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Faherty who started up the street, and not
Childs, as had been reported.
PULLED HIS PISTOL AND SAID "DlE."

Faherty who started up the street, and not
Childs, as had been reported.
PULLED HIS PISTOL AND SAID "DIE."
Mr., Thomas Killain, who lives at Mr.
Glblln's, was next examined. He was sit.
ting with Mr.. Giblin in front OF his door,
and heard the talk about pulling somebody's
coat, but couldn't tell which of the persons
it was made the remark. There was some
thing said also about going up town. When
Faherty pulled his pistol and fired he said
die" Witness heard no quarrel between
the parties. When Otey came up witness
remarked, referring to Childs, that he was
dead. Heard Faherty make no explanation
OF the shooting. Witness paid little or no
attention to the affair, because he didn't
think the parties were angry.
ADMITTED THAT HE KILLED HIM.
Mr.. L. G. Black testified that he lived at
Mr.. Giblin's, and was just leaving the house
when he.saw the two men come out from
the direction OF Locust alley. The two
were talking, and he heard Faherty say,
You've pulled my coat" When he re-
peated it he said, " Charlie, you've pulled my
coat" Faherty remarked that he was 60
ing up the Street. and walked off some eight
or ten feet from the deceased, who said,
"Pll 60, too," and walked two or three
steps. Faherty turned and walked to-
wards him few steps and said, t..Then
you die" and fired. Did not speak
as though they were angry before that, but
both seemed to be under the influence OF
liquor. Was about eight or ten feet distant
when the firing took place. Faherty turned
after firing and walked four or five steps,
and then turned and came back. Otey came
up and said, "Who shot this man?" He
said, "I did" He then arrested him and
turned him over to Charter. He owned that
he had killed deceased, but gave no expla-
nation Of why he did it, as far as heard.
PRIVATE wATcHMAN oTEY
was next put upon the stand. He was stand
ing about thirty yards from where Mr..
Childs was shot, at No. 1884, talking with
Mr.. Harris. Heard the pistol-shot, turned
and saw the man fall; remarked that some
body was shot. Hurried up to the place,
and Mr.. Giblin pointed him out to witness. T
walked up to him, said Otey, caught him by
the sleeve, and asked him what he shot him
for. He caught hold Of the lapel of his coat,
and said, "He pulled my coat, and I shot
HIM. Policeman Charter then came up.
l turned him over to him, and he carried
him to the station-house. When arrested
he seemed very unconcerned about the mat
ter. Thought he had been drinking.
FAHERTY WANTS TO SHOOT ANOTHER NAN.
William V. Balm was the next witness.
He knew nothing OF the shooting, but saw
the accused the night before with pistol in
his hand when he had some difficulty with
Mr.. Cox. He slapped Mr.. Cox in the face
twice. Cox got up and ran into his roon
Witness went in to intercept Cox, and met
him coming out with an axe. Said to Cox,
F'Go back, don't come out; if you do that man
will shoot YOU" Witness went back and met
Faherty, who had his pistol cooked. Wit
ness said, 600 'long, he amt coming out"
and put his hand on Faherty's breast to paci-
fy him; to which Faherty said, "G-d d-n
you, L had just as soon use it on YOU"
Witness knew nothing of the two men until
the night before the difficulty. -.
Mr.. John +. Cox, with whom Faherty
had the difficulty Just referred to, said that
Faherty would visit Locust alley whenever
he would get on spree. He had no know
ledge of the shooting, but detailed the facts
connected with Faherty's threatening to
shoot him the day before. =,
' SORRY FOR IT. -
Policeman Henry Charter, who carried
Faherty to the station-house, said that the
accused gave no other explanation of the
shooting than that the deceased had pulled
his coat; but on ths way to the station
ho use said he was sorry for it. At.the St.
tion-ho1tse he showed considerable concern,
hut not before He also stated that he shot
about three yards over Childs's head.
OTHER WITNESSES. ..--
Mr.. Michael Ryan knew the accused, but
never knew any harm o. him. lie qua, now
ever, visit house Of ill-tame in Exchange
alley thought he was there on Monday
night. Mrs. Woods was the place. On the
night of the shooting Faherty and the de-
ceased went into Sickinger's bar-room, and
thew seemed very friendly. Both seemed to
be under the influence of liquor. Didn't
remember that he had ever seen deceased
until the night of the shooting.
Mr.. Thomas Sickinger said he knew
Faherty; thought he was good fellow; had
run the blockade with him; but when he
tet.s drunk he gets very mad.
p. Pacini testified that he "saw all the
people run. and heard the shooting" About
five or six minutes before that the two men
came into witnesses place, and went out
friends. Refused to give them liquor.
Faherty's fourteen months expired on sun
day, and he then commenced drinking.
THE VERDICT.
The examination Of witnesses having
been concluded the spectators, and they
were many, were ordered to leave the room,
and the jury, after brief consultation, de-
cided that the deceased came to his death by
q pistol-shot wound at the hand OF W. j.
Faherty on the night Of the 7th day OF June,
1876. 49,
THE FUNERAL.
The funeral of the deceased will take
place this morning at 10 O'Clock from his
late residence.
FINAL CELEBRATIoNs.-The final celebra-
tion of Mu Sigma Rho Literary Society OF
Richmond College will take place on We'd
nesday evening, June 21, 1876. Orators: !:
r. Fl. Pitt, Middlesex county, Va; W. G..
Biting, Richmond, Va. President, L. II.