Daily Republican., 1880-02-07
our COUNTY COUnT.
The 0'nOnueTl Assault Gase-rbc
Details Of the AfYair--An Affect.
lug scene.

Court assembled this morning Judges
Comegys and Houston on the bench.
The case OF State VS.. Patrick Muuda,
John Mccall, Peter McGonagle, for an ag.
gravated assault on John II. O'Donuell,
was taken mp.
Gray for State. Whiteley, Valland.
ing am and Turner for defence.
The details Of the affair are The
three defendants went into the Della.
ware House In Wilmington, where
O'Donnell was employed on the 18th of
November, and asked for drinks; they
refused to pay for the drinks, and upsn
Mr.. 0'Donnell expostulating with
them they began an unprovoked assault
upon Mr. O'Donnell.
la the struggle McGonagle caught him
around the waist while MuEda struck
him over the head with coal scuttle
indicting several serious wounds. Nc
Call had bin by the neck and while
thus holding him dealt him very
heavy blow on the sioe OF the head
After desperate struggle O'Donnel
succeeded in breaking away from his
assailants leaving portion OF his
clothing in the hands Of McGonagle; and
rushed back Of the counter and snatch
ed revolver from the drawer and aim
ed it at Munda. ! he assailants then
lett and O'Donnell went to DR.. Kane to
have his wounds dressed
This defence in cross-examination, en-
deavored TO bring in with view to i'm
peaching Mr.. O'Donnell's credibility
as a witness, the fact of his connection
as member of the Motley Mcguire or
ganization Of Western Pennsylvania.
To a question from Mr.. Whitley, he ad-
mitted that he was President of the An
Gent Order OF Hibernians. Here Mr..
Gray objected, and the Court ruled out
as irrelevant the line OF questioning
being pursued by the defence. The
State in proving the extent OF the in
jury done to the prosecuting witness,
ELECTED the infor nation from DR.. Kane,
that the cartilage Of the nose had been
severed bslow the bone, through the
nostrils, and was only kept from drop
ping off entirely by being held by
slight shred of skin on one side.
After argument the court charged
the Jury at some length after which
they returned a verdict of guilty.
The prisoners, two Of whom Notion
igal and Munda were present, were
ordered to stand up to be sentenced.
The court charged the prisoners upon
the enormity of the olfense and then to
Patrick Munda said: ~ will sentence
you to a fine of $500 and an imprison-
ment Of one year.
As the sentence fell from the Chief
Justices lips lady dressed in deep
mourning, presumably the mother of
the prisoner, bursted into sobs and
tears and to hide her emotion had to
leave the court room.
The same sentence was then passed
upon Mr.. McGonigal.
As the prisoners were leaving the
court room in the custody of the Sheriff
the lady aforementioned rushed
through the crowd surrounding the
door Of the waiting room and with an
impulsive embrace, which the position
and the scene could not in the least
abate, halffrauticly endeavored to
cling to him as he was al out to pass
over the threshold into confinement.
Munda was visibly affected by this evil
dencs Of his mothers affection.
State VI. Christopher Brooks, COL, for
the theft Of brass from the freight
house of the Wilmington & Western
railroad, on the "A of September. Biggs
for State aud Sharpley for defence.
The defence sndeavored to prove an
alibi. Mr.. Biggs now occupied the
attention of the jury at length
Court re-assembled at o'clock.
Three cases against John w. alias
"Whitey" Mccall, for voting illegally.
His counsel plead guilty, and he being
out on bail and not having pnt in an
appearance, was sent after that he
might be sentenced.
Anthony Haubsr, for selling liquor
without license, plead guilty, was fined
$50 and costs.
A jury was drawn in the case of State
vs.. Andrew Harman, COL, who was
tried on the charge of stealing harness
from Charles W. Talley, but owing to a
flaw in the indictment, was found not
guilty. This arraignment is under a
new indictment.
The State through its witnesses prov
ed the same facts as developed at the
previous trial while the prisoner
through his witnesses endeavored to
prove an alibi. Mr.. Biggs represented
the State. Found guilty.
State vs. 7. Eaton for assault and bat
terry upon Patrick Megary in Whining
ton on the 10Th Of November last
Cooper for State.
The facts are these: The defendant
while passing by on sunday-the date
given aboye-trod upon New Found
land dog the property of Mesary. Upon
the prisoner kicking the animal the Ne.
gary blood .coursing through the veins
OF a young descendant and the Megary
iunior made war in defence of the can
nine.
The colored man aud companion be.
gan an assault upon the youthful Me-
gary, who after brave resistance was
re-enforced by Mr.. Megary, the prose-
cutting witness. According to the evil
dence, it seemed that the negroes sue
ceeded in driving Megarys from the
field sorely beaten. The prisoner In
his defence brought out ut"Sugar awful,
to prove that he was the most law abid-
ing and abused individual in the entire
commonwealth. The verdict was guilty.
State VS.. Alexander Price, colored,
for assault upon Joseph Megary, son of
Patrick Megary. The prisoner was the
companion of Eaton, in the outrage
which was previously tried. The evi.
dence and verdict-guilty-were the
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