The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-27
CULLAHAN'S MURDER.
John McCOr mick Arrested for tho
Crime.

Stlch, some evidence having been ELECTED
throwing strong suspicion on John Mo
Cormick as being the man who fired the
fatal shot.
Louis Forest, a lad fourteen years old.
who had been a bar-keeper at Reitz's sa-
loon at the time, stated as follows after
narrating the points of the fight:
When returned saw Mr.. Mccormick
walking to the front door of the saloon
with pistol in his hand, which he fired
once and then returned to the end of the
counter What he did with the pistol
then, l can't say. When the shot was fired
| was about five feet from Mccormick. He
placed the pistol between the swinging
door and the frame of the door when Inc
fired, and after the firing he faced toward
me with the pistol (Which belonged to Mr..
Reitz) in his hand. He said nothing. Nc
Cormick was not drunk at the time of the
shooting: he had only drank one or two
glasses of beer at our place that afternoon.
saw Mccormick help carry the deceased
off, but how he got to the place | cant say,
as l did not see him go out of the saloon.
| This man (McCormick) often acted as waiter
for Mr.. Reitz in the garden OH Friday and
Sunday nights, and was well acquainted
/ with the premises. As l entered the saloon
| there was no one in there but Mccormick
After seeing Mccormick coming back from
the front door with pistol in his hand
| looked back and saw Miss Gemeiner stand
ing in the doorway leading to the room ad-
| joining the saloon.
! Rose Gemeiner gave the following testi-
mony, which is very damaging to McCor-
mick. She says
| am a servant for Mr.. Reitz l am
cousin of Mrs. Reitz, and have been with
her about three months. About half-past
o'clock on the day of this shooting John
Smith came to Mr.. ReitZs saloon with Jas.
Welsh, Cullahan and another man. whom
did not know. The men stayed at the placs
until about 5 o'clock when the shooting
took place Smith had been gone with the
man whom l did not know for about an
hour previous to the shooting. When the
fight began l and Louis Foerst went into
the adjoining room to turn in the alarin.
Louis did not understand the working of
the instrument, and attended to it. Wi,ilo
in this room | heard report of pistol, and
in going to the bar-room door saw McCor-
mick and Louis in the saloon alone. Me-
Cormick was coming from the front door
with pistol in his hand. Mr. Reitz came rush.
ing in from the back way and asked who
did the shooting and Louis said it was
Mccormick. Mr.. Mccormick then re-
marked: For Gods sake don't give me
away" After this he walked out the sids
uOOi llnl SlleSl, anu plChIlIS IuH ut-
ceased up he helped to take him to drug
store. The pistol which Mccormick had in
his hand, when | saw him come from the
front door, am positive is the same which
belonged to Mr.. Reitz.
Louis Foerst being recalled, stated that
he did not speak to Mccormick or any OF
the parties in the case after the shooting.
"Mr Reitz told me to say that | did not
know anything about the shooting and Mr.
Vetter told me to tell nothing but the
truth"
When the testimony was given Coroner
Stitch felt pretty sure that he had dropped
upon the right man. He at once swore out
a warrant before Squire Rowekamp for
McCormick's arrest.
Two cOnstables were dispatched to secure
the alleged murderer They found him at
his home, about half past o'clock, and
locked him up in the County Jail Squire
Rowekamp will try the case after the con-
clusion of the inquest.
Nathan Marchant, Ex-Police Court Judge,
testified that he heard the report of the
pistol. He ran down and saw the deceased
lying on the sidewalk He then asked the
parties in the saloon who did the shooting.
Neither Mccormick, Lewis Foerst nor NE
Reitz knew who did it, so at least they said.
He further stated that he examined the
pistol found lying on the sde-board. There
were no chambers empty nor were there
any loose cartridges around.
John Reitz, the saloon-keeper, was re-
called and stated that he and Judge Mar
chant examined the pistol together and
they found that all of the chambers of the
pistol were loaded At the same time there
had been loose cartridge lying on the side
board, and when he looked for it, it was
gone. AT the time he was under the in-
Of IJn 4
that either the girl or boy (referred to
above) told him that Mac (meaning Nc
Cormick) had done the shooting. They
might have said it however without his
knowing it. He did not recollect telling
little FoerSt that he should hereafter say
that he knew nothing about the shooting.
Mrs Reitz, wife of the preceding witness,
testified that Mccormick would come into
the saloon almost every evening and assist
them in distributing beer to customers in
the garden, On the night of the shooting
she was in the back room, and heard con
siderable noise in the saloon. She told the
barkeeper not to give the party any more
beer. The row then began, and she tainted.
When she came to she found Vedder in
her room washing off his wounds She
then saw Mccormick standing in the Linn
street door. She did not hear any report Of
a pistol. After the shooting she told the
boy Foerst not to say anything about the
affray.
Louis Foerst being recalled, stated that
he identified John Mccormick as the man
who did the shooting. He also identified
Reiz's pistol as the one which Mccormick
had in his hand after the shooting. He did
not know how Mccormick got the pistol.
Mrs. Reitz told me to say knew nothing
of the case.
DR.. c. S. Muscroft, Sr., submitted his post
mortem examination, which showed that
the cause of death was the liberation and
Inflammation of the brain, caused by gun
shot wound which had been inflicted ON
the evening of the 18th of July last, twenty
six days ago.
! VIM. Alf stated his Office is right opposite
Reitz' saloon. He saw Welch and Callahan
come out of the corner door to his place,
when he heard the report of the shot and
the smoke issuing from the front door. He
went to the saloon and asked Reitz his wife,
and Foerst who did it. None answered me.
At the moment of the shooting no one was
standing at the side door The front door