, 1877-08-29
TIE JURY PUZZLED.
They Cannot Tell If C'Sut!ivan
intended Murder.
Hiss Brady Thinks She Was the One
He Wanted to Kill.

| f.rannock, who vns shot Nonday night, and Of
| William 0'aul1tsau, her murderer, were held
| yesterday forenoon at the West Lake Rtreet
Police Station By deputy Coroner korn. Tho
| jury first risltea No. $50 West Sfaatson street,
! where they viewed the body Of Miss Bfanpock-
shc was In her I'D year, Anc, healthy gssl, ard
| Possessed Of rather moro than average good
| looks. Dr. Holden, County Physician, certified
| NJ 10 The cause OF death, bullct-wound In the
! left temple, and nothing remained but to In.
0u'rc into the c!rcumstanccs attendant On the
shooting.
The fiat witness chilled was Patrick Brannock,
father Of tho deceased girl. The last time he
SAW her alive Was about o'clock Monday after
! noon, ns she Has leaving home. He knew O'Sul-
iiynn, but never supposed there wa auythinE
between him Rnd Katie. He had seen O's,llll-
van once tu her company, but ncrer tearil OF
any clanlestnc meetings Of the two, either at
tho ho,ltc OF the Etrl Brady or elsewhere.
HELEN EllzAyETH nnApx
testified that she e9aTled At Nn. 81 Smith
keeper, whose place of bustnrsa Waa 1t No. G!4
West Madfson street, un the front OF the same
lot. Her home vas III Madison, VIs., and sho
~ ;l ;lre.smaksr: M Monday afternoon sftss
! {:alrcd. DSu1llyan was thcrc, md, after Sis.
l3rannork left, lie l!splaYc,1 so.e agitation,
walkiug up and dorm the room, aud twlsttng q
ta nMoeh ill.,, 81 .sr' II hts h14d nd ns asKs KS,
with him. "a hc had something to
Mat she objected 70 going Into dark halls With
S.east sSas f" .sa ss i M t .a !. ~ %y sest e s s
tootn. Witness went on sewing, aud, a1ttr
sot.,o time Ind elapsed, Miss Brannock re-
turned. She sat dowu beside lhe witness, and
and, litter, took stas In tront Of the two Girls.
Wtlness lacked out Of the window, resting her
head on tho sill, md Nil at ppre heard tic re-
t"rt Of y pistol. sflss Drannock teli forward
uttered an exclamation: The murderer sald:
10. she Ia foollnE," and Witness replied, "3fy
ti,si! no: you have burt her" Ilc then got up
aud left tlaasty. Witness believed thst It was lid
qarntiY onlercd him not to come to her house,
and she buitrvsd that ha At first thought ho
had succeeded In killing her. He had ire
quent'y sHorn ut tho witness, and she had no
lie Ind written number ol letters to The de-
ceased, fncosing scrups OF poetry, which wilt
ness had seen and considered beautiful. She
had known him stnce July 4, and he hnd oftaa
aged him to do 20; rather tie other way. lie
never spoke OF love 10 wltncas: never had q
chance 10 do En- Witness and deeeasetl had
iccu Intimate friends for oscr two years, sud
Diseased had ueger said anything TO witness
against 0'sulliTan, neither haa be expressel
any lose for dccedscd.
In tsc1aminatton BY ". J. Hynes. stlss
Brady estd TINT she could not tell whether
opposite h!n,; shs had, tust previous TO the
Il + Il t%s 5oa TeFe sotne bone: yeaf ta,her
leaned out Of the window, With her faee turned
awRy from tie two katc said. "Now suppose
YOU arc gu your dignity"
This was ait the evidence adduced in tho casc,
tfas3 RnatA {f7brs n1Hn& &kA&
homicide might have Just ~ likely Tired At tho
girl Brady Us 1t tic deceased. The pistol WIS
produced, - miserable little production about
three inches long, alneI e-ba7cled, and carrying
catEsdEc Of the smallest size.
THB TEHr1Cr.
The jury, without leaving lhctr seats, found
"tlat deceased cAine 10 her death by pistol
shot wound inulctkl BY William O'sulliyan. hut
fired The shut vita or without the intcntlon to
injurc or kill Aail Catherine Brspuock,n
Another .iurI was immediately t,npaneled IN
tic ca4d OF
oG,cer 1farttn 2. ,Elncrose testified that l,e,
1ssasd tho shot fired, and found an excited
crnwd on Smith street. Learning that O'euill.
yan had fired the shot. and that be bad room
n n g. 'ST,tGf I'll xn cogee shs ssss na+ wsGt @ 1,s % and
hole IN the top Of hts bead. He WINS
not quite dead, and bis arms were moving. The
pistol iay By hsh a,ae on tbs floor, and there wa4
SS1 @ % mart ~, .d ueRsr W. ss . Ws
9 irunkasd uutl yoeteriaJ. The body lay In
0Nulltvanfs avn bedroom in rear Of tht school
room connected With 81. Jht'ati's Church, an
thu corner Of JackAon street md Hermitage
avenue.
Father eastman, priest Of st. Jar1a:h's
Church, said thkt O'sullivan Ind worked for
him slnco Marrh lust .iIo came highly recon-
j,Im hut once. Witness Ind meyer scen MIN IN
to1tcatcd, and the statement madt in the morn.