Daily Republican., 1879-11-13
THE T0FT CASE.

Our spacious PolleA Court-GslIOs
way and Alien DisshargeA-ThS
Formers Isnecsnse Clearly n.
tablished.
The little coop in which those who
have any business at, or curiosity to
witness police hearings, was perfectly
jammed with swelteriDg humanity last
evening at the opening Of the court.
Why the powers that be, persist in hold
ing the court in this little box, while
there is everything arranged in the City
Hall proper for this business, is one Of
those Dundrearian riddles which no
fellah can ind out.
On ordinary occasions the place af.
fords no convenience to reporters, wit
nesses or spectators, and when any.
thing extra comes up in which the list
OF witnesses is large and the curiosity
OF outsiders equally 80, the experience
OF those who are compelled to remain
inside the little three .cornered rallied
of space allotted to reporters and wit
nesses is simply purgatorial. This was
the case last evening at the hearing Of
the two young men Galloway and Allen.
The spectators crowded the witnesses,
tho witnesses crowded the reporters,
and the latter not being guaranteed
any rights under police court rsgulac
tions had to crowd one another.
Squire O'Nsill presided last evening
in the absence Of Mayor Almond, and
tho first case called was that of Archi-
bald Galloway and Samuel Allen char
ged with highway robbery and an at
tempt to kill Millard +. Toft on last
Saturday evening. In answer to the
question as to how they plead the ac-
cused replied "Not Guilty" Harry
Turner, Esq, appeared for the prison.
ers.
Geo. Sharp was the first witness call
ed. He testified that on last Friday
evening about s o'clock he had met
the prisoners 10 front Of Emmett Robin
sons residence about block from whore
the assault Of Saturday night was com.
mitted; they asked him what time Mr..
Buck ,private wstchman at Mr.. Causes
residence, went on duty! whether he
watched outside the grounds of Mr.. G.
or inside? He did not see either of them
on Saturday evening nor did lie see the
assault.
Mr.. Turner cross examined the wit
ness asking him whether the CONVERSE
tion in reference to Mr.. Buck was not
brought about by some remark made
by himself in reference to the police
force, and whether he Sharp had
not said that Mr.. Buck had fred off q
pistol on certain occasion when there
was nobody about the place. Witness
admitted making remarks about Mr..
Buck but said the prisoners broached
the subject.
Elizabeth Turner, sworn: Saw the
prisoners on Madison street between
quarter before eight o'clock and half
past eight on Saturday evening last.
Chas. Talley and Samuel Buck, pri.
vate watchmsn for Mr.. Cause, were
sworn, but neither Of them knew any
thing about the case.
Hugh Duffy, Beulah Duffy, Margaret
Riley, Mrs. O'Brien, and Miss Shannon,
all testified to seeing Galloway around
his home at Third and Madison streets,
between the hours Of o'clock and
10 80, on Saturday evening, the testi-
mony of the different witnesses emphat-
ically showing that Galloway had been
III tuat neiehborhood during the entire
evroiu, most of the time in his swn
house.
rue fact wa' also brought out that
while Galloway had perhaps been in q
scraoe in days gone by, yet for several
months he has been leading an upright
life, working every day, and keeping
out of bad company. Galloway is y
fne-looking young fellow, ard tdat he
was entirely innocent Of the lrxvs crime
with which he was charged last even
ing there is no reason to doubt.
In Aliens defence, his mother stated
that he left the house at about 7.3O
O'Clock on Saturday evening and re-
turned about $50. Miss Shannon, one
of Mr.. Galloway's witnesses, testified to
seeing Allen at Galloway's house about
s o'clock.
This closed the testimony AMI the
Squire dismissed the case.