Daily Republican., 1879-06-02

WAS She said that she was afraid to
:, Rim the truth. and told him that she
Sad se,t thrown it away. Mrs: McGahey
informed info the reporter: that she did not
know what became of the revoi:: aiter
she gave it to Mrs. Dugan on Friday
evening, when she put it in segar
boz.
THE STAR CHAMBER JURY.
-EsTIMoNY GIVEN TO THE PRESS IN A GARB-
y PoRM-.WHAT THE wlTNEs ,Es ARE
u HAVE SWORN TO.
49,. ,0ugan being sworn said !
,,ra nsn.s arnr tHev ,'nth street bridge, corner
"f ofT Tbirtssnth biv, anu Heald streets am
wife Of Hugh Dugan; was nrsssn' sem wmpr, voo,n
shooting occurred was In bai 'vo,'' W
when i. hspn ened; heard report Of shGt; y;
hard .hs, n"pt IN We was shot; when in
room saw him lay down NJ heard Mio"pnn: WORDS
between my husband. " wars olvavs
my husband and Mr.. Ro~ hs,wss,
on good terms 1t happene> ID men
four and Ave o'clock two colm> R
were present; Edward McGahey,
Rowe and a man named Martin my
husband did not want 10 let Mr.. McGa-
hey in on account of being somewhat
drunk: Mr.. Rowe let him in did not
see the shooting went in Immediately;
Mr.. Rowe wished him to come in as he
wanted to SEQ him about some work TO
be done over Third street bridge heard
Mr.. McGahey and Mr.. Dugan swearing
at each other; had always been on
good terms he had been in and out
several times during the day.
CHARLES FOSTER,
colored man, who being sworn, testi-
hed Reside at 1875 Curlett street; was
in Dugan's yesterday afternoon met
Mr.. Rowe, Martin Coleman and James
Levin under tree near Eleventh street
bridge; Rowe said ''let US 60 to Du-
gau's;" went into the Thirteenth street
side door, into sitting room, from there
10 the bar room Mr.. McGahey wanted
to get in; Mr.. Dugan said We do not
want him in Mr.. Rowe said "let him
in, because he knows | am here )" Mr..
Rowe let him in from the side door
we came in ] supposed there would be
fuss and said to James Levin, 'let us
go :" after getting out heard report of a
pistol; do not know who shot; McGahey
threatened to kick down the door If he
was not let in.
JAMES LEVIN,
also colored, who being sworn said; re-
side al New Orleans; came to this city
Hast Sunday; was In the house with Mr..
Rowe, worked for Rowe; went with him
to Dugan's to get drink; McGahey
came to the door to get it; Mr.. Rowe
onened the door and let him in; Mr.
Rowe told him to 60 out, there would be
fuss; Mr.. Dugan did not want him tt
come in; Mr.. Rowe said, let him IN al
he sees my hat and knows | am IN; MIR
Dupan waited on us when Mr.. Row
let McGahey in; Dugan went into tn
a bar. heard a shot immediately after
: got out.
!. EDWARD MceAHEY's EVIDENCE.
|. Edward McGahsy was the next wit
e ness. Lived on Head Street, betwee
| rwr,fth and Thirteenth. was in Fl. Dr
d cams between 4 and 5 O'Clock yestel
t. Iay. My brother and | went to Frol
g. door could not get in; some one opel
,e cd side door and said ''come in here.
ID This prosed to be Mr.. Rowe. We el
" tered into conversation, when Duga
Q. came up snd said something to me.
ne said 90 away. Mr.. Rowe and cor
1t. meuced conversation in reference to
us fence, over by the cupboard in midd
of room while Mr.. Rowe and ! were tai
to ing saw Mr.. Dugan come out of the b
IS, room, fumbling about his pocket hea
report of pistol and Mr.. Rowe was she
ny brother and came to Dugan's; NJ
gan said the old woman and ha
fuss and have closed up; ,
VI, ways good friends, Dugan, Ro'
hso q elf; saw Colman as he "
"e,e @ bar room after the shot
ana mys out of side door Dug
ing passed "a in Mrs. Lohne,
stepped back to ,er came a fter n,
towards me; l ". mouths ago "
house when my brot. that Duo
some seven or eight M powe
told by Lewis WiddermaI "'
said he did not want ne or,
come to his house. ov
MARTIN coLMAN,
who being sworn said: Reside
Eleventh street bridge; was at DugaL
with Mr.. Rowe and two colored men;
had two drinks of beer; Mr.. McGahey
came around to the side door and want
ed to get in; he had some words at the
side window with Mr.. Dugan; could
not say what passed between them;
Mrs. Dugan got angry and said he
should not come in; McGahey said he
would get in some way; Mr.. Rowe ad-
vised for peace sake to let him in and
went and opened the door to let him
in; Dugan was standing behind the bar;
MrGahpy passed in the middle room
and strack at DuIan when the latter
put his hand ia bls pocket and pulled
out pistol and fired; could not seq
Rowe or McGahey when the shot was
fired; Immediately went out of the
front door.
OFFICER JOHN J. CtOtD
sworn:--Was notified that some one had
been shot over Eleventh street bridge
went over, and went to Dugan's
house; when found Dugan had gone
to City Hall and found Dugan had Civ
en- himself up; when at Dugan's house
Mrs. Dugan informed me that she
might as well tell the truth as Mr.. Du-
gan shot Rowe; after cotning back at
Hall Dugan said that McGahey struck
him when he came into the house;
took the pistol off mantle piece and he
fired the pistol and shot Mr.. Rowe. The
statement he made voluntarily.