Daily Republican., 1879-12-10
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Qua COUNTY COURT.
Tho Duxan Trial-Examinstton Of
Ed dward McGsghey.

Tho Duxan Trial-Examinatten Of
Ed ward MeGsEhey.
Especially reported for the REPUBLICAN,.
New CASTLE, Dec. ..
Court opened this morning at ton
o'clock, Chief Justice Conegys, Judges
Houston, WOottsn and Wales on the
bench.
As was anticipated, there was large
attendance. The case Of the State vs..
Hugh Dugan, for the murder at Coun-
Gilman Rowe, was resumed. The hrst
itnass called by the State was
EDWARD NcGABEY, i
who testified as follows Live in Will
mington In the Ninth Ward (; reoollect
the day Richard Rowe was shot; thirty
tirst day Of May on Saturday; | saw
Richard Rowe that afternoon at Dugan's
house between four and five clock; my
half brother, John Caviu,wa with me;
did not 90 right in; went to the door
and found II was locked; took hold Of
latch and said 10 my brother the door
is locked | vent back to the side win
dow to Dugan; he was sitting in chair;
the window was half up; ! asked
uim what was the matter, he said he
and the old woman had fuss and he
made her shut the g--d---m place up;
saw nobody in the house but Dugan;
| saw two co!ored men sitting in bar
room on bagatelle table; was leaning
up to the side OF the window when |
saw them; | stayed at window tour or
five minutes; told him thought he
might as WILL let me in as to have that
coored man, as I.had a good right as
them; he said he wouldn't open the
damned place any more; | told him l
was going to
TRY TO GET IN.
went back to the door and heard
some one say, he has right in here !;
he never did anything wrong | recog
nzsd the voice as Mrs. Dugan's; was
then at the front door on Head street,
sh aking the latch when ! saw nobody
was coming my brother said, you step
down and will try to get in went
off to the pump, when somebody open
ed the side door and said, Ned, come
in : can't say who opened the door ; |
first saw
RICHARD II. ROWE.
took il to be his voice, that said
"come in;" went in; Mr.. Rowe was
standing in that little entry; one hand
still on knob of door; saw Mr.. Dugsn
still sitting at side Of window; Mr.Rowe
6 lid to me "hello Ned, | have been
waiting pretty near an hour for you" |
started to follow him in the sitting
room door; had got one step in over the
sill of the door; this man Dugan
JUMPED UP
made up and made rush at me and
said You s. of a b. you have bsen
trying to raise fuss with me and
will give it to you now; said 60 away
YOU DIN fool don't want to have
anything to do with you; after that
Dugan passed me and went through TO-
wards the bar room; Rowe had got half
way towards sitting room; | went over
towards him; Rowe and | went to the
closet; after Dugau went out | did not
take notice to anything else; turned
my face to Rowe; he had his back to-.
wards sitting room door; Rowe put his
two hands on my shoulders;l went next
to closet; Rowe aud commenced to talk
ABOUT SOME WORK.
on the Brandywine Race and he want
cd me to 60 to work Monday; we en-
gagged in great deal Of conversation;
talking about a fence, lumber, and the
appropriation of City Council; while
We we're standing there ! saw Dugan
come back to door leading to sitting
room; he appeared to lean his shoulder
up against the Jam of the door at the
foot of the stairs; paid little attention
to him as Mr.. Rowe was talking to me.
did not notice him again until
HEARD THE CRACK or A PISTOL
when Mr.. Rowe fell backwards be
was shot on the side of the bead Mr.
,, Rowe is pretty nearly ahead taller thar
me; walked over 10 Mr.. Rowe and
said "My God he shot Dick" Dugar
came in and said
"DICK | HAVE KILLED Y0U.'
He looked into my eyss; stayed there
two or three minutes; my brother drew
me out and said "My God he will shoe
YOU" next saw Dugan going across
the lot.
Cross examined. i live on Jessup'l
road sometimes and sometimes oye
Eleventh street bridge; | live with Mr.
Young when at Jessup's road; ovel
! Eleventh strest bridge generally liy'
with my family; don't call Jessup'
!. road my home; Igs there to see a wo
man, Mrs. Lohner; have wife an'
three young children for tn
last six months can't say hoV
much | have given my wife, ant
my young children; II a man don't earl
it he can't get it; had lived with m,
wife up to the time of the shooting
lived with her about three months after
| did not see pistol when Dugan had l
y in his hand; have seen it before; Mrs
. Dugan gave it to me and asked me If
r would not have IL fixed; ! got IT fixed
), this is when Dugan was in jail; tn
\ pistol would
}, NOT REvoLyE;
y the gunsmith fixed it; took it ther
x on Tuesday and got it on Saturday; di
not return it to Mrs. Dugan, but m
wife did, because Mrs. Dugan aske
her. Went in my house on sunla.
! morning; my wife said something, bu
| was not angry; | took the pistol ou
~ of my pocket cannot say how point
ed Il at her: there were five loads Il