National Republican., 1878-12-27
KILLING The INNOCENT.
The Serious Termination Of Three
Christmas Brawls.
RUNS Evil work-Tbe Tragedy In Marble
saioon-An Innocent Spectator Shot
Down While Looking at n Fight
Conflicting Testimony at tho
Coroner's Inquest-The
Accused In Jail.
The Christina. Tragedy.

"wednesday a terrible shooting ARRAY occurred ut |
the Marble Saloon and al innocent man was hur- |
ricl. unwarned, into eternity. About FIVE o'clock |
quite crowd had assembled IN the restaurant, |
many Of them having INDUCED ton freely In the |
use Of ardent spirits Two or three fights occurred,
and In one OF them Samuel Emery. jr., became a |
participant, and, during the mcloc, discharged q
pistol, the hall taking effect in the head Of James
l.. CoonlJs who died au hour later from the effect |
of the injuries received. Mr. Emery was arrested
and taken TO the station house also H. T. johnson.
" II Parker. ". J. Lane and Michael Foley as wit.
nesses and Charged with being In an ARRAY.
Coroner D. e. Patterson held IN inquest Yesterday
morning Dr. J. =. lartiran having performed M
nutnpsy. and the following Jury was empanelel
Browning, foreman: Anon Duvall Peter Pagan,
Frank Hume William liryan. Robert lleall. Y. 4, |
nayls Peter T; Bacon. u. ! Gregory. William W
ROlcrCk. aud Hugh Cuylc. After lewing the body
nj the undCrtak"rs witnesses a. Glow were exam.
inrl. aud the Follow Ing testimony given:
Emmett BrSh resides AZ No. Slj Seventh street |
southwest. lie aud Marion $. Eubank went into |
the Marble SRlOun about i:3D O'Clock TO get cigar.
Ten nr twelve men were standing NJ the bar, and
they walked acru's 10 the ealing counter. where the
hCa.r was. tn warm themselves. lie saw two mciI
lighting IN front Of the drinking bar, nml they
fought around the room before bHnS stIppCh
shortly afcr G second fight CDmmcncc,i, during
which one man caught the Other and threw him !
into The hi'in vi wsCr Then thirl fight began,
and those parties fnu yt rnul the rnlm until they
got 10 the eating har when Emery drew pistol.
He had u man unhcr his arm. Instead Of 81 hbntinr
' Nl'l ne 0Tt' over lli~ HTlIl I'N Nllul way
fired The " w!Hcss saw Mr callahan and two other
run from benin the h1r. lie ran to the 'lpOr
and 1t was locked The second time lie uci he
The witness saw the shooting lie picked ont
from the or vi IN the room ut the inquest Mr.. Em
cry and said h. was the man tIr' hrr the rsinl.
The man shot was MT IN the fight; he was an Iilnn
cent man.
maht. man called hh'E aii'f"nd he MT The
u Mr. Browning not knoY whrthcr Emery
threw The man In the pJnl ~ not.
NafrT :. Eub1Ik tCs'ihc To the III 'cn sc.Ih'cs,
AMI said tia. Emrry was s,anlng beside ths lunch
counter. win his hand upon high stn"l. oh' Of
The lat men Lighting came toward him, and said
Never miul. Emery: | will Ci"r yfu spni".
Encry rcl:Iri; " / don't want to fight, rut don't
H. nobody crowd on me- \ fourth man came up
10 Emery and was talking The witness did not
heat al OF tie cnurCrsatinu. bat heard him call
Emery d-l liar. Emory struck hm; they
tic IN in. IN ihv centre Of tho room. aud tho next
he saw was tn man That was fighting w. lth Emery
Ming IN th" Tmrl. somebody followed, tive u
10 hhh. Misc:' then they ciinched Ggan and fell
aNn.I the lar near The partition To The next
Ern'ry was III the corner, Win man bc'idr hlm:
pull II ont. Just at that time the shot was
iirel. The man ylrh was standing sumc distance
:re the pistol and could not say who I'D the firing.
William horton, in company with two boys went
into the saloon. lie wAs standing q the har. and
he0ff gln-s break: tuning round lie saw Eddie
! C"oni's EUrryng h!S brother James through the
! crowd, and they Went To little room back OF the
, FAr. IIC nAl ~ its MIN 2 lAsl lS he passed
through the dopr. The one he ~ Ike 10 went 10 a
third and said that he was friend Of jim. Dnaan.
! iug CuUml', and the ll,ir,l man called him liar
The" two struck ami climrllel AMI one threw the
| Other into tho fountain aud said that h" would
Drown him. Two or three mon ran at tho one that
threw tho other In the uup and he went hack tn.
ward the little dor 'uyhg. lOu - Of n b., I
| will shoot you one Ot the bsrkccpers and some
| men cnnght him and the pistol went on
fidic tunmh' bru.hcr OF the deceased, about
s.Nl-n !rars uf age, testGc'i that he VA, Wiih his
! brother Gnt hroiheE'in-lcW SIN luhusgn III the
saloon and ho len. but hi brulhrr called him. say
ug h, hHh brJarn his s,sp"ulr.s. WitIess EEt,l
item for him and II" ilccr ssC.i said lie antrl 10
get his br4ihCr-in-! law lullEsnEi tn 60 home. and
they went in the saloon amt were Il .huug. Witness
took III, brO;hcr IN the back room u keep him out
OF TIC light was giiaid lac w"Iil yet Ia the hght
II" W'c,ca"cl( hal hCrn drinking liuc, and wit
iiCss aid 10 lin, viii you wD h':Uc with Tile nov"
aud lie said lrs,' when they started and the pis'
lol went OF and he Tell into wiue,s arms lie had
his back 10 the bar NJ the time liis brother said
"Gui forgive me-" and witness laid linn On the
noor. liL' hro,herin.law Io!Insnm) was ,it IN the
SSn but SaH@E % IP 9er ne R2 wa
made no demonstration like he wa going TO fight
y. :. Johnson was in the saloon, Dat remembered
nothing that tranSpircd atcr the hrst fight Hc haC
been drinking some, and his memory was bad OF
; such occasions.
Robert Callahan. proprietor Of the saloon
! nshllns-Qne named Parker was on the floor, be-
D Ing kicked by Foley Went around and auellel tn
III ,pS PSEsa "r u" ,.%Ec "I pnfSS
II When witness turned lis back. and Mr.. Emery wa
: then standing near the cigar caSc and he lEmcry
u bccu beaten. and can't stand by aud zee hin
4 killed." Lane asked whe, Emery hah to do viii
aud he fhmsy ePiSa :. S1ini"s so III WIN lin
Tho sGiuc way, aud Emery tOuk Gir hi, uNcr,,rs
saying: No nirm shall it:e me that way Foe
! Emery said Il don't want 10 have any tT"ut!
2 with ioL" Witness uivd 10 ldeVc',l the quarrel
; smh 'nlro,vHg he L"n l"me 81. MYnt n'G. oehn
{ Emery struggling. aud Foley 6cLimd Enrry'. hsc
!. -Iame then standing IN The i,h pond. Witn1.
stated toward them. and nt tho same time vi
u Sim johnson wcMt tnwUd them and struck inner
several times with his cane aud In tie IleHlIliIl
!. | both Foley sui Lrnr wcfu striking Emery. EArr
l. | then drew his revolver ami Hitn""s caught Il:
9 ! hand, aud while he Nc: struggling I" grt hiL
EHery' behini hG r.i.''I" IT," iGtYi:eJ w,ii It
pistol Of the time. In the meantime srvri'l ojus
u r'i,le,, wHr ,,riH'ms ei tmf'y. hnd witness ie
e III. ,hpl wGs Hrel mo-; "r 'h' rruWi Icr'c5t-'L
j. br !. +. H'Iiigam hilnl pi.i"I 'h"I wGnnd !
I: front at Me iet "mplr, 'mi 'rn.rIsed thr sHt
?. rGDNr Tic car. Il caused death.
= Levi. Z. sutton SteTpei hat the atom o. Sc,
u h1rSmg aLh 'A!na I" llie olher land back:
Il you dpuhi..",ld ~. me shall defend myself an
e. bred Vt the time iC isa" the p..nl III tho GIgl
htnl aul ,hrl urliuy i i"vcI he light HIuI, Al
'e other man rn' hudiEg him al the time. NNs.n
= callahan th0t hai hrd OF him ~ tho tim0 thu pi
- T. went Chr g. lie "as III TIC act Il "sNlrg uIO
the N!tN".s,
o. JOHN v. Drew -" the tEIil N" nor tile 'hpn
= Wilton II. Parker kI.w uphtr8 % he fr!u
" lie va, one pi the parties IN tNl' ut 'iGIt
u VI. j. lNit W., tie n.Nu llI1wI iIO til" tulI
TAN 10y La ~, but All he lcc III. .alH0n hnuI
hl.',ly rl'"r and UcUI - the hlrI kc. house. MhG
lv Irt turlr-l vac shuuiiIg W. UN,E
- i. !. EILC'. a Cti"rci wGitrr slw Emery II Il
,i,. uf TIE 'arw!lh II pistol In hi. haul Mriall
hnu snid. .l., rtnl'l, 81" drI't 4" llat' Hul nj
IJ.rlG u.iI .Igf ia, li.th went uii brio.C be Z
lu-.y. = ,1'ts - VIDE vim the nsu that '0ok Il
y p..l, rni put = nuLug the Oysters,
- Nnlsc' Iu,T, VhD was Ia the htst il1hl ",
20. rrrkrr, uI.tsan Gm'ig ami nnr nv" h"li Of ca
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= ttci Around aud lev geo." y Iiu EWry Grt
u M, pistol uud lIc .hvuNrg r"n'.'hs Emery ~
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