, 1879-03-13
THE BULLETS VICTIM.
Death Of David o'NeiI, Who Wa.
Shot Three Weeks Ago.
Thomas Ellis, tho Assassin. ,ro,,.u
1t Coolly in Jail.

o'S liz oails
Coroner Mann to Hold tho fn
quest This Afternoo, Ike
1'so''iooh*
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David 0'Neil died at 11:23 ve.tc,,,or
strca, na m .n1rer.i ] w. con.d.ss,, @ SostA ncspa'ae.
ia.t ",oo,, =, 1,ts ,,.s so"elussapsy during t,c
.n'' "ccA VI "'H ''l''es6, AMI was uhconsclnus
ior about an hour previous to his death, A.N
Is three weeks since O'hcil was shot dov, ~.
Tho n{ra,r viii moi nrovo ,,n,.,s s u,ao 'aets 10
sva,tn'. ~ 49, no.n u.'Atcteat's'g. Thu
evening OF Inc zoth OF February Al
about 7 o'clock, O'Ncll sas busy attend.
ing TO thu making-up Of ,ra,,. 'ua.
hls liz no.,.ton rna1 ay' .sana. Wisconsin Division,
Ma pos'un .s,a, o's !,' sc.c'a' J"sunaascr. Asbs
hasseo undef tl'e Eric street vtaduc', with Nj.
lantern In bis hand, no not!cel Thomas El,j.. =
former engineer on tho road, stan'lng IN ths
,!n shadow Of the saauet. 1le did not spesk u
him. although ne recognized him we'll, because
he was ut tint moment qu1to busy, an,I vss hn"
ry'ng to eet through WITH hts work. Just as b.
had passeu 11lllA Wh1pbett out email rcYotrrr,
and without single word OF warning a, onswa'.
full Into oNciPs back, Al The second shot, III.
wounded EuAn turned face TO saee viii H..
ssa,, s saena ana r. id it, 10 Ps 9s ' t s A. Es
4. Il. 1jnrEnr d hra1,c,mnn ,sln hao ,.s ~ Naea
lie sootIng, grabbed Ills arm and wreushrS stS1tea tSa
weapon 1 IT,, a"ay ts9m a' t,m' Conauetor Frank o.
Eooa a!so t,lsheu NJ 10 tne rescue. Ellis covered
lls 1aco wih ~ nrm, anu fan ous of tic yatd
Edward Mc,ow Inudc only "a fesbio sfrnl, r9a,0ed
stop him.. There wero nitn,hcr ~ cmu,a ynu1e 70
about tho yard, most ali Of whom hrssa
the shooting, but the nboYo ara
all that are Known to have been actual wt-
was descending tic steps from the via,luct, and
WHO ts said to have Bccn the Hash Of the shots.
ATRlnuNE reporter visited O'Ncil The saFpo
night, Ana questioned him closely regarding tLo
shooting. Ac gas poRltfve TINT Ellis was tho
man, as were the tnreo eye-Hitnesses. Later
die, Ellis was taken before bin, md positively
!dentitlcd, and D. ". Manchester, Notary PHI
lie, took tic following nnte-n'ostcm statement:
/, navll O'Sci, being wounded br rttol.
2oth Of ths month 1t about % oeloeE, 10 say that
Thomaa Elils, the mar, 11st brought hefoie ny
hedsldo, is the one who s!1t ne; nn1 belEcsing
tna. an s saoT We 10 eetn, Snd 19ar w ue from ehs
nrtn, ttntcmnnt ~ IN ~. aa,s 3 sne
the Er!o street crossing Of the Northwestern Hail. Il.
road ynr1 when Thomas Ellis nassed tuc on tha ett
side waa fneing nearly souih Il lad ianstr, IL
my hand,, when without w!Etl being spoken BY
e!ther Of ". be drcw rome Kind o. pu1ol Or
Ean and shot mp twsse; ! called % ont immediate.
H. % Tae.e a1a st ho w" wde i hsse M
Of thu Wieconsin Division OF thc Nort1wsstst1
IaIlron1 Cnmnany. nnd knoy Of M ean.s M
iii-icoIng IN Elm agalnst Mo. unless, perhaps, he
thought lie was worked TOO late. llc WAS Switch.
eng!nee! on the sa'ns road. hSd rot ssoSsa 70
facts connected WIN tue a,o, saoot'hs.
During bis illness O'Neil frequently con.
vcrac1 with his relatives and friends as to tho
probable causc. Angry words had seldom. Il
ever, been exchanged between ten them ,dusn:; Tue
number Of ycnra thcy ilal bsea cmplofed Upon
the road, 9!E tue only poasi6le Gausn 10! COM
plniEt O'Ncil statea was concerning Ei!is' work
| ttE hours. Up 10 W!ehin NSe months q tha
shooting, day employees led been IN ille hab't OF
| using Ellis ongine, but o'Ncil' O. faf.!maAter,
obliged to begin work about an iour sooner
than he Ind hcen in the habIt Of doing. He COM
@ o s termed s Fs1 t. III 10 sS day %ssa y
signed his positson 1t IS said he made threat
TINT hc would somo day "shoot the fesrt o,lt M q
tint 1risll Catholic c--.--.." O'NeA did
not hear nor know OF this threat 1ntt attcf ne
shooting. frou the my that Ellls OUT nnIlt
the moment o., tho shooting they had not MT,
nor hhd any known quarrel e1'stea oet@eea
netcctttta sehaack mud Whelan :: captu.GSa t .S'l
Ellis Ut noout l0 o'clock upon tie nslt ol llie
shooting, as ho was crossing GAiengo a7enHo
bridge from tho West DIVISION No
fetguod Innocence, and denied all knoHa. 1Is,
ledge OF the shooting. The otllccss' whe
Ind been ut work all tue ovcning upon we eAse;
wrEc prepared Tor thia ienial, rs taey Aaa tlseeo
out thu manner In which Ellis had visited various
boarding.llouscs, saloons. and other place, T. T.
the North Dlvtstou, and had doubled upon hl'
tracks, 80 TINT It was plainly visible that 10 la!
pcctcd Of tic shooting. These precautions, II
View Of thu complete evidence Of eyc,w!:as:.SS ~
against him, will only tend to show II Mli
stronger light tllat the killing Wns fullS p1enea