The Morning herald., 1878-08-13
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Promptly last night. ~ the City Hsil bell
was on the stroke Of seven, the Nrynnsn
tinthe Collins Inquest case. filed Into the
audience chamber the Hall. Odtide ii
front, large crowd OF people, ,curious TO
See what was to Be seen, and hear what was
Eto be heard, had collected, and large num-
bef ofshsm Siambsred up to the windows
snd looked in, until the officer drove them
away, and others endsayored to gain admit
ltahce ipto the. police station, where the Wit
nesses were csn6ned. 'se,a5a i. at2f
Attorney General PennIngt gton was present
\ tpcDnduct he case On part Of the state. aal
|Gl6qme tineiwas eonsnmed In making pre-
par9 9tiops, and a. 7.l8,, the roll vas Sailed
lsnd all the jurymsp responded TO the names
4 Andy Finn, the little shoemaker wss tho
ars1 Witness IA 4s5 ss rtar examined BY Mr,
rs, ssatdfdsysvanins, ! went 70 ,laursyr ,lusr
Mc0 ann,s7 80; I staid about 2 hours; when
|IWdLt first, Patrick Collins, McClain, two
women, whom Idd not kvow was there;
they were aiipih the kitchen went ont at
O'Clock, andscams 70 soon after; ! asked
fol drink, but Mrsst McOann said I had too
much then, and wouldn't give me any; +
|shad one beer and . drink Of whiskey; she
ordered me out; when 4 left, McClAin was
not there; did not see O'Donnell or Peyton;
III did not hear Of the murder till the next
morning, when going to church; at IL
osclock was home In bed.
I BY q juryman Didn't John Dolan put
you out Of his saloon at IL O'Clock. ll
Finn sir,I was home before that.
al Didn't Collins hit'yo Saturday night.
A. No, but he did two or three months
q, Who put you out of Mrs. McCsnn's.
Saturday night. aa6 A IS ~.
A, Mrs. McCann ordered me out, because
she was afraid of 9 fuss in the kitchen.
O.. DID you not say Collins hit yeu Sat-
urday night.
A. No, sir, don't think / did what i
am telling now Is the solemn truth, 30 help
me God Upon being closely questioned
The Witness here confessed that he WAS
put out by some one who had hold of his
arm. Tho witness, contradicted himself as
to the time he went home. saying in reply
to 10 question that at 1'30 he was on his way
home.
William Atkin, colored, was next called
Ia knew Patrick Collins ] was at Mary
McCmn's at IL O'Clock Saturday evening
for 5 minutes, and was in the bar room
where saw Andy Finn while there
they had little skirminage 10 the kitchen
an old lady at the bar went back and re-
turning, said, 4 Its all right"
Michael Deven, VIM Peyton and man
whom I did not know were there Peyton
and Deven left while was there /; Peyton
went toward Hedgeville. the other came in
toward Market 81. Andy Finn was ia the
back room and was 10 sort of fuss; / know
that Peyton and Deven were too drunk to
kill Collins. There was a stranger there
who might have gone out with PeytoD, but
can't tell before went to Mrs. McCann's |
/ saw Mr.; Palmer. i
TMr. Palmer then informed the jury that
at II 80 the witnesses was talking to him
and after that went ont Front street he re-
turned at 8 minutes past 12 o'clock. san3f
q Do you think Collins was at Mrs. |
McCann's when you were there.
eA al Il can't say but i did not see him,i the |
ight Ia the kitchen was not good during
tie fuss there was a noise like some one
falling, when / stopped I was coming In
from Hedgeville.
Norah Gardner sworn WAS at Mrs, Nc |
Caun's from O'clock to halfSpast nine;
Mrs. Keegan, VIM. AO'Donnell, Patrick
Collins James McC Claih, and Andy Finn
wers there; Collins sat in the back door |
when left, with black hat on; as Mrs. |
McCann was passing in the kitchen sbe ups
set pot of meat and potatoes, which made
a.spot on. the carpet as large as the head of
a5arrel, ana Mry. Cam washed IT; Col
lins! ana were smoking together ana he
% Did You sas say today that you knew |
nttl6 Cutng tudt WOulu tuah0 y UiR puluB |
: A. ,aOh, no; ! didn't say anything like
that, and III did I was only fooling.
Mary Gross sworn; Do not know Collins
or Mrs. McCann, except by sight; did net
heat any fuss last Saturday night; live In |
house just back Of Mrs. McCann's yard;
did not hear any noise in her saloon, and did !
not hear any parties walking up, and down
ths alley; the body was frst found BY three
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4 Michael Costello sworn:-- Sunday morn-e I
ing, as was serving milk. l came up.lto
the alley way, saw Two eolored men com
ing up and they said to me, .That is q |
cold bed that man has, i asked what man,
and they pointed TO q man lying In the
alley; 7 went down and saw he Was dead (; I |
went de@n to Mrs.. Mrs, McCann,s and
when told her b man lay dead In the
alley she wouldn't believe It; there was
THREE men there little bit after this; when
/ saw him, first he lay face :doWnwari with
coat over hts head; went down 4 second
time and he had been turned eyer on his
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