The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-09-06
The Hyde Park Tragedy.-The Accused Par
ties have Hearing and are Bound Over t
Await the Action Of the Grand jury.

We were present during the examination of
William Kelley, Thos Kelly (his son, Michael
Mahany and Arthur Mozart, charged with the
murder OF Michael O'Connor, the particulars of
which We're stated in the ANrI-MoSoPoLIsr last
week. The examination commenced b. fore
Justices La Mont and Ritter, in the town of
Hyde Park, on FRIDAY 9th inst, and was con-
tinued up to Tuesday evening 3lst, when ow-
ing to threats being made of lynching two of
h prisoners by moi, discretion was s'deelned
the better part OF valor," and Sheriff Smith at
once started with the two prisoner in question
tor Lake City, where he arrived in safety about
ten O'Clock The Court and other two priso-
hers following the next morning, and the ex-
animation continued up to noon to- day. Thurs
day when all four OF the prisoners We're bound
| over to await the action Of the grand Jury
which convenes in November The evidence
shows conclusivey as follows. That on Sun
day, Aug 22d, the tour defendants We're down
| at Funk vender OF wet groceries, about a
| mite and half from kellev's house, holding a
sort OF Qualification, hen Kellys little girl came
i'll and said that O'Connor was up rolbing Kel.
Tvs house. All at once started Tor Kellys but
no OConnor was found there. Mozart. Ma
hany and Thos. Kelly, then started for O'Cou-
norss They found o Connor engaged in driv-
ing his reaper. Mozart assaulted O'Connor
with knife, but was detained from doing NOR
tai injury by Andy Kelly who was binding in
the field at the time. The three defendants
then repaired to the house of Kelly when Nc
Cant said If any man would give HIM $50 he
would go and shoot O'Connor Kelly told him
that he would give 500 if he would, and that
if he would no, he Kelly would before he went
to bed that night. Mozart then loaded a gun
and started out, returned in few moments
and said he had shot into O'Connor's house
| through the open door He then again loaded
| tie gun the second time came back and said he
met OiConnor on the road, and OConnor call
ed him . name, and asked who was there, Nc
| Cart called him a name and said it was him.
and told OCoDner to shoot O'Connor shot
and then he Mozart shot, and thought he
must have hit him. Mozart then loaded the
gun the third time and went ont remaining a
short time when he returned hung up the gun
and shortly after went to bed, where he was
arrested with the other parties during the night
| There were several important witne ses sworn
among whom was Andrew Kelley and Maria
PAYNE who testified in substance 10 the above
facts. There was no evidence in our opinion
that implicated Thos. Kelly in the affair ar.v
farther than the fact that be like poor Tray was
caught IN tad company, and We have no doubt
but he will be acquitted, and If so, the lesson
NAV BE- an appreciative one to him. Mahany
seems to have had hand In assaulting O'Con-
nor in the field that is he assisted in stopping
| 0sConnor's team W. ]. Hahn, Esq, is aftor-
ney in behalf of the state, and ii D. Stocker,
Esq. of the law firm of Brown & Stocker for the
defense. The investigation has been conducted
| fairly and honorablv by the Court and Counsel
and i'm partial Justice done TO all concerned