The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-03-14
THE MURDERERS.
The coroner's Jury Gradually Arriv-
ing at the Truth.

are gradually arriving at the true circum-
stances attending the murder of Officer
Rosenfeld. The whole party seem to be
liars of the worst kind, and are trying to
shield each other. Their stories all agree
as to the party present at the time of the
murder, and there is no doubt but that
Cavanaugh, or Dublin jack" Bernard
Heeney, Patrick HeeneY, Tom Ross, Mrs.
Bernard Heeney and the girl Maggie
Heeney, were'present when the fuss COM
menced, and that they know all about it,
Judging from the evidence Rosenfeld
must have attempted to arrest Dublin
Jack" and to have thrown him, and, while
holding him down, either Patrick or Ber-
nard Heeney must have grabbed the cane
and knocked him senseless, after which
Dublin Jack" must have gotten up and
pounded him over the head with the cane,
and probably also used rocks, although
striking him as be lay on the ground with
the cane, could have produced the wounds
as described by DR.. Truesdale.
There seems to be but little evidence
connecting Ross with being instrumental
in the officers death. The probabilities
are that one of the Heeneys, probably Ber-
nard. must have grabbed the officers
cane AZ soon as he took hold of dublin
lack -" and to have hit him as soon as they
fell. The evidence shows that Mike Hee-
new was at the house when the murder
commenced, and that the girl Maggie ran
back after him and told him all that she
had seen. This was the substance of his
testimony, and as it was corroborated by
the others he was discharged from custo-
dy. Tom Heeney was also discharged. as
it was shown that he was at the house with
Mike when the two women came in and
told them about the trouble. Briggs, Con-
sidine and Holohan we're also discharged,
as there was no evidence that they had
been with the party at any time during the
night.
At the night session of the jury the i'm
portant testimony was that OF the boy,
Tom, which is as follows:
Nike was not with the party when we
went to see Maggie home the first time.
Tom Ross, Paddy Heeney, Bernard Hee-
ney, Dublin Jack, sister Maggie. and Mrs,
Bernard Heepey we're the party. We went
as far as the corner end went back to get
nv necktie. Then l stopped there at the
house quite a while. | wanted cousin
Mike Heepey to come along. L had been
in the house three quarters Of An hour
when Maggie came back together with
Mrs. Bernard Heeney. Mrs. Bernard Hee
ney was taxing eff her shoes to go to bed
when we left to take Maggie home. | do
not remember her saying the boys had got
in fuss when she camein am sure did
not 60 back with Mrs. Bernard Heeney
from Adler's the first time they left Elap8-
CANS. We left Maggie at Mr.. Adler's and
had walked down ID the mill, block from
there when we were arrested. Mike was
arrested with me at the same tine and
place.
The girl Maggie Heeney was recalled for
third time and commenced to tell some
thing near the truth. She said:
Tom, Mike, Paddy, Ross, Cavanaugh,
Bernard, Mrs Bernard and myself went
from Flanagaa's. Mike went back from
the corner. Pretty soon | missed Tom
my. | said, Where IS Tommy" Some
one said, He has gone back with Mike.
We walked along, Paddy walking with me
and Bernard with his wife. We walked
along until we came to Mr.. Davenports
yard. Then my brother and his wife
turned toward Mosenfelder's grocery. /
went straight along until | got to the COR
ner. Then we walked down, Ross and
Cavanaugh walking ahead of US all the
way, linking arms. AS we came down as
far as the tree my brother and his wife
we're standing there. We stopped there,
talking. Ross and Cavanaugh walked on
ahead. CaVanaugh met the policeman on
the crossing. They had some words. We
could hear them talking, and, pretty soon,
Cavanaugh aud the policeman fell. AS
they fell Paddy and my brother Bernard
ran up to them. When they got up to
the place of the fuss they stood there.
| The Two that were dowD were scuf1ing,
and then Maggie and ran toward Adler's.
| We stood at the tree, which is about half
block from the crossing where they were.
| I ran back to mothers by the same route |
came. ! opened the door aud said, The
boys are ID trouble" Then / said, Mike,
cOme!" and he came cut ana Tommy fol-
| lowed, aod said he, too, would go with US,
as did Mrs Bernard Haeney also. When
we got to MIR. DaveDport's yard. Tommy
and Mrs. Heeney turned back aud | turn
ed back to see il she wouldn't stay all night
with me. She would not, and Tommy
said he would 60 with US. When we were
going back home to Mrs. Flanagan's we
heard whistle. and then we heard an
other whistle. WneG going to Adler s
Tommy said he would go over a1d stay ell
night with Mike. They came to Adler's
and | went 10. They started toward the
river and Tommy said, "Oh wait until she
gets ID the house." The reason | did not
tell straight sSoTy before was because |
was afraid of losing roy plsce. Mrs. Adler
told me that if there was anything wrong,
she would discharge NE. | had no other
notice, Ut would be well to state that the
Coroner told her, VIXEN going on the stand,
that she must tel! the truth or go to Jail.
She admitted being very MUCH excited aud
nervous when on the stand the frst and
second times.l
Mrs. Bernard Heeney, having notified
Marshal Halves that she wanted to tell the
truth, and that her former testimony was
all false, was again placed Oh the stand and
said:
We all left the house together. l mean,
by ''all," Tommy Heeney, Mike Heeney.
Tom Ross, John Cavanaugh, Maggie,
Bernard Heeney and myself. We left
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