The daily gazette., 1878-08-12


Thomas Haney, but if the stranger was
his son did not know him; think l
would know him again If saw him.
flames Haney was here brought be-
fore the jury, and Peyton identified
him as the stranger" who was engaged
| in the fght.l
VIM. O'Donnell, sworn stopped in
Mrs. McCann's about $50 O'clock, last
night; Mr.. Peyton, Mike Dawn, Nc
Claim and Collins were there; Peyton
and | left there between 10 aud II
not turn back Z; l saw no fuss or fight at
all heard NO disturbance of any kind
Mr.. Peyton did not turn back after we
started from Mrs. McCann's, nor did I.
Heard sevaral hard words while / was
In Mrs. McCann's, but paid no attention
to them; McCiain did not seem to be
very drunk; he could walk without stag
gering, and he did not lie down upon the
settee; l do not know Collins; did not
see James Haney last night; saw Andy
Finn in the saloon; he was very noisy,
but no one put him out while was
there.
Mrs. McCann, recalled:-I know James
Haneyj he was in my house last night;
he, did not stay very long; he did not
tell me in the Hall to-day, to keep my
d--d mouth shut" ! asked him what
brought him here, and he said that
ID scraPe of yours; did not see
Haney when Peyton and Willie O'Don-
nell went home together; Collins was not
then in the hou~e; the windows in the
door wa. broken while Peyton was put
ting Andy Finn out; nobody was lying
on the settee during the evening; there
was no dinner pot upset last night in the
Dack room; there was grease in the cup
Of water that my little girl upset on the
carpet; said this morning that it was q
cup of water, but did not know that it
was greasy water. w Hr
i IA motion was made and carried to In
vite Deputy States Attorney H. r. Pen
ington TO conduct the sxaminat on.]
| Patrick Garrigle, sworn:-About 20
| minutes past eleven Saturday hight, I
was passing Mrs. McCann's, and / saw
Collins pushed out of the door; do not
know who pushed him; passed on by,
land did not see him afterwards.
Charles Hubert, sworn About half
past II o'clock Saturday night l was sit
ting at Front and JuBtison streets, when
l heard 6 fuss at Mrs. McCann's; went
down and saw Collins hunting for his hat;
he picked one up and said it was not his;
there was a man standing in the door
think it was McClain) who said, "Col-
Inns come in here there's money bid on
iyou." Collins then went in the saloon
l think he was pretty drunk; there was a
short man standing by the curb, and
when Collins wentin he went down the
alley; don't think this man was James
Haney; heard Mrs. McCann saying,
I"Id like to know wi ere Pm going to get
my 60 cents;" did not hear any more fus.
sing.
Deborah Ann Harris (col) sworn =
Was in Mrs. McCann's, last night, but
saw no fighting just stopped at the
door minute; / got up early this morn
ing, and went out at quarter-past five tc
go to my mothers; as 1 went along
Front street, i looked down the alley
but did not see body lying there; did
either up or down; looked down the al
ley to see if could find Deely Jones, to
Il get a rub of snuff from her.
| Fl. r. Pennington, Esq, came to the
Hall in response to the jury's request, but
stated that he could not officiate at the
inquest, as he was not the States Attor-
ney Deputy.l
Christian Stroebel was sworn, but said
he knew nothing whatever about the
affair, as he went to bed at $50 o'clock
Saturday night, and did not get up until
next morning.
Rachel Brfnckley, COL, being sworn,
test fed that she lives with her sister in
the alley at the foot of Washington street
heard no fuss during Saturday night, and
Knew HObUluR dDOut Ju6 diIdiT.
Charles Allen, COL, was sworn, but
knew nothing of the murder heard
about the body being in Mrs. McCanns
alley in the morning went up the rail
road, looked up the alley and saw the
man lying on the ground, went to Front
and Market and saw officer Bouzearth ;
told him about it and we went back to-
gether saw no marks of a struggle
; around the body, and noticed that the
ptaf M nfl toth nl ~
there was not much water about the
body.
John Carrol-Was passing Mrs. Nc
Cann's, between & and 8 o'clock, Satur-
day night, and saw Collins standing at
the bar heard no fuss this is all know
about the affair.
Mrs. Mary McCann was here recalled
and examined by H. r. Pennington,
Esq, who told her she need answer no
questions that would criminate herself.
Mrs. McCann, in fol'ering tone, 81
know nothing about it so help me God >
In answer to Mr.. Pennington's inter.
rogatories, Mrs. McCann detailed about
the same evidence as upon her previous
examinations. She said Collins left her
saloon about nine o'clock, by himself ;
saw his body next morning about six
o'clock, after the milk-man came and
Etold me there was a man lying in the
alley next the witness said that Col
lins returned to the saloon after his first
departure in the evening; Haney was
. there when Collins came in second
time this was about half-past ten Col
Inns went home about eleven O'Clock, and
the other men stayed till about twelve
don't know what the men were talking
about there was no trouble except some
scuffling with Andrew Finn, who was
noisy, did not see any scuff1e between
Haney and Collins none of the men had
any weapons, and there was no fuss ex-
cept when got Peyton to put Andy
Finn out; saw Haney at the Hall
but did not know what he was there for.
All the other men were in the saloon
when Collins left, and did not see him
any more that night. There was no
quarreling or fighting in the house that
night, except when Finn was put out.
Il Question-who put Finn out
| Answer-Haney put him out. In the
previous examinations witness insisted
that Peyton put him out. Peyton said
ODonnell did it, ODonnell said no one
put Finn out, and Finn said he walked
out.
Witness further insisted that none of
the men were drunk except Finn, and
that she knew nothing about the muir
der she said she. heard some scuff1ing
in front of her house, on the pavement,