, snd threw @ W. ua
@G ped-hoth OF us. Then scuflie5 nns frora
aa9, aasnr, SUD toll out Of bed on tbs fIoor and
+! ttsip could recover he aEslu throw ms unou nou
Msg!ri; HFm pot mistaken her uarson 'rua %.a
ssseinoo a. ta1 tlme. ! had no Mouor in ma
pa ", .ntt, oniy we1ss9eer whasLer auyboay ~ I
Melted ne until that evening but y thSx nSsef
s.a.nto1'estod that evening, don't ssnt -
a{lny mora about It. Ths Iess nv t,a "*ns ah 70
sstn betteE It may be for ne, '~' LILO aooas
Mrden Mclaughlin suggested that Mor,o,.,a
ns't desEo 70 pus questions throu~,, thoGa!a ~ Ga
W. to the Wltnassea already examiaed wv W.T.
:. saoneFIIhat might be going too far Ioto n,
tqsGt qas,Donsl4-No' nal don't oszs 10 a.y anything
LUCY FHELPt.
ssen, testified: At the tims Of tho ahoo,,,
ssqtped 1t No. 187 East AAdlaoa sttoat viz. ~
svesssed. Wa. with hor from. about o ocInot NY W
m,stnotnlng W. she waa shot until sho d,ad. H.
me- oa Mo" ~ she called him, ouita ot,a'' ao
y Up her death. She said he was not Ia iii ~"
%15aew .1sai no waa not; and sho requested that ~
.uoaa saN 60 to him and tell him 10. bhe did M
~ mn to th4nk As wAa in The wrong in c.nss
1 1uSler death. She said hs had baen iInnosaJ
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