Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-24
JACK voorhees, DEATH.
The Preliminary Examination Of Egan and
Daily, Charged With Granddaughter.

Daily, Charged With Granddaughter.
The examination of Patrick Eagan and
Michael DAILY, charged with being implicit
ed in the death of John w. Voorhees,, who
died on the Sd inst. from injuries alleged to
have resulted from pounding received at the
hands of the latter on the 3lst of last Au-
gust, commenced in the municipal court yes
terday forenoon and occupied all day in the
hearing. The circumstances of the case have
been fully reported IN previous issues of the
GLOBE, and repetition is unnecessary. Mr.
G. D. O'Brien appeared for Eagan, Mr.. John
D. O'Brien for DAILY, while Mr.. J. B. Beales
conducted The case for the State. A large
number of witnesses were examined, the
gist of the testimony being as follows:
Officer Nygaard, the first witness, testified
to the circumstances of the fight and the
subsequent arrest of the prisoners. Witness
had first seen the prisoners about o'clock
on the evening of the 31st of last August.
They were making their exit from Ahern's
saloon; at 11:3O O'Clock the same evening he
had seen them at the corner of Fifth and
Minnesota streets. The defendants had
walked down Fifth street and had met Vor-
bees near the junction of Rosabel street,
where conversation took place concerning
the relative proves of the parties, during
which Voorhees, had caught hold of watch
guard worn by Eagan. Witness had ordered
the prisoners home and conversation took
place concerning the intentions of Voorhees,
in grasping the chain, the impression of
Eagan being that the latter intended stealing
his watch. Witness left the prisoners, they
being on their way home, but they had af-
forwards returned and had the fight. Wit
ness testified to the bloody appearance of
Voorhees, and the circumstances OF the ar
rest.
Miss Fannie Snow occupied rooms over
Ahern's saloon, andlsaw the fight. She knew
Voorhees, and recognized the prisoners as the
men who beat him. They kicked him vio-
lently after knocking him down, and she had
screamed for the police.
Miss Mollie Welles, who also occupied
rooms over the saloon, described the fgat
similar to Miss Snow. She also called for
the police and one of the prisoners threaten
ed to shoot if she did not stop. Lang, a
special policeman, came but was afraid to
make the arrest.
JOHN AHERN's TESTIMONY.
Witness kept the saloon near which the
fight took place. Had walked down Fifth
street with Voorhees, the night of the fight,
and met DAILY, Eagan and Donovan and a
policeman later in the evening the three
men named were at witness saloon, and
after leaving there they met Voorhees, On the
street; one of the men said, sis this the
fellow, give it to the" Voorhees, was
knocked down and the women screamed the
fight did not last two minutes.
Officer DeCorsey was called and testified
to having been called to the fight from
Seventh and jackson streets; witness heard
woman scream murder and had ran to
the saloon where Voorhees, was sitting, cover
ed with blood and badly pounded. The
fight was over before witness reached the
saloon; he had ran all the way.
John Lang, the special policeman, testified
to having seen the fight from the opposite
side of the street but it was concluded before
he reached the scene.
Mrs. Jennie Patterson, keeper of the Ire
mont house, where Voorhees, boarded, de-
scribed his appearance and condition after
the beating, showing that he was very badly
injured. He died at her house and an effort
was made to admit his ante mortem state
ment, but it was excluded.
Miss Katie Patterson, daughter of tho last
witness, also described the condition Of de-
ceased after the injuries.