Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1881-03-09

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! ence of Mr. Brennan | got away from him
: have not seen White sine he left the saloon
White told me in the evening that he wouldn't
eut Eagan only in selfdefense that he want
el IL have the law on his side; this cutting
affr&y occurred in the Ocean saloon cannot
name any person that was there only Mr. Bren-
nan and Mr.. Morrison, besides White and
{ Eagan.
l.. peiamater, sworn l reside in Donegal
township; keep the bottling house known as
the Ocean in NillerStown: don't know anv-
thing at all about the cutting as | was rot
there; was called out Of my he'd about ten
minutes TO II o'clock dressed myself and
came down town Immediately the last | saw
of Eagan was between four and FIVE o'clock p.
m, March lst. until | saw him lyiag dead on
the floor in the Ocean House ddn't know
there was any trouble between White and Ea-
gan previous to this time did not train White
to look out for Eagan: never heard any per-
son threaten IN whip White ut the saloon after
/ came down; am acquainted with White, and
was acquainted with Eagan; as far as'acquaint-
anCe goes have had no trouble with either
party after got TO the saloon, on account Of
tire excitement cannot remember who all Were
in the room | saw DIR. MCCaskey, Squire Mil
Ter, James Hill and DR.. Anderson don't know
the general reputation of either White or
EagaH.
Win. s. Fisher, sworn | reside in Millers-
town am police and night watchman; didn't
see the quarrel Eagan died in my hands in
about two Minutes after | got there; somebody
hollered police, and ran in; Eaean did not
speak after went in; can't say who was in the
| room besides Mr.. Morrison; think there was
| nobody else there at the time; | met White
about five o'clock p. m, March 1st he told me
that Eagan and Hill had SET up Job To whip
him, as near | can recollect; also told me
that Sam O'Brien had intimated the same to
| him O'Bren said that Hill was aeitating the
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| not to go where Eagan was White said he
| didn't wish to have any 'truck" with Eagan /;
| then we advised him again TO stay away from
| Eagan White said he wouldn't bother Eagan
| ct all that was all the talk we had at this
| time; in the evening we had about the same
| conversation in the Central Hotel billiard
| room this was about ten o'clock p. M; did
| not see White after the cutting since saw
| him in the billiard room; as | can
| Judge the call for police was made about
| twenty five minutes past eleven; Eagan died
| in my arms at the Ocean salOon; | think
| White told me that Esgan had hired a man to
| shoot him some time ago he told me this last
night, March 1st heard White say that if
Eagan bounced on to him he would defend him
| self
| A. P Holland sworn: I reside in Mllers-
| town am working at the Ocean botting house;
White came in the house about eleven O'Clock
! r. m March lst Eagan was sitting at table
when White came in he was sitting about the
| middle of the room. White came in the front
| door and walked bv the bar and back to where
| Eagan was; some words passed between all
| parties that don't remember; White hoilered
| out danger" and seemed a little nervous; |
expected there was going to be some trouble,
| and commenced to close up the house; |
| thought bv the actions of White there would
| be trouble / had the lamps in the back of the
loom blown out and | was blowing oxt the
| lamps behind the BAR ] was interfered with
| then White came mp to the bar and asked for
| a bottle of beer think Eagan walked up to
| the bar at this time think White asked him
| to take a drink of beer Eagan reached out to
get it; White poured it out and slapped the
/ bottle down on the bar; think White then
| ask cd me if he paid for it, and | said
| White theG threw a half dollar on the bar /;
| after ! gave him change | went to the outside
| of the bar and told them all 10 keep quiet
there wasn't much noise but Billy was giving
some toasts / think Eagan remarked that
! White was going to lick him Eagau said TO
| yorr knife - White said he didn't have any
| knife White had his hand in his pocket at the
| time White pulled his hand ouS of his coat
pocket and said he didn't have any knife; i
| caught White by the shoulder and pushed him
| to one side White was nervous and white in
| the ACE he appeared TO be excited and angry;
they seemed to become quiet and then | think
| | went behind the bar; the next saw OF them
| they were clinched and in the middle Of the
| floor; don't know which one made the attack !;
| Eagan then showed Wh:te into corner back
ward Just AZ tha; saw White strike over
| handed ut Eaean aad saw something in his
hand like a knife Eagan followed, che is
cutting me :" don't know how many times
White struck Eacan this way; then | saw
White strike Eacan from under eat. think
with the left hand; igagan tnen called ''poiicc;'
| ran to the frcnt door to get out, and couldn't
i. VI gtr.. a
against the door blocking it up, so | ran ont
the back ran into the drug sare Gf w. T..
Turner and called officer Fisher. and then ran
right back To the Ocean when went back DR..
Met askey came along; the Doctor said Ea,an
was gone | don't know now many persons
were in at the time, or lid not recognize all of
them; when started out the following per
sons were in the room: VIM. Morrssey, Jas.
Crowley | think. Billy Perry, Billy Frederick,
Mr.. Brennah and another man whom ! don't
know when ! went BACK did not sec White
IN the room did not see Mr. Morrissey part
White and Eagan; think White came in 10y
himself; didn't hear EGgap threaten White /;
MorrSsey interfered with nee while putting
ont the lamps after Eagan followed 'he is
cutting me-" nobody interfered that / ;
didn't see Eagan strike White this ali oc
cured III the Ocean house about Il o'clock, p.
m March 1st, 1881 didn't see any person
search White think Morrissey asked White if
not; Eagan wes little "boozy,h as GEAR as
pan Judge, apd White di6u't seem to be "full )"
White took but one glass of beer that night in
the Ocean, as near as | can tell, and Eagan had
drank considerable there heard White talk
ing about "gettina away, with hagan J. ! heard
White say that when he halered danger"
EGgan had better fly or look OUT Morrlssey
seemed to he under The influence of drink at
the time Of The trouble.
Joseph T. Hagan, sworn.-Don't know any
thing about this case saw White after the cut
ting; / live with him in Millerstown; work at
boiler making have worked with him abont
five years saw him about half past emo nol1ek
this morning in the alley hy thariey lohnson's
barn while vas SiIIlFg in the barn "fiice he
came and looked in the window; James traw
ley told me that Eagan was dead was in he'd
ween the cutting occurred; don't know whether
W hIte went hQne and CHANGED bis cloths Or
not don't know whore he went to; did not
| take him away In wagon; went out 10 Sci
bert's to collect money this afternoon for Mrs.
White; got $50 from him it was B. b Sell
bert; this money was due w. II. White for
work on boilers Mrs White is sick and need
ed the money she also collected $55 from the
p G.. l.. Co. to-day; she also collected So5 frog;
dale and Larkn, total of S2ml | paid this
money to Mrs. White; 2se sent pGney for her
mothei Et hanhkiFk, y. T., by telegraph.
William Frederick, sworu.-I reside in Mil.
lerstown am blacksmith was at nhAsom's
Schriber House about mae 0'eocS iast nigh.
till about 1880 White and another man came
ini don't know the latter person; when they
came in We had couple Of drinks together;
White drank beer; Morrissey and | went to the
Ocean after that and were IN there probably
half an hour; we went out and met White and
the other party coming up to the door; White
asked us back to take glass OF beer snd we
went White asked E,gap 70 ,irrpk with hun
White asked me !i,i CHEVY Of tobacco he cut
Of paew ipr himself aud Charley Eagan didN'.
poti}e the Knife particularly il va, no, very
big one; didn't notice whether White put the
knife in hrs pocket open or not Eagan asked
him what he was caraying the knife for While
replied: 1T makes no difference; a mal can
carry his own property" Eagan said tn Whte
then that he would either break his back or
his neck deaf remeuber WHICH White then
said, 81 guess not" lagan then attacke White