The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-20
TIE. ALIENS FATAL SHOT.
THE NAN IN THE NENT ROOM. AND
WHIT HE siW AND HE8RD.


The. Alien entered the Coroncrs' Office yes
tcrday morning pale ana haggard Tho natural
hln odlrssncss u his complexion WIS heightened
In liz effect hy n saffron lingo In the antcroom
h. pass!onatcly III, scd his daughter Minnie, but
when lac took his scat in front u the jury "
broadway merchants he wore a quiet md self
possessed expression. though his fingers played
ncryously with % Quill toothpick. At the other
end If long settcc sat Minnie q pretty girl ~
II. weailrg drab dress. n drab felt hat. and n
white ostrich feather. She was accompanied by
her Uncle John. whose face is as pallid IA that
OF his brother. lIo wns norvou-y chewing a
wooden toohpick. Mrs. Allen who had visited
her husband in the police station before the hour
Of tho inquest was not there. Outside Of the
bar was an array Of interesting faces. rccog-
ni1able only By frclucntcrs Of gaming houses.
Men In all branches Of tho business contributed
their physiognomies 60 the picture but mostly
they were professionals Of low degree and un-
known to fame. Among the better known among
the spectators were Billy Irving. Walter Savage.
John Cavanagh. cX-Alderman Robinson. aud
Jimmy Lahey.
Coroner Woltman called Andrew Andrews 70
tho stand.
Edmund +. Price the prisoners lawyer.
raised his broad shoulders nbovc the throng OF
witnesses in the bar by merely sitting for mo-
Ah'itA ''N hbAiEhN III HE 'ilhlIs IN N'ih Nlst
Coroner that he noticed the absence OF Rosa
Brown II witness who. to Judge from her pub
li@hcd assertions. it wn- important 10 have upon
The stand. 1t was important TO his client be-
cause he want Il the iullc-, Investigation. The
Coroner requested Capt. Byrnes 10 SECURE her
presence in court.
Andrews who Is a wrlnklcd and scciy man
OF all work for Allen. testinod that hc lived in
Aliens gambling house. CTS broadway. sleep
ing every night on some bedding that in the
DAY was roled M aud put into n closet otwhinh
luud- tremhlr. and the whites II his cyes huvo
turned yellow. By trade he snld he was a ma
Hhpu- ~ o'clock. when Allen and Mllloy came
in. he WIS PLAYING patience md diint SEQ
and Wniam Kcilv' Villain k.Srrman. w 2f'P
savage. William Irving. and others Allen and
Mnllov talked together. but he didn't hear what
they said and didn't pay any particular mtcn-
Tlon Andrews told how Alien returned alone
a. the gamlli ng house tho l. NJ morning. The
! morning 81 tho tragedy about O'Clock. ju-t ia
! h" tAndr.vs' Wiz rolling NJ his bedding. When
he was nhoui to leave the room To- ~ to Lis
! lrenk fast he asked Allen whether lie wanted
No." an-w'r'-i Allen. but try 10 Doe here ut
o'clock to-day because | shall want to send
you 10 the ~ inier's."
| When Anitew~ returned To the gambling
hoare az hSd e. wait at tao door Tor Alton to
,,I-uIt tho boy ,hcrc1 Cant you get ip9",
/ NskN Alien WI n No. came. IhNn ne uni Hrkrl
the door and both entered the main room.
And. w. spoke in a low. husky voice. md II
WAS dilliruit Tor even the Prisoner and his law.
| yer to hear him distinctly but AZ this point Of
! his testimony the room became eiil.
Ai'cr : nr into ihe room. he said sat
| down near the door Of the hack room. p'krd
iwo af'orward saw Maioy 20 in. and Ec and
her anyihns they said before thcv went in
there. but after they went IN heard them talk
Ing. thought they might not want me- g. hear
In ON. uuu got md took UrptlpT hair
cou-lirrlliv further from The door ~ tho back
room than where had l-.en sitting Wien
CT up ~ change my seat put the eat Town ~
Aim tory WAS that he had been led 10 20
! into tho hark rom in order t. f'nl tho cat.
! which ind Iurrcd and scratched histrou-rrs'
| tom ~ his story by the witness gained tho
close - attention - every ror-on WHO. 10y strln-
! lng M cars bad ho"n abb 90 hear H. Allen
| nim-', l"id Hrs c9uhtonhnre ns imru'siv ~
| il b" had been dealing at one OF his own faro
" / noticed when changed nv seat. the wit
! mess 'on'itGod that Alien was sitting at the
II this were So. and Aliens story il correct
| b" must huyo finished his task OF feeding the
cat whieh.t be cone .tcut with Andrews story.
| must have been merely taking OF the meat from
! the window oill and placing j; on the floor Tor
! moro W. nnythini, i, ihr g.t.re or t.,ns ~
voice II the conNt r-gtion which had special in
! nurAs' on Andrews 10 causr linn 10 change
! his s"ai FROM n.ouVcs ~ poltcncss was not
!
| Tho conversation rs reported by Allen was
very short. relating only 10" peculiar cireum-
stance that Allrn was Tor the first time IN InHny
! years carry ing a pistol. nus COMPENSATION
! must have b"cn begun, or oihrrwis" AurIeVs
| would not have thought n Incumbent ON him to
| g. ont ~ h@nrlng distance. II he went nj all
! he must 10 le consistent hive gone So iar that
] be- could NOT have heard expressions uttered IN
| IN ordinary tone OF voice; The door between
| the rooms was pen but the distance from the
| long table Ia tho luck room on "A bent line
| through tic open door To- the main entrance,
| near which Andrews ant after hc had changed
/ his position. Is about forty-llvr fact. Whore
| he first sal was about twenty feet from the long
~ did not see Malloy." Andrews continued
! when got NJ 10 move away; saw only Allen.
] After hat boon there two or three minutes
hoard tho word pistol ThoH heard Allen
"' W. sir" Mal.oy roplied; that is tho
| the witness. and who tho man referred h. -
| Mallov could b" became Il matter Il wonder
/ ~ at 10 Coroner. detectives, Anl spectators.
| Tho manner - tho witness Indicated perfect
! cnrdnr There was no time for comment aud
! convrte"t?n however. Tor Andrews made no
,PllOph.y hall minute after TINT b. tesu-
IIiIn't mnLr 6i nNniS wbsi "1 ,Ss 7't@ TX
| idea got was TINT one Of them. | couldn't toll
| which, said; III tax hat to shoot him with
! or lit ought 90 take that and shoot him !
| hal M don that il WIS Alien that said this
! Just a''crward heard the report ~ n pistol ]
] -Ni HAlll ~ a iliNl' Nllt's lI'u n'dlu AliNn
say; u.c.r p,,,. r,,,. .,,
| " lmmD iar'ly nftcrward Allen camo out aud
said: For God's sake go tor Doctor"
! told him he'd better 70. because he could
| get one quicker When ne went ont went out
| too. and hc told mo no, 10 Leave the place until
ecamc back. TIL. door had 81 sed behind Us
! with spring lock.
Ton Juror Andrews insisted that the express
sion- he had overheard in the hnck room, wcrc
| not uttered in angry tones Aliens and Nal
/ Toys voices. he said were quiet, Andrews
| closed his testimony by saying that he had
! known Allen nineteen years, and Malluy xix
! years. and that the relations between the two
| had always been friendly, He has boon con
| fined since the tragedy in the House Of Doten-
ton for Witnesses. After his testimony. COro-
| nrr Noltmnn discharged him from custody.
William Alderman Of 10 Jones street was
rcNdng newspaper in he gambinL house at
| II o'clock on Monday night He il a tekot
! speculator. H. said he saw Allen and Mnllly
| come in Allen looked NJ Il game Of cards that
was being played Then he turned around and
| took oil his cont, laying on the safe. Aiter
! This, he went to the back Of the room. md Mai;
| 10y followed him. They talk I'd thrre for half
an hour. Then Malloy went MP 10 william IT.
| wing. and they two went to tho front Of the room
| and tnAcd. He saw Malloy show Irving SONS
pop.rs; Finally Irving anil AIalloy wont out.