The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-03-15

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guard showed me along. / turned and
asked if all the policemen were ike hlm,
and said I wished they were all killed.
That is all that transplred until got TO
Jail. do not know OF any blows Delng
struck after l got up at the fuss. Iney
we're struck while Rosenfeld was on top
of me. could not explain the blows on |
his face, unless he had looked upor to the
side. [ think the first blow stunned him.
His head kind of turned and lay on one
side and then he was struck three times
after. did not see Ross strike any blow.
He pulled the man Oh: There might nave
been stones used, but | did not see 1t. Ber-
nard Heeney was standing behind my head.
The next blow would have struck the lett
side of his face as he was lying on the
right side after he was struck hrst. Inc
policeman struck me twice after l was
down. / did not hear the sound OF blows
when was getting up. l am positive ber-
nard Heeney struck the blows and no one
else. am positive OF this, because was
looking at him. Think | was on the right
hand of the street when l met the police
man who wanted to arrest me. | am pos
tive that Mike Heeney was at the corner
when the fight was going on, for he started
to help and his brother pulled him back,
aud told him not to have anything to do
with it. l said. Boys, pull him off. l
did not say, Boys, will you stand and see
this2" l thought that Mike and Tom were
with me all the way and that they we're be
hind; | did not look to see if it were they.
[ cannot swear positively that Tom and
Mike were on the corner. 1t might have
been the two girls and Paddy. | am posi-
tive that broke away from the policeman
at first. | was not intoxicated, because |
only drank four or FIVE cups Of beer be-
tween 9 and / o'clock. | am positive |
never saw or took that cane in my hand
after Bernard Heeney threw it down. Pat
Heeney was in the corner when the fight
was going on, | am positive. | will not
swear positively that Mike and Tom were
with US at or near the fight, l merely sup
posed that they were along; think we all
left the body together. never took rocks,
club, or brickbat in my hand. can swear
no one bad the cane but Bernard Heeney;
[ did not ask to be put in a cell at the Jail
with Bernard Heeney; | asked the sheriff
to put me in the double cell. The sheriff
took man out of a cell that was put in.
1t was at this point OF the investigation
that Bernard Heeney was brought in and
gave the following testimony:
Bernard said; My wife and stood at
the tree box. The policeman came from
the river. Dublin" called me to him be-
fore the policeman came up. He, Cavan-
augh, was on the crossing. 1t was bright
moonlight. He said, Come here, Bar
ueyl' stepped up to him, say ten feet
He said, Come on and go over the river
to night ! said, mo. L ain't got DO shirt
on" had az undershirt on. Then
SAID. i will see about il" So | stepped
back to where my wife was, can't tell
whether met anyone between there and
my wife or not. | have faint idea that
| did, though. So, during this time, three
or five minutes, looked where Dublin was
and saw him with policeman. heard
other person besides Dublin was there or
not. / saw they were talking and Dublin
was noisy. He and the policeman got to
scufniDg and both fell down. When the
policeman got Dnblin down, Dublin cried
out, Are you fellows going to stand this p
or some such remark. Paddy came to where
| was standing, and said, 'D-n it, don't let
US let him go!'-meaning not to let the
police take Dublin. | said, mo, I Won't
have anything to do with it" | said.
Ten or fifteen days won't hurt him, no.
how" Paddy made some remark and
started for where Dublin and the police.
man were. Ross was there also don t
know how Ross came there. When Pad
!. dy left me, turned around to walk
, When looked back, l could see the clut
or cane raised. | think Paddy had the
cane. The reason | think SO was because
! he came back to where | was and said
, Lets 90. or we will get arrested" So
we went across the street. east, on the cor
/ ner. | looked back and saw that Dublin
was up. swearing and cursing, and usiue
the club, striking. My opinion is he was
2 striking the policeman. | had no reason
g to suppose he would be striking his owl
t friends. Dublin and Ross minute after
9 wards, ran after US. Nike and Tommy wert
t not there, to my certain knowledge. I dix
Q DOT have that cane in my hand. | thinl
] Paddy was the one who struck first will
9 the cane. The three Ross, Paddy and Dublin
/ were with the policeman in the melee.
0 was ten or fifteen feet away. | don
= know whether my wife AID Maggie sa,
e the fight or not.
d As soon as he had completed, be wa
confronted with Cavanaugh and the CONVEX
1 sation as reported in last evenings ARGU
- took place. When the evidence OF the ott
o ers was read to him and finding that th
{ truth was drawing the lines closer abou
: him; that all the others had give
> him away and that there was no escape
e he wiited and said he would make writ
e ten statement. At the evening session c
: the jury be presented the following state
ment:
! To the Honorable Coroner and Jury:
make this statement for myself | di
. strike three blows; whether they killet
. the man or not, | do not know. Yester
i day was not asked whether / bit him 0
a not. and to day | did not think that | wa
I sworn. The rest of my statement is tru
0 as far as l know, as | was drunk at th
+ time. think that three blows were al
e | struck. If you think they killed th
man, cid it. As God is my judge, ant
as | expect mercy, this is all | done. HopinI
for the best, / make this my confession
/ Is there any need to say am sorry?
a would gladly die to bring that man bacl
$ to life. God forgive me if am the MAJ
. that killed him. He knows, but do DO
I think am, although may have done th
\ biggest part of it. state this, askinj
! God to have mercy on me, for I did no
! intend to kill the man, as God is my Judge
3 1t was whisky and Dublin that did il
! May the Lord have mercy on his soul i
my prayer. B. G, HEENEY.
Before coming before the jury with tn