The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-24
TgI,loF JOHN ScANNELL,
y,,a ~ NEB lORk f0LiIICS
lV' yllfTVD mn SCINLS.

.,tUf tI,l tue ifesh j. r'u' "' 'i. -'''"''
..on. stu.l room, g"d ~ % other l0rf'
,I..ici .n'ct iom WeNous atttch by
HIrI ,.,.
..r ..t...i the tneorr Of i.-anity-his
..,. tr.r Co. the murder " HIS brother
riding 20 Col. su,nc !. John scan-
... rro.p,rlus. temperate. quiet man.
.....f.f Ii. d,u-tnUr WIS CHANGED, aud AT
o., t., tr A.'i.C D'uohue nc wne Insane. He
Iu.tfcr lintencc loved each her.
,a -,.tl. reusrors. aud in hs part of
.t r.....li... WEI. " r,n Thomas Dono-
N..Itn' Il the IanmurV Ring, and
o,,.. -.anurl WIS % -tltdute fcf Alderman
r... .t..tag Nrh.t Dfuohue'- harroum
...t- Ius rlarc of Tnmmany rcpeaicrs.
i.tt ... Ifr-eurc Sc'nneh went b. that bar
. ... .Hiatl, ly , few friends t. look
.o.r rrir cri,ug,rcI Interests. Florence
r IHa tnst 20 the Back. as he
.... .iin. against the har ~ D'nohue.
mn. wiz. or, the Sd of December. ls5e' ana
tlr,...e wasted away slowi, until the next
,a,. when hc died Ills Last words were, d" |
,u q. ip.. ANA u1nohu' murdered me-
.r,rt-'4 tvry .cuscl Don, suc of the crime,
| sntta,., N.s th,n d power hishcr than the law,
,,l the II urderer was released oa bail. II was
l ri. two year. uefD re any action wGa taken 10y
,Drnl jury. and nOnuhu" was never tried.
fnu .cinnclr- mind was diseased by all thts
.tr-ire. aud he became slice, less, mornse,
asitai,J oS insane inusiuaLgn, and violent ev
.ttl.. n WIS while in that mental condition
~ he found Donohue ia tue pooi room and
Ih, ~ .ier seemed To- bc deeul, affected Nv
t,. narrative. He avertrd HE face, and vii ed
t.s t,e. vttt handkerchief.
TINS NlLIlNo or fLoRENCr sC'NNrLL.
Gnr.,tl Brown was the hist witness foT uio
ferH.r. lt testimony VIA ~ follows
ut Ne. - lsi. went To- ponuhur'. saloon with John
,n .rrice seaauci and i.w others; At about noon
l..-t e here rnd nee ,.li n'N IS I.u
IT,. s,is me. pouohne reg.ieo, "H9c az you 10 80
h. ~ t w., H. ssr Torc. fIea
Opc n, hoor II back tvog aud so,nebods ca,.rd
G..ls n tack ss iiii,t IT, John scsnasii aud went
lse ~ bag rooil; heard v.st5 sat ane soins.
,.e. no Ike harrooln aug found Florence sitting 9a
n liz .l his nifd. rher were Two thrce shots
6er % Tn ie-,ters o. election haa bses SITTING
sent III scauueli left tht Compton Ho'-e At that
Laa
waH,in Ainsley testified rs follows:
sen tfcr, wa thc scsrueii parry. Donohu, De.
oa " - .awSr saa rui nil III 60 ! poeEe seep.
10 m liaa ~ y lo,gLcs vent T. ihy seos OK d.s
~ a.l 10 ~ pou'huc said " scsnAei.. dont g %
rot ,ne taS. room .r'I.i iSur 81 Tvs as 2 as
E .ie o soune q as,ls Sat ou- Vi EN- wa knocs
% "a liosnee vas .ans is 49, s-sl1s. n, "a
n was @s on ne see 6 ' s.s Te sss s1 sq'
rs -ance slipped down ne fior. John scsnls eli
e' g from thg nags room and w'n' Ito 70 SnoS who
..a -hNt w. brother .elo - Inere ne gtss-
peaS9 @ re VIZ n 5 1e 9.ss .9 2es o
geo. 'ff o. e. same time Dono.tes ptt9i vent GA
...t ~ MT against ihe -ile o. be door. fu'-
h- d ''.ed a.oie'n tloasaIg tiiass tl0S Lt he
.a.fed t9 S,tend mel = .at t' s,s..ae
lo-Il ~, shot pguohue. because
n pA0roMr'frc WITNESS.
|" SIR a. ,.y,vns Il this point stopped by Judge
Il r... $500 i"ld him n"t to give his culnion.
n b.H .n vn animated IN his recital. standing
"A -. o.. .Nu-trate th- attitudes 81 the various
I'll s.it.4. .l 3d.. So uc which h. was des ihiug.
ara 9 % - Gu,fl an Ais lSus,- uu thc platform
n to-i.Nr loW hr had lift-d Florence scAnnells
M m,- trr II 10, bach Ver fl-l. Sc tlcs had
IN las .rr, a. me mea tle, vac saocsei doVr WI,
Id ia'--a 'o' ir ne rush ~ name Ses Jghnson
psf0. Jurl all Florence hsd p.tlt-. W. wa lraee
Tfi a-,SSeed TIE an 'aat 1'ssa '! moor 40,
.o,. TO H. 70 Tue 6e., Of N, ' oeiel joan se-sss
s..r : + ~ registered from tho cou.l ilouse be
i'c'-l w a lhch'spt tai When they was robin
IL t,s Nolad. Johu WA u~re. va. IlA up 81
II f.t 'ru rNDh-i He vi, s'.-. A. y'u '..i D. moH
rui> NOR. OF an thaa 10 " al! j worid. ana al
Oeogge McGrath. ex-Alderman. was called Il
II DO 'fy TAFT twelve year ago Donohue shot
Il %.
II Judge Barrett could not see how such evt
II psuc- lid be pertinent ii the defence wa
II n.-,ui,v 10 one Of our defences" said Mr.
N beach. cut We also claim that the shooting
III wns Va self defeDce'
III fI.ge barrett ssid that, - a lawyer. he baC
10. doubt tia the evidence WAS improper; IN
II since Tie supreme Court decision in the stokeN
II g.. e. that threats OF viole0ce uucommunicate'
IL 2 Tire pr'sOnrr are admissible. he had been at
II De-. Nuerc 70 draw the line He admitted The
III tr-'lN lly. wlich was as follows
IL 1885,, -.el y Aohue with pistol IN his hand. Hin
-'l lo''er gentleman got iuro IN argument DonoLu
II vr. O,lul HE bar took pistol out OF aesk. aa
-. % noi1a's saloon aboui t~elye yca-s 40
tt'-- .,l llc Tile quarrel wac al thst time recon
IL cIrA 100 tel became frends.
ii Nr Beach fored To prove that the bullet tina
IL RN.c florence Scnn"ll lifted Dunohue's Tevol
IL yri tuG not the one carried rs John SCaunel
III T. District Attorney objected bur Nlchoia
II A.nsht q MES allowed 10 testify upOn tia
point fte verdict ~ the Coroner jury, cnarg
'Hg'hn D,.ohue murdered Florence scanned
Wa il,p put 10 evidence.
TRAITS OF rHE PRISONER.
Thomas -. johnson. keeper Of the pool room
'WN'u Ionohuc wa killed, testified that JOIN
II M l,, ais that the rDte-foOm II his ultcc Wa
II usri 70 ginlbieis at the tiine u the tragedy
ftt u~l Fagth. formerly phrtner pi Tie prs
n'riu fht COMPTON House testified
Il ~ Joeasogs pool T9op w9 1, pon hle va
"tN he " q lpuaing coward sea -ucll.
Il sni Ill., 9ycro.at g.cEe' " "a he ~
ant ",ier - E .ath q =. reaee th,is ga
90 IlNu nt va doWNcuht afd uluttefe
l rii frequently e. ui hardly recUllcct any tllu
%. Al.tit r. iuu be- had kuuWL ga about. once lie vi
stNFH inf ufst mirb yard BE said Con
H. 1870 .uf. t'nrr Wt=n tomb foIe over fiortne
fn' N" snif. 80, Yes; nad toryof mat That va
tfut nHu'h before nluO'ur- DEATH At The no. y
Nit'-r 81. nom -lrk lunn was constantly pr-
GU t4 y. ru aalat4 49, uuu Gown tac Tl, alklu
II lt srt lie niici Hlp.i nir Nriu with h. hauN
cos h.- eve I0ut'C wlii DO got very 'hlu-p rspirt
'uo4 .ll Nncl lt hIl ult been 90 rfiuR hin..ff.
's" 60 has Ftr Dit Il ABOUT these lnufs lie c1uti
urI foo was' ~ nrs after lureAcc'- .eatt.
l.'i. CAPTAIN Byrne swora tina; one nigl
s"aiu.ll ~ at q reference to his brother
iii nrhih. ana on another ucc SION, ID Wing reu
0hon' murder. he said eNcitedly, Here IL
w'I who aas XIII % the murderer II his br1the
lt- sltiaihctir u.' His manner lmprcsse
it Wiiurrs ls iriationiL
F.'"r woods tho rN-A- semhlym' n. describe
OLD so nnrlls Ia inner ou tue election day aftl
m" -h0ofini oi Forrno" ~ eNcee iinyly eX itc'
ahi ter tat ~ often vacant, preoccupied, an
troubled. lie WIS Itlt and uarg}ri.
Do un Robinson Iave "a account Of three int
Vraa H. which Scdnnrll wh7 distracted q ID n
Vu..
BEACH AND PHRLrs ARousNp.
WA o.. A,liOAerts bad noticed simu rthing
~ hi odd man and was Inclined to eNpi.I
N-umony. District Attoin,y Pncp- stOppe
There seems TO be an effort 10 embarr ~ III
~ teuN"r n,' sad Nh Beach. in his most q.
-g. va,.
lHe r.prr.eot. ion tIat Their. has been